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The UNR Cycling team consists of many different people, here you can get to know a little about them.

Alex

Class	Graduate Student
Major	Mechanical Engineering
Age	24
Type of Riding	Mountain biking, road for exercise
Experience	I have raced womens B for two years, womens A for three years (collegiate mountain biking)
Thoughts about Team	The team has made my college experience such a blast! It is a great way to meet people, stay in shape, and see lots of different trails.
Other Hobbies	I also enjoy snowboarding, backpacking and socializing...especially with bikers :)

Kate

Class	Well I race A's mtn and B's road...???
Major	Public Health
Age	23
Type of Riding	mtn & road
Experience	not much...about a year
Thoughts about Team	I can honestly say that it may have been my final motivation to go to grad school. I have way too much fun with everyone to quit now.
Other Hobbies	rocking out. I just rock out.

Drew

Class	Graduate Specialist
Major	Physics
Age	24
Type of Riding	Mountain
Experience	I'm more of a runner than biker
Thoughts about Team
Other Hobbies

Jenny

Class	Freshman
Major	Nursing
Age	18
Type of Riding	Mostly mountain...road for exercise
Experience	Racing as a junior for 3 years...and getting ready to ride with the big girls
Thoughts about Team	Well, I don't know to much, but it's different...in a good way
Other Hobbies	Snowboarding, Basketball, Traveling, doing stupid stuff and living to see the next day.

Chris

Class	Sophomore
Major	Undecided
Age	19
Type of Riding	Road Racing
Experience	2005 Notable results (amateur): - 1st place Nelson's Landing Stage Race (Cat. 3) - 2nd place Summit Center Stage Race (Cat. 3) - 12th place Junior National Championship Road Race (17-18) - 10th place Stage 10 UCI Tour de l' Abitibi (17-18)
Thoughts about Team	There are a lot of interesting kids from all backgrounds. The atmosphere is relaxed and very friendly.
Other Hobbies	Sports physiology, nutrition, cooking, and working on my web site, www.chriscarlsoncycling.com

Cody

Class	Senior (7th Year)
Major	BS Economics
Age	24
Type of Riding	MTB XC, MTB DH, Road, even the occasional CX race.
Experience	This will be 3rd year of collegiate mtb racing. Few best results are 2006 WCCC Omnium MTB MA Champion, 2006 WCCC XC/ST MA Champion, 5th Place 2007 Bootleg Canyon Semi-Pro DH.
Thoughts about Team	Most fun I have ever had. Traveling, camping, riding & racing, and lots of work.
Sage Advise	Its about the bike. Have fun. Give back. Freeloaders/leeches suck.

Jeremy

Class	Senior
Major	Communications w/ minor in Business Administration
Age	31
Type of Riding	Mountain Biking & Road Cycling
Experience	2006 - WCCC 2nd Overall Men's C Omnium (MTB). 2007 - Nevada Cup Champion XC Mens Sport 30 - 39
Thoughts about Team	A Great Group of Guy's and Gal's.
Other Hobbies	Finding new places to ride and getting droped on the Wheelmen drop ride. Oh ya, landing a job with Xpedex....

Marian

Class	Sophmore? Almost a junior? The point is that I've been in school for a long time and I have nothing to show for it except my bike racing,
Major	Nutritional Science
Age	24
Type of Riding	MTB, Road, Cyclocross, whatever, just put me on a bike and say go.
Experience	Pro XC, Collegiate A's, Road Cat 3, Cyclocross Cat 3 - WCCC Conference Champion 2005 - Woman's A XC & STXC - 3rd Downieville Classic XC 2006 - Expert - 1st UNR Collegiate XC & STXC 2006 - Women's A - 2nd Forest Ranch TT 2006 - Elite Women - 2nd USGP #5 Lakewood, WA 2006 - Cat 3 Women - 1st UNR USCF Criterium 2007 - Elite Women - 2nd UNR Collegiate Criterium 2007 - Women's A - 1st Pinenut Cracker 2007 - Pro Women - 14th Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Stage Race 2007 - Cat 3 Women
Thoughts about Team	Great way to get into cycling and racing and meet tons of great people.
Other Hobbies	I enjoy my wonderful friends, good food, and great coffee. Snowboarding, being outside, sunshine, springtime. Talking about bikes with anyone who will listen.

eddie flying or at least he thinks he is

Class	Sophmore
Major	Undeclared, but I can tell you now it will Not be anything with math.
Age	18
Type of Riding	Mountain biking, with an emphasis on going DOWN, but will go up if I am in the mood. I really like riding street too, and sometimes I pretend to be a good bmx rider.
Experience	I have been racing since sophomore year of high school and riding forever.
Thoughts about Team	It is a whole crap load of fun. It is the reason I came to UgNaR. It is all a good way to get more rewards for my "wall".
Other Hobbies	Besides long walks on the beach, I enjoy heckling people, ad hope to make it a full time career. I am also extremely fond of laughing at all my own jokes. (someone has to do it)

Mel's Family

Class	1993 BSME, 2008 MBA
Major	No Major Hang ups... ex steep rocky downhills.
Age	old and getting older
Type of Riding	Not too long, Bicycles... most kinds
Experience	Riding since I was 13, Really good at Dodging cars. Licensed Coach if you want advice.
Thoughts about Team	amazing!!!! crazy! that about sums it up
Other Hobbies	Jesus, Family, Coaching Junior team, Work, most things in the sunshine, Raising frozen green tomatoes in Nevada.

Robby

Class	Sophomore
Major	Electrical Engineering
Age	20
Type of Riding	Road, MTB, triathlon
Experience	B Level
Thoughts about Team	We ride bikes together?

Sarah

Class	Hard to say at this point
Major	Graduated with a Biology Degree last May, but currently working on getting accepted to nursing school.
Age	23
Type of Riding	Downhill. Don't even try to sucker me into any of that spandex stuff.
Experience	Race NORBA sport, hoping to upgrade this summer Well I pretty much get my butt kicked because I ride a DH bike in the Dh race. †Strange huh?†However, I do well when there is a real DH course. They are a little hard to come by though.
Thoughts about Team	Hum...well...the kick ass cool people on the team, duh!!!
Other Hobbies	Oh man...interesting things about me! Where do I begin...?

Scot

Class	Senior
Major	Biology
Age	24
Type of Riding	I prefer racing mountain bikes but this spring I am going to push too upgrade and score well in the collegiate series. I race semi-pro in mtb and cat 4 in road.
Experience	Fourth year racing for the team. This years best MTB results are a win in expert class at downieville classic and 3rd in Norba Nationals, and on the road I was second in the B's conference championship road race and fourth in the Diamond valley classic Road race in category 3,4,5.
Thoughts about Team	My favorite thing about the team is the friends and the opportunity to race as a team, not just an individual event.

Wayne

Class	Masters Candidate
Major	English (Language Emphasis), due to graduate Fall 06, then to continue working on a Nutrition (Dietetics Emphasis) degree
Age	31
Type of Riding	Mainly Road, but with a previous interest in MTB (SingleSpeed), which will hopefully come around again.
Experience	I have raced for a few years, and I have a licensed race category which currently does not reflect my actual racing ability after taking a few years off to arrange a wedding and begin teaching. My results are shaky, and a bit out of date, but a highlight reel might include winning the SS category of the Cool MTB race, in great muddy conditions, in the late 90's and winning the Omnium in Vegas, a great 2 day/3 race event, which actually earned me the final hard fought points, for my last upgrade. I have raced from SoCal to Oregon, in TT, Crits and Road Races. I have been a single, lonely racer in a pack of 130 riders, and I have also been a member of a small, tight knit team, sacrificing for others. I have enjoyed all of the races that I have gone to and the friendships that have formed from my years of riding. I am now looking forward to reminding myself why I ride, and to get the results good training will bring.
Thoughts about Team	What I like most about the team is the ability to bring a diverse group of people together. When I first began school, it was a source of camaraderie and a great number of organized rides. We showed up at races as a team and raced as a team. It was a very gratifying experience, from which I have a lot of fond memories. Now that I have returned to school, I am looking forward to once again being a part of something that is both fun and hard. Everyone on the team knows that its hard to balance school, work, and anything else, but the team gives us an outlet, and when we go to races, we race against people who are in the same situations. It makes for a great race attitude and atmosphere.
Other Hobbies	School has evolved to include a teaching position in addition to the classes that I am taking. This coupled with my other job, creates a situation that makes riding harder and also more important. My time on the bike, and with the books, is tempered by my desire to spend time with my newly wed wife, Ann.

Caleb

Class	Freshman
Major	Officially undeclared, but I might go into Mechanical Engineering
Age	18
Type of Riding	Mostly Downhill
Experience	This is my first year racing. So far I have placed 2nd in C's Duel Slalom, and 19th in B's Downhill both at Parkfield.
Thoughts about Team	The team is awesome. Its definitely a lot of fun. I suggest joining.
Other Hobbies	Skiing is my first love. I play the bass guitar in the band Asystole. We are some form of Metal. I pole vaulted during my senior year in high school. I like to light stuff on fire on occasion.

Max

Class	Junior
Major	Biochemistry
Age	25
Type of Riding	As of now, anything with two wheels.
Experience	Alcohol consumption, you name it, chances are I got drunk on it.
Thoughts about Team	We should be dominating everyone, lots of talent here.
Other Hobbies	I like to play hide-n-seek with little children and roll around in chocolate pudding.

jake

Class	Freshman
Major	Mechanical Engineering
Age	19
Type of Riding	Road, Mountain, Commute.
Experience	4 years of racing road, one year racing in Italy while on a foreign exchange.
Thoughts about Team	Merrymen in tights who like to ride.
Other Hobbies	Things that don't involve being inside. Backpacking, water-skiing, skiing, music, campfires, boyscouts, photography.

Jessica Star

Class	Senior
Major	Biology
Age	22
Type of Riding	Mountain!!!! and a little bit of road
Experience	ummmm..........
Thoughts about Team	amazing!!!! crazy! that about sums it up
Other Hobbies	skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing

roy

Class	Freshman
Major	Anthropology
Age	18
Type of Riding	Road
Experience	New to the sport.
Thoughts about Team	Seems like there could just be more camaraderie than some of the football teams I have played on.
Other Hobbies	Hockey, football, and baseball.

jed

Class	Senior (still)
Major	Nursing
Age	31 years young
Type of Riding	Downhill & Dirt Jumping
Experience	Race Semi Pro NORBA, won a few races on the national and local level, gotten my butt kicked in at least 8 different states.
Thoughts about Team	I have been on the UNR cycling team for two seasons. It is a great place to meet people and have fun while riding your bike. I like all types of riding, but racing downhill bikes and dirt jumping are my favorite to do. It is hard to find the time to ride as much as I would like, but that is the great part about the team, there is a place for everybody, even old timers like me!!! See you on the hill.
Other Hobbies	Skiing, mostly in the backcountry, freshies .. ooohhhhh freshies!! Kayak and climb a little bit also. Tequilla and PBR also are my friends.

broch

Class	Tons of it
Major	Mechanical Engineering
Age	26
Type of Riding	Mountain, Road
Experience	Raced w/ the team for three years. Rode ~3,800 miles from San Fran to D.C. summer of 05'. I also win lots of races when no one else enters.
Thoughts about Team	I had so much fun, I haven't been able to move on yet. Still thinking about going back to school.
Other Hobbies	Having fun. Following the team to events (which may qualify under having fun). Traveling elsewhere...to ride bikes or by bike. Snowboarding. Watching college basketball. Doing laundry.

scott

Class	Senior
Major	Nursing
Age	31
Type of Riding	road, mountain
Experience	I have been racing mountain bikes since my Sophomore year in high school. I am a 3 time Mountain Bike World Champion although there is no evidence of this because of some timing errors at the race. I am still appealing and waiting for my rainbow jersey(s). I have a string of MA 2nd places in XC ans STXC and DH. I am the Erik Zabel of collegiate mountain biking.
Thoughts about Team	I have enjoyed my time on the team so much I am considering applying for a double major so I don't have to graduate in the spring.
Other Hobbies	backpacking, watching college basketball, some snow sports if it's not too cold or snowy out, traveling, knitting.

codys

Class	Sophomore
Major	Hydrogeology
Age	22
Type of Riding	I love to ride bikes but nothing beats decending on sweet single track and getting some hang time.
Experience	I have race for a couple of years my love for cycling was start with a cross country battle
Thoughts about Team	the cycling team rocks I have gone to two nationals that were crazy fun. It is a great way to meet people and ride trails all over the west coast. the racing is fun and cheap and nothing beats camping, racing, and partying with fellow bikers
Other Hobbies	snow boarding and sailing on the ocean

jasonm

Class	Senior, with more left to go only so I can be on the team next year.
Major	Business
Age	24
Type of Riding	Mountain biking (road is for wussies)
Experience	Currently in 2nd place for the Men's B in collegiate racing. I also race 24 hour races.
Thoughts about Team	Great friends & great times.
Other Hobbies	Hunting, fishing, skiing, kayaking, gardening, building stuff, golf,backpacking and any other sport.

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