10/29/2026
NEWS ALERT!!!!!
WATERLOO, Wis. — Forty-seven Ozaukee County Mountain Bike Club riders raced the Red Barn State Championship on Sunday at Trek Trails, closing out the Wisconsin NICA season against 1,226 riders from more than 100 teams statewide.
The state championship brought the league's North and South Conferences together for the first time this season to crown state champions in every category. OZ MTB, which fields four teams - Cedarburg, Port Washington, Grafton, and the Ozaukee County Composite - sent 20 Cedarburg riders, 11 from Port Washington, 10 from Grafton, and 6 from the Composite team.
Beckett Shuster of Port Washington led the Oz results with a fifth-place finish in JV III Boys (54:36.2) in a field of 108. Shuster won the same category at the Gnarly Nordic race a week earlier, and his season results earned him the South Conference JV III series title.
Simon Clegg of Cedarburg finished seventh in MS2 Boys (46:59.4) out of 51 riders, and Julian Suechting of Cedarburg took 11th in Freshman Boys (47:21.3) out of 162. Chance Wetzel of Cedarburg was 14th in 8th Grade Boys (25:00.7), and Elle Econom of Port Washington finished 14th in Freshman Girls (57:07.9).
In the team standings, Port Washington placed 17th in Division 1 with 2,272 points and Cedarburg 18th with 1,986. Grafton finished 48th in Division 2 with 971 points.
Head Coach Whitney Teska reflected on the season. "This has been a tremendous season and I am incredibly proud of each and every OZ MTB athlete. I'm excited to enjoy regionals with a small group from our team before turning our attention to building on our success for the 2027 season."
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League is part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), which builds strong minds, bodies, character, and communities through cycling. The league's season continues for qualifying high-school riders at the NICA Central Regionals, Nov. 7–8 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.