2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships Results: Junior Men 15-16

The Junior Men 15-16 was the fifth title race on Saturday at the 2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships.

There were heavy winds in the morning, which meant the title races were postponed and the industry race was canceled.

(1/3) #CXNats Update -So due to heavy winds we are looking at heavy damage to both the course and venue. Racing will now begin at 11am. Riders will have the opportunity to preride at 10:30.

— USA Cycling (@usacycling) December 11, 2021

The damage wasn’t severe, but it was enough to cause the title races to be postponed. The course and venues were both damaged.

Bummer @usacycling #cxnats We learned our lesson at Reno Nats. Last night we took all our @horstcycling stuff down and secured it. First race delayed to 10:30 A.M (at least). That’s all I’ve got for now. #cyclocross pic.twitter.com/l8jbokByVH

— Scott M. Livingston (@_livingston) December 11, 2021

2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships Junior Men 15-16

David Thompson is no stranger to #cxnats glory.

Way back in 2016, the Connecticut-based rider took the 2016 Cyclocross Nationals discontinued 9-10 title in Asheville, and claimed CXM bike profile glory his pint-sized Squid Bikes ride.

Nats Bike: David Thompson’s Junior Men 9-10 Nationals-Winning Squid

In 2017 on home soil, Thompson defended his title.

At Cantigny Park, Thompson led wire-to-wire to claim the Junior Men’s 15-16 race. Thompson won 9 of his 13 races coming into Nationals, and was predicted to be second at Nationals.

With just two laps of racing (under 20 minutes), Thompson couldn’t afford to be patient with a title on the line.

Thompson had a smooth race, opening a gap over 40 seconds over second-placed and crossresults.com predicted winner Miles Mattern, winner of the 13-14 race at the 2019 Nationals.

The most-improved award goes to James Halverson who took bronze, a minute and a half in arrears but finished 20th in the 13-14 race in 2019.

Full results below.

2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships Results Junior Men 15-16

Rank	Bib	Name	Team	Time	Laps
1	503	David THOMPSON	Ccap Ttendurance Junior Team	19:52	2
2	507	Miles MATTERN	Cannondale Devo P/B Cyclocross World	20:33	2
3	527	James HALVERSON	Minnesota Junior Cycling	21:21	2
4	526	Luke WALTER	Boulder Junior Cycling	21:40	2
5	529	Henry RAPINZ	Boulder Junior Cycling	21:44	2
6	509	Jade ROHDE	Team Landshark	21:48	2
7	520	Caden FREYRE	Ttendurance Junior Devo.	21:49	2
8	525	Noah SHELTON	Bear National / Wcx	21:56	2
9	510	Zane STRAIT	Cascadia Junior Cycling	22:00	2
10	528	Dillon COSPER		22:17	2
11	517	Jack BERNHARD	Minuteman/Empire Automation P/B Tom???S Pro Bikes	22:32	2
12	508	Presley EVANS	Miller School Of Albemarle	22:43	2
13	522	Eli DE BOOM	Boulder Junior Cycling	22:50	2
14	524	Finn WESTOVER	Team Booger	22:54	2
15	513	Benjamin BRAVMAN	Boulder Junior Cycling	22:55	2
16	549	Alexander SCOPINICH-BURGEL	New England Devo P/B Cadence Wealth Management	22:59	2
17	516	Henry WALSH	Avout Racing	22:59	2
18	502	Henry COOTE	Riverside Racing	22:59	2
19	523	Colin KNOWLES	Asu Junior Development	23:05	2
20	566	Cyrus HEMBREE	Team Velosport	23:16	2
21	506	Otis ENGEL	Gotham Cyclists	23:18	2
22	504	Lukas BRANDT	Baltimore Youth Cycling	23:27	2
23	514	Asher STRAUSS	Nctc	23:58	2
24	531	Maxwell BURGET	Minuteman Empire Automations P/B Toms Pro Bike	24:13:00	2
25	518	Lucas PRICE-GLYNN	Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program	24:13:00	2
26	545	Ruben DAYTON-BRANTMEIER	Mnjrc	24:16:00	2
27	548	Collin HARTMAN	Avout Racing	24:36:00	2
28	519	Griffin CASKEY	Corridor Devo	24:36:00	2
29	532	Kalen BROWN	Boulder Junior Cycling	24:45:00	2
30	579	Caden BUDD	Broken Spoke Racing	24:54:00	2
31	574	Calvin CONAWAY	Midwestdevo	24:55:00	2
32	511	Erik VAN LEER	The Pony Shop	25:13:00	2
33	538	Dillon DASKEVICH	Sacx Junior Devo	25:15:00	2
34	512	Tyler MORGENSON	Cascadia Junior Cycling	25:34:00	2
35	515	Kai PETERKA	Training Wheels	25:37:00	2
36	540	Dylan HAYNES	Boulder Junior Cycling	25:42:00	2
37	542	Aidan VOLLMUTH	Njcx Project	25:50:00	2
38	541	Chase CUBBAGE	Corridor Devo Junior Cycling Club	26:13:00	2
39	554	Graham HALVERSON	Boulder Junior Cycling	26:24:00	2
40	544	Jamie HEUSER	Guaranteed Rate Cycling	26:25:00	2
41	533	Boden CHENAIL	Ccap	26:34:00	2
42	581	Jason SULLIVAN	Killington Mountain School	26:42:00	2
43	534	Lukas DONNELLY	Njcx Project	26:42:00	2
44	556	Maxwell GARWICK	Freeport Bicycle Company	26:53:00	2
45	550	Joe SPRANGER	Fount Cycling Guild	26:56:00	2
46	546	Jack RAY	The Pony Shop	26:58:00	2
47	557	Jack DAUSCH	Rock Creek Velo	26:58:00	2
48	568	Nigel NOWLIN	The Fix Studio	27:18:00	2
49	570	Hudson BURNETTE	Tippecanoe Mountain Bike Association #Teamtmba	27:21:00	2
50	563	Levi HALL	Fort Wayne Outfitters And Bike Depot	27:52:00	2
51	521	Grayson HAUCK	Dcdevo Racing Academy	28:00:00	2
52	537	Lincoln SUMMERS	Baltimore Youth Cycling	28:05:00	2
53	535	Jack ELPHINGSTONE	Boulder Junior Cycling	28:05:00	2
54	543	Elijah CULBERTSON	Miller School Of Albemarle	28:17:00	2
55	560	Reese BERMAN	Riverside Racing	28:27:00	2
56	572	Jack CARLOW	Oklahoma Flyers	28:31:00	2
57	530	Alejandro HUBER	Ccap Hamden Cheshire Rail Trailers	28:58:00	2
58	547	Hunter GENGLER	Asu Devo	28:58:00	2
59	561	Mac TOMKINS	Voler/Easton/Hrs/Rock Lobster P/B Joseph Kochlacs Wood Products	29:19:00	2
60	551	Alex REICHMANN	Rock Creek Velo	29:24:00	2
61	580	Tyler PACKER	Byrds	29:41:00	2
62	552	Owen BOTT	Baltimore Youth Cycling	29:56:00	2
63	576	Drake DASH	Abd	29:57:00	2
64	569	Logan HEATH	Njcx Project	30:08:00	2
65	536	Sean MINALGA	Abd	30:13:00	2
66	564	Robert PETERS	Avout Racing	30:22:00	2
67	553	Edward EBRIGHT	Training Wheels	30:23:00	2
68	567	Luke CALLAN	Highland Park Hermes	30:31:00	2
69	565	Krishna GUPTA	Rock Creek Velo	30:36:00	2
70	559	Jonas JUUSOLA-FITZPATRICK	Bike Doctor Juniors	31:05:00	2
71	577	Jude SERRANI	Fort Wayne Outfitters And Bike Depot	31:24:00	2
72	582	Miles REIGEL	Alpha Bicycle Company/Vista Auto Group	31:48:00	2
73	573	Eamon MCINTYRE	Pony Shop	32:20:00	2
74	555	Samuel CHERCHIAN	Asu Devo	32:46:00	2
75	578	Evan FONG		33:01:00	2
76	558	James GROENHOF	F3 Cycling P/B 7 Mile Cycle	33:02:00	2
77	575	Niklas SVENSTRUP	Aquidneck Cyclocross	33:03:00	2
DNF	539	Luke OZMENT	Avout Racing		1
DNF	562	Alec CLEMENTS	Midwest Devo		1
DNF	571	Jackson WAGNER	Helm & Wagner		1
DNF	505	Will KNOWLES	Asu Junior Development		0

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