Werner Takes Third D1 Collegiate Men’s Win at the 2014 National Cyclocross Championships – Report, Gallery, Full Results

Kerry Werner of Lees-McRae made it three in a row with his win in the D1 Collegiate National race this morning in the steadily dipping temperatures in Boulder.

Dylan Postier of Oklahoma State took the holeshot in the race, but within minutes, Werner had taken over the lead as the group headed up the stairs. Behind him, Kevin Fish of the University of Texas (Austin) and Drew Dillman of Marian (the first rider in the winning Collegiate Relay team) stuck to his wheel, with Samuel Morrison (University of Colorado-Boulder) and Alexander Martin (University of Wisconsin-Madison) close behind.

“I wanted to put the pressure on early because I have the Elite race this afternoon and I figured if I did that, I could ride at my own pace for the rest of the race,” Werner explained. “I didn’t want to sit in and let the other guys battle it out since it’s technical.”

Within a lap, Werner and Dillman had established a solid gap. Behind, Martin, Morrison and Fish formed a chase group with Skyler Trujillo of Fort Lewis heading up the large chase group behind.

“Dillman was on me, and the wind was definitely a factor,” Werner explained. “There wasn’t much mud, it was all pretty dry with tacky corners. It’s pretty bumpy and hard.”

A few small bobbles from Dillman allowed Werner to extend his lead, and Fish and Martin separated from Morrison. Behind them, Kolby Preble (Fort Lewis) and Josh Johnson (Marian) lead an eight-man chase group.

“This is my third race of the week,” Dillman explained. “I wanted to give Werner a little more competition but a few mistakes early on separated him from me.” He had two small crashes in the first lap, which allowed Werner to make the separation early.

With one to go, Werner’s gap was well-established, as was Dillman’s control of second place, but third place was clearly turning into a two-man sprint. Behind them, a group of six led by Johnson chased and made slight gains on the two, but it was Fish who would end up taking the sprint for third, while Werner handily took the win and Dillman came in for second.

Results after gallery.

Werner Takes Third D1 Collegiate Men’s Win at the 2014 National Cyclocross Championships – Gallery by Steve Anderson

D1 Collegiate Men Full Results 2014 US Cyclocross Nationals

Place	Bib	Last	First	Team
1	304	WERNER	Kerry	Lees-McRae College
2	141	DILLMAN	Andrew	Marian University
3	144	FISH	Kevin	The University of Texas at Aust
4	163	MARTIN	Alexander	University of Wisconsin-Madison
5	313	FEEHERY	Brandon	Lindenwood University
6	154	JOHNSON	Joshua	Marian University
7	302	TRUJILLO	Skyler	Fort Lewis College
8	138	CUPP	Cody	Fort Lewis College
9	172	PREBLE	Kolby	Fort Lewis College
10	134	BUESCH	Christian	Oregon State University
11	166	MORRISON	Samuel	University of Colorado Boulder
12	147	HURST	Tanner	Cumberland University
13	126	ACKERMANN	Maxwell	University of Wisconsin-Madison
14	309	HALEY	Luke	Lindenwood University
15	198	STANDISH	Ryan	Fort Lewis College
16	136	CARLSON	Zachary	Marian University
17	146	SMITH	Stephen	North Carolina State University
18	308	HILDEBRANDT	Casey	Lindenwood University
19	174	SHAFER	Brendan	Fort Lewis College
20	153	HUBBARD	Miles	Appalachian State University
21	199	STOVER	Benjamin	University of Kansas
22	173	SAMPSON	Michael	Fort Lewis College
23	197	STALKER	Ben	Fort Lewis College
24	171	POSTIER	Dylan	Oklahoma State University
25	175	SMALL	Cory	University of Vermont
26	311	DUTCZAK	Michael	University of Illinois at Chica
27	169	PHILLIPS	Cody	Lees-McRae College
28	306	YOHE	David	Marian University
29	159	LABECKI	Nathan	Marian University
30	196	SOTEBEER	Keegan	University of Colorado Boulder
31	164	MAURER	Dillen	University of California-Santa
32	128	BENDER	Zach	Marian University
33	148	LUKER	Logan	Cumberland University
34	151	HORSLEY	Bryan	University of Colorado Boulder
35	312	BODHANE	Zach	Colorado State University
36	129	BERGEY	Gunnar	Lees-McRae College
37	143	EVANS	Justin	Appalachian State University
38	135	BURGESS	Kevin	Lees-McRae College
39	152	HOWARD	Forrest	Appalachian State University
40	310	GRINBERGS	Ivars	University of Colorado Boulder
41	161	MALLORY	A	University of Washington-Seattl
42	131	BLACKBURN	Trent	Lees-McRae College
43	155	JONES	Tyler	Fort Lewis College
44	168	NOONAN	John	University of Colorado Boulder
45	305	WHITE	Dustin	University of Florida
46	139	DAMPHOUSSE	Sam	University of Vermont
47	137	CONRAD	FORREST	University of Vermont
48	315	CARLSON	Erick	Colorado State University
49	158	KNUTSON	Dylan	Lees-McRae College
50	149	OLESON	Reece	Cumberland University
51	157	KEOGH	Quinn	University of Arizona
52	303	VELEV	Vesselin	Northwestern University
53	162	MANCUSO	Cam	Lees-McRae College
54	142	DOBROZSI	Samuel	Lees-McRae College
55	314	GILLIAM	gunner	Lindenwood University
56	127	BEEMER	Luke	Marian University
57	301	STREMPKE	Andrew	University of Kansas
58	133	BRISTOL	Justin	University of South Carolina-Co
59	316	FATUROS	Andrew	Colorado State University
60	132	BRIGMAN	Robert	University of Kansas
61	167	MURPHY	Ford	Northeastern University
62	145	FLICK	Grant	University of Minnesota-Twin Ci
63	150	SCHUBERT	Thomas	Cumberland University
64	165	MIDKIFF	Jason	Appalachian State University
65	156	KELLER	Andrew	University of Arizona
DNF	307	HOOPINGARNER	Jonathan	Marian University

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