Louisville, Ky. - The Knights on Bikes are looking to end the first semester on a high note, as the Marian cycling team is in Louisville for the 2024 USA Cycling Collegiate Cyclocross National Championships, taking place on December 12 and 13. 

Marian enters the third national championship of the season in second place in the season long omnium, as the Knights finished first at the track national championships in September, and fourth at the mountain bike national championships last month.

Last season, Marian finished fourth in the total team points standings. The women finished third as a team during the mass start racing, while the men finished third as a team during their mass start racing. In the team relay, the Knights finished fourth overall. 

Below is Marian's roster for the weekend event, along with details on the top Knights returning to this year's squad. Marian will compete on Thursday and Friday at Joe Creason Park in Louisville.

Roster:
THURSDAY
Women mass start race at 1:50pm
SR – Lizzy Gunsalus – Second place last year in the mass start racing
SR – Katy McDicken
JR – Callah Robinson
SO – Madine Whitmer
SO – Katie Droese
SO – Lexi Stierwalt
FR – Finley Aspholm
FR – Anna Zyromski
 
Men mass start race at 3:50pm
SR – Lucas Stierwalt – Fourth place in last year's mass start racing
SR – Ethan Jedlicka – Fifth place in last year's mass start racing
JR – Micah Sanchez
SO – Tom Scott
SO – Fred Meredith
SO – Alex Tebbe
FR – Miles Mattern
FR – Ben Boroff
 
FRIDAY
Team Relay
Miles Mattern
Tom Scott
Lizzy Gunsalus
Finley Aspholm