Danny Caluag is the second cyclist to win a national title this season
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- The Lindsey Wilson College cycling team won the program's third national title on Saturday at the inaugural USA Cycling BMX National Championships hosted at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Lindsey Wilson's Danny Caluag captured a title of his own on Saturday to become the 19th individual national champion in school history with his win in the collegiate race. He is the 11th cyclist to claim a national championship in Lindsey Wilson history.
The Blue Raiders were dominant amassing 188 team points to beat second place Grand Canyon University and San Diego State University who finished tied for second with 83 team points.
In the men's race, Lindsey Wilson placed four riders in the top five led by Caluag's first place finish. Logan Collins finished second while Jarrod Adcock and Chase Hines ended in fourth and fifth respectively.
The Lindsey Wilson women matched the men's performances with four in the top five as well. Finishing second through fifth for the Blue Raiders were Madison Pitts, Stephanie Caluag, Brittany Bates and Crystal Kalogris.
Grand Canyon's Dominique Daniels won the women's individual title.
The collegiate race was one of the over 40 amateur BMX national titles handed out over the weekend in southern California.
The event was held on the new BMX Supercross track -- built as a replica of the track at this summer's Olympics in London, England -- on the campus of the U.S. Olympic Training Center. The 430-meter (women) / 470 meter (men) track is expected to be fully operational by mid-April, according to USA Cycling.
The national title is the first for the cycling program since capturing back-to-back cyclocross national titles in 2000 and 2001. Danny Caluag is the second Blue Raider to don the Stars and Stripes jersey -- reserved for national champions -- this cycling season. Kalogris captured the women's dual slalom in November.
Lindsey Wilson cycling now turns its full attention to road season. The Blue Raiders are scheduled to compete at the Marian (Ind.) University Road Race on April 7 in Indianapolis, Ind.