Xavier Prep riders are fueled by consistency

 Xavier Prep’s consistency on the mountain bike trails for the second straight race allowed the Xavier-Brophy Prep club team to finish second in the Arizona Interscholastic Cycling League’s second race of the season on Sunday (Sept. 26) at the Arizona Nordic Village in Flagstaff.

Xavier-Brophy finished in second place on the day in the AICL’s South Conference team standings, behind No. 1 Queen Creek Casteel. Those two teams finished in the same order in the circuit’s first race, also in Flagstaff, on Sept.12.

The Gators had two riders in the top individual category, the Varsity. Mary Hill was fifth with a time of 1:23:10.62 in the 3-loop route (5.1 miles each loop). Aria Tseffos was close behind with a time of 1:40:14.3.

Grace Morgan came up with a fifth-place finish in the JV-1 race, covering the 3-loop course in 1:33:55.03.

There were three Xavier riders finishing in the JV-2 race, which went 2 laps. They were Bailey Finch, 8^th place at 1:03:32.03, Chloe Lindeback, 17^th place at 1:23:10.42, and Gabriela Evans,18^th at 1:44:25.75.

Prescott’s Pioneer Park will be the site of the third race of the season, on Oct. 10.