Ashley James gets better each year, and improves upon last year's podium with a D1 national championship. © Janet Hill
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BEND, ORE. – Ashley James (Appalachian State University) won her second National title today (she won U23 women last year), powering to a one-minute victory over Marian University racer (and rising Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld star) Kaitlin Antonneau. Carla Swart took third ahead of Lees McRae College teammate Erica Zaveta. Fort Lewis College then took the next five spots, most likely assuring them of victory in the team division.
James was ebullient at the finish line, having put over a minute into rival Antonneau. “Kaitlin’s a really strong rider and I haven’t beaten her all year. I figured I had a snowball’s chance in hell so why not go for it? Carla got the holeshot, but I was able to get a little gap from there, and at that point you just have to go. Anything can happen, so I went for it.”
Antonneau, for her part, seemed to be riding conservatively. She’s got a cycling scholarship to Marian and has to do this race to fulfill those obligations, but the U23 race appears to be her goal for today. Katie Compton (Planet Bike-Stevens) coaches Antonneau, and the up-and-coming racer was whisked away from the finish circle to cool down and relax before her bigger battle later in the day.
Kimberly Flynn (University of Tennessee-Chattanooga) won her first National title today in the Division 2 race, although she said she wasn’t sure of the result until “I hit the final stretch of pavement. Conditions are epic today and you never want to take anything for granted. The fast sections are getting faster and muddy sections are getting worse.” Flynn was visibly elated, having dramatically accomplished her goal today of “riding hard and having fun.”
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Women’s Div 1 Collegiate
| Place | Points | Name | City, State | Time | License | Bib | Team |
| 1 | 150 | Ashley James | Dousman, WI | 0:39:10 | 219841 | 329 | Appalachian State University |
| 2 | 135 | Kaitlin Antonneau | Racine, WI | 40:14:00 | 200237 | 364 | Marian University |
| 3 | 120 | Carla Swart | Banner Elk, NC | 40:43:00 | 232757 | 352 | Lees-Mcrae College |
| 4 | 105 | Erica Zaveta | Erwinna, PA | 40:48:00 | 230062 | 362 | Lees-Mcrae College |
| 5 | 90 | Sarah Sturm | Durango, CO | 43:44:00 | 275320 | 367 | Fort Lewis College |
| 6 | 85 | Kaila Hart | Bayfield, CO | 44:01:00 | 264272 | 368 | Fort Lewis College |
| 7 | 80 | Melissa (Missy) Erickson | Alexandria, MN | 44:14:00 | 233106 | 363 | Fort Lewis College |
| 8 | 75 | Lauren Catlin | Fairfax, CA | 44:16:00 | 256601 | 369 | Fort Lewis College |
| 9 | 70 | Nathalie Krantz | Durango, CO | 44:42:00 | 267760 | 334 | Fort Lewis College |
| 10 | 65 | Cinthia Lehner | Greer, SC | 45:35:00 | 272896 | 357 | Lees-Mcrae College |
| 11 | 0 | Lauren Taylor | Durango, CO | 46:16:00 | 327082 | 373 | Fort Lewis College |
| 12 | 0 | Allison Halpin | Bend, OR | 46:21:00 | 329270 | 333 | Oregon State University |
| 13 | Exp | Rebecca Finley | Indianapolis, IN | 46:35:00 | 245823 | 366 | Marian University |
| 14 | 45 | Sierra Siebenlist | Indianapolis, IN | 46:59:00 | 166038 | 327 | Marian University |
| 15 | 40 | Joanna Bechtel | Berkeley, CA | 47:10:00 | 272856 | 358 | University Of California-Berkel |
| 16 | 38 | Devon Simpson | Kirkland, WA | 48:34:00 | 196519 | 356 | University Of Washington-Seattl |
| 17 | 36 | Jacqueline Kurth | Palm City, FL | 48:40:00 | 182253 | 371 | Marian University |
| 18 | 34 | Anne Cheeney | Durango, CO | 49:54:00 | 272068 | 359 | Fort Lewis College |
| 19 | 32 | Allie Dragoo | Grand Rapids, MI | 50:01:00 | 291607 | 346 | Marian University |
| 20 | 30 | Molly Hurford | Hampton, NJ | 50:52:00 | 289723 | 354 | Rutgers University-New Brunswic |
| 21 | 28 | Brooke Crum | Westerville, OH | 52:26:00 | 215956 | 332 | Lindsey Wilson College |
| 22 | 26 | Rachel VandenEnde | Boone, NC | @1Lap | 286090 | 330 | Appalachian State University |
| 23 | 24 | Bridgette McLean | Boone, NC | @1Lap | 259135 | 344 | Appalachian State University |
| 24 | 22 | Rachel Beckmann | Independence, OR | @1Lap | 330944 | 355 | Oregon State University |
| 25 | 0 | Elizabeth George | Berkeley, CA | @1Lap | 236153 | 370 | University Of California-Berkel |
| 26 | 19 | Rachel Warner | Luray, VA | @1Lap | 200801 | 337 | Lees-Mcrae College |
| DNF | 0 | Madison Mills | Owensboro, KY | DNF | 330612 | 361 | Lindsey Wilson College |
Women’s Div 2 Collegiate
| Place | Points | Name | City, State | Time | License | Bib | Team |
| 1 | 150 | Kimberly Flynn | Hixson, TN | 43:34:00 | 122752 | 342 | University Of Tennessee-Chattan |
| 2 | 135 | Laura Ralston | Cambridge, MA | 44:21:00 | 289751 | 372 | Massachusetts Institute Of Tech |
| 3 | 120 | Courtenay McFadden | Bellingham, WA | 44:54:00 | 262453 | 350 | Western Washington University |
| 4 | 105 | Arielle Filiberti | Worcester, MA | 45:49:00 | 214757 | 326 | Dartmouth College |
| 5 | 90 | Lindsy Campbell | Missoula, MT | 46:10:00 | 287905 | 341 | University Of Montana |
| 6 | 0 | Esmeralda MartinezRamos | Grandjunction, CO | 47:27:00 | 308920 | 349 | Mesa State College |
| 7 | 80 | Hannah Neubeck | Bellingham, WA | 48:45:00 | 323138 | 360 | Western Washington University |
| 8 | 75 | Christina Birch | Cambridge, MA | 49:02:00 | 294746 | 340 | Massachusetts Institute Of Tech |
| 9 | 70 | Olivia Harkness | Portland, ME | 49:10:00 | 294473 | 353 | Maine College Of Art |
| 10 | 65 | Annika Johannesen | Bend, OR | 49:49:00 | 330212 | 335 | Central Oregon Community Colleg |
| 11 | 60 | Klara Rossouw | Marshill, NC | 50:34:00 | 306015 | 336 | Mars Hill College |
| 12 | 55 | Zephyr Sylvester | Wallawalla, WA | 51:54:00 | 305568 | 328 | Whitman College |
| 13 | 50 | Whitney Anderson | Bellingham, WA | @1Lap | 291552 | 365 | Western Washington University |
| 14 | 45 | Stephanie Bunnett | Naples, FL | @1Lap | 278046 | 347 | Mars Hill College |
| 15 | 40 | Elizabeth Kane | Las Cruces, NM | @1Lap | 301745 | 339 | New Mexico State University |
| 16 | 38 | Roxanne Pierson | Walla Walla, WA | @1Lap | 246298 | 331 | Whitman College |
| 17 | Exp | Yolanda Colon | Asheville, NC | @1Lap | 289530 | 348 | Mars Hill College |
| 18 | 34 | Amara Boursaw | Kent, WA | @1Lap | 170202 | 351 | Pacific Lutheran University |
| DNS | 0 | Sarah Madsen | Grand Junction, CO | DNS | 330552 | 343 | Mesa State College |
| DNS | 0 | Aurora Bowers | Fairbanks, AK | DNS | 309553 | 345 | Whitman College |
