TEAM NEWS
Race #6 Results: MiSCA State Championships at Stony Creek Metropark, 10/15/23
VICTORIOUS!!!
In an amazing finish to an outstanding season, RMBT swept first place in all five Varsity and JV categories at the MiSCA State Championships at Stony Creek Metropark! With a strong home course advantage on a grueling, muddy trail, the team earned a total of NINE podiums and EIGHT more top-ten finishes across all categories. Notably, Eisenhower sophomore Sam Dagg secured his first-ever Varsity win, Stoney Creek sophomore Katja Opfer completed her 6-race Varsity sweep, and senior Rowan Feldkamp won her first podium with a 2nd place finish in JV Female. RMBT also proudly accepted the Composite High School Championship trophy after sweeping all six races in the series, an unprecedented accomplishment for this five-year-old team!
Three RMBT riders secured state championship titles:
Katja Opfer - Female Varsity State Champion
Abby Weaver - Female Junior Varsity State Champion
Ben Hawes - Male 9th-10th Junior Varsity State Champion
Podium Finishes:
1. Sam Dagg – 1st Varsity Male (Eisenhower)
2. Katja Opfer – 1st Varsity Female (Stoney Creek)
3. Diego Luna – 1st JV 11-12 Male (Rochester)
4. Isaac Shirley – 5th JV 11-12 Male (Stoney Creek)
5. Ben Hawes – 1st JV 9-10 Male (Seaholm)
6. Caleb Carnwath – 2nd JV 9-10 Male (Rochester Hills Christian)
7. Trevor Abramczyk – 3rd JV 9-10 Male (Stoney Creek)
8. Abby Weaver – 1st JV Female (Adams)
9. Rowan Feldkamp – 2nd JV Female (Rochester)
Top 10 Finishes:
1. Kash Adamaski – 9th Varsity Male (Brother Rice)
2. Mael Fleury – 7th JV 11-12 Male (Adams)
3. Stuart Grindem – 8th JV 11-12 Male (Stoney Creek)
4. Sofia Longo – 6th JV Female (Oakland Christian)
5. Lauren Murray – 7th JV Female (Lake Orion)
6. Isabella Rossey – 9th JV Female (Stoney Creek)
7. Keegan Pfeiffer – 6th Novice Male (Rochester)
8. Erin Monette – 10th Novice 9th-12th Female (Rochester)
Link to full race results: 2023 MiSCA Race Results | Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (miscabike.org)
Race #5 Results: Lakeshore Park, Novi 10/8/23
The Rochester Mountain Bike Team is in the home stretch, winning our fifth consecutive high school composite trophy at Lakeshore Park in Novi over the weekend. After Saturday’s rain, our riders competed on a technically challenging course requiring nonstop concentration, speed, and agility. The team brought home six medals, including another three first place finishes, and a record fifteen riders placed in the top ten in their categories! We invite our community to show up in force at Stony Creek Metropark this Sunday, October 15th to cheer the team on in their effort to secure their first-ever overall state championship title. Good luck to all our racers!
Podium Finishes:
Katja Opfer – 1st Varsity Female (Stoney Creek)
Ben Hawes – 1st JV 9-10 Male (Seaholm)
Abby Weaver – 1st JV Female (Adams)
Sofia Longo – 5th JV Female (Oakland Christian)
Diego Luna – 2nd JV 11-12 Male (Rochester)
Jane Korson – 5th Novice 9-12 Female (Rochester)
Top 10 Finishes:
Sam Dagg – 6th Varsity Male (Eisenhower)
Isaac Shirley – 7th JV 11-12 Male (Stoney Creek)
Cavan Parsons – 9th JV 11-12 Male (Stoney Creek)
Caleb Carnwath – 8th JV 9-10 Male (Rochester Christian)
Trevor Abramczyk – 9th JV 9-10 Male (Stoney Creek)
Rowan Feldkamp – 7th JV Female (Rochester)
Lauren Murray – 9th JV Female (Lake Orion)
Keegan Pfeiffer – 9th Novice Male (Rochester)
Erin Monette – 8th Novice 9-12 Female (Rochester)
A total of 40 RMBT riders competed at Lakeshore Park.
Link to full race results: 2023 MiSCA Race Results | Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (miscabike.org)
Race #4 Results: Heritage Park, Adrian, 9/24/23
RMBT continued their winning streak with our fourth high school composite win at Heritage Park in Adrian, Michigan with 421 points. Our riders tackled a technically challenging trail in hot, sandy conditions to bring home seven medals, including three on top of the podium. We now have four racers in the top three in the championship series points, and we are leading the series in JV and Varsity Female!
Trevor Abramczyk (Stoney Creek) - 5th, JV 9-10 Male, 3rd in series points
Caleb Carnwath (Rochester Hills Christian) - 4th, JV 9-10 Male
Ben Hawes (Seaholm) - 1st, JV 9-10 Male
Sofia Longo (Oakland Christian) - 5th, JV Female
Diego Luna (Rochester) - 3rd, JV 11-12 Male, 2nd in series points
Katja Opfer (Stoney Creek) - 1st, Varsity Female, series points leader
Abby Weaver (Adams) - 1st, JV Female, series points leader
Sam Dagg's 8th place finish in Varsity Male contributed to the team win. Rochester Senior Rowan Feldkamp, Rochester Junior Erin Monette, Stoney Creek Senior Isabella Rossey, and Stoney Creek Junior Isaac Shirley also had top 10 finishes in their categories. A total of 37 RMBT riders competed at Heritage Park.
Link to full race results: 2023 MiSCA Race Results | Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (miscabike.org)
Race #3 Results: Merrell Trail, Rockford, 9/17/23
RMBT is on a roll with our third straight high school composite win at Merrell Trail in west Michigan (400 points) despite being short several team members due to illness.
Trevor Abramczyk (Stoney Creek) - 5th, JV 9-10 Male, 3rd in series points
Sofia Longo (Oakland Christian) - 5th, JV Female
Erin Monette (Rochester) - 5th, Novice 9th-12th Female
Katja Opfer (Stoney Creek) - 1st, Varsity Female, series points leader
Abby Weaver (Adams) - 2nd, JV Female, series points leader
Rochester Junior Diego Luna had a tough race to finish 10th but held onto 2nd place in the series points for JV 11-12 Male. Caleb Carnwath, Lauren Murray, Isabella Rossey, and Isaac Shirley also placed in the top 10 in their categories. A total of 28 RMBT riders raced in all categories.
Race #2 Results: Addison Oaks County Park, 9/10/23
RMBT won the high school composite division for the second race in a row on our home turf at Addison Oaks County Park, earning 423 points. We had many first-time racers and multiple podiums on a beautiful day of racing, including three first-place finishes.
Trevor Abramczyk (Stoney Creek) - 4th, JV 9-10 Male
Ben Hawes (Seaholm) - 1st, JV 9-10 Male
Diego Luna (Rochester) - 2nd, JV 11-12 Male
Erin Monette (Rochester) - 4th, Novice 9-12 Female
Katja Opfer (Stoney Creek) - 1st, Varsity Female, series points leader
Abby Weaver (Adams) - 1st, JV Female, tied for points leader
Sam Dagg's 7th place finish in Varsity Male also contributed to the team win. Lauren Murray, Rowan Feldkamp, Isabella Rossey, and Sofia Longo all placed in the top 10 in JV Female, giving 5 of the top 10 spots in that category to RMBT! Evelyn Persyn also placed in the top 10 in Novice 9-12 Female. All told, RMBT had 41 racers at Addison Oaks in all categories.
Link to full race results: 2023 MiSCA Race Results | Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (miscabike.org)
Race #1 Results: Owasippe Scout Reservation, 8/27/23
Our first race of the season was also the furthest away, taking us to the sandy soils and pine forests of west Michigan on the grounds of the historic Owasippe Scout Reservation. We had a beautiful day for racing and the trail was dry and fast, but also full of treacherous sand pits! RMBT had its best showing to date, earning 415 point to put us in first place in the composite high school standings!
Stoney Creek sophomore Katja Opfer led the team points with a first place finish in Varsity Female. Other podium finishers included:
Trevor Abramczyk (Stoney Creek) - 5th, JV 9-10 Male
Mael Fleury (Rochester) - 5th, JV 11-12 Male
Ben Hawes (Seaholm) - 2nd, JV 9-10 Male
Sofia Longo (Oakland Christian) - 5th, JV Female
Diego Luna (Rochester) - 3rd, JV 11-12 Male
Isaac Shirley (Stoney Creek) - 4th, JV 11-12 Male
Abby Weaver (Adams) - 2nd, JV Female
Samuel Dagg's (Eisenhower) 8th place finish in Varsity Male also contributed to the team win. A total of 28 RMBT riders raced in all categories. Link to full race results:
2023 MiSCA Race Results | Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (miscabike.org)
Summer 2023 Update
The Rochester Mountain Bike Team is in its 5th season and has grown from 25 students in its first year to 80 students this year,
including 55 students from Adams, Rochester, and Stoney Creek high schools. The other 25 members of the club and race team come from 15 different metro Detroit-area high schools that do not have their own scholastic mountain biking teams, making RMBT a truly unique multi-school composite team. Just over half of the team plans to compete in the Michigan Scholastic Cycling Association (MiSCA) championship race series this fall. Check out the Racing tab for the race schedule and come support our team at one of our local races, Addison Oaks County Park on 9/10/23 and Stony Creek Metropark on 10/15/23.