MATT FOX PODIUMS AGAIN

Bests His Third Place from the Match Sprints by One Position in the Kilo

Colorado Springs, CO – One podium finish was not enough for Matt Fox of Highland Park, IL, riding for MSU in the National Collegiate Cycling Association’s National Track Championships.  He bested his performance from the previous day and came out second in the Men’s Kilo [1000 Meter] event.

In the 37^th heat of the day, 20-year-old Fox posted a time of 1:06.91, the only rider to break the one minute, seven second barrier to that point, setting a National Collegiate Record.  In the final heat of the day, David Espenoza of Penn State rolled out a time of 1:05.35, pushing Fox into second place in the Kilo.

The National Runner-Up said, "I was hoping to set the National Collegiate record which I did, unfortunately it was re-broken by David, but I couldn't be happier with my new PR of 1:06.91 and my silver medal."

Julie Carter, director of the MSU Cycling Team, said “Matt has a textbook start off the line and it really paid off in his Kilo.  Few riders as young as Matt have the experience and background to perform at his level on the track.  He’s a class act on and off the bike; nobody deserves two podiums at Nationals more than Fox.”

9/12/2008


MSU PODIUMS AT TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Matt Fox Finishes Third in Match Sprints

Matt Fox was one of only twelve men to advance to the first round at the National Collegiate Cycling Association (NCCA) Track National Championships Match Sprint event, held in Colorado Springs, CO.  In the 200 Meter Time Trial Qualifying Heats for the Match Sprints, Fox finished with a qualifying time of 11.35 seconds, good enough for sixth place in the qualifying round of the Match Sprints. 

In the Sprint competition, riders are seeded by their 200 Meter Qualifying Heat times to have head-to-head sprints against the other riders with the twelve fastest times.  Fox won his heat in the Sprint Round One when paired up against Patrick Kilmurray of Lindenwood University (St. Charles, MO).  Matt again came out ahead in Sprint Round Two when fighting for the line with Tom Hanley, a student from Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.

The next round, which was the Semi-Final Round, was to be raced as a best two out of three heat.  The top rider in the Semis would advance to the Final Heat for the chance to race for the win in the Match Sprint competition and the second place Semi-Final Round rider would go on to race for third in the Match Sprints.  Fox was coupled with Californian Kelyn Akuna.  Kelyn took the double win, sending Matt to the Finals which would decide third and fourth place.