“We have large group of very talented athletes on the long team – all who have had a successful year on the track,” said Jeff Pierce, USA Cycling director of elite athletics. “Between World Champions, National Champions and riders who have come up through the USA Cycling development programs, the lineup for this year’s Pan Am Championships will be full of medal potential.”
The final selection of athletes to compete in the 2018 Pan-American Elite Track Championships will be announced next week. Riders on the long list were nominated based on results at World Championships, the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships, World Cup performances this season, and finishes at other UCI races. The USA Cycling selection criteria for the 2018 Pan-American Elite Track Championships is available here.
USA Cycling Long Team Riders:
MEN
Justin Butsavage (Macungie, Penn.), Scratch
Mac Cassin (Boulder, Colo.), Team Pursuit
Joe Christiansen (Lyons, Colo.), Keirin, Sprint, Team Sprint
John Croom (Rock Hill, S.C.), Individual Pursuit, Kilo, Team Pursuit
Sandor Delgado (Hialeah, Fla.), Sprint, Team Sprint
Josh Hartman (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Keirin, Team Sprint
Adrian Hegevary (Ashville, N.C.), Madison, Team Pursuit
Dan Holloway (Boulder, Colo.), Madison, Omnium, Points Race, Team Pursuit
Gavin Hoover (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
Shane Kline (Bally, Pa.), Madison, Omnium, Team Pursuit
Ashton Lambie (Lawrence, Kan.), Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
Colby Lange (Vail Valley, Colo.), Team Pursuit
Dominic Suozzi (Fountain Hills, Ariz.), Team Sprint
Eric Young (Geneva, Ill.), Points Race, Team Pursuit
WOMEN
Christina Birch (Los Angeles), Madison, Omnium, Points Race, Team Pursuit
Kelly Catlin (Arden Hills, Minn.), Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
Kim Geist (Allentown, Pa.), Madison, Team Pursuit
Madalyn Godby (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 500M, Keirin, Sprint, Team Sprint
Mandy Marquardt (Allentown, Pa.), 500M, Keirin, Sprint, Team Sprint
Sarah Munoz (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Team Pursuit
Katie Uhlaender (Breckenridge, Colo.), Team Sprint
Jennifer Valente (San Diego, Calif.), Madison, Omnium, Points Race, Scratch, Team Pursuit
Molly Van Houweling (Berkeley, Calif.), Team Pursuit
Jennifer Wheeler (Seattle), Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit
Kim Zubris (Hazleton, Pa.), Madison
The Pan American Championships are held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cycling Championships are selected by their respective national governing bodies and provide another avenue for athletes to qualify for World Championships.
