Preston Ronck of Rogers, who races for OZ Development, claimed three U.S. national championships this summer.
In June, the 14-year-old Ronck soloed to victory in the junior road race national championship in Roanoke, Va. Then, just a few weekends later, Ronck won the junior men’s 11-14 short track and junior men’s 13-14 cross country titles at the U.S. Mountain Bike National Championships at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pa.
Ronck wasn’t the only Arkansan to claim a national title at Mountain Bike Nationals. Bentonville’s Chris Drummond won the Masters 40+ short track title and finished third in the cross country race. Bella Vista’s Ashley Green, racing for BettySquad Elite Racing, took the top step on the Master’s Women 35-39 podium.
Nat Ross of Bentonville finished fourth in the eMTB Cross Country race.