Fort Lewis wins National Cyclocross Championships

Congratulations to the Fort Lewis College cycling team for winning its 15th national championship in Bend, Oregon earlier this month. With the win at this year's national cyclocross championships, the FLC cycling team continues to stand atop the podium--The Skyhawks are ranked #1 by the National Collegiate Cycling Association. Special accolades are in order for Teal Stetson-Lee for winning the women's race and for Ben Sonntag for placing second in the men's race.

NCAA Champs!

What a fall! First, the Fort Lewis College cycling team won the mountain bike national championship, and now, the men's soccer team has won the NCAA Division II National Championship.

You can watch the highlights of the 1-0 win over Lees-McRae College last weekend in Tampa, Fla. here.

Congratulations to the boys in blue and yellow as well as to their first-year head coach, Oige Kennedy. The FLC soccer tradition continues!

FLC Cycling Coach Paces Lance Armstrong

Matt Shriver, the Fort Lewis cycling team's coach, was enlisted by Lance Armstrong last weekend to help the 7-time Tour de France champion set a course record at the Leadville Trail 100. A former pro cyclist, Shriver pushed the early pace for Armstrong and ended up finishing 3rd overall in 7:09. Armstrong won the race in a blistering 6:28:50, a new course record by over 17 minutes. Reflecting on the day's ride, Shriver mused that "it was a pretty special day for Durango, for Fort Lewis and for myself." Shriver was decked out in his FLC kit, showing his Skyhawk pride.

Armstrong told VeloNews that he may thank Shriver for his assistance by visiting Fort Lewis to ride with the FLC team. We hope to see Lance here later this fall.

The Fort Lewis College Cycling team have won 13 national championships and are the reigning USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Champions. With a coach like Matt Shriver, I understand why the Skyhawks excel on the singletrack.

Allez Skyhawks.

Denver Send-Off Picnic for New Students

Yesterday afternoon, the Fort Lewis College Office of Admission proudly sponsored the 3rd annual Denver-area New Student Send-Off Picnic. Held at Eisenhower Park in Denver, over 125 people attended this year's picnic. Aside from eating some good food, the picnic gave both students and parents a chance to meet each other a few days before FLC Orientation officially begins. Students came from all over the metro-Denver area and seemed to have fun at the event--playing frisbee, hackey-sack and bean-bag toss.

We even had a handful of alumni-- include the FLC Alumni Association's President Andy Chase--attend the picnic and share some words of wisdom with our soon to-be Skyhawks. Additional pictures of the Send-Off can be found on the Fort Lewis College's Class of 2013 Facebook page.