A Nanaimo BMX Club athlete headed over the border and returned as a champ.
Peyton Yochim was a double winner at the American Bicycle Association BMX Lumberjack Nationals in Richland, Wash. Sept. 19-20,
Yochim placed first in the 10-and-under girls’ cruiser race and also won the 10-year-old girls’ race. She is just the second girl from the club to win a U.S. nationals title.
Other results from Nanaimo racers at the event include:
11-12-year-old girls’ cruiser - Ally Churko, third, second.15-year-old cruiser - Ayden Houle, second, second.61-and-over - Greg McGill, first.Five-and-under expert - Alexander Booth, first, second.14-year-old expert - Aidan Webber, third, third.13-14-year-old open - Aidan Webber, second.15-16-year-old open - Dillon Butcher, second.17-20-year-old open - Hunter McGill, first.36-40-year-old intermediate - Dave Erwin, first.