COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Cycling officially announced its team members in BMX racing for the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, June 18.
St. Cloud native and
St. Cloud Tech
graduate Alise (Post) Willoughby leads the women’s team. It’s Willoughby’s fourth appearance in the Olympics, which includes the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Games.
Joining Willoughby on the women’s team are Daleny Vaughn from Tucson, Arizona, and Felicia Stancil from Lake Villa, Illinois.
The men’s team is made up of Cameron Wood (Bozeman, Montana) and Kamren Larsen (Bakersfield, California).
In a news release, Willoughby said “little 6-year-old me that started racing BMX back in Minnesota over 27 years ago could’ve never imagined where this two-wheeled journey would take me. Women’s BMX wasn’t an Olympic discipline or even a professional career option back then, so to have been part of the sport’s growth while finding the success I’ve had over the years is truly humbling and such an honor.”
Willoughby
won her third world title last month
in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In 2016 in Brazil, she became the first United States woman to ever win an Olympic silver medal in BMX.
“Representing my country on the sporting world’s biggest stage is an incredible feeling and I look forward to another opportunity to do that in Paris this summer,” Willoughby said in the news release.
The Paris 2024 Olympic BMX racing events begin on Thursday, Aug. 1, with three rounds of quarterfinals and a last-chance qualifier race. Racing concludes the next day, Aug. 2, with three rounds of semifinals and one final lap to crown Olympic champions in the main event. All cycling events will be streamed live on Peacock.
Andy Rennecke is sports editor for St. Cloud LIVE. He focuses on writing in-depth high school and college features for the St. Cloud metro area (Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Waite Park, St. Joseph) and for the ROCORI, Albany, Foley and Holdingford School Districts. Send him story ideas or feedback at [email protected].
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