Colorado School of Mines Club Cycling battled cold, rainy and muddy conditions throughout the weekend at the Mountaineer Madness Race in Crested Butte, with Oredigger riders competing in cross-country, downhill and short-track events.

Saturday's racing featured XCO and downhill competition on Avery's. Despite the challenging weather, Mines collected several strong finishes, including three event victories.

Trevor Kornmesser led the way in Men's Cat. 2 Downhill, taking first place, while Ben Mackenzie finished second in Men's Cat. 1 Downhill. Ben Kolpa added another victory for the Orediggers by winning Men's Cat. 3 Downhill. Maren Plumb also turned in a strong performance, finishing fourth in Women's Cat. 2 Downhill.

In Saturday's XCO races, Blake Hoffer placed 13th in Men's Cat. 1, while Dawson Sennes finished 11th in Men's Cat. 2. August Gleason added a 10th-place finish in Men's Cat. 3.

Plumb capped off her Saturday with a victory in Women's Cat. 2/3 XCO, earning her second top finish of the day after placing fourth in the downhill race.

Sunday brought another day of cold and rainy conditions, with muddy trails continuing to challenge the field during the short-track cross-country races.

Dillon Hall led Mines in Men's Cat. 1 XCC, finishing 17th, while Dawson Sennes placed 15th in Men's Cat. 2 XCC. Evan Lewandoski finished 11th in Men's Cat. 3 XCC, and Mahika Peterson rounded out the Mines results with an 11th-place finish in Women's Cat. 1 XCC.

Despite a weekend of difficult weather and muddy racing conditions, Mines Club Cycling continued its fall season with strong results across multiple disciplines in Crested Butte.