MADISON, Wis. – The Milligan University Cycling Team concluded the 2025-26 campaign in by racing at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals in Madison, Wis, picking up yet another national title in the process.
The team took home the men's Team Time Trial national championship, consisting of
Jack Flippin,
Jura Gerlach,
Riley Wrightsman and
Dillon Geary.
The women's Team Time Trial (
Mallory Bryan,
Megan Lester,
Javiera Munoz, and
Kaya Schroeder) placed 5
th.
The road race was 58 miles for the women and 83 miles for the men on a hilly course with 15-20 mile-per-hour sustained winds and higher gusts making it an incredibly hard race. The Buffaloes had some great hard-fought results in both races, with individuals coming up just short of the podium.
On Sunday, the Buffs went into the race looking for big results to move up in the team overall standings and to try to secure individual results. They were plagued by mechanicals and crashes throughout the races, but the team battled through it to hold onto third overall as a team, third in the men's team overall and fifth in the women's team overall.
Listed below are the top 30 results that the team achieved in the season's final event:
Day 1- Team Time Trials
Men's Team Time Trial-1st national champions (
Jack Flippin,
Jura Gerlach,
Riley Wrightsman,
Dillon Geary)
Women Team Time Trial-5th (
Mallory Bryan,
Megan Lester,
Javiera Garrido,
Kaya Schroeder)
Day 2- Road Race
Men-
Riley Wrightsman-7th
Jura Gerlach-9th
Josh Walker-19th
Jack Flippin-30th
Women-
Megan Lester-10th
Kaya Schroeder-15th
Day 3 Criterium-
Men-
Jura Gerlach-12th
Riley Wrightsman-19th
Julian Azpeitia-27th
Isaac Bailey-30th
Women-
Kaya Schroeder-11th
Mallory Bryan-19th
Morgan Johnston-20th
Megan Lester-22nd
Team Omnium-
Men's Team-3rd
Women's Team-5th
Co-Ed overall-3rd
Individual Omnium-
Men-
Jura Gerlach-7th
Riley Wrightsman-11th
Women-
Kaya Schroeder-13th
Megan Lester-15th
Morgan Johnston-27
th
Find full results from the 2026 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships
HERE.
Listed below are some key accomplishments by the team over the course of the 2025-26 campaign:
Team conference championships-
two (cyclocross and road)
Individual conference champions-
Kaya Schroeder- Cyclocross
Brody McDonald- Cyclocross
Javiera Munoz- Road
Jack Flippin - Road
Total National Championships this year-
Brody McDonald – Track Nationals Points Race
Riley Wrightsman- Track Nationals Individual Pursuit
Dillon Geary,
Brody McDonald,
Ronald Shindell, and
Riley Wrightsman- Track Nationals Men's Team Pursuit
Jack Flippin,
Dillon Geary,
Jura Gerlach, and
Riley Wrightsman- Road Nationals Men's Team Time Trial.
25 national podiums overall this year
"I am super proud of everyone on our team this week and this year overall," stated head coach Zack Nave. "The team continually learned, trained, and pushed to be better. We have several Seniors that will be missed and contributed so much to this team, but we have so many young athletes on our team that stepped up this year and showed they are ready to perform at the National level. It is awesome to see what the team has accomplished this year, and we are excited for next year with a young roster and a very strong incoming class."
