If you are interested in joining a 7th-8th grade team, please see the teams list below and contact the head coach. If there is not a team in your area, please contact Chris at chris@utahmtb.org
Please scroll past team lists for complete details about the Junior Development program.
DO NOT USE THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES. THIS INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR PROSPECTIVE RIDERS TO CONTACT THEIR SCHOOL'S TEAM
2024 regions
"+" indicates a High School team that allows 7-8th graders
Composite Teams (COMP) are area-based teams
Region 1
Race Director: Tera Frank
BONNEVILLE - ROY+ Mike Staten
Website
BOX ELDER COMP+ Jason Munns
Box Elder High, Bear River High
DAVIS+ Colleen Brown
Website
FREMONT+ Stephanie Hunde
Facebook
GREEN CANYON+ Chuck Jenkins
Facebook, Instagram
LAYTON James Phelps
Facebook, Instagram, Website
LOGAN HIGH+ Landon Karren
Facebook, Instagram
MOUNTAIN CREST+ Teresa Parker
Facebook, Instagram
NORTH DAVIS COMP+ James Phelps
Facebook, Instagram, Website
OGDEN+ David Deru
PARK CITY+ Pete Stoughton
Website, Facebook
RIDGELINE+ Trip Armstrong
Facebook, Instagram
SKY VIEW+ Dave Bodily
Facebook, Instagram
ST. JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL Stephan Pinchak
WEBER JR DEVO Amy Gompert
Website
WEILENMANN Pete Stoughton
region 2
Race Director: Michelle Lyman
BOUNTIFUL+ Randy Beyer
Website
EAST+ Shawn Rossiter
Website
*Hillside, Clayton, Bryant, SLARTS, Glendale, Northwest, Garfield, Rowland Hall
*for students planning to attend East High for High School
FARMINGTON+ Dave McNamee
Website, Facebook
MCGILLIS JR DEVO Suky Stewart
MORGAN JR DEVO+ Darek Eggleston & Megan Eggleston
SALT LAKE CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION+ Bryan Patnode
SALT LAKE CITY DEVO COMP+ James Jackson
SLARTS, Hillside, Rowland Hall, Highland Park, Clayton, Madeline Choir
SKYLINE+ Erik Johnson
TOOELE VALLEY COMP+ Leland Roberts
Website
VIEWMONT+ Todd Gardner
Website, Instagram
WEST+ Jason Webster
Website
WOODS CROSS+ Peter Wirthlin
Facebook
region 3
Race Director: Cortney Thurgood
BRIGHTON+ Thomas Romney
CHAIN LYNX JR DEVO AnnaMae Drechsel
Website
Summit Academy Jr., Schools South of 106th
COPPER HILLS+ Jed Atherley
Facebook
COTTONWOOD-HILLCREST COMP Dan Fisher
Cottonwood, AMES, Hillcrest
DRAPER PARK JR DEVO Joshua Bunting
Website, Facebook, Instagram
Corner Canyon Jr., Draper Park Jr.
JORDAN+ Emily Walton
Website
Eastmont MS, Mount Jordan MS, Midvale MS
JUAN DIEGO+ Lindsey Bellomy
Website
*St John the Baptist, Blessed Sacrament, St. Andrew
*for students planning to attend Juan Diego for High School
MURRAY/TAYLORSVILLE COMP+ Justin Bath
OLYMPUS+ Rosie Gillespie
Facebook
RIVERTON JR DEVO Jef Huntington
Website
WEST GRANITE COMPOSITE+ Rochelle Bartschi
Bennion, Brockbank, Eisenhower, Hunter, Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Kearns, Mattheson, Valley, West Lake JH
Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
region 4
Race Director: Kristine Peterson
REGION 5
Race Director: Brooke Howard
LEHI JR DEVO Jared Butterfield
Website
LONE PEAK JR DEVO Steve Farnsworth
Website, Facebook, Instagram
MAPLE MOUNTAIN David Waggoner
Website, Facebook, Instagram
PAYSON+ Karl Teemant
Website, Facebook, Instagram
SALEM HILLS Cory Jorgensen
Website, Facebook, Instagram
SKYRIDGE JR DEVO Greg Shuey
Facebook, Website, Instagram
SOUTH SUMMIT Dave Scott
SPANISH FORK+ Jordan Nielson
Website, Facebook, Instagram
SPRINGVILLE+ Paul Hadlock
Website, Facebook, Instagram
VERNAL+ Mike Hawley
Website
WASATCH Cathy Kendall
region 6
Race Director: Ginger Hall
AMERICAN FORK JUNIOR DEVO+ Brandon Eccles
BEAVER Lane Tucker
ENTERPRISE+ Steven Beesley
CREEK VALLEY COMP+ Nathan Barlow
Facebook
CRIMSON CLIFFS+ Rob Tanner
Website, Facebook
DESERT HILLS+ Scott Villinski
Facebook, Website
DIXIE+ Sam Stoddard
GUNNISON Nicole Tittensor
HURRICANE+ Adam Fluckiger
Website, Facebook
IRON COUNTY COMP+ Jeremy Andrews
Website, Facebook, Instagram
MANTI+ Monica Nielson
Website, Facebook
MOAB JR DEVO+ Greg Heitkamp
PANGUITCH+ Eric Fawson
PINE VIEW+ Travis Hunt
PLEASANT GROVE JR DEVO+ Kenny Reay
Facebook, Website, Instagram
SNOW CANYON+ Nate Hansen
Facebook
Junior Development Program information
VISION
The Junior Development program is designed to introduce 7th and 8th graders to the sport of mountain biking focused heavily on fun, fun, fun, skills, fitness, and NICA’s “Spirit of Howdy” with a small taste of the competitive aspects they will find when in high school.
Practice Guidelines
1 -3 practices a week is recommended
The main goal is to have fun and develop skills
Their physiology is not ready for endurance training at this age - hence race time and training are shorter than HS
RACE DISTANCE
Beginners and Intermediates will race one lap (4-6 miles) and Advanced will race 1-1.5 laps (6-8 miles) when available.
RULES
All rules not related specifically to scoring and divisions in the Rulebook still apply
FEES
Season Fee of $300. This covers the entire season and includes the 3 Jr Devo races (which are the first 3 races for each region).
CATEGORIES & SCORING
Race categories are skill-level based and separated into male/female. Coaches select categories for students.
“Advanced” - students who are competent in skills and endurance to race for 2 laps. Students must race Advanced if:
Finished in the top 30% of Intermediate category in prior year of racing.
Race CAT 1 or 2 in USAC
“Intermediate” - students who are not yet advanced, but have fitness and skills to race 1.5 laps. Boys fields will be split into 7th and 8th graders and scored separately.
“Beginner” - students who are new to mountain biking, still learning basic skills and endurance; and for whom racing 1 lap is appropriate. Boys fields will be split into 7th and 8th graders and scored separately.
NO overall scoring.
NO TEAM SCORING.
Race day medals will be given to the top five finishers in all categories.
Team Types
High School Team
A High School Team that accepts 7-8th graders and oversees all management, coaching, practices, etc.
High School jr devo Team
A team that is associated with the High School team, but has dedicated coaches and practices.
jr devo Composite team
Includes students from more than one middle school and is independent from a high school team.
High School teams accept 7th & 8th grade riders at their discretion – they are not required to accept middle school riders or necessarily support a middle school program. Any Jr Devo team can be integrated with the high school team or create their own independent team.