Yeti rider Rich Houseman,  from Temecula, Calif. sliced and diced his way into the stars and stripes jersey Sunday evening at the National MX champonships in Angel Fire, New Mexico. After a pile up in the first corner, Houseman had an easy run to the finish, followed by Blake Carney in second and Chris Boice in third. Full results and photos on the way! Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Arizona) won the title for pro women.

Houseman tore through the newly re-vamped Angel Fire 4X course, besting 30 of the country's top professional riders. Blake Carney (Camarillo, California), Chris Boice (Albuquerque, New Mexico) and Joseph Backus (Mesa, Arizona) all had impressive performances, blazing through the early rounds and finishing second, third and fourth overall after the final. With his victory, Houseman earned the right for nomination to the USA Cycling World Championship 4X squad that will head to Val di Sol, Italy in mid-July.

In similar fashion Buhl earned the national championship over a strong field that included runner-up Neven Steinmetz (Boulder, Colorado) and third-place finisher Jessica Vogt (Boulder, Colorado). With the victory on the former World Cup course at Angel Fire, Buhl also earned the right for nomination to the team USA Cycling will send to contest the 4X World Championships. (velonews.com)