I started racing in late September 2013 at Woodland BMX in RI.

Since a very young age, Australian Sam Willougby’s dream had been to race in the USA and become the No.1 Pro. It’s been a long and tedious journey - one that he has worked very hard to achieve. Incredibly, he’s made it come true. In fact, that dream has come true three times so far. While working his way to the top of the Australian ranks, Sam became the first rider to win back-to-back Junior World Titles (2008 and 2009), before moving up to the Elite ranks. It was in 2010 - now with full factory support from Redline Bicycles, that Sam won his first No.1 pro title in America. His soaring 2011 results helped pull Australia to the highest ranked BMX nation - and Sam capped things off with a UCi World Championship; only three months out from the London Games. Full of confidence, Willoughby made his Olympic debut in London where he would again tackle the world’s best, and did his best to chase down Latvia’s Maris Strombergs. Sam wound up with a silver, for his first Olympic try - and upon returning to his new home in the U.S., proceeded to win another National No.1 Pro title in USA BMX. 2013 could very well be Sam’s best year ever; as he kicked off Day 2 of the Winternationals with a AA-pro win and wouldn’t stop winning until 13 races later. Sitting out Southpark to prepare for the Worlds, officially ended Sam’s win-streak, but he would start a new one with a late-season charge of 5 consecutive wins, clinching yet another No.1 Pro Championship. His 13-consec win-streak would shatter the previous Pro record, held by John Purse - and his 18 Win total for the year places him in 2nd place for “most wins” in a season. While the 2013 Cup was his third ever, his 2-in-a-row feat places Sam in good company - joining Brian Patterson, Gary Ellis, Pete Loncarevich, Christophe Leveque, Warwick Stevenson and Bubba Harris. While Sam surely has nothing else to prove - and has already put his name in the BMX history books, he’s definitely not done dominating the sport. There was a lot on the line in 2014: Could Sam tie Bubba Harris’ lone record of 3-in-a-row? At the same time, would he put a 4th No.1 Cup in his collection amd add his name alongside Ellis and Loncarevich as the only 4-in-a-lifetime Pro Champions? Sam went to Tulsa looking like the favorite - winning the 2014 ROC, but was struggling a bit out of the gate in a couple of races. Unfortunately, a bad gate start in the all important Grands semi forced Sam to make up some ground from mid-pack, and while in the 4th place transfer spot he would up casing the berm-jump and going OTB. His weekend, his year and his quest for a record-setting No.1 Pro title was no over. In 2015, Sam is again on target for the No.1 title - and we'll find out in November if he can earn himself a 4th No.1 Pro championship.

In 2012, Mariana Pajon became only the second Gold medalist from her home country. With her win at the London Olympics, she was instantly boosted in to an instant sports celebrity in Colombia. Mariana followed up her Olympic Gold in 2013 with an incredible last-minute charge to take over the points-lead in Pro Women, coming in to The Grands. In Tulsa, she fought hard with Redline’s Alise Post in all three mains, and came out on top - winning her first USA BMX National No.1 Championship. No.1 Woman Pro and Gold medalist ... there isn’t much that Mariana can’t do and hasn’t won.

I’m from the great state of Illinois, I ride for GT Bicycles, and I go to school at Marian University on a BMX scholarship.

Despite being one of the best female BMX racers in the U.S. back in 2008, Alise Post was denied a spot on the Olympic team because, at age 17, she was too young. At the time, the age minimum for an Olympic BMX racer in 2008 was 19. The young BMX star from St. Cloud, Minn., who was accustomed to racing at the sport’s top level, was forced to witness BMX’s pinnacle event from afar. To distract herself from the disappointment, Alise spread herself thin across three sports: BMX, gymnastics, and track and field, while maintaining a 4.0 grade average. Throughout her years, Alise has accomplished plenty: Multiple NAG No.1 titles in ABA 2001 ABA National No.1 Girl 2003 ABA National No.1 Girl Cruiser 2004 ABA National No.1 Girl Cruiser 2006 ABA National No.1 Woman Pro 2006 Golden Crank Rookie Pro of the Year 2007 ABA National No.1 Woman Pro Yet, the Olympic dream was still at the top of her list. Overcoming injuries and fresh competition brought new challenges to her. By the end of 2009, Post was back among the world’s best. Once she became eligible for the 2012 Olympic Games, Alise took her BMX dedication to a whole new level - training with Australia’s Sean Dwight. Upon graduating high school in 2009, Alise retired from gymnastics and track and field in order to relocate — at the invitation of USA Cycling — to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.. Although she remained busy by continuing her education as a full-time student at the University of San Diego for the 2009-10 academic year and by increasing her involvement on the BMX World Cup circuit, she saw big improvements in the beginning of 2010. As a result, she resolved to narrow her focus yet again by making the difficult decision to take a break from college and completely dedicate herself to racing. Within months of this decision, Alise claimed a place as the top-ranked American, both nationally and internationally, by taking third place at both her first Elite World Championship, and at a World Cup race on her home track in Chula Vista. A true competitor, the 5’2”, 120 lb. Post overcame yet another injury and was back on her bike in time to successfully defend her USA Cycling national championship title in the spring of 2012 and wound up making her Olympic dream come true - as she was chosen for Team USA and set to head to London. The London Olympic games has its ups and downs, as all of Minnesota and the BMX World were cheering her on. A crash in the semi KO’ed her for a second or two, and in front of the World stage, she insisted on crossing the finishline with her bike - albeit, a bit wobbly and discombobulated. It was an unfortunate way to finish off her chase for a medal - but she already has her sights set for Brazil in 2016.

2012 USOC Olympic Trials winner 2012 U.S. Olympic Team member 2013 UCI BMX World Champion Time Trial 2013 UCI BMX World Cup Elite Mens Winner 2013 UCI BMX World Cup Time Trail Winner 2013 RedBull Revolution Winner

FACTORY HAVOC 13 Expert @connormannionbmx

9 Expert / 9 Cruiser / 9 Boys 2X UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPION 2012/2013 N.A.G. #1 (6X 2012) N.A.G. #2 (8X 2014) USAC Champion 2012 2X Western Divisional Champion WDC (2012-2013) 7X RLC/Gold Cup Champion (2011-2014) 2X State Champion (8C 2013-2014) Dane races BMX on the National & World level and also races Motocross on the National level. Dane has earned an AMA #1 Title in Motocross Racing (2013). You can follow all of Dane's racing on his Facebook Page at: www.facebook.com/danemorales33 Team: Factory BOX / AUBURN / ASV Sponsors: Box Components, Auburn Cycles, ASV Inventions, Troy Lee designs, CRIT Factory Customs, ODI, Oakley, Shimano, Gaerne, Speedline, Tangent, Maxxis, Garage Graphics, Stickman Graphics, Wahoo's, Bike Alley For More info & Photo's follow Dane on Facebook www.facebook.com/danemorales33 BMX Racing History 2011 BMX SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 1st ABA California State Championship Finals, Orange, CA 1st ABA Redline Cup Western Region Qualifier, Roseville, CA 1st ABA Redline Cup Western Regional Finals, Boulder, NV 1st ABA Grand National Championships, Tulsa, OK 2012 BMX SEASON (6 Expert) In April Dane won the USA Cycling USA Championships in the 6 class and earned the top USA ranking. On May 24th Dane became the first World Champion of 2012 by winning the 6 Boys Class at the UCI BMX World Championships in Birmingham, England. In August he won the USA-BMX Western Divisional Championships, in October he won two Redline Cup Regional Championship titles and in November he won the Presidents Cup / Race of Champions (ROC) Championship and the highly coveted USA-BMX National Age Group (NAG) Championship for a total of 7 major championship titles. The most for any amateur BMX racer in 2012. 2012 BMX SEASON HIGHLIGHTS UCI World BMX Champion 6 Class USA-BMX National Age Group (NAG) #1 6X USA Cycling USA BMX Champion 6 Class USA-BMX Race of Champions (ROC) #1 6X Redline Cup BMX Champion 6X Redline Cup BMX Champion 6 Open USA-BMX Western Divisional BMX Champion 6X 10 National 6X Class wins including the two largest USA-BMX Nationals- The Las Vegas National and the Grand National Finals, Tulsa, OK, and the USA Cycling Nationals 2013 BMX SEASON (7 Expert & 7 Cruiser) After 6 months of full time Motocross racing and earning an AMA National Motocross title, Dane began his 2013 National BMX season in May of this year to defend his USA Cycling national title in Nashville, TN where he placed 3rd in the USA Cycling Championships and earned a spot on Team USA for the BMX World Championships in Aukland, NZ. With only 3 months to prepare and get himself back up to a world class level, Dane went to Auckland, NZ in July to defend his World BMX title and did Team USA proud by winning every single heat, qualifier and the main event to become a 2-time, back to back BMX World Champion. In August, Dane earned his first Cruiser class title by winning the California State Championships in the 7 Cruiser Class. In September, Dane earned his 2nd Cruiser title by winning the Western Divisional National title in the 7 Cruiser class. In October, Dane earned two more titles at the Redline Cup Championships with an overall Championship in the 7 Expert and 7 Cruiser class. 2013 BMX SEASON HIGHLIGHTS UCI World BMX Champion Boys 7 Class USA-BMX Western Divisional BMX Champion 7 Cruiser Redline Cup BMX Champion 7 Expert Redline Cup BMX Champion 7 Cruiser California State Champion 7 Cruiser