New Article!

Here's a article that the media relations department at school wrote about worlds. I'm pretty stoked! Tomorrow I also have interviews with the JC Press as well as a local radio station! Stay tuned for more!! JOHNSON CITY (Posted June 8, 2011) – The roster is complete. Top cyclists around the globe will be in Copenhagen next month for the BMX World Championships. Among the participants: Geoff Fryer, an upcoming graduate student at East Tennessee State University. “This is a huge honor,” said Fryer, who earned his bachelor’s degree from ETSU in December 2010. “It was such a thrilling moment when I opened that email announcing I was on the list.” Fryer is already a headliner in the United States cycling arena. Last fall, he claimed fourth place in the National Bicycle League (NBL) Grand Nationals and finished the BMX season third in the nation in his division. This past April, he competed in the U.S. National Championships in California. “To make the World Championships roster, you have to place in the top 16 at the U.S. championships,” he explained. “I wasn't in top form, but I submitted a nomination form asking to be considered for the team. A few weeks ago, I received a message telling me I made the U.S. team.” For Fryer, it’s a “finish line” he has been working toward – aggressively – for the past 20 months. In September 2009, he began training in ETSU’s Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education, working with the center staff on weightlifting and bike training as often as six days per week. On some days, he trained two or three times. “The Olympic weightlifting movements are critical because it helps me improve my explosive performance,” he said. “The goal is to get out in front of everyone else as quickly as possible and control the race.” A native of Spring Hill, Fryer has moved to the top quickly, considering he only entered his first mountain bike race in 2005 – placing second – just after his senior year of high school. He says one of the reasons he chose ETSU was to take advantage of the mountain biking opportunities. While a student, he was a member of the Cycling Club, and even though he was injured during his first few months on campus, Fryer went on to win the collegiate nationals. The BMX World Championships are scheduled for late July, and one month later he will begin the master’s program in exercise science and sport performance at ETSU. Updates and more information about Fryer’s journey can be found on his blog atwww.flyerfryer.blogspot.com. His ultimate goal: the 2016 Olympic Games.