Four BMX riders qualify for championship

Moses Lake hosts state qualifiers Sunday

MOSES LAKE — The BMX state championship qualifying race held at the Larson Recreation Track attracted more than 200 participants Sunday afternoon in Moses Lake.

Male and female riders ranged from 4 years old to 52 years old, Moses Lake BMX Organization representative Sunshine Rutherford said. The venue held 230 BMX riders and 53 motos from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California.

Motos are the different classes and divisions of people racing, she explained.

Four BMX riders from Moses Lake had special achievements, Rutherford said. Tyler Crowell, 11, Noah "No Duh" Silk, 12, Guy "The Guy" Rutherford, 12 and Beth Rutherford, 17, are advancing to the state championship races slated for September in Sumner, Wash. Racers must place at three state championship qualifying races to advance to a championship.

Crowell has been racing for two years and is an intermediate rider.

Silk is a novice rider and is one win away from being an intermediate rider, she said.

Guy Rutherford is in his second year of racing and is the first to turn expert in the male division in Moses Lake.

Beth Rutherford is in her first year of racing and reached expert riding status.

The Moses Lake race venue is the biggest qualifying race in the state, Sunshine Rutherford said.

The next race at the track is scheduled for Aug. 11 at 3 p.m.

For more information visit, www.moseslakeBMX.org.