Little 5: AND THE WINNERS ARE

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Despite an early morning downpour and thunderstorm, the weather cleared up at noon and set the stage for a beautiful day for Little 5. A 15-minute delay for the women's race was the only effect the weather had on competition.

Starting at 2:45, the women began their 36 laps paced by DePauw University cyclist Chris Day for two laps. This year, the course changed from the track to the road. The riders started on College Street, turned left onto Hanna Street , then down Indiana Street and finally to Olive Street to end up back on College.

In the women's race, a lead pack of eight riders was established. The group stayed together all the way through the final lap. In the final corner, the leader Alex Ehr of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, a junior, took the turn too hard and crashed to the ground allowing former editor-in-chief of The DePauw and rider for Pi Beta Phi sorority, Christine DiGangi, to win the race followed by sophomore Addie McDonnell of Alpha Phi in second and Chrissy Wildt of Kappa Kappa Gamma in third.

In the men's race, a lead pack of six Max Blanckenhorn and Barry Bricker of Alpha Tao Omega, Will Valentine of Sigma Chi, Alex Billingsley of Delta Upsilon, Tom Moran of Beta Theta Pi and Alex Landreville of Phi Gamma Delta.

The race was again decided in the final lap with another crash. This time, when the pack turned on to Hannah Street, Barry Bricker of ATO took the turn too fast and clipped his pedal on the sidewalk, sending him crashing to the ground. Alex Landreville assumed the lead and held on to win the men's race. Alex Billingsley took second place and Tom Moran took third.

Addie McDonnell won the women's individual omnium followed by Chrissy Wildt in second and Katia Satterfield in thrid of the Independent/Psi Xi team.

Cameron Huffman of Phi Kappa Psi won the men's omnium followed by Landreville and David Morgan of Beta in a tie for second place.

Overall, Alpha Phi won the women's team competition and Delta Upsilon won the men's by one point over Beta Theta Pi.