Lucas Fassio from Park City atop the podium as the best in the state. Photo: courtesy of the Park City High School Mnt. Bike Team
ST. GEORGE, Utah. — Freshman Lucas Fassio became the State Champion in D1 Freshman B’s on Friday. The St. George News called it the largest High School sporting event in America.
The Park City High School Mnt. Bike Team posted on social media, “His season has been outstanding and we are so happy to see him take that top step. Congratulations Lucas you fought hard and brought home gold!”
The Park City High School Mnt. Bike Team includes student-athletes from other schools as well like the Winter Sports School (WSS) and the WSS has members of its student body who compete in summer sports too.
I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.