Alise Willoughby Eliminated in BMX Racing in the Semifinals
TOKYO St. Cloud-native Alise Willoughby came up short in her bid to defend the silver medal she won in the Rio Olympics.
After having an outstanding first night of competition in the BMX cycling event on Wednesday night winning all three of her runs, she faltered in the semifinal round on Thursday night.
Willoughby did not finish the first run in her heat giving her eight points out of the eight competitors in the heat. She came back and got third in the second run for another three points. But then she finished seventh out of eight in the third and final run. Her total points of 18 were last in her heat.
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St Cloud Native Alise Willoughby Finishes Out of Medal Contention in Tokyo
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