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rider was determined to add another to his tally. He opened the day with a second place in NE Pro2, then made suspen- sion changes before topping the class in the next four sections. He capped off the day in the last test by taking second in class. It earned him his fourth class vic - tory of the season, as well as the NE Pro2 championship. Washington's Jayden Dahn - ers put his KTM on the NE Pro2 podium in second place with 4-4-2-2-2 results before winning the final test for NE Pro2. He said that he lost his rear brake in the last test, and that caused the front brake to go, too. However, he managed to cool them off in a creek crossing and get them back before finishing out the day. Hunter Smith of North Caro - lina rounded out the NE Pro2 podium. He started the day with a third in class before going 6-4-6-4 and ending the day with another third-place result aboard his KTM. Yet to finish off the Women's Elite podium this year, Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki Team Green's Rachael Archer dominated the day, taking first place in two tests and second place through the next two. She ended the day with two first- place test results. Finishing nearly two minutes ahead of her nearest competitor, she notched her fourth class win of the year. Rieju's Rachel Gutish has been challenging Archer throughout the season, and this round was no exception. She collected 2-2 results to get the day rolling be - fore she won the next two tests. In her podium interview, she commented that something got caught in the rear brake caliper and tore it off in the second-to- last test. She tried to keep going but boiled her front brake. After that, she slowed down to play it safe. She finished fifth in section five and was able to take second to finish out the day. The points have been close for the top three in Women's Elite this season, and Enduro Engineering's Shelby Turner has been in the mix with Archer and Gutish. The Canadian took third in all but one test on the day, where she took second place. It marked her sixth National En- duro podium aboard her GasGas in 2025. James Jenkins has been in the spotlight, sweeping the 250A class this year aboard his Kawasaki and taking the class championship at the prior round. He stepped up to the AA class at this round and took that class win as well. Jenkins finished 14th overall at the Seat Con- cepts Muddobbers National with his 2-1-1-1-4-1 results in the AA class. Also in the AA class, Lane Whitmer took second on the day and clinched the 2025 class championship. With Jenkins moving to the AA class, the door opened for In - diana's Brody Amos to grab the 250A class win. The Husqvarna- mounted rider teetered be- tween first and second in class throughout the day. Heather Wilson OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Grant Baylor (Kaw) 2. Evan Smith (Yam) 3. Ricky Russell (Tri) 4. Steward Baylor Jr (Kaw) 5. Ben Kelley (KTM) 6. Nicholas DeFeo (Kaw) 7. Jayden Dahners (KTM) 8. Hunter Smith (KTM) 9. Jhak Walker (Bet) 10. Chase Landers (KTM) WIND IN THE P40 Nicholas DeFeo topped the Pro2 class and came away with the class championship.