Gainslinger Human Performance
Husqvarna-mounted Cole Zeller
rounded out the top 10 overall.
It was not business as usual in
Pro Women. SLR Honda's Mikayla
Nielsen, the two-time and defend
-
ing class champ, suffered her first
loss since round three last year,
hampered by a broken finger due
to a water polo incident a couple
of days before the race.
Nevertheless, she gave it a
go on her Monster Energy/Lava
Propane/Fly Racing CRF250RX,
soldiering through for a second-
place haul of points to keep her
25 points ahead of the winner on
the day, Ava Silvestri.
Despite Nielsen being less
than 100 percent, Silvestri saw
positives in her first Pro Women
victory of 2025 (her last one
coming in the previous season's
third round). After getting the
holeshot on her 395 Motors
-
ports/Racer Decal/Troy Lee De-
signs EX 250F, Nielsen slipped
past to lead a couple laps.
Silvestri said, "The Pro men
leaders didn't catch me until
midway on the second-to-last
lap, and only two Pro IIs caught
me today, so honestly, I still had
to ride hard to put the pres
-
sure on Mikayla and see what
was going to happen. She was
definitely riding well the first
two laps. I think I kind of put
enough pressure to kind of make
her make a mistake, and it was
enough [to let me] settle into my
own pace [out front]."
Woolslayer Racing's Ty Wool
-
slayer earned third on the day
and holds third in points going
into the final in Laughlin, Nevada,
in two weeks.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 1:37:57
2. Dare DeMartile (Bet) 1:38:04
3. Mason Semmens (KTM) 1:38:08
4. Mateo Oliveira (KTM) 1:38:16
5. Justin Hoeft (Yam) 1:38:49
6. Sam Pretscherer (Hus) 1:39:37
7. Tyler Lynn (Hon) 1:40:12
8. Lyndon Snodgrass (Kaw) 1:40:29
9. Jake Alvarez (Kaw) 1:40:53
10. Cole Zeller (Hus) 1:41:01
WIND
IN THE
P46
It's been a long dry
spell for Ava Silvestri,
but she happily
topped the Pro
Women's field for the
first time since round
three last year.
