Team USA Wins FIM Oceania's
Women's Motocross Cup
T
he third running of the FIM
Oceania Women's Motocross
Cup took place in Wonthaggi,
Australia, on March 21-22, co
-
inciding with the opening round
of
the Australian ProMX Nation-
als. Team USA captured its first
overall
victory, thanks to riders
Lachlan Turner (Yamaha), Mayla
Herrick (Honda), Jordan Jarvis
(Yamaha) and Jamie Astudillo
(GasGas). Team Australia and
Team New Zealand finished
second and third overall.
Turner proved to be the team's
MVP, as she never finished
worse than second all weekend.
Her 1-2-1 scores helped propel
Team USA to the overall victory
with the lowest total score of
just 35 points. Sixteen-year-old
Herrick stayed consistent with
three third-place finishes, along
-
side WMX veteran Jarvis's set of
fourth
places. Astudillo rounded
off the weekend with 5-7-6
results.
"This win at the FIM Oceania
Women's Motocross Cup is
incredibly special for Team USA,"
said team manager Christina
Denney. "It was a true team ef
-
fort. Every rider showed up, rode
with
heart and delivered when
it mattered most. I'm extremely
proud of how they represented
not only themselves, but also our
country. This event continues to
raise the bar each year, and the
third edition was exceptionally
well run. We're grateful to be part
of it. We felt so welcomed by
everyone involved, and we're al
-
ready looking forward to coming
back next year with
even more
countries represented. Proud
moment for all of us. Go USA."
The Australians finished with
an overall score of 65 points.
Aussie native Charli Cannon did
not finish the race on Saturday
due to a mechanical but fired
back with a fierce battle against
Turner on Sunday. Cannon took
the win in race two, followed by
a second in the final moto of the
weekend. Taylah McCutcheon
provided consistent results,
going 3-5-5 on her Kawasaki
with Darci Whalley going 8-6-8 in
her rookie performance. Taylor
Thompson suffered a crash in
race two and finished the week
-
end with a 7-11-9 scorecard on
her KTM.
New Zealand rounded
out the
overall podium with 103 points
thanks to Karaitiana Horne, Amie
Roberts, Mikayla Griffiths and
Milla Dahlenburg.
CN
OVERALL (Top 3)
1. USA (35 Points)
2. Australia (65)
3. New Zealand (103)
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 12 MARCH 24, 2026 P59
Team USA took a
historic first win at the
FIM Oceania's Women's
Motocross Cup.
