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MUSQUIN, FRYE NAMED AMA
SX ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
T
he AMA has chosen Red
Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin
and Troy Lee Designs/Lucas
Oil/Red Bull KTM's Alexander
Frye the 2016 AMA Supercross
Rookies of the Year.
Each AMA Rookie of the Year
honor is awarded to the eligible
rookie rider in Monster Energy
AMA Supercross, an FIM World
Championship, who has earned
the most points in each class.
Musquin competed in the
450SX class, while Frye raced
in the 250SX class.
"Marvin and Alexander made
the most of their rookie seasons
by displaying that they have the
speed, agility and desire to rise
to the top of the ranks among
a tough field of competitors,"
said AMA Supercross Director
Kevin Crowther. "We congratu-
late them for their exceptional
performance in 2016. Their
persistence and desire to work
hard will certainly lead them to
excel in AMA Supercross."
Musquin, who hails from
France but now lives in Corona,
California, took seventh place
in the 450SX championship
points. He secured five podium
finishes during the season.
Even after sitting out the race
in Indianapolis, he was able to
clinch the most points for the
year among rookie riders. Mus-
quin also was the 2015 250SX
East Champion.
Frye, from Huntingtown,
Maryland, finished 14th in the
250SX East point standings,
quite a feat for a rookie who
faced stiff competition from a
field of veteran riders. He was
able to qualify for all the main
events, except the finale in Las
Vegas. Frye crashed in the
heat race and was unable to
qualify. CN
Marvin Musquin
is the 2016 AMA
Supercross Rookie
of the Year in
the 450SX class.
Musquin finished
out the year in
seventh and nearly
won a couple of
races along the way.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KIT
PALMER
Alexander Frye
was named the
250SX-class
Supercross Rookie
of the Year. Frye
ended up 14
th
in
the 250SX East
division.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
SIMON
CUDBY/KTM
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