- December 4, 2025
Kate Miller, 12, Ormond Beach, won seven medals at the USA Cycling Junior Track National Championships on July 24-28 at the Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome in Redmond, Washington.
It was her first time competing on a track bike and on a velodrome banked oval track, her father, Joe Miller, said.
Kate won three gold medals, placing first in the 3-lap scratch race, the 500-meter time trial and the omnium multi-race point event for girls ages 11-12. She also won two silvers and three bronze medals.
She set a track record of 44.094 in the 500-meter time trial, Joe Miller said.
Kate has been cycling competitively for about three years, but she had never tried a fixed-gear track bike until mid July, her father said.
“We realized she had the leg speed and lap time that would have won (events at the Junior National Championships) the last several years,” Joe Miller said.
A local USA Cycling instructor/official approved her entry, Miller said.
This has been a summer of firsts for Kate. She also began mountain-biking racing, transitioning from pavement to rugged trails. Kate, who rides for Ponte Vedra Racing in USA Cycling events, is also participating in National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) events for the first time.
Kate, who is a student at St. Brendan Catholic School in Ormond Beach, has started a NICA team, the Volusia Navigators, named after St. Brendan the Navigator. Joe Miller said they are looking for other cyclists in fifth through 12th grade to join the team.
