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Front Rangers Board

The Front Rangers are supported by an amazing group of experienced adults who strive to create an community environment to develop young cyclists. Our Board of Directors is volunteers of both Cycling and Non-Cycling members. We also have many volunteer coaches, and “ride leads” who teach and provide support as for the Team. Thank you to all who choose to help us make a difference!

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MEET THE Team

Shane Meredith

President

Shane currently serves as the president of the board and is a coach for both Front Rangers and Highlanders. Shane and his wife Ty met in college in 1999 and moved to Colorado Springs in 2001 to attend grad school. They decided to stay after falling in love with the environment, people, and culture. Shane works for the United States Space Force and Ty works within the mental health industry. The Meredith’s have three children, with two of them being on the Front Rangers. Their oldest also on the Highlanders mountain bike race team. The majority of the time you will find Shane and his family in the mountains on the weekends, doing many of the things they love; such as camping, hiking, cycling and skiing. The Meredith’s connection with the Front Rangers began in 2020, when their son joined the team. The cycling team has developed grit, character, and dedication in both their kids – just like so many others of the team. The team dynamic has taught the athletes sacrifice, loyalty, and commitment to something other than themselves. Shane is grateful to be able to volunteer and build up the team!

Clay Worthington

Vice President

Clay spent 16 years coaching professionally in the Olympic pathway. He has extensive experience in track sprint and endurance, as well as road racing and training. He now is involved with the Front Rangers to express his passion and to give back to the community. He and his dog Duke can be found at the gym or the running trails in their free time.

Patty Galceran

Team Secretary

Patty is the mom of 2 teenagers, a yoga teacher, and mortgage broker. She and her family have enjoyed living in Colorado Springs for over 15 years now. While you might find her on a bike occasionally – she volunteers on the board because her son is a part of both the Front Rangers and Highlanders race team – and LOVES it! She is grateful for the skills, character building, confidence, and the sense community being a part of the team has offered both her and her son.

Micah Eastvold

Treasurer

Micah loves pizza. Especially mountain town pizza enjoyed after a day of riding single track. When he’s not tracking down the perfect pie he has fun taking his family to the great outdoors to experience hiking, kayaking, skiing, all sorts of boarding and of course biking. And when he can’t ride with his kids he loves coaching with Front Rangers and Highlanders. He has seen lives transformed by cycling, and passionately supports the character traits that are instilled through the sport. It’s safe to say that if he’s on singletrack with knobby tires he’s having a great time. Throw in some camaraderie sweetened by a community so unique to cycling and he’s having an epic time!

Jackson Bilbrey

Highlanders Lead

Jackson and his family picked up mountain biking shortly after moving to Monument in 2013. In a search to find other kids that shared his son’s passion for mountain biking he discovered the Front Rangers. Jackson has a passion for working with youth athletes to help them not only develop their athletic skills, but also develop confidence, community and leadership skills. When Jackson is not coaching or mountain biking himself, he enjoys just about any activity that gets him in the outdoors.

Kip Biese

Coach & Board Member

Kip has an M.S. in Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology and a B.S. in Psychology. He has been the lead coach for the USAC Junior National MTB training camp 7 times and is an ACSM certified personal trainer. He has raced professionally in 3 continents, in Track, Road, Mountain, and Cyclocross. Kip believes rule one is to have fun and that junior training should focus on technique and skill.

Samantha Shipley

Board Member

Sam and her family found the Front Rangers Juniors Cycling Team during COVID. When all other sports were canceled, this group found a way to keep kids active and engaged. The following year her son joined both the Front Rangers and the Highlanders racing team. The growth and confidence seen through supportive coaching and challenging races is amazing. Even though Sam is not a cyclist, she wanted to give back to the group that changed the mental and physical wellness of her family.

Ethan Rosenow

Board Member

Travis Emenecker

Front Rangers Lead

Jennifer Cunningham

Board Member

Jen and her family moved to Monument in 2023. She is a mom of 3 with 2 teenagers involved in Front Rangers and Highlanders. Jen has been involved with the Highlanders since 2023 and was previously a coach for a middle/high school team in Flagstaff, Arizona where she also worked as a math teacher. In addition, she worked for a running company in Virginia for several years coordinating race events and as a yoga teacher working with athletes. Jen is passionate about supporting the development of our young athletes. When not involved in mountain biking, she loves hiking with her dogs, skiing, yoga, and pickleball.

Stephanie Foster

Social Media Lead

When Steph and her family moved to the Colorado Springs area, they had dabbled in mountain biking and were considered intermediate riders. Her adventurous husband heard about the Front Rangers by word of mouth, and knew their family would enjoy the experience of team comradery, gain mountain biking skills, acquire trail knowledge on the group rides, and the welcoming of parents to ride along as well. Their son made life long friends on the Front Rangers and the Highlanders Composite high school racing team. Even though their son has graduated high school, Steph and her husband wish to pay it forward to the Front Rangers for inspiring their and their son’s passion of riding and the outdoors. They continue to ride with the team as coaches and Steph as the team social media member. Steph enjoys riding with the younger/beginner riders, to assist them in gaining confidence in a new sport, at an unhurried and encouraging pace.