Team

Brian’s commitment to youth sports is unwavering. He believes in nurturing the next generation of youth mountain bikers, instilling in them the skills needed to conquer their goals on and off the trails. His focus is on inclusion, friendships, respecting the outdoors and most importantly fun.  

Bart enjoys endurance sports and participates in recreational triathlons. He resides with his wife and 2 kids in San Jose. Together with his son he often can be found at mountain bike trails in the Bay Area. Bart joined the San Jose Composite team to share his passion of endurance sports and the outdoors with young riders.

Craig brings over 30 years of mountain biking experience and has raced Category 2 Cross Country, Category 1 Downhill, Category 2 Cyclocross, as well as BMX and Road. Today, he spends most of his time mountain biking for fun and doing an occasional gravel race when time permits. Craig grew up in the Pacific Northwest and moved to San Jose in 2013 with his wife, Jean and their boys, Alex (17) and Luke (19). Alex plans to ride with the team this year but his passion is high jump so he will be focusing on that this year. Luke plays basketball at San Jose City College and his wife Jean is an Assistant Principal at an elementary school. Craig's all-time favorite place to mountain bike is Squamish BC with Bellingham, WA a close 2nd.

Nate's motto: Mountain biking is never not fun!

Jessica has over 20 years of mountain biking experience, is a coach for Ride Like a Ninja, and teaches women’s MTB fundamentals courses through the City of Santa Cruz. She has raced cross country and downhill, and is excited about racing in several enduro races this year. She is passionate about bringing her love of mountain biking to everyone around her. Jessica serves on the Board of Girls Rock, bringing mountain biking to hundreds of women through the organisation’s free monthly rides in Santa Cruz, and also serves on the Board of Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers, working to advocate for more MTB trails. Jessica and her husband, Manching Ko, are avid mountain bikers and started Xavier Ko (also on the team) riding on the trails of Santa Cruz since he was 4 years old.

Coach Jeff is a lover of many sports and master of none. Jeff loves the outdoors and finding more mountains to climb while hanging with his son and other mountain bike enthusiasts.

Patrick loves endurance sports and spending time outdoors, especially with his wife and kids. His passions include skiing (cross-country and downhill), running, road biking, and hiking. He added mountain biking to the list when his son joined San Jose Composite in 2022. Patrick loves supporting the San Jose Composite team and our student athletes by volunteering, fundraising, and coaching.

Inge absolutely cherishes her time outdoors, especially when she is mountain biking with her  2 boys. The thrill of the trails and the beauty of nature make every ride a memorable adventure. As a board member handling social media, she's thrilled to share our love for the outdoors and our biking escapades with the world.

Eileen started the team in 2021 with her son James (team co-founder) and with the assistance of her daughter Corinne, students at Leland. They realized many students would like to ride but don't always have the means to do so. Also, others want to race but don't have a team or a way to get started. 

She loves seeing kids grow as individuals and building a fun, rewarding and supportive MTB team for students.

Eileen formerly headed a public relations/marketing firm.