CYCLING
About Delts Cycling & The Little 500
Delts Cycling is our bike team that races in the Little 500 each year. The three-time champions are also known as JETBLACH, which is an acronym for the founders of Delta Tau Delta. The team consists of nine racers and is lead by Team Captain Josh Herbst. Delts Cycling is regarded around campus as a Top 3 team and a fierce competitor each year.
The Little 500, also known as “Little Five”, is an annual track cycling race held during the third weekend of April at Indiana University. It’s the largest collegiate bike race in the United States, attended by more than 25,000 fans. Modeled after the Indianapolis 500, riders compete in four-person teams around a quarter-mile cinder track at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The men’s race is 200 laps, or 50 miles, around the track. The event, billed as “The World’s Greatest College Weekend,” raises funds for scholarships for Indiana University students.
Our Bikers
Josh Herbst, Team Captain | Senior from Muncie, IN majoring in Marketing & Professional Sales
Jon Petersen | Junior from Indianapolis, IN majoring in Exercise Science
Blake Kottlowski | Junior from Indianapolis, IN majoring in Computer Science
Jack Lloyd | Junior from Atlanta, GA majoring in Operations Management & Business Analytics
Sean Simpson | Senior from Fishers, IN majoring in Exercise Science
Benjamin Nordstrom | Sophomore from Atlanta, GA majoring in Accounting & Finance
Parker Miesch | Sophomore from Westfield, NJ majoring in Informatics
Jack Sterchi | Freshman from Carmel, IN majoring in Finance
Zach Seidner | Freshman from Alpharetta, GA majoring in Finance
Update: IU Delts Cycling podium finished 3rd in 2024’s Little 500, first among fraternity teams.
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