Cassie Smith is a true-blue Mountaineer, a mountain biking standout from the peaks and hills of West Virginia

Cassie Smith didn't ride a mountain bike until she was 22, but she fell in love with riding trails the first time she did it. Now Smith is a three-time national champ in her age division and the director of a West Virginia organization that gets kids involved in the sport. My story for ESPNW.com: http://www.espn.com/espnw/life-style/article/23607240/three-time-national-mountain-biking-champ-cassie-smith-wants-spread-sport-kids-need