WRCT BROADCAST

Tune in tonight at 6 PM EDT for a preview of Sweepstakes 2025. Moderated by our long-time play-by-play commentator Will Weiner, current students, and our Rolls Reporter will discuss all things buggy to get you hyped for Raceday.

Introducing our on-air talent:

• Elena Harllee – She first witnessed buggy as a high school student, when she visited CMU during Raceday 2019 and fell in love with the spot. She joined Apex Buggy as a freshman and was build lead in 2022-2023, where she built Apex’s first forward trike. This year, she leads Sweepstakes as Sweepstakes Chairman. In her words, “The core principle of my role is to make buggy happen, which means I do everything except what the safety chair does. By far my favorite aspect has been getting to know all the the teams and their various characters and struggles. You can find me banging my head against a wall over chores logistics, shaking my fist at Pittsburgh rainclouds, or chatting with teams about what they need to make this year a great one.”
• Elliot Escalante – He is a current MechE student with a Minor in Military Studies & International Affairs. As Assistant Chair, he tracks rolls, takes meeting notes, and keeps chores in check. Previously SDC.
• Caity Santiago – She is studying Materials Science and Engineering, with an Additional Major in Biomedical Engineering. She is the Design Competition chair. In her words, “I have the great honor of planning and coordinating our carnival showcase! In addition to that I coordinate and plan design competition. I am most excited to plan the showcase activities. (yay coloring pages!)” Previously Apex.
• Dan Becerra (2012) – He keeps the wider buggy community informed about the latest happenings in our sport and contributes to building a great Pittsburgh-area buggy alumni community! Previously CIA.

Moderator:

• Will Weiner (DC’13) – He got into buggy through doing sports broadcasting with WRCT as a freshman at CMU. Somehow, he’s stayed in the play-by-play role for the races ever since. He now lives in nearby Braddock, PA, and runs a company called Xpogo, which manages the top athletes in the sport of extreme pogo sticking, which was a clear next step after buggy.

You can find the broadcast on air locally in Pittsburgh at 88.3 FM or stream it online from wrct.org! Join in the conversation via the BAA’s CMUBuggy Discord (cmubuggy.org/chat). Have any questions for the broadcasters? Ask them in the #wrctracedaypreview channel under Raceday-Specific Channels. You can also send any questions via comments to this post.

After what will be a great conversation, there will only be 17 hours left until Buggy Showcase (Thursday, April 3, 2025, at noon EDT) in Highmark Center – Auxiliary Gym (2nd Floor, Room 265A) . And, don’t forget our Prelims Lead Truck Auction, ending tomorrow night at 9 PM, so get your bids in while you can!

And, if you aren’t a member already, join now to receive this year’s Raceday Preview, featuring MechaJockey! Learn more at cmubuggy.org/membership.

See you on the course!