(Posted 6/6/2002)
2nd Stop of the $300,000 Vans Triple Crown of Skateboarding *
Draws More than 20,000 in Cleveland
Santa Fe Springs, CA -- Sixteen year-old Austen Seaholm * won
his first pro contest capturing the men's Street comp, 15 year-old Vanessa
Torres * claimed women's Street title and Andy MacDonald * took the Vert trophy
as the Mountain Dew National Championships of Skateboarding closed out in
Cleveland this weekend. The action on Sunday wrapped up three days in
which more than 20,000 took in the world's best skaters turning in killer
run after killer run under sunny blue skies at the Nautica * Entertainment
Complex in Cleveland's Flats district.
Seaholm showed why he's quickly emerged as one of today's best young
skateboarders as he rose to the top following an amazing Street
competition. Seaholm (Anaheim, CA), in just his second professional
competition, beat out Pat Channita * (Garden Grove, CA) and Tony Trujillo *
(Santa Rosa, CA) for first. Earlier in the day, MacDonald (San Diego)
placed first in the Vert competition, finishing ahead of Chris Gentry *
(Houston) and Anthony Furlong (Augusta, GA). In the women's Street comp,
Torres (Anaheim, CA) turned in a flawless run using a series of rail and
ledge grinds to place ahead of Amy Caron (San Francisco) and 9 year-old
amateur Alexis Schempp (Pittsburgh, PA). Caron had edged Torres in
Vancouver * last month at the Vans Slam City Jam *, the first stop in the Vans
Triple Crown of Skateboarding *.
VERT
Name Score Purse
1. Andy MacDonald 94.00 $14,000
2. Chris Gentry 91.50 $7,000
3. Anthony Furlong 85.75 $4,000
STREET
Men's Score Purse Women's Score Purse
1. Austin * Seaholm 88.50 $14,000 1. Vanessa Torres *
92.00 $1,000
2. Pat Channita 86.00 $7,000 2. Amy Caron
86.50 $600
3. Tony Trujillo 85.25 $4,000 3. Alexis Schempp
75.5 $350
In addition to the Vert and Street contests, Mountain Dew gave riders
another chance to win some cash with the Mountain Dew Best Trick Contest.
Adam McNatt * (Nollie Kickflip to Frontside Lipslide on Flatbar) and Sandro
Dias * (Nosegrab 540 to Body Jar) took home $1,500 for landing the gnarliest
tricks during the Street and Vert jams.
The Mountain Dew National Championships are qualifying competitions for the
Xbox World Championships of Skateboarding in Oceanside, CA October 3-6.
The top ten men's skaters in Street and Vert will qualify to compete in the
finals, with the overall champion taking home a Ford Ranger FX4 truck in
addition to a share of the more than $300,000 overall purse. The top 20
women with points from Vancouver's Vans Slam City Jam competition and this
weekend's event in Cleveland will also advance to the finals.
The Vans Triple Crown of Skateboarding events air on NBC Sports:
Saturday, June 22, 2002 * Slam City Jam
NBC Sports 3:30 pm EDT --Vancouver, BC, Canada *
Saturday, August 25, 2002 Mountain Dew National Championships of
Skate
NBC Sports 1:00 pm EDT --Cleveland, OH
Saturday, December 21, 2002 XBOX World Championships of Skate
NBC Sports 3:00 pm EST --Oceanside, CA
Additional info, results, video, photos and more can be found at
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