MIDWEST MELEE - JUNE
14TH, 2003 CONTEST
RESULTS:
SPONSORED DIVISION
1. Mike Munzenrider
2. Jr. Mint
3. C.J. Tamborino
4. Erik Fletcher
5. Chad Baesler
6. Shane Golden
7. Curan Henning
8. Nick Pudek
16 AND OLDER DIVISION
1. Noah Johnson
2. Tyler Peabody
3. Alan Splettstoesar
4. Jake Lindgren
5. Jared Czaia 'J-Train'
15 AND UNDER DIVISION
1. Tom Rohrer
2. Kyler Drews
3. Chaz Ortizz
4. Dan
5. Cody Davis
6. Ryan Yost
Another beautiful day was
bestowed upon us from the
skate gods. We've been so
lucky with all our events this
summer - no rain! Where do I
start? It was a crazy day, lots
of skaters, fans, parents,
media, and corporate types
showed up to take it all in. A lot
of people from out of town - Eric
Fletcher is from Iowa and Chaz
Ortizz is from the Chicago area
I think. These 2 guys skated
extremely well. Eric was
skating on Friday and I got to
watch him ride the course. He
was killing it with a good,
low-key style, and a super cool
attitude. Sick Cabs over the
upper hip and 360 Flips back
down it. Chaz is young one and
nobody will argue that he will be
good enough to go pro some
day. A very aggressive style
with absolutely no fear what so
ever. The handrail appears to be
taller than him yet he still
manages to pull an array of
tricks on it - feebles, frontside
boardslides, 50-50's, etc. Hey
sponsors - better hurry up and
sign this kid before you miss
out!
About 70 competitors entered,
most in the sponsored division.
We started out with the groms.
A very entertaining sight to see.
The level of skating in the 15
and under division was arguably
higher than the 16 and over
division. Don't ask me why but I
think I saw radder tricks go
down in this division. Tom
Rohrer rides for the 3rd Lair -
do I need to say more? This kid
rips, he's humble, has killer
style, rides all of the terrain in
the park, and is just downright
fun to hang with. Congrats Tom,
if you're reading this - we
already miss you this summer,
(Tom's at his Dads) hurry back.
Other notables were Chaz who I
already mentioned and Kyler
Drews. Kyler had solid runs all
day and deserved to be in the
top 3. Congratulations to all the
15 and under riders who
entered the contest.
The 16 and older division was
real mellow - I think most of
these guys entered the
sponsored division. The
sponsored division was a who's
who of Minnesota
skateboarders. The Board To
Death guys were in full effect -
and what a crew this is. These
guys are good because every
time I saw a rad trick landed it
was always a guy with a Board
To Death T-Shirt on. Hey -
could you guys send me 1 of
those? Trade?
Anyways the contest was
intense a lot of good,
consistent riders. I know the
judges (Brian Perry, John
Muldoon, Josh Holton) had a
very hard task in front of them.
To me in seems like everyone
had the skills to win it or place
at least top 3 - it just depends
on your run and if you fall or
not. I'm proud of our community
- all the skating that went down
was very impressive. The
caliber of skating here has to
be in the upper 5 percent of the
entire country - I'm sure of it.
The results speak for themselves.
All of the people listed are
automatically entered into the
Hometown RisingFinals in Austin,
Texas on July 26th and 27th and
Munzi gets to live with the Pros
for a weekend in Ohio. I would like
to thank everybody for coming
down for this event. Especially all
of our sponsors: Hometown
Rising, The Gravity Games
(thank you Jim Spinello and
Brian Quarles), SOBE Energy
Drink, Slim Jim, Pablo from 93
X, and Andy Macdonald.
-Mulla
