Mischo Erban wins the North American Championship
Nathan Lang had a strong race finishing second. Photo SB Smith Photography
Vernon, BC, Canada- Mischo Erban completed his amazing sweep of the Vernon DH / IGSA North American Championships. He put in a dominating performance that was all the more remarkable since he was also the event organizer.
Nathan Lang finished second, Scoot Smith third and Mathew Kroetsch was fourth making it a complete sweep of the final for Team Landyachtz. In the Consolation Final, Kevin Reimer was the winner to earn fifth place. He was follwed by defending Vernon DH Champion Thomas Edstrand in sixth and 2008 North American Champion Zak Maytum in seventh. Veteran racer and 2002 IGSA World Cup Series Champion Chris Chaput finished eighth.
Vernon finalists L-R: 4th Mathew Kroetsch, 3rd Scoot Smith, 1st Mischo Erban, 2nd Nathan Lang. Photo Marcus Rietema
Defending NorAm Champ Zak Maytum finished in 7th. Photo SB Smith Photography
Veteran Chris Chaput rode his 6-wheeler to 8th place. Photo SB Smith Photography
2008 World Champion Brianne Davies can now add North American Champion to her extensive resume.
Photo Marcus Rietema
Photo Marcus Rietema
atie Nielson gave Brianne a serious challenge finishing second. Photo Marcus Rietema
Brianne Davies endured an epic battle with Katie Nielson to win the Women's Downhill Skateboarding race. Katie tried to pass Brianne repeatedly through the corners with the two making contact more than once. Davies was able to fend off the challenge and pull out a slight lead down the final straightaway to earn the Women's North American Champion title. Dominique Vukorep finished in third.
Spencer Smith being hoisted up on the podium after winning the Junior Championship. Photo Marcus Rietema
Spencer Smith rode with strength and confidence to earn the Junior Championship race for skaters 17 and under. It was the second straight win at the Vernon Downhill for Smith who lives in Seattle, Washington. George Mackenzie finished in second place. Number one Junior qualifier Riley Harris finsihed in third.
Street Luge Podium L-R: 2nd Nick Jean, 1st William Candon, 3rd Colby Parks. Photo Marcus Rietema
The Street Luge race had a small field with only five competitors but they still served up plenty of action with their three heat race. Each of the three heats between all five competitors had a different winner. In the end it was William Candon earning the victory and the North American Champion title. Nick Jean was second followed in third by number one qualifier Colby Parks who crashed in the first heat.
Organizer Mischo Erban addresses the crowd at the awards. Photo Marcus Rietema
2009 Vernon DH / IGSA North American Championships
Open Downhill Skateboarding
Final Results
P First Last Points
1 Mischo Erban 383.44
2 Nate Lang 368.62
3 Scott Smith 361.60
4 Matthew Kroetsch 355.18
5 Kevin Reimer 349.25
6 Tom Edstrand 343.70
7 Zak Maytum 338.47
8 Chris Chaput 333.50
9 Patrick Switzer 328.77
10 Andrew Chapman 324.24
11 Zen Shikaze 319.88
12 Spencer Smith 315.69
13 Jesse Tynan 311.64
14 Hugh Johnson 307.71
15 Tynan Eggler 303.91
16 George Mackenzie 300.21
17 Mike Benda 296.61
18 Brian Elderkin 293.10
19 Alex Tongue 289.67
20 Raggie English 286.33
21 Matt Rae 283.05
22 Jeff Woodfine 279.85
23 Chip Wood 276.71
24 Graeme Hystad 273.63
25 Riley Harris 270.61
26 Kyle Martin 267.65
27 Andrew MacCannell 264.73
28 Jeremy Morrow 261.87
29 Jody Willcock 259.05
30 Max Erwin 256.28
31 Nick Jean 253.54
32 Trent Albus 250.85
33 Dillon Stephens 248.20
34 Brent Dubendorff 245.59
35 Nick Breton 243.01
36 Sam Warsh 240.46
37 Mike Sanders 237.95
38 Steve Lange 235.47
39 Maxim Garant Rousseau 233.01
40 Kelsey Crozier 230.59
41 Justen Ortiz 228.20
42 Scott Gravelle 225.83
43 Chris Kelly 223.49
44 Ryan Ricker 221.18
45 Noah Clarke 218.89
46 Rick Hornbrook 216.63
47 TJ Heizmann 214.38
48 Simon Pidgeon 212.17
49 Nick Dunmall 209.97
50 Sean Sorg 207.79
51 Blake Soneff 205.64
52 Joshua Weisfeld 203.50
53 Mark McKeown 201.38
54 Eric Hovey 199.29
55 Tony Graves 197.21
56 Tyler Martens 195.15
57 Jeff Radomsky 193.10
58 Quin Finocchio 191.08
59 Graham Collingwood 189.07
60 Ben Cornish 187.08
61 Anna O'Neill 185.10
62 Ian Fike 183.14
63 Zoran Bos 181.19
64 Blake Startup 179.26
65 Mike McGoldrick 177.34
66 Lee Cation 175.44
67 Jeremy Banting 173.55
68 James Ware 171.67
69 Brianne Davies 169.81
70 Marco Muzzatti 167.96
71 Kaleb Haddish 166.13
72 Gabe Trainer 164.30
73 Cody Shea Sibon 162.49
74 Ken Leigh-Smith 160.69
75 Jason Waines 158.90
76 Andrew Quay 157.12
77 Brendan Davidson 155.36
78 Trevor Preston 153.60
79 Tim Fernandez 151.86
80 Charlie Daigneault 150.13
81 Dominique Vukorep 148.40
82 Taylor Riley 146.69
83 Louis Roy 144.99
84 Robbie Morrow 143.30
85 Katie Neilson 141.62
86 Doug Wong 139.94
87 Aaron Libby 138.28
88 Jerica Green 136.63
89 Emilie Hebert 134.98
90 Scott Campbell 133.34
91 Quinn Dubois 131.72
92 Don Cleavely 130.10
93 Christin Gregersen 128.49
94 Stefanie O'Nanski 126.89
95 Adam Yates 125.29
96 Logan Lavoie 123.71
97 Chiara Poscente 122.13
98 Aaron Hamilton 120.56
Women's Downhill Skateboarding
Final Results
P Name Nationality Points
1. Brianne Davies CAN 383.44
2. Katie Nielson CAN 368.62
3. Dominique Vukorep CAN 361.60
4. Charlie Daigneault CAN 355.18
5. Christin Gregerson CAN 349.25
6. Anna O'Neill CAN 343.70
7. Jerica Green CAN 338.47
8. Chiara Poscente CAN 333.50
9. Emilie Herbert CAN 328.77
10. Stefanie O'Nanski CAN 324.24
Junior Downhill Skateboarding
Final Results
P Name Nationality Points
1. Spencer Smith USA 383.44
2. George Mackenzie CAN 368.62
3. Riley Harris CAN 361.60
4. Alex Tongue CAN 355.18
5. Gabe Trainer CAN 349.25
6. Kaleb Haddish CAN 343.70
7. Taylor Riley CAN 338.47
8. Brendan Davidson CAN 333.50
9. Quin Finocchio CAN 328.77
10. TJ Heizmann CAN 324.24
11. Anna O'Neill CAN 319.88
12. Ian Fike CAN 315.69
13. Ben Cornish CAN 311.64
14. Quinn Dubois CAN 307.71
15. Zoran Bos CAN 300.21
Street Luge
Final Results
P Name Nationality Points
1. William Condon USA 383.44
2. Nick Jean CAN 368.62
3. Colby Parks USA 361.60
4. Chris Kelly CAN 355.18
5. Brian Elderkin CAN 349.25
Open Downhill Skateboarding
Final Results
P First Last Points
1 Mischo Erban 383.44
2 Nate Lang 368.62
3 Scott Smith 361.60
4 Matthew Kroetsch 355.18
5 Kevin Reimer 349.25
6 Tom Edstrand 343.70
7 Zak Maytum 338.47
8 Chris Chaput 333.50
9 Patrick Switzer 328.77
10 Andrew Chapman 324.24
11 Zen Shikaze 319.88
12 Spencer Smith 315.69
13 Jesse Tynan 311.64
14 Hugh Johnson 307.71
15 Tynan Eggler 303.91
16 George Mackenzie 300.21
17 Mike Benda 296.61
18 Brian Elderkin 293.10
19 Alex Tongue 289.67
20 Raggie English 286.33
21 Matt Rae 283.05
22 Jeff Woodfine 279.85
23 Chip Wood 276.71
24 Graeme Hystad 273.63
25 Riley Harris 270.61
26 Kyle Martin 267.65
27 Andrew MacCannell 264.73
28 Jeremy Morrow 261.87
29 Jody Willcock 259.05
30 Max Erwin 256.28
31 Nick Jean 253.54
32 Trent Albus 250.85
33 Dillon Stephens 248.20
34 Brent Dubendorff 245.59
35 Nick Breton 243.01
36 Sam Warsh 240.46
37 Mike Sanders 237.95
38 Steve Lange 235.47
39 Maxim Garant Rousseau 233.01
40 Kelsey Crozier 230.59
41 Justen Ortiz 228.20
42 Scott Gravelle 225.83
43 Chris Kelly 223.49
44 Ryan Ricker 221.18
45 Noah Clarke 218.89
46 Rick Hornbrook 216.63
47 TJ Heizmann 214.38
48 Simon Pidgeon 212.17
49 Nick Dunmall 209.97
50 Sean Sorg 207.79
51 Blake Soneff 205.64
52 Joshua Weisfeld 203.50
53 Mark McKeown 201.38
54 Eric Hovey 199.29
55 Tony Graves 197.21
56 Tyler Martens 195.15
57 Jeff Radomsky 193.10
58 Quin Finocchio 191.08
59 Graham Collingwood 189.07
60 Ben Cornish 187.08
61 Anna O'Neill 185.10
62 Ian Fike 183.14
63 Zoran Bos 181.19
64 Blake Startup 179.26
65 Mike McGoldrick 177.34
66 Lee Cation 175.44
67 Jeremy Banting 173.55
68 James Ware 171.67
69 Brianne Davies 169.81
70 Marco Muzzatti 167.96
71 Kaleb Haddish 166.13
72 Gabe Trainer 164.30
73 Cody Shea Sibon 162.49
74 Ken Leigh-Smith 160.69
75 Jason Waines 158.90
76 Andrew Quay 157.12
77 Brendan Davidson 155.36
78 Trevor Preston 153.60
79 Tim Fernandez 151.86
80 Charlie Daigneault 150.13
81 Dominique Vukorep 148.40
82 Taylor Riley 146.69
83 Louis Roy 144.99
84 Robbie Morrow 143.30
85 Katie Neilson 141.62
86 Doug Wong 139.94
87 Aaron Libby 138.28
88 Jerica Green 136.63
89 Emilie Hebert 134.98
90 Scott Campbell 133.34
91 Quinn Dubois 131.72
92 Don Cleavely 130.10
93 Christin Gregersen 128.49
94 Stefanie O'Nanski 126.89
95 Adam Yates 125.29
96 Logan Lavoie 123.71
97 Chiara Poscente 122.13
98 Aaron Hamilton 120.56
Women's Downhill Skateboarding
Final Results
P Name Nationality Points
1. Brianne Davies CAN 383.44
2. Katie Nielson CAN 368.62
3. Dominique Vukorep CAN 361.60
4. Charlie Daigneault CAN 355.18
5. Christin Gregerson CAN 349.25
6. Anna O'Neill CAN 343.70
7. Jerica Green CAN 338.47
8. Chiara Poscente CAN 333.50
9. Emilie Herbert CAN 328.77
10. Stefanie O'Nanski CAN 324.24
Junior Downhill Skateboarding
Final Results
P Name Nationality Points
1. Spencer Smith USA 383.44
2. George Mackenzie CAN 368.62
3. Riley Harris CAN 361.60
4. Alex Tongue CAN 355.18
5. Gabe Trainer CAN 349.25
6. Kaleb Haddish CAN 343.70
7. Taylor Riley CAN 338.47
8. Brendan Davidson CAN 333.50
9. Quin Finocchio CAN 328.77
10. TJ Heizmann CAN 324.24
11. Anna O'Neill CAN 319.88
12. Ian Fike CAN 315.69
13. Ben Cornish CAN 311.64
14. Quinn Dubois CAN 307.71
15. Zoran Bos CAN 300.21
Street Luge
Final Results
P Name Nationality Points
1. William Condon USA 383.44
2. Nick Jean CAN 368.62
3. Colby Parks USA 361.60
4. Chris Kelly CAN 355.18
5. Brian Elderkin CAN 349.25