Thursday, September 25, 2014

Austin and Ben at Youth World Championships

The youth world championships are now over and the results are in. Momentum's own Ben-Issac Tresco and Austin Hansel both climbed extremely well and placed in the top 10! That's an amazing accomplishment for both of these athletes.

Austin competed in Speed in Youth A. It was his first year in the category so it's even more impressive that he was able to do so well. Each youth category is split into 2 years worth of ages, so the first year can be quite difficult as you are competing with athletes older than you. Austin placed 9th overall. Austin showed great promise when we did our first speed day with him about a year and a half ago. In that time he took his talent and trained so hard that we aren't surprised with how much he was able to accomplish in such a short time. We have great expectations for this athlete! Congratulations Austin!

Male Youth A Speed Results.

Ben competed in Sport climbing as a first year Junior. Ben has been training with team Momentum for many years now. You can see his hard work and determination in his climbing. He placed second in US Nationals. He climbed excellent and placed 8th overall in Youth Worlds. That's a huge accomplishment and we are proud of having such an amazing climber on our team. Ben is one of our hardest workers and he often keeps the rest of the team motivated during difficult workouts. We are lucky to have him on the team. Congratulations Ben!

Male Junior Sport Results


Also a big congratulations to the parents who put so much time and effort into getting these athletes to Youth Worlds. Athletes need strong support groups beside them and we are always impressed with how hard the parents work to give their athletes these opportunities. Just getting to the competition is quite amazing because New Caledonia isn't exactly close by...

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Team warmups and fun practices!

The junior team gets warmed up with stretching led by Kyle O'Meara and Palmer Larsen.
Stetching, or taking a nap? :)

A fun way to start practice. Leapfrog!
Making funny faces