Momentum Team competes at the SCS 12 Youth Divisional Championship

Report from the ground, June 26th 2012

The Momentum Team competed at the Division 2 Championships in San Diego, CA June 9th
& 10th. Everyone had a great time, as 19 of our youth competitors represented Team
Momentum at one of the toughest Divisional championships in the US. Top finishers in this
event earned a spot at the National Championships in Atlanta next month, July 5- 8. The top
4 finishers in Atlanta earn US Team spots.

Congratulations to all these dedicated kids who made it to Divisionals this season. It takes
commitment and hard work on the part of the climbers, support and encouragement on the
part of the parents, skillful and caring coaching, as well as good will and encouraging words
from the local climbing community at Momentum and beyond.

Participants this year in FYD were McKenna Hogan, finishing 17th, Aspen White finishing
16th, Madison Roden finishing 10th; in MYD were Eli Brickey finishing 18th, Xander Butler
finishing 17th, Victor Baudrand finishing 9th; in FYC were Maisy Hayes finishing 12th and
Ellise Shuman finishing 4th; in MYC were Cade Tyrell finishing 19th and Daniel Reavy
finishing 5th; in FYB Katie Shuman placed 7th; in MYB were Alex Tresco finishing 12th and
Nathaniel Coleman, who flashed his final route, finishing 1st; in FYA were Vera Zanker
finishing 13th and Rachel Wedge finishing 2nd , right behind Sarah Legg who finished 1st; in
MYA were Dylan Drescher finishing 15th, Cole Bradburn finishing 7th, and Palmer Larsen
finishing 5th.

Some of the team also competed in the Speed Climbing portion of Divisionals.
Xander Butler, Madison Roden, and Alyse Shuman all took 6th place in their respective categories with an invitation to Nationals!
Daniel Reavy took 9th; Katelin Shuman 15th; Nathaniel Coleman 2nd with an invite; and Palmer Larsen took 1st with an invitation to Nationals!

The following climbers will be representing Team Momentum at Nationals in Atlanta:

-Madison Roden

-Dan Reavy

-Ellise Shuman

-Katie Shuman

-Nathaniel Coleman

-Rachel Wedge

-Sarah Legg

-Cole Bradburn

-Palmer Larson

Also, congratulations to our friends Ben and Sam Tresco who finished 2nd and 6th
respectively in MYA, earning spots at Nationals.

It was an amazing weekend watching these kids at their best, doing what they love. We
also spent time as a team together at dinner at Callahan’s Saturday evening and then at the
Drescher condo on Sunday.
  Congratulations and thanks to all!