SCS Nationals 2013

SCS Nationals just finished yesterday in Atlanta.
It was a great and tough competition. 

Thursday was the first day of Nationals in Atlanta. The weather was rainy and the temperatures were tolerable. We had nine of Team Momentum and our friends Sam and Ben make it to Atlanta. Thursday, seven of those nine from Team Momentum flashed their routes! Sami, Victor, Sarah, Dalton, Palmer, Austin and Nathaniel. Daniel got to the second to the last hold before falling so he had a good chance to make it to semi-finals. Cole didn't do as well as he wanted and fell half way through but still had a chance the next day.

Friday was the second day of Qualifiers for Nationals and it was tough going. Only three of our original nine made it to semi-finals. Nathaniel being the only one to flash his route. Sami and Victor also made it to semi-finals.
They take 16 to semi-finals in each category. The competition was fierce this year and the route setters did a good job weeding kids out.

Here was the placements of our youth after the second day.

• Nathaniel - 1st
• Palmer - 24th
• Dalton - 20th
• Cole - 31st
• Sarah 24th
• Daniel - 29th
• Austin - 21st
• Sami - 14th
• Victor - 5th

Day three of Nationals, which is the Semi-finals, brought some tears for many climbers, this is a tough competition. The three from our team did great!  Nathaniel took eighth, Victor took 2nd, and Sami climbed up to 4th! Some of the climbers, parents and coaches were quite nervous by this time.

And for Finals....

Austin Hansel took 6th in Speed Climbing. ( Just try to catch him next time you see him in the gym..)

Then in Sport Climbing after some more tough and great routes, Nathaniel came in 8th place competing against some of the best climbers in the US! Ben Tresco took 7th.

We had our two Youth D kids (up to 11 years old) who placed second in their category, Sami Singleton and Victor Baudrand. Congratulations!! This was their first national competition and they preformed well under so much pressure.   Sami has been invited to be on Team USA.

Congrats to everybody who made it to Nationals!
Thank you for all the well wishes.  The climbers, their families, and coaches truly appreciate all the support.

SCS Regionals 2013 is coming up soon!

SCS Regionals 2013 is May 11 in Scottsdale, AZ
Make sure to register if you haven't already. If you want to do both Sport and Speed make sure you select the appropriate option during registration.

You must fill out a digital waiver for the gymbefore the comp even if you (or your child) has been to the gym before.  Easy to do online.

Here is a preliminary schedule of the comp.

SCS13 Regional Championship - Preliminary Schedule

*SUBJECT TO CHANGE* (it will change) 

 

Format: Single round with 4 routes per category.

4 minute climb time, 1 minute

transition. There will be two sessions and two iso

check in times. Climbers are not

allowed to enter the facility before they climb.

If a coach leaves iso, they will not be allowed to

re-enter; even if it is the second

session. Coaches who enter the gym will not be 

allowed to enter iso. Coaches please

plan accordingly. 

 

The running order will not be posted until May 10

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Group 1: MYD, MYC, FYC, MJR, FJR

Group 2: FYD, FYB, MYB, MYA, FYA 

 

GROUP 1

7:00 am: Registration and Check-in opens for group

1 climbers.

8:00 am: Isolation closes for group 1 climbers.

8:10 am: Competitor Meeting

8:30 am: Climbing begins for group 1 climbers. 

 

GROUP 2

11:30 am: Registration and Check-in opens for group

2 climbers.

12:30 pm: Isolation closes for group 2 climbers.

12:40 pm: Competitor Meeting.

1:00 pm: Climbing begins for group 2 climbers. 

 

Speed Climbing

4:30 pm: Warm up area opens

5:00 pm: Speed climbing starts for Group 1

6:00 pm: Speed climbing starts for Group 2

7:00 pm End of climbing 

 

7:30 pm Awards immediately following compiling of results.

SCS 2013 Competition Schedule

SCS Youth 2013 Schedule

Local comps: (You need to participate in at least 2 local comps to advance from Regionals)

• March 16 - The Front Ogden, Ogden, UT
  http://www.frontogden.com/
• March 30 - The Quarry, Provo, UT
  http://quarryclimbing.com/
• April 27 - Rock Haus, Logan, UT
  http://www.rockhausgym.com/
  
  
• May 11 - Region 202 Finals, AZ on the Rocks, Scottsdale, AZ
  http://www.azontherocks.com/
  
• June 15-16 - Division 2 Finals, Momentum Indoor Climbing, Sandy, UT
  http://www.momentumclimbing.com
  
• July 4-7 - SCS Youth Nationals, Stone Summit, Atlanta, GA
  http://www.ssclimbing.com/

ABS Divisionals Tucson Arizona

This weekend several of Team Momentum competed in the American Boulder Series Divisional competition at The Bloc in Tucson, AZ.

It was a great and tough competition with some of the toughest climbers in the nation being in our Division.

Youth from our team that participated were: Victor, Sammi, Aspen, Xander, Cade, Maisy, Weston, Sarah, Rachel, Nathaniel, Palmer . Several got to move on to Nationals!

Divisionals to Olympics?

ABS Divisionals 2013 in Tucson is only a week away with some moving on to Nationals in Colorado soon.  We wish you all success!

Maybe some of you will be in the Olympics one day!
Check out this article about potential Olympic sports for 2020
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/20757712