Big Spin Sends Hansen to Pro Wakeskate Finals
Sparks, Nev. – For the second day in a row, 20-year-old professional wakeskater Reed Hansen was willing to put his national title on the line to push the limits of his sport. The Florida native capped off his semifinal run today, as he did in the quarterfinals at the 2010 Air Nautique WWA National Championships, presented by ROCKSTAR, with a trick he’s only landed once prior to this weekend’s contest – a Switch Mute 360 Big Spin.
“I’ve only landed that trick once before and that was like two years ago,” said Hansen. “So to land it twice in the same contest is pretty insane. I’m Stoked!”
Hansen’s Big Spin helped push the defending national champ to the top of his semifinal heat and onto tomorrow’s finals. Hansen will face off against Grant Roberts and former national champs Brian Grubb and Stuart Shinn in the four-man final.
“It’s going to be a tough final, but a lot of fun to watch,” said Hansen. “I enjoy defending titles, so we’ll see what tomorrow brings.”
Hansen enters the Pro Wakeskate division finals as the top-seeded rider of the contest.
The Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard Nationals, presented by ROCKSTAR will wrap up tomorrow, July 18, with the ticketed event running from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under).
In addition to all the action on the water; on land, spectators will enjoy great food and music; athlete autograph signings; chances to win freebies; and shopping at the most cutting-edge stores for water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.
Saturday, July 17 – Day 4 Results:
Boys Beginner: Finals – Heat #1
1 James Loisel 80.00
2 Matthew Scheafer 56.67
3 Tyler Higham 50.00
4 Jake Kappler 30.00
Boys: Semifinals – Heat #1
1 Noah Flegel 93.33
2 Paulie Koch 83.33
3 Landon Kasey 71.67
4 Robby Holihan 70.00
5 Gunner Daft 53.33
6 Blake Payton 30.00
Pro Wakeskate: Semifinals – Heat #1
1 Stuart Shinn 73.33
2 Brian Grubb 65.00
3 George Daniels 53.33
4 James Balzer 43.33
Pro Wakeskate: Semifinals – Heat #2
1 Reed Hansen 80.00
2 Grant Roberts 58.33
3 Danny Hampson 46.67
4 Brandon Thomas 33.33
Pro Women: Semifinals – Heat #1
1 Amber Wing 69.33
2 Meagan Ethell 59.00
3 Anna Hajek 56.00
4 Raequel Hoffman 43.33
Pro Women: Semifinals – Heat #2
1 Raimi Merritt 66.67
2 Emily Copeland Durham 65.00
3 Hayley Smith 35.00
4 Megan Blaschka 26.67
Pro Women: Semifinals – Heat #3
1 Nicola Butler 76.00
2 Melissa Marquardt 63.00
3 Shelby Kantar 50.00
4 Shawna Hoffman 34.96
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #1
1 Shaun Murray 81.67
2 Adam Errington 76.67
3 Tony Carroll 65.00
4 Jeff Mckee 41.67
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #2
1 Danny Harf 85.00
2 JD Webb 71.67
3 Joey Bradley 58.33
4 Jimmy Trask 45.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #3
1 Olivier Derome 81.67
2 Bryan Hutton 63.33
3 Robby Carter 41.67
4 Kirby Liesmann 30.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #4
1 Keith Lyman 75.00
2 Josh Palma 68.33
3 Ben Greenwood 60.00
4 AJ Racinelli 45.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #5
1 Trevor Hansen 78.33
2 Austin Hair 70.00
3 Zane Schwenk 58.33
4 Andrew Shearer 46.67
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #6
1 Bob Soven 83.33
2 Phillip Aslinger 65.00
3 James Hindes 48.33
4 Chad Sharpe 35.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #7
1 Jimmy LaRiche 81.67
2 Alex Scagliotti 61.67
3 Andrew Adkison 53.33
3 Josh Chabator 45.00
4 Sam Thomson 35.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #8
1 Rusty Malinoski 85.00
2 Danny Burnstein 58.33
3 Derek Grasman 43.33
4 Robert Sichel 35.00
5 Dean Smith 20.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #9
1 Phillip Soven 80.00
2 Aaron Rathy 66.67
3 Danny Thollander 58.33
4 Adam Wensink 50.00
5 Mikey Ennen 40.00
Pro Men: Quarterfinals – Heat #10
1 Harley Clifford 86.67
2 Erik Ruck 75.00
3 Shawn Watson 68.33
4 Kevin Henshaw 46.67
5 John Rodriguez 38.33
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