From the placings in the Ultimate Boarder events it appeared to be a six way tie between Chad Shetler, Mike Morrissey, Kristian Philips, Bryce Young, and Aaron Astorga but after some tie-breaking and taking “highest placing” into account the win was split between last year’s winner Chad Shetler and Mike Morrisey. They both scored a first, a thirteenth, and a twenty-second in the three events and ended up splitting the $30,000 prize purse.
“It’s an honor to share the stage with Mike and compete alongside these other highly talented athletes,” said Chad Shetler. “I was humbled to win the event last year and it means a lot being able to repeat my performance.”
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, the only girl in the contest, finished in 23rd place a head of 25 guys. Not back. Click here for a snow photo gallery or follow the jump for more info and complete results. . .
CHAD SHETLER AND MIKE MORRISSEY CROWNED CO-CHAMPIONS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL ULTIMATE BOARDER™ CHAMPIONSHIP
POWERED BY SANDISK
Team Hosoi and Eternal Triumph Team Divisions
GOLETA, Calif., March 20, 2010 – The stakes were high and the adrenaline was pumping during the third and final stage of the 3rd Annual Ultimate Boarder™ Championship powered by SanDisk. Like sharks circling their prey, the custom built half-pipe brought killer aerial moves and high octane tricks in front of a huge crowd of admiring fans at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, in Reno, NV.
In an unprecedented outcome following an incredible week of competition the event resulted in a five-way tie for first place. After all of the scores were tallied, it was Mike Morrissey (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Chad Shetler (Dana Point, Calif.) who shared the podium. The co-champions split the prize purse which was bumped up at the last minute from $25,000 to $30,000. In addition to the grand prize, the “Ultimate Boarders™” received product from Kicker Audio, eight GB SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 Players, and Samsung Omnia II Phones. Also standing atop the podium were New Zealand’s Kristian Phillip in second place and Australia’s Bryce Young in third.
“It’s an honor to share the stage with Mike and compete alongside these other highly talented athletes,” said Chad Shetler. “I was humbled to win the event last year and it means a lot being able to repeat my performance.”
Christian Hosoi (Huntington Beach, Calif.), whose Team Hosoi dominated all week with Rob Machado (Cardiff, Calif.) winning surf and Brandon Cocard (Truckee, Calif.) winning snowboarding, solidified his team win by taking second in today’s skate competition. Team Caballero and Team Val Surf placed second and third.
In a testament to the future generation of action sports athletes, the crowd was wowed by an aggressive Nathan Alegria (Reno, Nev.) of Team Eternal, who came in third today, but combined with his team’s score led his team to the top of the podium. Team Spicy’s Tom Schaar (Malibu, Calif.) was the individual winner in the skate competition. Final team standings were led by Team Eternal, followed by Team Spicy, and third Team Shake and Bake.
“This was by far our best year yet,” said Tim Hoover, Founder and CEO of Ultimate Boarder™. “Every year the athletes have stepped up their game and the caliber of performances just gets better and better overall. We had an incredible group of athletes, ideal conditions at all three stops, and a passionate fan base that kept the momentum going.”
Full name SURF SNOW SKATE TOTAL
1 Chad Shetler 22 13 1 36
1 Mike Morrissey 1 22 13 36
2 Kristian Philipp 27 7 2 36
3 Bryce Young 3 17 16 36
4 Aaron Astorga 13 19 4 36
5 Todd Richards 25 3 13 41
6 Shanyne Pospisil 19 2 24 45
7 Brian Richardson 16 9 21 46
8 Jonathan Warren 8 25 17 50
9 Chris Fox 9 28 15 52
10 Trevor Jacob 47 1 5 53
11 Eric McHenry 4 23 27 54
12 Ricky Lovato 11 32 12 55
13 Tosh Townend 12 44 3 59
14 Jon Schurke 43 10 10 63
15 BJ Linne 28 11 25 64
16 Kurt Wastell 40 6 20 66
17 Rob Mitchell 31 14 21 66
18 Bill Bryan 10 18 40 68
19 Eli Weiner 44 4 26 74
20 Garrett Warnick 30 8 36 74
21 Steven Brown 49 5 21 75
22 Cameron Dowse 15 42 18 75
23 Lyn-z Adams Hawkins 39 31 6 76
24 Derrick De La O 14 43 19 76
25 Rick Gravesen 18 26 32 76
26 Shayne Nelson 5 34 38 77
27 Tyson Montrucchio 23 21 34 78
28 Zachary Leach 33 12 35 80
29 Nathan Groff 32 38 11 81
30 Tyler Reid 6 39 37 82
31 Christian Fletcher 7 46 33 86
32 David Burright 42 16 29 87
33 Chris Barker 17 40 31 88
34 Cody Hager 41 41 8 90
35 Jared Hager 46 35 9 90
36 Antonius Dintcho 48 36 7 91
37 Neil Donovan 21 29 42 92
38 Mark Gabriel 20 33 41 94
39 Dave Brumm 45 15 39 99
40 Shea Lewis 35 20 44 99
41 Matthew Piercey 29 27 43 99
42 Garrett Umphress 38 37 28 103
43 Grant Manning 34 45 30 109
44 Todd Proffit 26 30 0 56
45 Ryan Wichert 37 24 0 61
46 Nathan Carroll 2 0 0 2
47 Omar Hassan 24 0 0 24
48 Jacob Trette 36 0 0 36
Team Results
RANK TEAM SURF SNOW SKATE TOTAL
1 HOSOI 1 1 2 4
Rob Machado, Brandon Cocard, Christian Hosoi
2 CABALLERO 6 2 1 9
Russell Smith, Jeremy Grendahl, Steve Caballero
3 VAL SURF 2 4 5 11
Anthony Petruso, Gregory Bokencamp, Eddie Moreno
4 KICKER AUDIO 4 5 3 12
Chris Waring, Lane Knaack, Jerry Gurney
5 POWER BALANCE 5 7 4 16
Mark Moreno, Tarsei Sporastoyl, Andrew Langi
6 BILLABONG 7 3 6 16
Keanu Asing, Alex Dawoud, Zach Miller
7 CONSUUL 3 8 7 18
Johnny Noris, Lukias Cook, Cayden Riebe
8 TRILOGY ARTS 8 6 8 22
Miles Wallace, Christian Koch, Aaron Katz
Youth Team Results
TEAM SURF SNOW SKATE TOTAL
1 TEAM ETERNAL 1 1 3 5
Trevor Thorton, Joshua Douglas, Nathan Alegria
2 SPICY 5 2 1 8
Thelen McKinna-Worrell, Brock Crouch, Tom Schaar
3 SHAKE & BAKE 3 3 2 8
Chaz Kinoshita, Matthew Grant, Lyon Farrell
4 GNARSTAR 2 5 5 12
Ian Simmons, Graham Haley, Chandler Hunt
5 CMA 4 4 4 12
Frank Curren, Toby Miller, Cody Atwood
