Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Fairfax County — Some 250 skateboarders from as far away as Missouri and Pennsylvania traveled to Wakefield Skate Park in Annandale Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, to compete in the seventh Annual SkateFest—Sk8 for a Cause, which raised $11,500 for Children’s National Medical Center in the district.
Most of the skateboarders were from Fairfax County and competed in five events, including the Street Course, Best Trick Contest, Half Pipe Jam, Fairfax Surf Shop Team Tryout, and Game of S.K.A.T.E events in the 19-over, 18-under, 14-under, and 11-under age groups.
The preliminary tryouts started on Friday with the two main festival events—the Game of S.K.A.T.E. and Sk8 for a Cause on Saturday. In the Sk8 for a Cause, participants skated through a check-pointed route through Wakefield Park and received free prizes as they rode along the route. Participants received $20,000 in donated prizes, skateboard parts, T-shirts, hats and stickers. The event was presented by Fairfax Surf Shop and Wakefield Skate Park.
And the winners are ….
11 & Under:
Half Pipe Jam
First: Josh Herrmann
Second: Jared Easter
Third: Jonathan Chen
Best Trick
First: Josh Herrmann
Second: Jared Easter
Third: Angus Rieks
Street Course
First: Angus Rieks
Second: Jared Easter
Third: Josh Herrmann
14 & Under:
Half Pipe Jam
First: Kwesi Un Holloway
Second: Subway Alvarez
Third: Jakie Kalina
Best Trick
First: Jason Nam
Second: Subway Alvarez
Third: Kwesi Un Holloway
Street Course
First: Kwesi Un Holloway
Second: Jason Nam
Third: Alex Steward
18 & Under:
Half Pipe Jam
First: Maurio McCoy
Second: Hugo Flores
Third: Imoh Ekasi-Ota
Best Trick
First: Maurio McCoy
Second: Bradley Cuelbaro
Third: Patrick Parman
Street Course
First: Maurio McCoy
Second: Kevin Ha
Third: Imoh Ekasi-Ota
19 & Over
Half Pipe Jam
First: Dan Corrigan
Second: Ian Mondragon
Third: Elliot Mondragon
Best Trick
First: Dan Corrigan
Second: Rom Ghobacci
Third: Rick Berry
Street Course
First: Dan Corrigan
Second: Elliot Katz
Third: Zeek Rodriguez