AIL World Championships Huge Success!!
Amateur Inline League
Thank you to everyone for coming out to support the AIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! The weekend was amazing and the turnout was the biggest year yet!
Skaters from all over the World attended this weekend long event. It started on Friday night as competitors of all ages and skill skated & practiced their contest lines in Woodward West’s 54,000 sq ft riding facility. Saturday morning, bright & early, the day started off with the 9 & under division. Over 200 skaters competed throughout the day.
Awards Ceremony
A huge thank you to our announcers & judges! They had their work cut out for them…. So a personal thanks to:
Arlo Eisenberg
Davee Blaire
Jon Juilo
Mark Vanderbough
Jess Dyrenforth
David Sizemore
David Jones
Miguel Ramos
& MIKE FALCONE for keeping the paper work judging tower together!!!!
And now to announce the top 10 spots for each division. Congratulations to EVERYONE:
9 & Under
Matthew Merino
Julian Budge
10-15 Beg/Inter
Zachery Merino
Connor Garlick
Cody Norman
Macson McGuigan
Ryan Stephanic
Tyler Deraffele
Lucas Cairns
Ricker Bickmore
Johanny Velasquez
Ben Bernstein
10-15 Advanced
John Campbell
Reed Huston
Nick Labarre
Zach Pavel
Wake Schepman
Blake Hight
Shawn Martin
Damon Franklin
Troy Poretta
Michael Quigley
Vert Beg/Inter
Ludovic Buscano
Wake Schepman
Shawn Martin
Zack Merino
Ryan Stephanic
Cody Norman
Errol DeFour
Troy Poretta
Macson McGuigan
Mike Leland
Awards ceremony
Vert Advanced
Yasuke Alhara
Takahiro Hirano
Hiroaki Kakui
Awards ceremony
Females Top Three
Precilla Verdier
Aarin Gates
Amamdine Condroy
16 & up Beg/Intermediate
Billy Vasselo
John Eric Perz Flores
Jake Dill
Kyle Cantrell
Josh Thomas
Xavier Torres
Adam Swanson
Tyler Fletcher
Robert Rohlf
Michael Paukert
ADVANCED DIVISION
TOP 10 Am’s that turned AIL PRO
Jimmy Ridella
Christopher Wellsmore
John Vossoghi
Chad Hornish
Sam Moore
Casey Wilson
Roman Abrate
Chris Van Der Merwe
Carlos Nieves
Derek Henderson
Awards ceremony
The Saturday night award Banquet (which is my Favorite part) was held at the lodge at Woodward West! A perfect & beautiful setting for the annual AIL award banquet. Friends, families, & skaters filed into the lodge to enjoy a full food buffet, Hansen’s Soda, & Ben & Jerry’s ice cream! Competitors received Trophies & Medals along with AIR DRIVE HEAD PHONES and skates from INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION & VALO!
2-weeks of camp were given out as well and Tracy White took home athlete of the year! Thank you Tracy for all that you do for the sport and for the kids around you! Tracy plays a huge roll at the Santa Monica Boys & Girls club. He is a mentor and strong advocate for our sport!
Awards Ceremony
Jimmy Ridella & Shawn Martin were honored as the competitors of the year for attending the MOST AIL STOPS this year! Both of these guys really skate from the heart. They believe in the sport and both strive to be at the top of their game!
And lastly…. To JON JULIO who was inducted into the AIL HALL OF FAME. Jon, you are a role-model, a friend, a mentor, and an entrepreneur in our sport. THANK YOU for all that your bring to the kids, the sport, & your company!
Jon Julio and crew
And onto Sunday… the Pro highlight event. The judges (Jon Julio, Mark Vanderbough, & Jess Dyrenforth) had their job cut out for them. The skating was intense and people were busting out all kinds of crazy tricks. You can view the Pro Edit at www.inlinelegue.com. A congratulations goes to the top 5:
TOP 5 PRO DIVISION
David Sizemore
CJ Wellsmore
Ben Weiss
Chris Haffey
Chaz Sands
Thank you again to everyone who came out to support the event! Adrian from Geekrolling.com helped host the LIVE web feed and so many more of you helped in so many ways. Thank you to Rollerblade for its continuous support to Woodward for believing is us and making this Championships event happen!
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