Category Archives: Advanced Plus Team
Team ABC at SCS Regionals!
We are very proud to share that Team ABC Boulder took 13 first place finishes at the Sport Climbing Series Regional Championship at the Boulder Rock Club this weekend!
The full category results are not yet published online, but we will share them when we have them.
Cody at Regionals
Team ABC also came in 2nd overall for the team championship. The Team Championship is the combined scores from sport and speed from the team’s top competitors in all categories. Because Team ABC is missing Female Junior in Lead and Female Junior, Male Junior, and Female Youth A for Speed, we got zero in those categories (out of a potential 100 points per, or 400 total points we were unable to compete for). Team ABC crushed it and almost overcame the huge deficit for 1st overall, but in the end we were down 20 points and took a still proud 2nd place.
Great job to all ABC athletes for all their hard work!
On to Divisionals!!!
ABC Learn to Climb Day
TEAM ABC OFFERS FREE LEARN TO CLIMB DAY
2013 ABS NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM CHAMPIONS WILL TEACH THE SPORT OF CLIMBING
Boulder, CO, April 2013 – Team ABC and ABC Kids Climbing in conjunction with LaSportiva and Adidas are proud to announce the 1st annual Learn to Climb Day. Families from all over Colorado are invited to join Team ABC, current ABS National Team Champions to learn the basics of climbing. This free event will be held on Sunday, May 5th from 2-5 PM in the ABC climbing gym, 1960 32nd Street in Boulder. The ABC gym is the only dedicated kids climbing and training facility in the world.
The goal of Learn to Climb Day is to expose new families to the sport of climbing. Climbing is an activity that can be enjoyed by all ages and abilities throughout the state of Colorado. Participants will have the chance to climb at multiple stations set up in the facility, including The Monkey Pavilion, an area dedicated for the youngest of climbers. The “coaches” at each station will be Team ABC youth athletes and coaches. Essentially kids will be taught by kids. In addition to climbing, the event features a dunk tank, face painting, kid friendly exhibits and giveaways from local businesses.
There has been significant growth in the sport of climbing over the past few years due to an increase in the number of climbing gyms along with the focus of Boulder based USA Climbing on the competition aspect. In addition, this sport is on the horizon to be included as an Olympic sport in 2020. “As climbing becomes more mainstream, we recognize that this is an excellent opportunity to have Team ABC show the local community what the sport of climbing is about and that all children can participate. We are excited to teach local families about the basics of climbing and have fun doing it” says Robyn Raboutou, Head Coach of Team ABC.
The ABC Kids Climbing program and Team ABC were founded in 2004 by Robyn Raboutou, a world class climber who had the vision of teaching the next generation of climbers. Robyn is the most titled female climber in the world. She has won the US Championship five times and is the winner of four World Cup Titles. ABC stands for agility, balance and coordination. The ABC program is based around inspiring confidence and self-esteem in children as young as two. These crucial skills are the building blocks of all athletics.
The ABC Kids climbing gym is open seven days a week and offers multiple recreational and competitive climbing programs for kids of all ages. The programs include Team ABC, clubs, classes, birthday parties, camps, outdoor programs, open gym and parents’ night out.
For more information, visit http://abckidsclimbing.com.
ABS 14 Nationals – Final Results + NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPS!!!
Team ABC Boulder wins 2013 ABS 14 National Team Championship!!!
ABC did not have the most climbers in the event, but overall ABC was the highest-performing team at ABS Nationals. Great job team!
The Results List for Team Championships - www.absnationals.org/08/news/Team%20Results.pdf
Stella climbing her way to 2nd place
Individual Results
We are very proud of all Team ABC Athletes who competed in the ABS 14 Youth National Championships! Here are Team ABC results from Finals. If they have a NT it means they made the National Bouldering Team:
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Female D
National Champ Mia Manson with Alex Johnson
1. Mia Manson – 2013 National Champion!!! NT
2. Phoebe Dolan NT
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYD%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Male D
3. Colin Duffy NT
10. Liam O’Brien
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYD%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Female C
2. Stella Noble NT
Stella in finals
4. Ariana O’Brien NT
6. Brooke Raboutou
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYC%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Male C
5. Joe Goodacre
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYC%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Female B
2. Margo Hayes NT
4. Isabelle Goodacre NT
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYB%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Male B
3. Shawn Raboutou NT
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYB%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Female A
2. Megan Mascarenas NT
5. Laurel Todd
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYA%20Final%20Results.pdf
Laurel by Tom Condie
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Male Junior
7. Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke
8. Matt Lubar
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MJR%20Final%20Results.pdf
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Great job ABC!!!
ABS 14 Nationals – Semifinals Results + Finals Running Order
Great job to all who competed in Semifinals today!
The semifinals round was 3 problems per category. The problems were apparently quite hard as most categories had very few sends from any climbers.
Here are the semis results from Team ABC athletes. The link at the bottom of each is to the full qualis and semis results for that category. Sends are noted.
Male Junior
1. Michael O’Rourke (3 tops, 2 flash)
7. Matt Lubar (2 tops, 1 flash)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MJR%20SF%20results.pdf
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Female A
2. Megan Mascarenas (2 tops, 1 flash)
7. Laurel Todd (1 top)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYA%20SF%20results.pdf
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Male A
15. Austin Lankford (does not advance)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYA%20SF%20results.pdf
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Female B
2. Margo Hayes (2 tops, 1 flash)
10. Isabelle Goodacre
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYB%20SF%20results.pdf
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Male B
1. Shawn Raboutou (flashed all 3 semis problems)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYB%20SF%20results.pdf
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Female C
2. Brooke Raboutou (flashed all 3 problems! So tied with Ashima for 1st in Semifinals, but was 2 in qualifiers so in 2nd overall at the moment)
3. Stella Noble (flashed 2, did the 3rd 2nd try)
6. Ariana O’Brien (topped 2, flashed 1)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYC%20SF%20results.pdf
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Male C
3. Joe Goodacre (did 2 problems, 1 flash)
14. Ray McVicker (does not advance)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYC%20SF%20results.pdf
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Female D
1. Phoebe Dolan (the only person to flash a semis problem in this category)
2. Mia Manson (one of only 4 climbers to send a semis problem in this category)
15. Campbell Sarinopoulos (does not advance)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYD%20SF%20results.pdf
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Male D
3. Colin Duffy (flashed 1 problem)
6. Liam O’Brien (flashed 1 problem)
www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYD%20SF%20results.pdf
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Finals Running Orders
And approximate climbing times.
Male/Female Junior - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MJR-FJR%20F%20Start%20List.pdf
Male/Female A - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYA-FYA%20F%20Start%20List.pdf
Male B/Female D - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYB-FYD%20F%20Start%20List.pdf
Male/Female C - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYC-FYC%20F%20Start%20List.pdf
Male D/ Female B - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYD-FYB%20F%20Start%20List.pdf
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For more info check - ABS Nationals Homepage
Come to Colorado Springs tomorrow to support Team ABC in Finals!
Good Luck Team!!!
ABS Nationals – Qualifier Results!!! + Semis Running Orders
We’d like to congratulate all the members of Team ABC who competed in Qualifiers at the ABS 14 Youth National Championships. It took hard work and dedication to get here, and we are so proud of all of you!!!
Below we will list the quali results of all Team ABC climbers and give links to the full results for each category, should you like to read them. It may be a bit confusing to understand what exactly the results mean, so here is an example with the scoring explained.
Male Junior
5. Michael O’Rourke – 2 tops, 43 points, 1 flash, 3 attempts to top, 6 attempts to high points
5. - he got 5th place
2 tops - he got to the top of two of the problems
43 points – each hold on each problem is worth one or two points (depending on whether you match). The top hold is always worth two points. There are 4 qualifier problems, so say problem 1 is worth 9, problem 2 is worth 17, problem 3 is worth 14, and problem four is also worth 13, then total possible points would be 9 + 17 + 14 + 13 or 53 points possible for the round. (These numbers are not exactly what they were in the comp, but no one finished all the problems so I’m not sure actual max possible score). In scoring the order of rank is by tops, then by total points. You earn points for problems you top and for problems you just climb on. Basically they’re looking at who did the most problems, then at who got the highest on most problems. At ABS 14 Adult Nationals last week, Megan took 4th overall, but she had the 2nd highest point value after finals. She took fourth because the competitors ahead of her topped more problems (see for yourself).
1 flash – he did one problem 1st try
3 attempts to top – this includes flashes (1 attempt) and other attempts, so if he has 1 flash and did 2 problems, it took him 2 tries to do the other problem so 3 total attempts to get his 2 tops.
6 attempts to high points – how many tries it took him to get to his highest scored holds (including tops), SO if he has 3 attempts to 2 tops, then it took him 3 tries to get to the highpoints on his other 2 problems, meaning 1 attempt to high point on one problem and 2 attempts on the other.
The idea of the scoring system is to see who did the best in terms of climbing the highest the fastest. Finishing one problem is worth more than just climbing high on all 4 but not finishing any because in climbing finishing the route or problem is what matters. After that they go back to how high you got on the others, how fast you got to the top, and how fast you got your highpoints.
Hope this helps explain the bouldering scoring system, as, though it makes logical sense, it can get confusing.
Below are the scores from the Qualifying Round for all Team ABC climbers who competed. Around the top 15 (depending on the category) will go to semis, if a climber does not advance it will be noted.
Qualifier Results
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Male Youth D
4. Colin Duffy – 3 tops, 57 points, 2 flashes, 5 attempts to tops, 16 attempts to points
7. Liam O’Brien – 2 tops, 56 points, 2 flashes, 7 attempts to points
Full Quali Results MYD - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYD%20Q%20results.pdf
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Female Youth D
1. Phoebe Dolan – 2 tops, 61 points, 2 flashes, 5 attempts to high points
3. Mia Manson – 2 tops, 54 points, 2 flashes, 5 attempts to high points
12. Campbell Sarinopoulos – 1 top, 40 points, 1 flash, 8 attempts to high points
Full Quali Results FYD - www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYD%20Q%20results.pdf
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Male Youth C
3. Joe Goodacre – 3 tops, 56 points, 3 flashes, 4 attempts to high points
14. Ray McVicker – 1 top, 46 points, 1 flash, 6 attempts to high points
18. Mateo Gallegos – 1 top, 44 points, 1 flash, 10 attempts to points (does not advance, but so close!)
Full Quali Results MYC - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYC%20Q%20results.pdf
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Female Youth C
2. Brooke Raboutou – 4 tops, 67 points, 3 flashes, 8 attempts to tops (just 3 attempts behind Ashima, they were the only 2 in their category to top all 4 problems)
11. Ariana O’Brien – 3 tops, 64 points, 2 flashes, 6 attempts to top, 9 attempts to points
12. Stella Noble – 3 tops, 63 points, 2 flashes, 8 attempts to tops, 13 attempts to points
17th (tied). Ravelle Nelson – 3 tops, 54 points, 2 flashes, 4 attempts to tops, 5 attempts to points (unfortunately Ravelle and the girl she tied with are the first 2 out of semis. This round was so close!)
Full Quali Results FYC - www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYC%20Q%20results.pdf
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Male Youth B
1. Shawn Raboutou – 3 tops, 50 points, 3 flashes, 4 attempts to points (only one in his category to climb 3 problems)
17. Malcolm Oliver – 1 top, 26 points, 2 attempts to top, 5 attempts to points (does not advance)
Full Quali Results MYB - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYB%20Q%20results.pdf
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Female Youth B
1. Margo Hayes – 4 tops, 68 points, 4 flashes (tied with Sidney Trinidad of Vertical World)
4. Isabelle Goodacre – 3 tops, 64 points, 3 flashes, 4 attempts to high points
31. Ivy Todd – no tops, 33 points, 6 attempts to high points (does not advance to semis)
Full Quali Results FYB - www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYB%20Q%20results.pdf
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Male Youth A
11. Austin Lankford – 1 top, 36 points, 1 flash, 7 attempts to high points
26. Remi Arata – no tops, 31 points, 8 attempts to high points (does not advance to semis)
Full Qualis Results MYA - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MYA%20Q%20results.pdf
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Female Youth A
1. Megan Mascarenas – 4 tops, 58 points, 3 flashes, 7 attempts to top, 7 attempts to high points
14. Laurel Todd – 1 top, 42 points, 1 flash, 7 attempts to high points
Full Qualis Results FYA - www.absnationals.org/08/news/FYA%20Q%20results.pdf
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Male Junior
5. Michael O’Rourke - 2 tops, 43 points, 1 flash, 3 attempts to top, 6 attempts to high points
10. Matt Lubar - 1 top, 40 points, no flashes, 2 attempts to top, 14 attempts to high points
Full Qualis Results Male Junior - www.absnationals.org/08/news/MJR%20Q%20results.pdf
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Links to all results and Semifinals Running Orders:
ABS Nationals Homepage Quali Results Lists
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Semis are today.
GO TEAM ABC!!!
ABS 14 Youth Nationals!
The ABS 14 Youth National Championships is taking place this weekend in Colorado Springs.
Qualifiers are today, and you can view the running orders here:
For those who make it through, Semifinals are on Saturday and Finals are on Sunday.
The kids have worked hard and trained hard to earn their invitations to this prestigious event, and we want to repay their commitment with the full support of our coaches, team members, and parents. If you have time, come down to Colorado Springs and support Team ABC at the American Bouldering Series National Championships!!!
GO TEAM ABC!!!!
More ABS Divisionals and Spot Gladiator Finals photos from JoAnn Stevenson!
Cody’s mom JoAnn has graciously allowed us to share these albums, so check them out!
New Profile for Advanced Plus Athlete Cody Stevenson
Click the photo above to see the brand new athlete profile for Advanced Plus Team Athlete Cody Stevenson!
Team ABC at The Spot Gladiator Finals!
Team ABC put in a great showing at The Spot Bouldering Series Gladiator Final last weekend. Over 30 ABC kids competed in the youth and adult sessions, and 5 qualified to compete in the open final! Matt Lubar actually qualified for the men’s open final as well, but he tweaked a muscle a bit during the redpoint round and he decided to rest up for upcoming nationals, so he opted out. In his place Remi Arata was the 8th man to compete in Open Finals. For the women, Megan Mascarenas qualified in first overall, Margo Hayes qualified in 4th, Isabelle Goodacre qualified in 5th, and Laurel Todd qualified tied for 7th with The Spot’s Tika Anderson. Page Kuepper and several other photographers were on hand to take photos of the event, so head over to The Spot’s facebook page to check them out if you haven’t already. Thanks everyone for coming out and thanks to The Spot for another wonderful season!
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Colin Duffy | Page Kuepper
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Youth Final Scores (still missing cards for Timmy Dolan, Michael Bartley, and Nick Lyon)
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Isabelle | Ryan Nadlonek?
ABC Placings
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FYA
1. Megan Mascarenas
2. Laurel Todd
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FYB
1. Margo Hayes
2. Isabelle Goodacre
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FYC
1. Brooke Raboutou
2. Stella Noble
Stella Noble | Page Kuepper
3. Ariana O’Brien
4. Ravelle Nelson
6. Nola Boasberg
8. Lilian Friefeld
10. Ari Alpert
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FYD
1. Mia Manson
2. Phoebe Dolan
3. Campbell Sarinopoulos
4. Corinne Otterness
6. Ella Von Dungen
8. Lydia Dolan
10. Anna Von Dungen
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MJR
1. Michael O’Rourke
2. Matt Lubar
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MYA
1. Remi Arata
Michael Bartley
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MYB
1. Shawn Raboutou
2. Malcolm Oliver
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MYC
1. Joe Goodacre
4. Mateo Gallegos
6. Ray McVicker
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MYD
1. Colin Duffy
2. Liam O’Brien
3. Cody Stevenson
4. Sawyer Reivich
5. Samuel Kuepper
7. Miguel Gallegos
9. Jed Alpert
12. Finn McDaniel
14. Nico Lopez
16. Evan Kuepper
Team ABC at Divisionals!
Shawn Raboutou at Divisionals
Congratulations to all Team ABC athletes who competed at ABS 14 Division 2 Divisional Championships at The Bloc in Tuscon, Arizona. Many ABC climbers have been invited to go on to Nationals in Colorado Springs! Here are Team ABC’s results, make sure to click the link at the bottom to see all the photos!
Margo Hayes
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Male Youth D
2. Colin Duffy
4. Liam O’Brien
9. Luke Reivich
10. Cody Stevenson
Colin Duffy (2) and Liam O’Brien (4)
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Female Youth D
1. Mia Manson
2. Phoebe Dolan
5. Campbell Sarinopoulos
11. Lydia Dolan
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Male Youth C
1. Joe Goodacre
5. Mateo Gallegos
7. Ray McVicker
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Female Youth C
2. Brooke Raboutou
3. Ariana O’Brien
5. Ravelle Nelson
6. Stella Noble
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Male Youth B
1. Shawn Raboutou
4. Malcolm Oliver
10. Timmy Dolan
13. Ethan Kruteck
Youth B Boys. Malcolm (far left, 4th) and Shawn (far right, 1st)
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Female Youth B
1. Isabelle Goodacre
2. Margo Hayes
7. Ivy Todd
10. Kiana Ellis
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Male Youth A
2. Austin Lankford
4. Remi Arata
15. Nick Lyon
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Female Youth A
1. Megan Mascarenas
4. Laurel Todd
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Male Junior
2. Matt Lubar
Matt Lubar (2nd)
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Full event results - USA Climbing | American Bouldering Series | 2013 Division 2 Results
Team ABC Celebrating!
More pictures here: Shutterfly | Team ABC Divisionals 2013
