Category Archives: Competitions
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!!!
Michael O’Rourke Wins at Dogpatch – Updated
Mike in Finals | Beau Kahler
Team ABC Elite Athlete Michael O’Rourke has won the Men’s Open Division of the Dogpatch Boulders Touchstone Bouldering Series Comp.
In Dogpatch Finals | Beau Kahler
The Finals scene at Dogpatch | Beau Kahler
The prize | Beau Kahler
Great job Mike!
Update – See more photos from the comp here - TBS8 Finale at Dogpatch Boulders
New Team ABC Sponsor – ADIDAS Outdoor!
With this press release we are excited to announce Team ABC’s newest partner–Adidas Outdoor!
TEAM ABC ANNOUNCES NEWEST SPONSOR
Adidas Outdoors is committed to the skills and life lessons obtained through climbing
Boulder, CO, April 2013 – Team ABC is proud to announce Adidas Outdoors as its’ newest team sponsor. They will provide the team with competition uniforms. Their support will also assist in providing new opportunities for the accomplished team athletes and enable them to participate in highly distinguished competitions throughout the world.
Diane Kay, Marketing Manager from Adidas Outdoors stated, “We are committed to working with and supporting our up and coming young athletes on Team ABC. Adidas Outdoors believes in the life lessons that climbing in general and climbing competitions specifically teach the young athletes. For an athlete of any age to try hard at a climb/project, fail and get up and try hard again is a skill that will benefit them throughout their whole life. The camaraderie and normalness of athletes cheering on their own competitors is another step in forming their character as they grow older. They will be strong contributors on any team they participate on and just as importantly, strong as individuals.”
This sentiment is furthered by Robyn Raboutou, Head Coach of Team ABC, “As a champion team, our athletes are always pushing their limits both inside and outside the gym in all aspects of their lives. Having committed sponsors like Adidas Outdoors who understand this passion reinforces the importance of this commitment and dedication. Our goal is to provide a strong foundation for young athletes and the Adidas Outdoors partnership will help us reach this goal.”
The ABC Kids Climbing program and Team ABC was 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 which are essential skills and building blocks of all athletics. Team ABC currently trains at the ABC Climbing gym and facility in Boulder, Colorado which is the only dedicated youth facility in the world. They were recently crowned USA Climbing’ 2013 Youth Team National Champions. Robyn’s teaching and coaching philosophy has created this team of young athletes who exemplify the values of dedication, professionalism and humility whether climbing up on the Flatirons for fun or competing at a National championship.
Six 1st place finishes for Team ABC at the first Youth SCS Comp this season!
Fun in Colorado Springs!
Team ABC traveled down to Colorado Springs to compete in the first Sport Climbing Series Youth Comp of the season. We are super proud of all the kids and glad to share that ABC took SIX first place finishes! Here are the ABC finishes from the event:
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Female Youth D
Ashley Fisher 1st
Phoebe Dolan 2nd
Mia Manson 3rd
Corinne Otterness 4th
Campbell Sarinopoulous 5th
Lydia Dolan 6th
Bella Weksler 8th
Jasmine Mosberger 9th
Anna VonDugen 10th
Sarah Smith 11th
Margaux D’Amato 15th
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Male Youth D
Colin Duffy 1st
Luke Reivich 4th
Sawyer Reivich 6th
Samual Kuepper 10th
Liam O’Brien 16th
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Female Youth C
Brooke Raboutou 1st
Stella Noble 2nd
Ravelle Nelson 3rd
Ariana O’Brien 16th
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Male Youth C
Ray McVicker 1st
Mateo Gallegos 2nd
Max Manson 13th
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Female Youth B
Ivy Todd 1st
Kiana Ellis 4th
Margo Hayes 5th
Isabelle Goodacre 14th
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Male Youth B
Shawn Raboutou 1st
Malcolm Oliver 2nd
Tristin Crane 4th
Timmy Dolan 9th
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Male Youth A
Austin Lankford 2nd
Jaime Cantarovici 10th
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Great job team!
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!!!!
ABS 14 Open (Adult) Nationals Final Results
Garrett using good technique on Men’s Open Final 2
We are extremely proud to share that both Coach Garrett Gregor and Elite Team Athlete Megan Mascarenas earned 4th place finishes at ABS 14 Open Nationals! This means Garrett and Megan are both on the US National Team!!!
Megan flashing Women’s Qualifier 3
This was Megan’s first-ever adult Nationals and Garrett’s highest Nationals placing ever.
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Great job Megan!
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Great job Garrett!
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You can see full results from the comp here - ABS Nationals Homepage
And see an album of event photos from Page Kuepper here - ABS NATIONALS FINALS
Women’s final rundown and more comp info here - ABS 14 Nationals – Media Links | The Spot Route Setting Blog
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Thanks again to USA Climbing for throwing another great event.
We are looking forward to Youth Nationals next weekend.
Go Team ABC!!!
ABS 14 Open (Adult) Nationals Semi Results
Men
Men’s 4 – the only semi Garrett didn’t finish, but he was close!
Semifinal Results. Top 6 go to Finals tonight. Great job Garrett!!!!!
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Women
Megan about to become the 2nd of only 2 women to send Women’s Semi 3. Alex Puccio was the other.
Megan in 3rd going into Finals. Great job Megan!
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We will update with other Team ABC results when they are posted.
