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By popular demand, USA Climbing has decided to offer the first Junior National Bouldering Championship open to all USAC members under the age of 19. This competition will be held at the Philadelphia Rock Gym in Oaks, PA.

Junior Climbers 12 and over, from across the country, will compete for selection to the first ever US Junior Bouldering Team. In addition, the Philadelphia Rock Gym will host the first Youth Bouldering Nationals for climbers under the age of 11.

Winners from all age groups will receive national recognition for their skills and accomplishments, including awards sponsored by The North Face. In addition, there will be tons of raffle prizes, food, music and some of the best bouldering offered in the East!!

Who can attend?
The competition is open to all registered USAC members under the age of 19 who have participated in at least one (1) USAC sanctioned youth event in 2004.

When is it?
The Nationals is split into two events (times are subject to change):
Junior Nationals: Qualifier: Fri, June 11 -- 3pm to 9pm
Finals: Sat, June 12 -- 6pm to 10pm
Youth Nationals: Check In: Sat, June 12 -- 9am to 10am
Comp: Sat, June 12 -- 10am to 2pm

Award Ceremony for Junior Nationals will occur Sunday afternoon. Youth Nationals will receive their awards on Saturday.

What does pre-registration* cost?
Pre-Qualified Junior (12 and Up) Competitors: $40.00
Pre-Qualified Youth (11 and Under): $30.00

Not Pre-Qualified Junior: $45.00

Not Pre-Qualified Youth: $35.00
*Pre-registered climbers receive a T-shirt!!

What would it cost at the door?
Junior (12 and Up Competitors): $50.00
Youth (11 and Under): $40.00
Spectators (Junior Finals, Saturday night): $5.00

How do I register?
Competitors may register by mail or by phone. Registration forms and waivers are available on our website. Or you may call 610-666-7673 to register by phone.
Pre-registration ends June 4, 2004. Registrations will be taken at the door up until Friday, June 11 for the Juniors and Saturday, June 12 for the Youth, so long as space allows. Competitors must pre-register in order to receive a T-shirt.

How do I qualify for Finals?
There are two ways to qualify for Junior National Finals on Saturday, June 12:

A) In Region/Pre-Qualified: Climbers who have competed in one of the three (3) JIBS Pilot Regions--Capital, New England, Ohio River Valley--and who have satisfied their minimum requirements, will be eligible for selection straight to Finals, based on the JIBS rules. Please see the USAC website or contact a JIBS representative directly for more information on in-region selection and pre-qualification for Nationals.

B) Out of Region/Not Pre-Qualified: Climbers from outside the Pilot Districts, or, who have failed to meet the requirements for pre-qualification straight to Finals, must compete in the Qualifying Round on Friday, June 11. The top climbers in this round will then proceed to Finals on Saturday night.

What is the Qualifying Round?
The Qualifying Round will be run as a World Cup format qualifier. Competitors will be required to attempt two (2) to three (3) boulder problems with five minutes to climb and five minutes to rest on each. Problems will be scored based on highest point reached. Competitors will be selected to finals (along with those who have pre-qualified through the JIBS Pilot) based on the overall scores on these two problems. All 12 and up competitors who fail to Pre-Qualify through the JIBS Pilot season must attend the Qualifying Round to be considered for Finals.
Running order for competitors registered for the Qualifying round will be posted on Thursday, June 10. Any competitors registering at the door on Friday, June 12, will be automatically appended to the end of the existing running order. So register early!!

What is the Format for Junior Finals?
The format for the 12 and Over finals will be a modified World Cup Format:
Climbers will climb between three (3) and four (4) World Cup style "on-sight" problems for high point. Climbers will have 5 minutes to complete these problems, with 5 minutes rest in between each problem. Competitors will be scored on the highest point reached during their five minute window. Bonus points may be awarded for flashing a problem.
Final Rankings will be based on an aggregate score for all problems climbed in Finals.

What is the difference between the Youth Nationals and the Junior Nationals?
Youth Nationals is an event dedicated to 11 and Under competitors. Youth Nationals will be held as an open format (i.e. local bouldering format) on Saturday morning. Unlike the Junior Nationals, the Youth Nationals has no Qualifying Round. Entrance to the competition is open to anyone who satisfies the minimum criteria. Champions will be selected for the 11 and Under age groups directly from the results of this competition. There will be no Finals. Although the competition is open to all USAC climbers (see above), only those climbers who have satisfied the minimum requirements for the JIBS Pilot will be eligible for National Rankings. All other competitors will receive awards based on their performance at the competition.

Who will be selected to the Junior National Bouldering Team?
For the Juniors (12 and Up), this is a "winner-take-all" event. The Junior Team for each age group will be selected out of the top three scores from Finals in each category.

Why have the requirements changed?
There are two main reasons for the changes to the JIBS Pilot. First, we have received a tremendous amount of interest from competitors who were outside the Pilot Regions. Based on this groundswell, we felt that it would be in the best interest of the organization to offer an opportunity for out of region competitors to at least qualify for Finals.
Second, a cancellation toward the middle of the 2004 Pilot Season threw off many climbers' schedules, forcing some in-region competitors to have to choose between qualifying for Difficulty Events, and qualifying for the Bouldering Championships.
It has always been the mission of the USAC to promote and encourage all aspects of competition climbing; therefore, rather than force such a choice, we decided to give competitors an option to qualify, if they failed to meet their minimums. All competitors who do qualify through the Pilot Rules, will go straight to Finals, and receive a discounted entry fee. For reasons of precedent, we felt this was the best option given the circumstances.
As always, the USAC and JIBS appreciate the support of their members, and welcome any feedback. Please feel free to contact us directly with any questions or comments at www.usclimbing.org.

What's all this about food?
As courtesy to our guests, the PRG Parent's Committee has generously offered to provide boxed lunches to competitors and spectators at a nominal price. These lunches will contain your choice of Turkey or Cheese sub (we call them "hoagies" in PA), chips and a drink. The cost for each box is $5.00, and they will be available for competitors and guests on both Friday and Saturday. Although there will be some boxes available the day of the comp, participants are strongly urged to Pre-Register and request their lunches on the registration form. That way, you will insure that you are fed well.
All proceeds from the Boxed Lunch Sales go to benefit Junior Boulderers

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....be there or be NOSE hair...!!!

...love..

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Just curious... who are the route setters for this?

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I just wanted to add a note of thanks to Dave Rowland and Jeff Jenkins and their volunteers and routesetters for running a fantastic comp -- which even ended on time -- a first I think for climbing comps. You guys did an amazing job and I am proud that my son could be a part of it.

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...Ditto Tart....

...the comp was great...the field was stellar...if you missed it...get your trimmers out and insert

:lol:

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who won?

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who won?

I have not seen the results from PRG yet. The comp was by age so there are several winners. I don't remeber them all. Hopefully PRG will put the results up soon.

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I'll get the results tonight and post. I do have a photo of the Junior national bouldering team (first-thrid place winners, by age group). I am proud to say that my daughter iamnotender took 5th place and my son oakleemax took 4th place.
Look here later tonight for results...

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Gail,
That is awesome to hear that your kids did so well!!!

Dirt Debbie

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I'm really curious to see the results. having watched probably 80% of these kids climb at some point, I have several educated guesses as to placing...

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Here's what I remember:

Male 12/13: Brian Anthenuisse (Texas), Mike Arthur (NJRG), Zach Dominiccucci (NJRG)

Female 12/13: Vicky Arthur (MD), Emily Ziffer (PA)

Male 14/15: Grady Bagwell, Nick Brown (PA)

Female 14/15: Autumn Duke (IN), Kate Carr

Male 16-19: Paul Wallace (VA), Zach Lerner (PA)

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Unofficially...as DR is out of town...
boys 16-19
Zach lerner
Paul Wallace
Danny Sing???? (or Kyle McCabe)

Girls 16-19
Rebekah Shaw
Nikki Whelan
Stephanie Outland
Martha Oakes
Emma BlauerJones

Boys 14-15
Nick Brown
Not sure of rest

Girls 12-13
Vicki Arthur
Emily Ziffer

Will call the gym and get the remaining information...

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....how bout them Arthur twins!!!!! :D

...I'm not sure about Kate Carr in the F13-14...she was in F12-13...

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Your Husband from Utah

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Michael Arthur also won...will call the gym. I went last night but DR is out of town for the next two weeks. The gym staff did not have access to the list.
BTW, the 11 and unders competed in the morning...the Metcalf girls did a great job...

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Can you imagine how well their kids will climb??

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Can you imagine how well their kids will climb??

... :shock: ..madam...STOP!!!...it's not right....please come back to Salt Lake right away...

love

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Here are the results (Junior National Bouldering Team)
Nick Brown, Zach Lerner, Paul wallace, Kyle McCabe, Brian Antheunisse, Grady Bagwell, Michael Arthur, Zach Domenicucci, Stephanie Outland, Kate Carr, Autumn Duke, Emily Ziffer, Vicky Arthur, Nikki Whelan, Rebekah Shaw, kara Caputo, Kayla Maley.

These kids competed in age categories 12-13/14-15 and 16-19. The top three finishers in each category were named to the junior national bouldering team. They received Northface jackets embroidered with "Junior national bouldering team".

Still trying to get the actual placements.

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Thanks for posting this Gail! I think one of the 14/15 boys is missing, but can't remember who it is...

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one of the boys was not a US citizen and could not accept a position on the team...although he did finish in the top 3. Will publish the photo shortly, I am getting a new laptop today!

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one of the boys was not a US citizen and could not accept a position on the team...although he did finish in the top 3

...that would be Gabor Szekely, his sister Andrea competed in the F14-15 I thought she came in 2nd?

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Right...Gabor...they both placed but they were not allowed spots on the junior national team as they are not US citizens.

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results...

In reply to:

GIRLS 9 & UNDER

Amelia Metcalf……..NES……..Team Waimea
Kelly Shanapy………CAP……..New Jersey Rock Gym
Tina Roccos…………ORV…….Team Vertical
Megan Carr……………...ORV……..Indy Flash
Brittany Ouldcott………..CAP……..DRG Climbing Team
BOYS 9 & UNDER
Joe Shanapy……..CAP……..New Jersey Rock Gym
GIRLS 10-11
Francesca Metcalf……..NES……..Team Waimea
Katie Glick……….……CAP……..Team PRG
Rhianon Schulz…..……CAP…….DRG Climbing Team
Nicole Hansen…………...CAP……..Earth Treks
Anne Piotrowski…………ORV……..Creatures
Theresa Deppenschmidt…CAP……..DRG Climbing Team
BOYS 10-11
Massimo Boni……..CAP……..Team PRG
Chris Fornieri…… CAP……..Team PRG
Michael Skelton……CAP…….Team PRG
Bennett Furman……...CAP……..
Charlie Andrews……..SWT……..Stone Monkeys
Ian Capron……….…...CAP……..Team PRG
JUNIOR RESULTS (US Team members are BOLDED)

FEMALE 12-13

Vicky Arthur……..CAP……..SportRock
Emily Ziffer………CAP……..Team PRG
Kate Carr…….……ORV…….Indy Flash
Claire Concannon…...NES……..Go Vertical
Allyson Nafziger……ORV……..Indy Flash
Sierra Carroll……….CAP………SportRock
Miura Hawkins……...MWT……..Planet Rock
Olivia Metcalf………NES……..Team Waimea
Kate McFarland….…MWT………North Wall
Kelsey Bauer..……...CAP……..DRG Climbing Team
Emily Andrews……SWT……..Stone Monkeys
Katie Tyson…….…CAP………
Vittoria Boni………CAP………Team PRG
MALE 12-13
Brian Antheunisse..TEX……..Team Summit
Michael Arthur… CAP……..New Jersey Rock Gym
Zach Domenicucci.CAP….….New Jersey Rock Gym
Max Blauer-Jones...CAP……..
Adriano Maestri…..CAP……..
Drew Williams…....CAP……..Team PRG
Jay Donahue……....CAP……..Team PRG
Alex Shimm..……..CAP…….. Climbing Wall
Josh Tucker……....CAP……..Team PRG
FEMALE 14-15
Autumn Duke……..ORV……..Indy Flash
Kara Caputo………FLA……..X-Treme Rock Climbing
Andrea Szekely…...CAP……..Evolution Climbing
Kayla Malley………ORV…….Team Vertical
Louisa Oakes………..CAP……..Team PRG
Ellen Goodall…….…CAP……..SportRock Rockville
Caitlin Gruer.……….CAP……..Team PRG
Celine Elefson……...CAP……..
Julia D’Angelo……..ORV……..Creatures
MALE 14-15
Tyler Haack……….MWT……
Gabor Szekely….....CAP…….. Evolution Climbing
Grady Bagwell……ORV……..
Nick Brown……….CAP….….DRG Climbing Team
Theo Linder……....CAP……..
Alexander Russo….ORV……..Indy Flash
Sean Arsenault…....CAP……..
Will Keating……....CAP……..Team PRG
Ethan Criss....……..CAP…….. Team PRG
Alex Walker……....CAP……..Team PRG
Sean Redmond…....CAP……..DRG Climbing Team
Eric Arsenault……..CAP……..
FEMALE 16-19
Rebekah Shaw………..SEA……..Atlanta Rocks
Nikki Whelan…………NEN……..
Stephanie Outland……SWT…….Wallcrawlers
Martha Oaks………..CAP……..
Emma Blauer………CAP……..
Elizabeth Arce……..CAP……..
Page Bain…………..CAP…….. Team PRG
MALE 16-19
Zach Lerner……….CAP……Evolution Climbing
Paul Wallace…..…CAP……..Evolution Climbing
Kyle McCabe…….NEN….….
Daniel Mills……....SWT……..Wallcrawlers
Darren Benton…….CAP……..Evolution Climbing
Danny Sing….…....ORV……..Team Vertical
David Lawrence......CAP……..New Jersey Rock Gym
Harry Evans...……..CAP…….. li>
Mark Ziffer..……....CAP……..Team PRG
Sammy Meyrowitz..CAP……..SportRock Rockville
David Reis………..CAP…….. Team PRG
Elliot Smith..…....…SEA……..Atlanta Rocks
Nicolas Borensztein..CAP……..SportRock Rockville
Joda Hankins.……..CAP……..
Cody Boehmig.…...ORV…….. Creatures

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