May 6 Appleton, Wisconsin
Area 51 in Appleton, Wisconsin was the site for the first Midwest ASA amateur event. Arriving Friday night to a park filled with rollerbladers, skateboarders, and bikers I knew this was going to be a fun trip. We had a long drive and arrived pretty late so the park was about to close, but we were able to hook up with all our friends for a good session, just up the street. Danny Gill and Mike French, two of the judges for this event, proceeded to rip apart this handicap rail late into the night. The morning came early, and we arrived at the park to a small group of skaters waiting to get in. By noon we were ready to kick off the combined open and 12 and under divisions. Tim Richardson and Jordan Mooney held their own, skating in the open division, with Jordan advancing three rounds before getting knocked out. It was clear after the first round that Steve Lango was the one to beat, but that wasn¹t about to happen. Trent King and Jason Walker both had clean runs each round to take second and third respectively. The small expert field with only 10 men and 2 women, was anything but small on talent. Chance Conner, who came up with some crazy tricks, like grinds on top of the wall ride and transferring over it, took third. Jon Mirakami was super technical and smooth but was unable to knock Derek French out of first. Derek went huge and fast, busting tricks like the infamous French Flip over the launch box. In the women's division, Stacey Dercks edged out Kelly Lambeth for the win. All in all it was a fun stop, and a good start to the Midwest region.

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