Snowboard Cross Results From the Evolve Open SBX Jan 19th & 20th at Lake Louise, AB

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 22, 2013) - The Alberta Snowboarding Association proudly supported the 2nd annual Evolve Open SBX this past weekend at Lake Louise. The 2 day event wrapped up on Sunday and featured male and female athletes across Western Canada aged 8 to 40 years old.

Snowboard Cross (SBX) is a popular snowboard race format that is part of both the Olympics and X-Games. The sport features 4 riders racing over a series of bumps, jumps and curves to the finish line. The fastest 2 competitors of each heat advance to the next round, and the 3rd and 4th placed riders in the heat will get a second chance in the last chance qualifier heat.

Categories were Ladies Open, 12 and under, 13-14 years old and 15 and up. Here are the results:

EVOLVE SBX Race Sat Jan. 19, 2013 - Winners List

LADIES



1. Meryeta O'Dine (15, Prince George, BC)
2. Mica Bot (15, Big White, BC)
3. Pala Kovacs (15, Mt Currie, BC)



UNDER 12



1. Joshua Moffat (9, Calgary, AB)
2. Michael Humnycki (12, Calgary, AB)
3. Shawn Fair (11, Calgary, AB)



13-14



1. Mac Cook (14, Calgary, AB)
2. Jake Fach (14, Calgary, AB)
3. Johnathan Williams (14, Squamish, BC)



15 +



1. Brett Berndsen
2. Christian Stronach (16, Calgary, AB)
3. Richard Allen (22, Richmond, BC)



EVOLVE SBX Race SUN JAN 20, 2013 - Winners List

LADIES



1. Meryeta O'Dine (15, Prince George, BC))
2. Pala Kovacs (15, Mt Currie, BC)
3. Kayla Shepard (14, Kelowna, BC)



UNDER 12



1. Shawn Fair (11, Calgary, AB)
2. Ryder Petrick (11, Redcliff, AB)
3. Braedan Deitsch (12, Calgary, AB)



13-14



1. Mac Cook (14, Calgary, AB)
2. Jake Fach (14, Calgary, AB)
3. Jonathan Williams (14, Squamish, BC)



15 +



1. Christian Stronach (16, Calgary, AB)
2. John Smits (26, Banff, AB)
3. Dominick Harry (17, Highlands, BC)



Alberta Snowboarding Association would like to thank the all of the athletes that came out to the event, Lake Louise staff for building and maintaining the great SBX course, parents, volunteers and the Evolve Ski and Snowboard Cross club for hosting the event.

The Alberta Snowboarding Association is a non-profit provincial sports association promoting the development of snowboard training and competition.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Alberta Snowboarding Association
Aletta De Rooij
403-247-5609