Personal History
HOMETOWN
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
DATE OF BIRTH
May 1997
Official Race Team
Trail Head Racing
OTHER SPONSORS
Smith Optics, E*Thirteen, Trailhead Cyclery, Jetzone
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
4th Place Sea Otter 2012, 1st Place Overall Series Champ at Northstar, CCCX Champion, 1st Place Reaper Madness Pro Grt #
BEST RIDING SPOT EVER?
Whistler
WHEN YOU’RE NOT RIDING YOU ARE?
Skating my home skatepark, building trails with homies, or shredding pow in Tahoe! Gotta love California!
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE OF IN MOUNTAIN BIKING?
Loose, flat out, epic trails!
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST BIKE LIKE?
Small, old, and heavy. But hey, we gotta start somewhere!
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW PROJECTS/TRIPS COMING UP?
Yeah, for all my sponsors out there wondering what i have been up to, i am currently working on a full length bio/riders piece. The video should be out by the end of January. Keep an eye out!
WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEKEND?
Rode my bike!
WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL DAY CONSIST OF?
Get up, eat breakfast, morning shred! Kickback with friends at night.
3 MAGS YOU READ?
Dirt, BIKE Magazine, Transworld Skateboarding
3 VIDEOS YOU ENJOY?
Travis Rice Art of Flight, Like a Line Tanner Hall life Story, Follow Me
3 WEBSITES YOU FREQUENT?
Pinkbike, VitalMtb, and of course MXsponsor.com!
3 GADGETS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT?
Phone, bike, friends.
3 PEOPLE YOU RESPECT?
Aaron Gwin, Troy Brosnan, Brandon Semenuk
NEXT YEAR...?
Get some more races on the calendar!
I THINK HAVING A BLOG IS...?
Awesome! It lets me connect with fellow teammates and riders.
LIFE IS...?
Short, so live fast!
ANY WISDOM OR LAST WORDS?
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Riding Goals
- Conquer the Cat 1 field at a local and National level for my age bracket
- Place Top 3 at JR. National Champs
- Being selected to go to Jr. Worlds and represent America at the International level
- Having a frequent and strong race presence, making it my priority to travel to all the race events i can
- Represent any sponsor to the best of my ability and show my sponsors that i have what it takes to ride for their brand
- Take a Top 3 podium at Sea Otter in 2014
- Having a constant media presence and promote my sponsors whenever applicable
- Most important: To stay healthy and strong!
Competitive Highlights
2013/2014 Season Highlights
21st Sep 2013 2013 Northstar DH Series #6 Northstar, CA Cat 1: 0-17 1st
14th Sep 2013 2013 Northstar DH Series #5 Northstar, CA Cat 1: 0-17 1st
1st Sep 2013 2013 Northstar DH Series #4 Northstar, CA Cat 1: 0-17 7th
23rd Jun 2013 2013 Cal State DH #3 China Peak, CA Expert: 0-18 13th
21st Apr 2013 USAC - 2013 Sea Otter Classic Monterey, CA Cat 1: 15-16 14th
17th Mar 2013 2013 ProGRT #1 Bootleg Canyon, NV Cat 2: 15-18 1st