This last weekend the Gromfest Crew headed south to a little place called Battle Ground, Washington, home of the Concrete Rodeo Finals (www.concreterodeo.com).
Since April 7th, Jamie Kimball and Konrad Rotermund have been traveling around the country and holding qualifiers, preparing for the Finals that went down August 24th-25th. Over 100 competitors of all ages showed up for the finals and a 2-day event that put everyone to the test.
Each competitor had 2 runs which not only decided the champions of each age division but also who would be a part of the joust competition.
Gromfest had a tent on site, t-shirts for sale and plenty to talk about. With over 500 pictures taken and an hour and a half of film, we’ve got plenty to show for our two days. Make sure to keep checking back for all the media updates.
As the sun began to set and the awards were being....um awarded, Gromfest had to decide who would receive our amazing board or skate wheel trophy. The board ended up going to Caleb Cole of Enumclaw, Washington who not only took 1st in the 16-17 age bracket but also took the Men’s Jousting competition. The wheel trophy meanwhile went to 10-year-old Jake Selover from Bend, Oregon.
This was not it however! Because the talent was so strong, Gromfest couldn’t choose just 2 kids to qualify...oh no, we went much crazier. By the end of the weekend Gromfest had inducted a total of 13 kids into the Gromfest Finals for next summer.
Concrete Rodeo was a blast and Gromfest would like to thank the entire CR crew for letting us be a part of their amazing event. We can’t wait for next summer to see where Concrete Rodeo holds their qualifiers and to see how our new Gromfest competitors end up doing at the greatest 18 & under, amateur comp out there...the Great Northwest Gromfest!
