Oregon Trifecta 08 Results: Battle Ground

Pro
First: Benji Galloway
Second: Tim Johnson
Third: Kevin Kowalski
Fourth: Brice Niebuhr
Fifth: Bruno Passos
Sixth: Rion Linderman
Seventh: Sky Siljeg

Sky Siljeg is going to be (more of) a force to deal with. He was killing it and he’s something like 12 or 13 years old. Oregon skrote Rion Linderman pulled a proper McTwist in the final jam. There was another rain out (temporary) and another bad collision on the heals of yesterday’s in which Chad Shetler left blood from a head injury on the concrete. This time was pretty scary. Taylor Bingaman got knocked unconscious and started bleeding fast from his head. The good news is both guys are relatively OK.

The word on Chad and Taylor from Bryce Kanights:

They’re both doing ok. Chad Shetler received a concussion and twelve staples in his skull. He’s hanging out in Portland with his wife for the next few days to chill out and visit with friends.

Taylor stayed in the hospital overnight for observation, but he is out this morning and heading back home to Sacramento. He broke his nose, fractured his right cheekbone and received sixteen stitches to his left eyebrow and has a concussion as well.

Masters
First: Pat Nogho
Second: Buck Smith
Third: Jason Parks
Fourth: Steve Alba
Fifth: Pat Black

Womens
First: Julie Kindstrand
Second: Megan Brown
Third: Erin Wolfkiel
Fourth: Nora Vasconcellos
Fifth: Lexi Barclay

Trifecta Overall Winners

Pro: Tim Johnson
Masters: Buck Smith
Women: Julie Kindstrand

So the person who swept the Trifecta was supposed to get the ATV, which went to Buck Smith, except that it technically should have gone to Julie Kindstrand since she actually placed first three times in a row, something Buck came close to, but didn’t quite do. (Insert argument about the women’s circuit deserving equal pay vs. the level of competition not meriting it… right… here.)

Photo features and coverage are going to trickle out this week. I’ve still got a lot of catching up to do from vacation and being engrossed in the Trifecta all weekend. I’m always glad when this thing is finally over.