KEYSTONE – Young, local athletes dominated Saturday’s Collegiate Nationals slopestyle event hosted by Keystone with wins in both men’s and women’s skiing and snowboarding events. Three local athletes, who split time between Summit County and college, took first place in slopestyle, with a fourth winner hailing from Vail.

Willis Brown, a Dillon resident and freshman at the University of Colorado, took first in men’s skiing slopestyle, followed by Alex Albers of Western State College, and Brian Bocke of CU.

Brown, who’s winning routine included a cork nine, switch cork nine, a rodeo five and backside switch up, hails originally from Massachusetts and learned to ski at Sugarloaf in Maine. Read full article here…

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Austyn Williams

After enjoying sunny skies during the first day of practice, skiers and riders were welcomed with a late spring storm to kick off the first day of competition at the 2008 Collegiate Nationals. But Colorado, a state that is famous for rapidly changing weather, lived up to its reputation. By the beginning of the men’s skiing qualifiers in the afternoon,  the skies cleared and Mother Nature showed some love for the Collegiate Nationals competition. Unfortunately, the great winter-like weather didn’t last all day, as the atmosphere faded between an amazing spring day and grueling weather conditions.

The changing conditions didn’t fare well for competitors, as many became confused on speed and how fast to drop into the jumps. Because of the changing weather, event coordinators let Tae Westcott, a freeskiing competitor from Fort Lewis College, take his first run to test the speed of the snow without counting …

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Austyn Williams

An epic blue-bird day starts off practice for the third-annual Collegiate Nationals competitors. Keystone’s A51 Park is renowned nationwide as one of the best parks and home to some of the top riders. For the past two years, the Collegiate Nationals Freeskiing and Snowboarding Open Championships took place in Lake Tahoe, with last year’s competition held at Northstar. The Keystone park crew has set up a sick triple tabletop set ranging from 30 to 45 feet and followed by three rail lines and a showboat quarter pipe to top it all off.

The 2008 Edge® Shave Gel Collegiate Freeskiing and Snowboarding Open Championships will feature strong local Colorado competition as well as athletes from more than 15 states who have traveled to compete. The hundreds of competitors registered for the competition come from Vermont to California and include Washington, Minnesota, Utah and Nevada, among others.

Keystone’s park crew …

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2008 Collegiate Nationals TV Schedule

* All times Eastern (EST)

The Collegiate Nationals on CBS
May 25th, 2pm-3pm
Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Snowboarding, Freeskiing, Flowboarding, and Eating

The Collegiate Nationals on CBS College Sports Network:
May 15th, 8pm-9pm
2008 Collegiate Nationals Preview Show

May 26th, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 1: Snowboarding, Boxing, San Diego Flowboard Preview

May 27th, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 2: Freeskiing, Boxing, Weightlifting

May 28th, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 3: Flowboarding Semis, Weightlifting, Music, Boxing

May 29th, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 4: Flowboarding Semis, Beach Volleyball Semi: San Diego vs. USC

May 30th, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 5: Beach Volleyball Semis Texas vs. Nebraska, Eating Finals

May 31st, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 6: Wakeboard Semis, UPA Women’s Final

June 1st, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 7: Beach Volleyball Final: Texas vs. USC, Wakeboard Finals

June 2th, 8pm-9pm
Collegiate Nationals Episode 8: Flowboarding Finals, UPA Open Finals, Music

June 7th, …

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COUNTRY’S BEST COLLEGIATE SKI AND SNOWBOARD SLOPESTYLE ATHLETES GATHER AT KEYSTONE RESORT FOR “2008 COLLEGIATE NATIONALS” ON MARCH 28-29

CBS SPORTS TO AIR “COLLEGIATE NATIONALS” ON MAY 25

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK TO FEATURE 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF “COLLEGIATE NATIONALS” PROGRAMMING BEGINNING ON MAY 26

Registration open to all male and female skiers and snowboarders enrolled in a minimum of three college credits within the past nine months

Salt Lake City, UT, March 12, 2008– Some of the hottest collegiate ski and snowboard slopestyle athletes will gather at Keystone Resort in Colorado on March 28-29 for the 2008 Collegiate Nationals, a first-of-its kind event showcasing collegiate championships.

You can still register for the slopestyle competitions at the Edge® Shave Gel Collegiate Snowboarding Open Championships and the Edge® Shave Gel Collegiate Freeskiing Open Championships. Male and female snowboarders and skiers of all levels are encouraged to come out for a chance …

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