The US Elite National Championship was this past weekend in Portland, Oregon. The age-group National Championship was held on the same day (random fact – the age group and elite national championships have not been held in conjunction with each other since 1992 in Cleveland, Ohio!).
Congrats to Ethan Brown on his 2nd straight U23 national title and an awesome third place finish overall!
The men’s podium – Ethan Brown (third, first U23), 2008 Olympian Matt Reed (first), Joe Umphenour (2nd). Talk about old and new – the age difference between Ethan and Joe is 16 years! Joe is 39 – the old man’s still got it!