Woods, Digiulian Flash U.S. Nationals

Daniel Woods and Sasha Digiulian were the top American finishers at the SCS Open National Championship at Momentum gym in Sandy, Utah. The two climbers head the new U.S. sport climbing team, gaining access to international events. 

Though Woods was the top American male, Norway’s Magnus Midtboe won the men’s competition by flashing the final route, along with Woods; Midtboe’s better performance on the two qualifying routes gave him the edge. 

Results from both qualifiers and finals were used to choose the U.S. teams. See http://www.scsnationals.org/details/index.htm for full results. 

Women’s Sport and U.S. Team
1. Sasha Digiulian
2. Lauren Lee
3. Paige Claassen 

Men’s Sport
1. Magnus Midtboe
2. Daniel Woods
3. Matty Hong 

Men’s U.S. Team
1. Daniel Woods
2. Paul Robinson
3. Carlo Traversi 

Women’s U.S. Speed Team
1. Shannon Lochridge
2. Amanda Sutton
3. Taylor Mitchell 

Men’s U.S. Speed Team
1. Eric Sanchez
2. Nic Sutton
3. Joshua Levin
4. Patrick Cassidy 

Dates of Event: January 22-23, 2010 

Source: Scsnationals.org