USA Comps: Puccio and Coleman Take Yank-N-Yard 2017

The first USA National Cup series event took place at Stone Age Climbing Gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico this weekend, at the Yank-N-Yard event.

Alex Puccio and Nathaniel Coleman climbed their way to first places.

Results are in! It was a great fight between Alex Puccio (1st), Brooke Raboutou (2nd), and Kyra Condie (3rd) at the Yank-N-Yard. Alex pulled through, topping the last problem after a few attempts, but keeping the tension high throughout. Nathaniel Coleman and Kai Lightner were tied for 1st going into Finals but Nathaniel ended up taking the win, and it was Austin Geiman and Ben Hanna grabbing the remaining podium spots, moving up, very impressively, to 2nd and 3rd, from 7th and 8th in the Qualification. Thanks to @stoneagegym for hosting the first National Cup Series event. Congrats to all competitors and see you at the Battle in the Bay in a few weeks! #usacbouldering #roadtoboulderingnationals #nationalcupseties #stoneageclimbinggym #climbing #bouldering ?: @greg_mionske

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Six weeks after the Youth World Championships, and lots of climbing, Kai Lightner went to the doctors and discovered he had torn ligaments and a bone chip in his hands. He competed anyway and finished in seventh.

The bouldering season for adult competitors in the USA includes the National Cups and the Bouldering Open National Championship.

Open Competitors will receive points from their results at each “National Cup” competition, as well as at the Bouldering Open National Championship, resulting in a regularly updated National Ranking.

Watch Finals below, climbing starts at 22 minutes.

Results Female/Male
1. Alex Puccio / Nathaniel Coleman
2. Brooke Raboutou / Austin Geiman
3. Kyra Condie / Ben Hanna
4. Meagan Martin / Sean Bailey
5. Sierra Blair-Coyle / Matt Fultz
6. Natalia Grossman / Nicholas Milburn
7. Maya Madere / Kai Lightner
8. Lucy Humphreys / Carlo Traversi

USA National Cup Series Schedule
October 20-21, 2017: Yank n’ Yard; Stone Age Climbing Gym; Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 10-11, 2017: Battle of the Bay; Dogpatch Boulders; San Francisco, California
December 15-16, 2017: The Violet Crown; Crux Climbing Center; Austin, Texas
January 5-6, 2018: Southern Grit; High Point Climbing Birmingham; Birmingham, Alabama

Climbing her way to fifth is @sierrablaircoyl at Yank-N-Yard at @stoneagegym for the first of four USA National Cup Series events. Results in profile link. #indoorclimbing #bouldering #usaclimbing

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