DUSTIN URBAN
Urban is a former Teva Mountain Games freestyle champion.
He moved to Colorado full-time in June of 2007 after graduating
from Princeton University. He lives in Buena Vista with his wife
Katie, son Heron and dog Hurley. He has been a member of the U.S.
Freestyle Kayak team since 2001.
During kayak season he trains at the river park steps from his
home. Throughout the rest of the year, he enjoys rock climbing and
mountain biking.
You didn't know… Believe it or not, there is a "Dustin Urban
Day" in Buena Vista in honor of Urban's bronze medal at the 2008
World Cup of Freestyle Kayaking.
DUSTIN URBAN'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
1st Place - 2011 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2010 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2009 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2008 Pro Kayak Freestyle
NIKKI KELLY
The Kiwi traditionally trades off wins with Teva teammate Tanya
Faux in the Down River Sprint at last year's Teva Mountain Games.
Other top results include second place in the Freestyle
competition, and first in the boater cross competition at the 2006
Reno River Festival. She started kayaking at age 16 and competing
at age 22. She's now logged more than 10 years of competition.
Kelly resides in California and is the mother of two boys.
You didn't know… So we know she's an ace on the kayak, but she
also holds multiple titles as the World River Rafting Champion.
NIKKI KELLY'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
2nd Place - 2011 SUP Surf Sprint
2nd Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
3rd Place - 2010 Steep Creek Championship
1st Place - 2009 Steep Creek Championship
1st Place - 2007 Steep Creek Championship
1st Place - 2005 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2009 8 Ball Kayak
1st Place - 2005 8 Ball Kayak
1st Place - 2011 Down River Sprint
3rd Place - 2010 Down River Sprint
2nd Place - 2009 Down River Sprint
1st Place - 2007 Down River Sprint
2nd Place - 2007 Pro Kayak Freestyle
2nd Place - 2006 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2007 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
1st Place - 2005 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
TANYA FAUX
The born-and-raised Aussie who paddles for the Teva team has racked
up a long list of victories and podiums, including three wins at
the Reno River Festival, a silver at the 2007 World Champs in
Canada, and two golds and a silver at the 2006 World Cup
Series.
You didn't know… Faux, an adventure kayaker, has paddled in
uncharted territory and is involved in a campaign that aims to
preserve and protect natural areas in Australia.
TANYA FAUX'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
6th Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
1st Place - 2010 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2009 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2006 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2005 Steep Creek Championship
4th Place - 2011 Down River Sprint
1st Place - 2010 Down River Sprint
2nd Place - 2010 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2009 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2008 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2007 8 Ball Kayak
3rd Place - 2007 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
1st Place - 2006 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
3rd Place - 2005 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
1st Place - 2005 Kayak Big Trick
MIKE DAWSON
Past results: 2nd Sickline World Champs, 1st place Teva Mountain
Games (2009), 2nd Teva Extreme Outdoor Games (2009) 1st Voss
Extreme Week (08) Extreme Teams World Champion (along with Sam
Sutton, Jared Meehan)
Current mission: Racing on the ICF Slalom World ranking races
around the world, and competing in Extreme races, while exploring
some of the unknown rivers in the world.
MIKE DAWSON'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
1st Place - 2011 8 Ball Kayak
2nd Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
7th Place - 2010 Steep Creek Championship
1st Place - 2009 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2011 Down River Sprint
1st Place - 2010 Down River Sprint
2nd Place - 2009 Down River Sprint
EMILY JACKSON
Emily Jackson is a five-time winner in the women's
Freestyle Kayak event, was the Junior World Freestyle Kayak
Champion and is the 2007 Women's World Champion. She is also the
youngest female to kayak the Zembezi and Nile Rivers.
EMILY JACKSON'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
3rd Place - 2011 8 Ball Kayak
1st Place - 2011 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2010 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2009 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2008 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2007 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2006 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2005 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2009 8 Ball Kayak
3rd Place - 2006 8 Ball Kayak
3rd Place - 2006 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
2nd Place - 2005 Kayak Big Trick
NICK TROUTMAN
Freestyle Kayak World Champion Nick Troutman hails from Canada's
renowned Ottawa River. In addition to his world title, Nick is a
multiple Canadian National Champion, an expedition boater, coach of
Ottawa Kayak School's renowned Keener program for teens, and
accomplished video producer. Nick's wife is women's Freestyle Kayak
World Champion, Emily Jackson.
NICK TROUTMAN'S TMG SCORESHEET:
2nd Place - 2009 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2008 - Pro Kayak Freestyle
19th Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
3rd Place - 2009 8 Ball Kayak
2nd Place - 2008 - 8 Ball Kayak
2nd Place - 2005 Kayak Big Trick
BRAD LUDDEN
Brad Ludden has been named one of the top ten adventure athletes in
the world by Outside Magazine, has completed over 100
first descents on rivers in over 40 countries and founded
First Descents, an organization that provides free outdoor
adventure therapy for young adults (18-39) with cancer.
BRAD LUDDEN'S TMG SCORESHEET:
9th Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
8th Place - 2010 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2007 Steep Creek Championship
3rd Place - 2006 Steep Creek Championship
9th Place - 2011 Down River Sprint
3rd Place - 2006 8 Ball Kayak
3rd Place - 2006 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
STEVEN WRIGHT
Hailing from Reno, NV, Stephen spends his summer in Canada as coach
of the Ottawa Kayak School's Keener program, the teen development
program that has spawned the majority of Canada's national
freestyle team members.
STEVEN WRIGHT'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
1st Place - 2009 Pro Kayak Freestyle
2nd Place - 2007 Pro Kayak Freestyle
2nd Place - 2006 Pro Kayak Freestyle
2nd Place - 2009 Kayak Big Trick
ERIC JACKSON
Eric Jackson, the winningest kayaker in history, is a
multi-discipline Teva Mountain Games winner, U.S. National Team
member, Olympian and four-time and reigning World Freestyle Kayak
Champion. He is also the owner of Jackson Kayak, a brand of
best-selling whitewater kayaks, and has written a number of
instructional books on the sport.
ERIC JACKSON'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
2nd Place - 2011 Pro Kayak Freestyle
2nd Place - 2008 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2007 Pro Kayak Freestyle
1st Place - 2006 Pro Kayak Freestyle
2nd Place - 2005 Pro Kayak Freestyle
11th Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
2nd Place - 2006 Steep Creek Championship
3rd Place - 2005 Steep Creek Championship
1st Place - 2007 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
1st Place - 2006 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
2nd Place - 2005 Dowd Chute Kayak Paddlecross
1st Place - 2005 Kayak Big Trick
DANE JACKSON
At 19, Dane Jackson has traveled to 49 of the states,
Spain, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech
Republic, Uganda, South Africa, and Mexico. He have been
kayaking for 15 years now with dad Eric Jackson. He says, "I would
not be where I am today if not for him. I live in Rock Island TN, I
travel 6 months out of the year travel all over the US in an RV,
traveling to events and clinics."
DANE JACKSON'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
10th Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championship
3rd Place - 2011 Pro Kayak Freestyle
3rd Place - 2007 Pro Kayak Freestyle
7th Place - 2006 Pro Kayak Freestyle
ADRIENE LEVKNECHT
Adriene is one of the few women in the world that can
paddle large grade rapids every day of her life and enjoy every
moment of it. Adriene boasts titles such as a 2 x US Freestyle team
member and 2 x Green race winner. Adriene lives on one of the
world's most notorious steep and difficult creeks - the Green River
Narrows in North Carolina.
ADRIENE LEVKNECHT'S TMG SCORE SHEET:
1st Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championships
4th Place - 2010 Steep Creek Championships
3rd Place - 2009 Steep Creek Championships
4th Place - 2008 Steep Creek Championships
MARTINA WEGMAN
Martina is an all-around whitewater talent,
with World Champion podiums finishes in both freestyle and
whitewater racing. She successfully defended her World Title
at this years Sickline Championships in Austria, and continues to
impress the world with her growing freestyle and creeking
skills.
TMG SCORE SHEET:
3rd Place - 2011 Steep Creek Championships
2nd Place - 2010 Steep Creek Championships
BEN STOOKESBERRY
Ben is a Class V expedition kayaker who has been featured
in a variety of media outlets, including Wall Street Journal, NBC's
Today Show and the American News Room. He was the first kayaker to
descend 70+ sections of rivers in 13 countries. In addition, Ben
has produced 8 feature-length kayak movies through his production
company, Clear H2O Films. Most notably, he has helped construct
three county bridges, a forest service fish hatchery, an ice
skating rink and a county waste transfer station.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2009 - Recognized expedition kayaker in the Wall Street
Journal
2007 - National Geographic Adventure Hero of the Year
2006-2009 - Contributor to the non-profit organization South Asian
River Skills Institute
2005 - Banff Film World
2003-2004 - Two-time Banff Mountain Film Festival Selection
2nd place finish at the Red Bull Divide and Conquer
CHRIS KORBULIC
Born and raised along the Rogue River in southern Oregon, Chris has
been on the river since before he could walk -and it shows. He's
now one of the most accomplished expedition kayakers in the world,
walking the thin line at the limits of the sport and looking to go
even further. At ease in the most harrowing situations, Chris
relies on his experience while guiding on Class V rivers around the
world. With a life on the river and camera in hand, he has a unique
ability to capture stunning whitewater images.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Internationally published photographer
Contributing cinematographer, H2O films
Gear and instruction contributor to the nonprofit South Asian River
Skills Institute
200+ days per year on the water; last five years committed to
international first descents