Senna Leith

Senna Leith is a member of the US National Snowboard Team and competes full-time on the FIS World Cup Tour for Snowboard-Cross. Senna moved to the World Cup after winning the North American Cup overall title in 2017. In his debut year on the World Cup circuit, he landed himself on his first World Cup podium in a team-event in Moscow, Russia. With multiple top-10 finishes on the World Cup circuit in his first two years on tour, Senna has established himself as one of the top up-and-coming athletes in the world for the sport of Snowboard-Cross.

Follow Senna http://www.sennaleith.com/

Jin Woo

Everett McEwan – REV

Everett has been snowboarding since the early days of the late 80s, and competed in his first race in 1988. Despite his early start, instead of racing professionally he went off to college and had a career in TV news for 17 years. But over the years he kept at it as a part-time amateur including winning age class USASA US nationals seven times in alpine (GS and SL). Everett also was a snowboard coach in the late 90s at Stratton Mountain, Vermont where he coached the famous Lindsey Jacobellis and then went onto to found the Ski Round Top snowboard race program before moving to Colorado. The year Everett turned 40, he left his job in TV news to be a stay at home dad and start a business in video production. He also decided to give Pro racing a chance. He jokes that it’s his “midlife crisis” to race against people half his age and to beat a lot of them. He has consistently made finals at the NorAm Race to the Cup and has gone from top 16 to top 10 and even the top five. He also has climbed the podium in smaller pro races in Canada, including winning the Ontario provincial championships in PSL. As well as providing video production and marketing work for Donek Snowboards, Everett is also test rider helping with development of Alpine/Race Snowboards and plates. He is also a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, the top US team and helps with promoting the sport of racing on behalf of the club through video.

Taylor Gold

Riding Since: 2000

The Donek you ride: Transition

Board Size: 158

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline:  Halfpipe

Hometown: Steamboat Springs

Home Mountain: Steamboat

Most memorable moment on your board: My most memorable moment is a day at Steamboat when I was a kid that was almost out of a dream. I got on the gondola when it opened with a friend of mine, and within the first couple of turns, I knew I was riding the deepest, lightest powder I’d ever ridden. It was blowing over my shoulders all the way down the mountain, as bottomless and as deep as you could want, but so light there was almost no resistance. It was snowing, so we had free refills the whole day.

Season riding goal: I would like to put together a pipe run with more style and amplitude than I’ve ever had in a run before. I would also like to film some unique clips on a bunch of different types of terrain.

Long term riding goal: I want to have a style that’s completely my own and be able to adapt it to any terrain.

Biggest inspiration: My biggest inspiration is seeing other snowboarders, skateboarders, or surfers do something I would have never thought to try, or would never want to try.

Best piece of advice: My best advice is to get lost in the thing you’re most passionate about, and let the pursuit of that feeling be your motivation.

Other hobbies: Skateboarding, MTB, guitar

Shout outs: To my Mom and Dad, Ken and Patty for helping me achieve my dream.

Instagram: taylor_gold

Facebook Athlete Page: Facebook.com/taylorgold

Livia Molodyh

Stacy Gaskill

Anna Miller

Evan Strong -150 Saber and 158 Phoenix

Evan Strong captured the gold medal and led a U.S. podium sweep in the Paralympic debut of men’s snowboardcross at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Evan is the 2012 Para Snowboard Cross World Champion, and 2013 US National Champion.

Mike Schultz         WWW.MONSTERMIKESCHULTZ.COM 

Hometown- Saint Cloud, MN

US Paralympic Snowboard Team

Age 39

Donek setup–  Banked Slalom, Saber, and Baker 160

Regular 23” stance       +18 x -9

Known in the racing community as “Monster” Mike, the 36-year-old from St. Cloud, MN has trans-formed the world of adaptive action sports in more ways than one. In 2008, Mike suffered a terrible knee injury during a snowmobile competition resulting in the amputation of his left leg above the knee. Shortly after his accident, Mike engineered a new prosthetic knee to get him back in action. Within seven months, Mike was again competing on the national stage at the ESPN X Games, receiving a silver medal in Adaptive Motocross. In 2010, Mike founded BioDapt, Inc. after realizing the need for advancements in high impact adaptive sports prosthetics. Ten years and nine X Games gold medals lat-er, Mike added one of his biggest accomplishments to his list of honors, bringing home gold and silver in snowboarding from the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. Another equally great honor, Mike was voted as the U.S. flag bearer for the Paralympic Opening Ceremonies. There were a total of 15 athletes from six different countries during the 2018 Paralympic games that were competing on equipment that Mike created.

Accomplishment Highlights

COMPETITION

Winter Paralympic Games 2018- Gold (BX) and Silver (BS)

World Champion 2019 Parasnowboard – Banked Slalom

Para Snowboard World Cup – multi-time Gold, Silver, Bronze

National Champion 2017

X Games Adaptive Moto X – 2 Gold, 1 Silver

X Games adaptive snocross – 6 Gold

X Games adaptive snowbike – 2 Gold

AWARDS

2018 ESPY award ‘Best Male Athlete with a Disability’

2018 Team USA Flag Bearer 2018 Paralympics

2017 Team USA Male Athlete of November

2014 ‘Ten Outstanding Young American’ by US Junior Chamber

2010 True Grit Award– International Series of Champions (Snocross)

Mike Minor – 162 Saber BX

Follow Mike @gnarlynubby

Amy Purdy

Is there anything this woman can’t do? She’s a Paralympic bronze medallist, has placed in multiple world cups, was runner up on Dancing with the Stars (season 18). She also co-founded her own non-profit organization, Adaptive Action Sports, and is an amazing motivational speaker. When Amy first approached us a few years ago and said I’m a double amputee and I race boardercross, we had to wiggle our finger in our ear to confirm we heard her right. Amy has had a profound affect on the direction Donek Snowboards has taken just with that one little phone call. Because of her inspiration and impact on the sport of adaptive snowboarding, Donek builds boards for a large percentage US adaptive snowboarders and benefits from their innovative nature. We are very proud to work with her.

Ryan Knapton – 162 Knapton

Riding since 1989 and hailing from Breckenridge, this Colorado native is on his pro model, the Knapton Twin. He loves all the resorts in Colorado for the bigger mountains and darn good snow in general. Other than Breckenridge, he has had some of the most fun at Beaver Creek and the various Aspen Mountains because of how empty they compared to Breck / Vail / Keystone. Although he hasn’t been back in over 15 years, Ryan also has mad love for Buck Hill and Hyland Hills in Minnesota with very tiny little hills (less than 200 vertical feet). He has so many great memories growing up riding those tow-ropes next to a small park / pipe and just loving doing that all night every night after school. Nowadays his ‘discipline’ is just cruising around the entire mountain and playing around with whatever seems fun to do that day.

When asked about his Knapton Twin he said – “Twin with my own specs… stiffer cuz I’m a heavier rider, wider so I can turn extra hard without ‘booting out’, larger sidecut radius for bigger turns, offset inserts cuz of the width so my bindings are centered on it better than what ‘center’ is with burton bindings, custom base die cut graphics, extra inserts on my newest board towards the tail so I can set it back on pow days (haven’t gotten to try this feature yet on the new board). I DO NOT recommend my exact specs for most anyone! But that’s what’s rad about Donek Snowboards and their specialization in customizing boards… you can get specs that are actually good for you and how you ride, rather than having to settle like with most company’s boards which basically takes a primitive ‘one size fits all’ approach.”

Fun fact…Ryan used to be one of the fastest Rubiks Cube solvers in the world (top 20). Now I play foosball and have won tons of events including Amateur Singles at Worlds and a second in Pro Doubles at Worlds.

His shout outs are to All his MN and CO shred bros. Extra thanks to his YouTube subscribers who leave mad nice feedback for his vids and extra thanks to those who point the camera at Ryan so he can make the vids, especially his girlfriend Kristin and his homie Nate Dogggg.

Follow Ryan
www.youtube.com/rknapton3 www.instagram.com/ryan_knapton/ www.facebook.com/Ryan-Knapton-1527305297533563/

Holly Crawford – 158 Custom Shape

This three-time halfpipe Olympian from Australia is known for going massive and for her technical abilities. Holly Crawford has stood on the podium at many World Cup and World Championship events and you can expect she is going to impress at PyeongChang this February. Holly rides a custom directional twin tip shape in the halfpipe you can’t miss her signature shape. Make sure you follow her Instagram as she makes her way to the Games.

Follow Holly @hollyskorea

Giri Watts – 162 Park Twin

This always smiling uber talented powder hound is the head of ski and ride at Copper Mountain. Giri has many years of experience and is one of our top freestyle and freeride board testers. His clean technique and creative eye for the lay of the land makes Giri stand out amongst the rest. Give him a high five when you see him, he’s a gem!

Follow Giri @giri_watts

Mike Shea – Saber SRT

Mike captured the Silver Medal at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Teammates Mike and Evan seem to pass the top paralympic BX spot in the world back and forth. Mike is responsible for the development of our Baker banked slalom model, which he has taken to multiple World cup podiums.

Aaron Hallenbeck

Riding Since: 1996

The Donek you ride: Donek Custom Split, Phoenix, Park Twin 

Board Size: 159-162

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favourite Discipline: Big Mountain

Hometown: Wilson, WY

Home Mountain: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Most memorable moment on your board: Summiting Mt. Moran in February for an all time descent of The Skillet 

Season riding goal: A successful season filming with the @this_is_us_in crew. 

Long term riding goal: Enjoy snowboarding my whole life. 

Biggest inspiration: Young kids I’ve coached who love boarding as much as I do. 

Best piece of advice: Measure twice, cut once. 

Other hobbies: Mountain Biking, Long River Trips, and Techno 

Shout outs: Shout out to Jared Spieker for always getting the shot!

Instagram: @aaronhallenbeck

Facebook Profile: Aaron Hallenbeck

Katie Tsuyuki – 138 Transition and 145 Phoenix

Katie Tsuyuki made her Olympic debut at Sochi 2014, where she missed a spot in the final by one place, finishing as top Canadian female halfpiper in 13th place overall, best Canadian out of both genders.

Tsuyuki had made her World Cup debut in December 2005 in Whistler. She would record her best World Cup result in January 2010, finishing ninth in Stoneham, Quebec. Just a couple of weeks later, she was at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, not as a competitor, but as a forerunner for the half-pipe competition.

Katie is a four-time medalist at the Canadian championships, including her gold medal run in 2006 and 2014. She debuted at the 2013 FIS World Championships where she finished 15th

Katie is a five-time medalist at the Canadian championships, including her gold medal runs in 2006 and 2017. She debuted at the 2013 FIS World Championships where she finished 15th.

Currently, Katie is the marketing and brand manager for Donek and manages the team too. Her knowledge of the snowboarding world on the competitive side gives the Donek team an edge to help with their own endeavors. 

Crispin Lipscomb 155 Transition and Park Twin

Want to know a guy who can ride it all? It’s Crispin. Two time halfpipe Olympian, backcountry specialist and current coach of the British Columbia snowboard team, this guy has grace and power. Crispin specializes in making snowboarding look easy and can teach that way too. He is husband to our artist Raffaella and they hold down a place called Area C, a jump, rail and skills improvement camp off the back of Silver Star and you can join them at anytime. Email Crispin for more information on attending his specialty camps. Crispin360@yahoo.com

Jack Lee – 157 Park Twin

Using his competitive diving background Jack is taking the slopestyle scene by storm. You can catch him flying over the jumps at Breckenridge. It was a backflip that made Jack fall in love with snowboarding and sparked his journey to the Olympics. Inspired by passion of legend Jeremy Jones Jack uses each slam to get motivated to stay on his feet and push his limits. Disc golf, hut tubbing and 10-meter platform diving are other hobbies he enjoys. This season Jack will be working on his can and switch back double 1080 and front and back 1260’s with the aim of crushing the RevTour stops and beyond.

Follow Jack @jack_p_Lee

Dave Hollander

Riding Since: 2005

The Donek you ride: Knapton Twin

Board Size: 152CM / 31.5 WW / 12M

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: Free Carve

Hometown: New City, NY

Home Mountain: Keystone

Most memorable moment on your board: Waking up on a Binghamton University SnöCats bus at Mount Snow to a fresh foot of pow & disappearing into the trees with friends all day.

Season riding goal: Rack up 1M vertical, improve my switch riding, and get some fun footage in the process

Long term riding goal: Keep laying down big clean lines and helping others learn to safely do the same

Biggest inspiration: Pops. With his unparalleled determination and kindness.

Best piece of advice: If you’re passionate about something, share it with everyone you can.

Other hobbies: Onewheel, Longboarding, Whitewater

Shout outs: The whole family, plus Ryan, Matt, and Josh for helping me finally get back to Summit.

Instagram: @dhollee

Facebook Profile: facebook.com/dave.hollander

Carver Bowlby

Riding Since: 2001

The Donek you ride: Riding the proteus now, ordering a rev and pulse soon. 

Board Size: 175

Regular or goofy: Regular 

Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): GS&SL

Hometown: Somerset PA

Home Mountain:  7SPRINGS 

Most memorable moment on your board: The first time I got cheered at from the chair lift for carving the mountain. 

Season riding goal: To go to more Noram and FIS races, and to nationals with USASA. 

Long term riding goal: Just to keep the sport fun, and to go as far as I can with racing.  

Biggest inspiration: My father, he taught me how to ride. 

Best piece of advice: Give 100% at everything you do, and there’s no friends on a powder day. 

Other hobbies: hiking, biking, kayaking, dirt bike riding, and motorcycle riding. 

Shout outs: My dad for teaching me how to ride and always being there for me. Julia for pushing me to get into racing. Heidi Lewis for getting such awesome pictures at 7Springs. Shannon for giving me all the love and support I could ever ask for. Srrc for pointing me in the right direction with racing, Donek snowboards for excepting me on the team, and Clawson Snowboarding Crew. Thank you!!

Instagram:carverbowlby 

Snapchat Carverbowlby 

Christian Sison

Christian Sison fell in love with snowboarding since his first turns in 1987 and spent the bulk of the mid 90’s snowboarding full time in Whistler BC.  He now resides in Vancouver BC and rides regularly in the Pacific Northwest.  He is a firm believer in having the right tools for the trade and since riding Donek supports the brand fully.

Instagram:_christian_sison

Jordan Michon 

Follow Jordan @strangefuture808

Dev Gupta

Lexi Bullis

Ashton Grogg

Hometown: Woodland Hills Utah

Home mountain: Park City Mountain Resort

Favourite Discipline: GS and Slalom

The Donek you ride: 180 secret and 162 saber

How to follow and know more about me: insta @ashton_snowboard , facebook page. @ashtonsnowboard

Shout Outs: my dad Aries Grogg

Madeline Lochte Bono

Abby Benser

Hometown: Duluth, MN

Home mountain: Spirit Mountain and Mont Du Lac Favourite Discipline: Boarder X

The Donek you ride: Boarder X- 154 SRT and 152 Saber Alpine: 151 Secret

How to follow and know more about me: Follow me on Instagram @abby_benser and Facebook @Abby Benser

Shout Outs: Shout out to my mom for telling me to snowboard and shout out to my coaches for always believing in me

Griffin Kleinle

Sloane Alexander

Cooper Callaway

Riding Since: 2006 

Hometown: Onalaska, WI 

Home mountain: Mt. La Crosse

Favorite Discipline: Slalom 

Board Size:163 

Regular or goofy: regular 

The Donek you ride: Looking at purchasing the Rev or Secret 

Instagram: #supercoop_callaway 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/supercoop.callaway 

Shout Outs: Thanks to Katie, Mark, Sean and the whole Donek crew for their support. And thank you to my mom, dad, brother and other friends and family that support and challenge me to be the best that I can be. 

Hobbies include: Snowboarding Mt Biking Motocross Coaching youth Soccer Playing Violin Kayaking 

Additional interests and things that keep me busy include; maintaining a 3.70 gpa, managing and working a lawn mowing and snow removal business with my brother, working in sales and parts at 2Brothers Powersports, scoring trap at our local Trap Shooting Club and working at Old Towne Strings doing stringed instrument repairs, tuning & cleaning instruments and help with sales.

Macauley Kilmer

Max Gordon

Caiden Quick

Jax Allen                    

Leland Charles Vogt 

Leland the Falcon                  

Aaron (AJ) George

Alec Devlyn Young

Ethan Deters

Riding Since:  2007

The Donek you ride (or will ordering):  Secret Saber BX

Board Size: 164

Regular or goofy: goofy

Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX

Hometown: Hermantown, MN

Home Mountain:  Spirit Mountain

Most memorable moment on your board: When I went from last to first on the first turn and finished with 3 seconds between me and everyone else during a BX race at Afton Alps.

Season riding goal:  Make top 20 at Nationals.

Long term riding goal: BX rider representing USA in the Olympics.

Biggest inspiration: JJ Watt, “Start with the big goal and work backwards from there until you reach today. And what you can do today to improve and get yourself closer to your dreams are accomplished by setting and achieving many small goals along the way.

Best piece of advice: Work hard at a goal you have set until you make your goal and then set a higher goal and never give up even if you don’t think you can make it.

Other hobbies: Baritone Saxophone, Football, Working Out, Camping, Rowing. Volunteering with the commemorative Air Force, and flying

Shout outs: Mom, Dad, Brother (Parker), Laurie and Jim Gerken, My grandparents

Instagram: @mn_afterburner 

Nathan Bautista

Drew Moryn

Reese Moryn

Riley Wolkowinsky

Wesley Wolkowinsky

Aten-Wa Theba

Levi Decareau

Kayla Ripper

Lindsay Carver

Sydney Wilson

Dominic DeStefano 

Riding Since: 2016

The Donek you ride: 130 Junior and Talon 

Board Size: 138 cm

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: Slope Style, Slalom, and Giant Slalom

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ

Home Mountain: Snowbowl, AZ

Most memorable moment on your board: Hitting 30 foot jumps at Woodward

Season riding goal: Backflip.

Long term riding goal: To be a snowboard coach

Biggest inspiration: My older sister Briana

Best piece of advice: Never give up

Other hobbies: Geology and pakour

Shout outs: GCFT and the Grand Canyon Series directors Scott and Josh

Instagram: @domdestefano

Bennett Schneider

Nick Trouskie

Senetneb Theba

Riding Since: 2017
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 130 Junior
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: GS / SL
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Home Mountain: Hyland Hills – Minnesota
Most memorable moment on your board: During the Race for the Cup, I went down and I got
back and came from behind to win the race- never give up!
Season riding goal: Qualify for Nationals 2022
Long term riding goal: Place top 3 at Nationals and top 3 ranking in the Country. I want to
compete internationally as well.
Biggest inspiration: My brother Aten-Wa was a successful competitor in Snowboarding but
chose to pursue his passion in other areas. He taught me to follow my heart.
Best piece of advice: Fall three times get up four
Other hobbies: Mountain Biking and writing
Shout outs: Thanks Mom and Dad!

Camille Blake

Audrey Phipps

Riding Since: 2015

The Donek you ride: B1

Board Size: 154

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX

Hometown: Waterford, Michigan

Home Mountain: Alpine Valley

Most memorable moment on your board:  Winning my first BX race

Season riding goal: Make it to USASA Nationals and place good

Long term riding goal: Be able to compete for the US Snowboard Team

Biggest inspiration: My family

Best piece of advice: “Believe you can and you’re halfway there”

Other hobbies: Softball

Instagram: @audrey.phipps.7 

Snapchat: @aphipps033

Facebook Athlete Page: @audrey.phipps.07

Facebook Profile: @audrey.phipps.319

Twitter: @AudreyPhipps14

Izzy Edlen

Riding Since: 2014

The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Junior or Saber BX

Board Size: 125 – 130

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX, SL, GS

Hometown: Lakewood, CO

Home Mountain: Copper Mountain

Most memorable moment on your board: My most memorable moment on my board is when I went to the top of the mountain in steamboat and it was freezing, so I decided to go into the trees and I found a bunch of powder, so I raced through it like a lightning bolt.  

Season riding goal: Continue to improve on everything!  

Long term riding goal: Keep improving and keep having fun! 

Biggest inspiration: My coach Nolan and one of my first coaches William Borregard

Best piece of advice: Just keep leaning and having fun, and even olympians admit they could use improving.   

Other hobbies: 4 wheeling in our jeep Badgercon, painting, and much more.

Shout outs: @doneksnowboards of course! @williamborregard @jade­_sheds my bsf (best snowboarding friend) @nolanquinnin and @earth_surfer and my mom and dad.   

Instagram: @littlepowslayer

Grace Govan

Riding Since: 2010
The Donek you ride: 154 B1
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: GS
Hometown: Vienna, VA
Home Mountain: Bryce Resort (Virginia)
Most memorable moment on your board: Placing 3rd in the Southeast conference in one of my
alpine races this past season.
Season riding goal: To compete in as many alpine races as possible and more national events
placing in the top three. I also would love to compete in boardercross events.
Long term riding goal: To eventually be a part of the Official US Snowboard Team and compete
in National as well as worldwide events.
Biggest inspiration: My dad because he taught me everything I know about snowboarding and
his passion for the sport is what really drove me to want to pursue it.
Best piece of advice: Resilience is a key attribute to have in life.
Other hobbies: Running, going to the gym, computer programming, and baking J
Shout outs: To my amazing family for giving me so many opportunities and cheering me on at
all my races!:)
Instagram: gracegovan
Snapchat: ggovan11

Ethan Smith

Riding Since: 2014
The Donek you ride: Secret and Saber BX
Board Size: Secret160 and Saber BX158
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Slalom
Hometown: Slinger WI
Home Mountain: Little Switz
Most memorable moment on your board: Having a phenomenal run at WIARA State
Snowboard Champions, winning 3rd place, being the only soft boot rider to place.
Season riding goal: Getting comfortable on my Alpine Board and ultimately to place again at
The WIARA Snowboard Championship 2021
Long term riding goal: To participate in an FIS competition
Biggest inspiration: Maverick and Goose – “TOP GUN” – Having the “need for speed!
Best piece of advice: When you want something bad enough, you must keep working for it. Do
not expect things to be handed to you.
Other hobbies: Horseback riding, High School Drumline, Guitar
Shout outs: Coaches Paul Bullis, Darrel Wiedmeyer and Jayna Schmittinger for always guiding
me and pushing me past what I thought I could accomplish.
Instagram: @esnowboardclips
Snapchat: @ethan_airplane7

Mazee Simpson

Follow me on Insta: Aquasnowboarder

Kyra Oh

Riding Since: 2008
The Donek you ride: 145 Saber SBX
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Truckee, CA
Home Mountain: Squaw Valley
Most memorable moment on your board: Shaving my time by 6 seconds on day two of my first
Hole Shot Tour, after my coaches Nate Holland and Mort Nyberg spent the evening before
analyzing a video of my runs and pointing out places where I can improve.
Season riding goal: Get on the Podium at USASA Nationals
Long term riding goal: Be the first woman to win gold for the USA in boardercross at the
Olympics
Biggest inspiration: Lindsey Jacobellis
Best piece of advice: Understanding the difference between irrational fear and rational fear
Other hobbies: Canyoneering, Fishing, Horseback riding, Kayaking, Rafting, Rock climbing,
Soaring gliders,Sandboarding, Skateboarding, Snowmobiling,
Shout outs: Purl Wax, the SVAM SBX team and Coaches Nate Holland & Mort Nyberg
Instagram: @ko_snowboarder
Facebook: @ko.snowboarder

Landen Matt

Riding Since: 10 years old

The Donek you ride: 159 B1s

Regular or goofy: GØØFY

Favorite Discipline: SBX

Hometown: Brighton, MI

Home Mountain: Alpine

Most memorable moment on your board:  fracturing my neck, back, and both hips.

Season riding goal: state champ 

Long term riding goal: have fun and see where it takes me

Biggest inspiration: friends 

Best piece of advice: don’t think about it too much go ride and have fun 

Other hobbies: wakeboarding, surfing, skateboarding, anything with a board 

Shout outs: family 

Instagram: landen_matt_

Snapchat: landenxmatt

Facebook Athlete Page: Landen Matt

Facebook Profile: Landen Matt

Casey Meadows

Riding Since: 7 years old

The Donek you ride: 154 B1

Regular or goofy: regular

Favorite Discipline: SBX

Hometown: Milford, Michigan

Home Mountain: Alpine Valley, White Lake

Most memorable moment on your board: winning all my team races, during states

Season riding goal: making it to USASA nationals

Long term riding goal: being able to compete for the us snowboarding team

Biggest inspiration: my family

Best piece of advice: work hard to achieve your goals

Other hobbies: lacrosse, and golf

Shout outs: my family, friends, and teammates

Instagram: caseymeadows

Snapchat: hockey05ravens

Serina Verduzco

Riding Since: 2013 / 3 years old

The Donek you ride: Saber /  Park Twin

Board Size: 130 Saber / 125 Park Twin

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: BX

Hometown: South Lake Tahoe

Home Mountain: Sierra at Tahoe

Most memorable moment on your board:  Winning 2 gold medals at 2018 Nationals

Season riding goal: Win Nationals

Long term riding goal: Make the US Olympic BX team

Biggest inspiration: Jamie Anderson

Best piece of advice: Always follow your dreams

Other hobbies: Skateboarding, Horseback riding, going to beach

Shout outs: Mom and Dad

Instagram: verduzcos

Nick O’Rourke

Riding Since: Stepped on my first board 4 years ago, 2016.

The Donek you ride: Currently race with the Saber for SBX, GS, and SL. Looking to grab a second board for the quiver.

Regular or Goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: Boardercross

Hometown: Northford, CT

Home Mountain: I’m a nomad, bouncing between Powder Ridge Park (CT) and Bretton Woods (NH), but compete all over New England, East Coast and Colorado.

Season Riding Goal: Continue working on starts, podium at Nationals, and to find a coach/team to refine technique. Also, to hike/ride Tuckerman’s Ravine (Mount Washington, NH)

Other Hobbies: Lacrosse and Football. I also enjoy hiking.

Biggest Inspiration: Inspired by riders like Senna Leith, Mike Lacroix and Mick Dierdorff- pretty awesome that they respond to questions and there to offer advice.

Shout Out to USASA for the opportunity to compete and the Southern New England Series (John Friends) for hosting my very first race and creating a place in CT to race. To the other New England and New York series directors for always being supportive of those athletes that travel and compete on your home mountains. To my family, for their support (and rides) to events. To my hometown, who has always supported me through words of encouragement and fundraiser involvement.

Follow me on Insta: Nourke_Snowboarding

Lillia Verduzco

Riding Since: 2016

The Donek you ride: B1 and Park Twin

Board Size: 155 B1 , 145 Park Twin

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline :BX      

Hometown: South Lake Tahoe

Home Mountain: Sierra at Tahoe

Most memorable moment on your board:  Winning every BX race last year

Season riding goal: To win Nationals

Long term riding goal: To be the best I can be

Biggest inspiration: Sky Brown

Best piece of advice: Never give up

Other hobbies: Soccer, Skateboarding

Shout outs: Mom and Dad

Instagram:   verduzcos     

Carrick O’Neill

Riding Since: 2018

The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 135 Saber SBX

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favourite Discipline: Boardercross

Hometown: Excelsior, MN

Home Mountain: Hyland Hills

Most memorable moment on your board: Learning to rip up side hits at Steamboat and  shredding the Woodward park at Copper Mountain in the spring of 2021 with all the USASA riders who were gearing up for the last big contests.

Season riding goal: My goals for this season are to finish first in Minnesota for Boardercross, qualify for nationals, and finish in the top 3 at Nationals. I also want to qualify for Nationals in Alpine, Halfpipe, and Slopestyle like my big brothers.

Long term riding goal: I hope that I will be riding a lot

Biggest inspiration: My dad and my brothers who encouraged me to get out there and ride!

Other hobbies: When I am not snowboarding I love to play baseball and football. 

Shout outs: To all my friends in the Upper Midwest and my crew the BENT OXEN.

Instagram: @carrickshreds

Website: https://www.bentoxen.com/the-team/carrick

Cian O’Neill

Riding Since: 2014 and competing since 2017

The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 145 Saber BX

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: Boardercross and Halfpipe

Hometown: Excelsior, MN

Home Mountain: Hyland Hills

Most memorable moment on your board:  Hearing my name being called for a top 10 finisher at Nationals…3 times!

Season riding goal: I have three goals for this season!

1. Learn at least five new tricks
2. Finish first in our Region
3. Get on the Podium at Nationals

Long term riding goal:  Would love to compete at the X-Games

Biggest inspiration: Shaun White and Red Gerard

Other hobbies: I play on a traveling baseball team and love it! I am also trying out tackle football for the first time.  I love to ride around on my skateboard, too!  I like to build stuff including jumps for our front yard snowboard park!

Shout outs: Big shout out to the USASA, especially the awesome people in the Upper Midwest Snowboard Series. And to my mom, she is awesome.

Instagram: @cianrides

Website: https://www.bentoxen.com/the-team/cian

Seamus O’Neill

Riding Since: 2010

The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 150 Saber BX 

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: Boardercross

Hometown: Excelsior, MN

Home Mountain: Hyland Hills

Most memorable moment on your board:  The first time I sent “Super” which is the biggest jump at my home mountain Hyland Hills. I love the feeling of overcoming my fears.

Season riding goal: I have three goals for this year:

1. Make the podium in at least three boardercross events!
2. Win at least one boardercross event.
3. Qualify for Nationals.

Long term riding goal: Continue to race boardercross and get faster each time! 

Biggest inspiration: Red Gerard

Other hobbies: My other love is baseball where I play on a traveling team!  I also enjoy playing football, wiffle ball, and playing video games.

Shout outs: Shout out to all the awesome people who run the Upper Midwest Snowboard Series and to the riders who make it an awesome community.

Instagram: @seamusrides

Website: https://www.bentoxen.com/the-team/seamus

Brynn Diehl 

Riding Since:2017

The Donek you ride: 148 Saber SBX

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favorite Discipline: SBX

Hometown: Commerce, Michigan

Home Mountain: Alpine Valley Ski Resort

Most memorable moment on your board:  Getting the queens of the hill trophy with my Lakeland Highschool girls team.

Season riding goal: Make it to nationals

Long term riding goal: compete for the US olympic team

Biggest inspiration: My mom, dad and brother.

Best piece of advice: If you’re not first you’re last.

Other hobbies: Horses, snowmobiles, jet skis, surfing, wakeboarding, dirtbikes, photography

Shout outs: My Family, Maculey Kilmer for all the board tuning, riding tips and out of state racing adventures, Team Ripturn and my coach JP,  My highschool team and coaches

Instagram: @brynndiehl

Snapchat @brdiehl

Facebook Profile: @brynn diehl

Joe Hefter

Riding Since: 2015
The Donek you ride: 163 B1
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Allenton, WI
Home Mountain: Little Switzerland
Most memorable moment on your board: My BX run at the WIARI high school competition. I
took 4 th place and help lead my team to first place.
Season riding goal: Taking podium at the state high school competition this year.
Long term riding goal: To make the US border cross team
Biggest inspiration: Alex, my older brother, I’m always striving to be better and beat him.
Best piece of advice: Trust yourself to make the best decisions for yourself while still listening to
your mentors for advice.
Other hobbies: Football, weightlifting, competitive target shooting, fishing, obstacle mud runs
Shout outs: Alex, my older brother. Coach Bullis, Slinger Snowboarding Team
Instagram: joehefter
Snapchat jo_hefter
Facebook Athlete Page: Joe Hefter
Facebook Profile: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071306117235

Dave White Jr

Ben Swaine – 125 Junior

Follow Ben @benjibobby07

Neva Peterson

Brenna O’Brien

Riding Since: 2009
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): B1
Board Size: 163
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Home Mountain: Beaver Valley
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning Canadian U15 nationals in 2018!
Season riding goal: Place top 8 at at least one NorAm event!
Long term riding goal: Compete at the olympics with Team Canada!
Biggest inspiration: All the amazing people I get to ride with!
Best piece of advice: Whatever you do, make sure you’re having fun doing it!
Other hobbies: I love field hockey and Water polo!
Shout outs: @mixedmovements And Mom and Dad of course!
Instagram: @_brennaobrien 

Kacper Janik

Riding Since: January 2016

 The Donek you ride:  Junior 

 Board Size: L 130

 Regular or goofy: goofy

 Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS):  BX

 Hometown: Mississauga

 Home Mountain: Glen Eden

Most memorable moment on your board:  Riding with my friends through glades at Blue Mountain

 Season riding goal: win a lot of competitions

 Long term riding goal: to be part of a national team

 Biggest inspiration: my coaches and my dad

 Best piece of advice: practice, practice,practice

 Other hobbies: skateboard, judo, bjj, soccer

 Shout outs: to my friends from the SBX club

 Instagram: @janik_brothers   

Patryk Janik

Josh Klein – 148 Park Twin

Follow Josh @joshbklein

Lauren Russell

Riding Since: 2010

The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Sabre

Board Size: 140

Regular or goofy: Regular 

Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX

Hometown: Georgetown, Ontario

Home Mountain: Beaver Valley Ski Club 

Most memorable moment on your board: the adrenaline running through me during my first boardercross race 

Season riding goal: land a 360

Long term riding goal: make team Ontario 

Biggest inspiration: Mark McMorris and Mercedes Nicholl

Best piece of advice: friend the people you’re racing against 

Other hobbies: wakeboarding and mountain biking

Shout outs: to mom and dad for sticking by me, my first coaches Tyson, Erik, and lastly my coaches from nationals the past two years

Instagram: @laurenrussell.sbx      

Snapchat laurenmary.16

Evan Russell

Riding Since: 2013

The Donek you ride: Sabre

Board Size: 140

Regular or goofy: Regular

Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX

Hometown: Georgetown, Ontario

Home Mountain: Beaver Valley Ski Club

Most memorable moment on your board: Landing my first jump

Season riding goal: To have fun and qualify for Nationals

Long term riding goal: To carve like Ryan Knapton 

Biggest inspiration: The feeling of going fast on my snowboard

Best piece of advice: Learn from your mistakes

Other hobbies: Mountain Biking, Kneeboarding,

Shout outs: Mom and dad, big sister Lauren, first coaches Tyson and Erik

Instagram: @board_evan_bike_evan  

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Christie Fierman

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