Joanna Dzierzawski Wins Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour - Reno

Excerpt from Ride’s site:

Ah to Reno, a great place to visit….if you are looking for a great time at half the cost of Las Vegas. This old west town has a lot of things to be proud of. It is the divorce capital of the US, home to the National Bowling Stadium which boasts over 100 lanes and is home to the Nugget $5 Awful, Awful burger which weighs 3lbs and comes with 2lbs of french fries.

All Photos Courtesy of Drew Diehl. Words Courtesy of Snowboard-Mag.

This town is also very proud of its University, UNR, and for good reason as they showcased the region’s top riders on Saturday night as the 9th host of the 2008 Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour. Located only a 5 minute drive down Virginia Avenue from Reno’s major casinos, the brand new Joe Crowley Student Union Building made the perfect venue for a top tier rider performance.

Over 250 riders and skiers submitted their applications for this event, 100 were approved and only 60 spots were available for riders to compete. Needless to say, first serve for rider registration at the Cricket Wireless registration booth created some pre-event excitement. This excitement became focused on riding when the tag team of DJ Wicky and MC Chimpy T took the stage and called the riders out to show if they could compete with the rest of the talent in the west.

The top female and Ride AM Team rider Joanna Dzierzawski showed her style with a solid frontside 180 on backside 180 off of the box and the top skier Trent Palmer threw down a solid 270 on opp out 270 on the kink to remind the judges that he would be a force at the finals in Portland, OR on May 23rd.

Snowboard Women
1st Joanna Dzierzawski - Ride AM Team
2nd Laurie Currier - Ride AM Team
3rd Jenna Dramise