Tampa Am 2010 Semi-Finals Heats

By Rob Meronek

2nd through 15th on Friday and Saturday are in the Semi-Finals below. They're joined by Kyle Walker, Louie Lopez, Matt Berger, Micky Papa, Alec Majerus, Jack Olson, and Timmy Knuth from getting top two in Damn Am during the year. Things get going at noon tomorrow.

Philip Meranto aka PIP: Heat 1, 1st skater. Pharmacy Stance: R Age: 21 Hometown: Las Vegas NV

Kevin Romar: Heat 1, 2nd skater. KR3W, Blind, eS, Furnace, Venture, Bones Stance:

Felipe Gustavo: Heat 1, 3rd skater. Plan B, Silver, FKD, Bones wheels, DC, Nixon, LRG, Diamond Stance: G Age: 19 Hometown: Brasilia Brazil

DJ Gaudin: Heat 1, 4th skater. 8103 Clothing Stance: R Age: 20 Hometown: Lafayette LA

Micky Papa: Heat 1, 5th skater. Plan B, DC, RDS, Underworld Shop, FKD, Silver, Bones Stance: R Age: 20 Hometown: Vancouver BC

Walker Ryan: Heat 1, 6th skater. Organika, C1RCA, Force, 510 Skateshop, Spitfire, Elm Hats Stance: R Hometown: St. Helena CA

Jeffrey Marshall: Heat 1, 7th skater. Skatepark of Tampa, Converse, Billabong, SK8Mafia Stance: R Age: 18 Hometown: Costa Mesa CA

Marek Zaprazny: Heat 1, 8th skater. Nike SB, LRG Clothing, City Stars, Ace, Autobahn, StreetMarket.cz Stance: G Age: 21 Hometown: Malacky Slovak Republic

Jon Cosentino: Heat 1, 9th skater. Globe Canada, SK8Mafia (flow), Hurley, CBMK Skatepark, Momentum (flow) Stance: R Age: 16 Hometown: Oakville, Ontario Canada

Matt Berger: Heat 1, 10th skater. Matix Clothing, Tensor (flow), Almost (flow), eS footwear (flow), B&B Boardshop, Bones Wheels (flow) Stance: R Age: 17 Hometown: BC Canada

Ruben Rodrigues: Heat 1, 11th skater. Element, Eastpack, Von Zipper, Nixon Stance: G Age: 25 Hometown: Portugal

Brodie Penrod: Heat 1, 12th skater. Enties (flow), Mystery (flow), Altamont, Seige Adio, Technique Skate Shop Stance: R Age: 20 Hometown: American Fort UT

Evan Smith: Heat 1, 13th skater. Element, DC Shoes, Bones Wheels, Swiss, FTC, Indy Stance: G Age: 19 Hometown: Orlando FL

Brendon Villanueva: Heat 1, 14th skater. Powell, Bones, Neff, K5 Stance: R Age: 16 Hometown: Poway CA

Miles Silvas: Heat 1, 15th skater. DVS (flow), Force (flow), LRG (flow), Organika Stance: ? Age: 15 Hometown: Sacramento CA

Anthony Schultz: Heat 1, 16th skater. Brixton, Slave, Active, Spitfire, Thunder, Alchemy Stance: G Age: 21 Hometown: Carlsbad CA

Bert Wootton: Heat 1, 17th skater. Organika, Converse, RipNDip, Catalyst Stance: R Age: 22 Hometown: Orlando FL

Collin Hale: Heat 1, 18th skater. Symptoms, Talent Skate Park, Bones Wheels, Hurley, Destructo (flow), Silent Skateboards, Jessup Stance: G Age: 24 Hometown: Underhill VT

Ian Sherman: Heat 1, 19th skater. Zombie Boardshop, Volume Skateboards, Volcom (flow) Stance: G Age: 24 Hometown: Burnsville MN

Jack Olson: Heat 2, 1st skater. Volume Skateboard, 3rd Lair, Osiris, Bones Stance: R Age: 16 Hometown: St. Louis Park MN

Justin Damer: Heat 2, 2nd skater. Foundation, Pig Wheels, Volcom, Elite Boardshop/Palace 5ive, Converse Stance: G Age: 20 Hometown: Washington DC

Timmy Knuth: Heat 2, 3rd skater. Graffiti Skate Zone, World Industries Stance: R Age: 19 Hometown: Melbourne FL

TJ Vanauken: Heat 2, 4th skater. Volume Skateboards, 303 Skate Shop Stance: R Age: 18 Hometown: Colorado Springs CO

Alec Majerus: Heat 2, 5th skater. 3rd Lair, Volcom, Vans (flow) Stance: G Age: 15 Hometown: Rochester MN

Mike Piwowar: Heat 2, 6th skater. Uprise Stance: G Age: 20 Hometown: Chicago IL

Anthony Estrada: Heat 2, 7th skater. Plan B (flow), Silver (flow), LRG (flow), Globe (flow) Stance: G Age: 17 Hometown: Ontario CA

Hermann Stene: Heat 2, 8th skater. Element, Volcom Europe, DC, Spifire, Thunder, The Shop Stance: R Age: 17 Hometown: Norway

Derek Elmendorf: Heat 2, 9th skater. Bones, Thunder (flow), DC (flow), Swiss (flow), Granduer Skate Shop Stance: R Age: 21 Hometown: San Diego CA

Elijah Berle: Heat 2, 10th skater. Chocolate, Vans, Pacific Drive, Thunder, Spitire, Matix Stance: G Age: 16 Hometown: Santa Monica CA

Theotis Beasley: Heat 2, 11th skater. Baker, Nike SB, Altamont, Thunder, Spitfire, Active, Flik Griptape, Ashbury, Mountain Dew, Bones Swiss, Dakine, Skull Candy, Markisa, Stance Socks, Shake Junt, Meister Watches Stance: G Age: 19 Hometown: Hawthorne CA

Louie Lopez: Heat 2, 12th skater. Flip Skateboards, Volcom, Globe, Indy, Ricta, Mob Grip Stance: R Age: 16 Hometown: Hawthorne CA

Cody Hale: Heat 2, 13th skater. Talent Skate Park, Silent Skateboards, DC (flow), Theeve (flow), Phil's Custom Grip, Symptoms Collective Stance: R Age: 21 Hometown: Underhill VT

Kechaud Johnson: Heat 2, 14th skater. City Stars, Neff, Action Park Alliance, Krux, Red Bull, Kicker, Index Skate Shop, Power Balance Stance: G Age: 23 Hometown: Dallas TX

Auby Taylor: Heat 2, 15th skater. Nike SB (flow), Index Skateboard Supply Stance: G Age: 21 Hometown: Dallas TX

Ben Hatchell: Heat 2, 16th skater. Zero, C1RCA, Bones, Indy Stance: R Age: 20 Hometown: Houston TX

Kyle Walker: Heat 2, 17th skater. Volcom, Thunder, Spitfire, Real, Adidas Stance: G Age: 16 Hometown: Oklahoma City OK

Julian Christianson: Heat 2, 18th skater. Finesse Skateboards, DC, 303 Boardshop, Vestal (flow), The Dope Group Clothing, Siege Stance: R Age: 21 Hometown: Denver CO