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· Year-round athlete from the St. Michael-Albertville Stallions delegation
· Participates in bowling, basketball, golf and flag football
· Traveled to Seattle for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
Adam Magnuson (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
· New to Special Olympics Minnesota
· Has been biking for more than 17 years and enjoys riding his bike almost daily
· Adam was an outstanding athlete in many sports in his high school’s adaptive sports program.
· Adam loves riding his bike and rides every season, even throughout Minnesota winters!
Camilo Mejia (Mahtomedi, Minnesota)
· Experienced athlete from the St. Croix Valley Lumberjacks
· Been involved with Special Olympics for more than two decades, participating in many different sports
· Competed in the Special Olympics World Winter Games Austria 2017 in alpine skiing
· Once earned a Boy Scout merit badge for biking 53 miles in one day
Chris Fagerberg (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
· High-performing and competitive athlete from the OMGAA Storm delegation
· Participates in numerous sports including poly-hockey, basketball, softball, flag football, bowling and snowboarding
· Watches X Games every year and has dreamed of taking part in it
Jenny Anderson (Stillwater, Minnesota)
· From the Flyaway Gold delegation and very active in the Special Olympics Minnesota community
· Attended the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle and earned a medal in gymnastics
· Biking is one of her favorite ways to stay in shape
Liam Kinart (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
· From the Academy of Whole Learning in Minnetonka
· Participates in track and field and poly-hockey
· Attended 2009 X Games Aspen and found an interest in action sports
Michael Froehling (Hastings, Minnesota)
· Loves to try new things and competes in swimming, golf, flag football, bowling and floor hockey
· From the Hastings Sharks delegation
· Rides his bike almost every day and finds it both extremely relaxing and thrilling
Noah Reedy (West St. Paul, Minnesota)
· Has participated in many Special Olympics Minnesota activities with the Highland Friendship Club
· Competes in track and field, basketball, golf, bowling, equestrian, poly-hockey, snowboarding, softball, bocce and tennis
· Loves watching X Games every year and is ecstatic to be part of the action
Tim Sorenson (White Bear Lake, Minnesota)
· Part of The Bears delegation
· Has participated in bowling, track and field, basketball, bocce, poly-hockey, softball, golf and Unified soccer
· Rides his bike to work and has ridden up to 50 miles at one time
Tyler Sarff (Plymouth, Minnesota)
· From Bethel University and has participated in bowling, basketball and Unified soccer with Special Olympics Minnesota
· Enjoys biking on trails near his home at least twice per week
· Tyler interned at the Special Olympics Minnesota office and used his passion for sports to help organize and run competitions in the Twin Cities.
· Won five X Games Ski SuperPipe medals, including gold in 2019
· Took home gold at the 2019 Pyeongchang Games
Andy Buckworth (Lake Haven, Australia)
· A trick pioneer, he became the second BMX rider ever to land a double frontflip when he earned bronze as a rookie in 2010
· Became the first rider ever to land a double frontflip no-hander in 2017
· Has been a member of the Nitro Circus Tour since year one, back in 2010
Brandon Loupos (Sydney, Australia)
· Part of the growing contingent of talented Aussie BMXers, Loupos took BMX Dirt gold at X Games Minneapolis 2018
· Loupos is already off to a great start in 2019 and has won two of the biggest park contests in BMX—the FISE events in Hiroshima and Saudi Arabia (both park)
· He hopes to become the third rider to ever win Park and Dirt at the same event
Chad Kerley (San Diego, California)
· One of just three people to take X Games BMX Street gold – X Games Los Angeles 2013 and X Games Minneapolis 2018
· Also owns Street silver from 2012 and picked up another silver in the 2017 Real BMX video contest
· Most recently, he scored bronze at X Games Shanghai 2019
Dakota Roche (Huntington Beach, California)
· Claimed BMX Street silver behind Garrett Reynolds at X Games Austin 2014, then earned 2015 NORA Cup Street Rider of the Year honors
· Roche also owns two Street bronze medals, from 2011 and 2012.
Dennis Enarson (San Diego, California)
· One of the best all-around BMX riders of the decade, Enarson is a triple threat in Dirt, Park and Street
· He has earned X Games invitations in each discipline and owns 10 total medals between Park, Street and Real BMX: 1 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze
Kevin Peraza (Tucson, Arizona)
· A surprise gold medalist at Austin 2016 in BMX Dirt
· Wowed again at X Games Minneapolis 2017, claiming gold in Park
· Comes from a family of BMXers: his three brothers all compete, and his dad is a former BMX racer who still rides at the skate park
Kyle Baldock (Gold Coast, Australia)
· A ten-time X Games medalist, Baldock earned both Dirt and Park gold at X Games Foz de Iguacu 2013
· Another Dirt title at X Games Minneapolis 2019 would give him the most X Games gold in the discipline
· One of the fittest and most explosive riders in BMX, Baldock earned Park bronze at X Games Minneapolis 2018 and Dirt silver in Sydney
Morgan Wade (Tyler, Texas)
· Eight-time X Games medalist and legend among his peers – they respect his creative eye and willingness to go huge
· Owns the X Games record for highest air on the quarterpipe (23’11”, set at X Games Minneapolis 2018)
· Also passionate about supporting the troops overseas, through Bikes Over Baghdad, and participates in a tour of high school shows in the U.S. in partnership with the U.S. Marines.
Ryan Williams (Wodonga, Australia)
· Once known strictly for scooter skills, Williams has impressed with his BMX acumen, too
· He took a surprising Big Air gold at X Games Sydney 2018 in front of a home crowd in his second X Games appearance
· Landed a coveted #1 slot on SportsCenter‘s Top 10 for his front bike flip over the gap
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