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2013 Balboa Oktoberfest, Newport Beach, CA

At the Oktoberfest event, Austin Keen pulled out the greatest come from behind victory in UST history edging just above 2x champ Sam Stinnett in the final event of the year.  Sam had led the tour all year long but Austin found his rhythm in the last two events surging ahead to become the first ever UST champion who learned his craft on the east coast.  Although Austin now calls Southern California home, skimboarders in his native state of Georgia must surely be cheering for the new champ. Perry Pruitt was able to lock down third place on the tour

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2013 Ranking updates before final event

Sam Stinnett and Austin Keen are in a neck and neck race for the 2013 UST title as both placed nearly identically in Vilano and Santa Cruz (near, or at the top).  At this point they have locked down first and second place for 2013.  All that remains is to see if Austin will be able to overtake the two time champ or have to settle for a career best second place UST finish.  There is only one event left and the rest of the top 10 is up for grabs! The final event of the season will take place

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2013 Outer Banks, NC

Austin Keen took the top spot in Outer Banks, NC last weekend and in doing so moved himself to second place on the tour based on total points.  However, a closer look shows him narrowly in first place after dropping his two lowest scores, clearly challenging front runner Sam Stinnett for the top spot.  Brad Domke took second at the event moving up to fifth place on the tour while Morgan Just took third, and moved into third on the tour.  Perry Pruitt, Teddy Vlasis, Blair Conklin and Tim Fulton all came up shorter than they would have liked at

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2013 VIC, Laguna Beach, CA

Blair Conklin took his first victory at Aliso last weekend in some of the best conditions at the event in years.  In doing so he jumped up to fifth on the tour.  Brandon Sears came in second at the event moving up to seventh on the tour followed by Sam Stinnett who secured his top tour spot further with a third place finish.  The top four was rounded out by Bill Bryan who was able to pick up some points putting him in contention for the rest of the season.  Teddy Vlasis and Morgan Just picked up fifth and sixth

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