Saturday, these are the semifinals where 5 dudes will get cut from the total 15 to make up the 10 riders for finals Sunday. Continuing his come up in the game, Jeremiah Smith is giving the judges exactly what they want and was the only rider to break 90 points in the semifinals. Daniel Dhers took 2nd, Brett Banasiewicz 3rd, Craig Mast 4th, and Pat Casey 5th. The young guns are clearly making a statement here with almost every top 5 qualifier being under 20.
Sixth place in the semis went to Dennis Enarson. Ryan Nyquist trucked his way to 7th. Garrett Reynolds qualified 8th. And Brandon Dosch and Ryan Guettler tied for the last qualifying spots for finals, 9th and 10th. The riders are ready, the course is set, and the money is burning in these dudes' minds. $85,000 prize purse up for grabs.
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