SKATER OF THE MONTH



Jacob Quick
October 2018

Name: Jacob Quick
Age: 26
Number of Years Skating: About 5 years
Stance: Regular degular
Favorite Pro: Nora Vasconcellos
Favorite Part of Modern: Fly box
Favorite Food: Fried chicken and steak
Favorite Local Skater: Scott Lockard
Favorite Skateboard Trick: Varial flip



Jim Gross
September 2018

Name: Jim Gross
Age: 31
Number of Years Skating: 16 years
Stance: Goofy
Favorite Pro: Andrew Reynolds
Favorite Part of Modern: Euro ramp w/ rail. Learn a lot of tricks on that thing. Taught me how to skate fast.
Favorite Food: Whole Foods salad bar
Favorite Modern employee: All the homies




Elliott Payne
August 2018

Name: Elliott Payne
Age: 13
Number of Years Skating: 7 years
Favorite Pro: Dave Bachinsky
Favorite Part of Modern: The fly out quarter pipe
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Modern employee: George, Shane, and Lennon




Keviyan Richardson
July 2018

Name: Keviyan Richardson
Age: 21
Number of Years Skating: 15
Favorite Pro: Rodney Mullen
Favorite Part of Modern: The water fountain (been keeping me hydrated since 8th grade)
Favorite Trick: Lazerflip
Favorite Modern employee: Izzy, Zac, Shane, George, Hank, Eric
Fun Fact: Love baking chocolate chip cookies



Matt Boynton
June 2018

Name: Matt Boynton
Age: 38
Number of Years Skating: Got my first legit board when I was 15. Alien workshop spectrum board w/ Independent trucks.
Stance: Regular
Favorite Pro: Rodney Mullen
Favorite Part of Modern: No egos
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Modern employee: George and the whole squad!



Phil Stone
May 2018

Name: Phil Stone
Age: 43
Number of Years Skating: 33 give or take a few
Stance: Goofy
Favorite Pro: Rob Roskopp
Favorite Part of Modern: Checking in
Favorite Food: Beer
Favorite Modern employee: Hank!



Rusty
April 2018

Name: Rusty
Age: 27
Number of Years Skating: Since 1999
Stance: Regular
Favorite Pro: Chris Cole
Favorite Part of Modern: The 6 foot half pipe
Favorite Food: Deep fried yellow squash with corn meal
Favorite Modern employee: Zac



Donovan Wood
March 2018

Name: Donovan Wood
Age: 13
Number of Years Skating: 2 years
Stance: Goofy
Favorite Pro: Figgy
Favorite Part of Modern: A-Frame
Favorite Band: Black Sabbath
Favorite Modern employee: Shane



Micah Wilson-Welsh
February 2018

Name: Micah Wilson-Welsh
Age: 11
Number of Years Skating: 6 years
Stance: Goofy
Favorite Pro: Chris Cole
Favorite Part of Modern: Mini Ramp
Favorite Band: Gucci Mane
Favorite Modern employee: Lennon



Charlie Papasian
January 2018

Name: Charlie Papasian
Age: 6
Number of Years Skating: 2 years
Stance: Goofy
Favorite Pro: Ryan Sheckler
Favorite Part of Modern: Mini ramp because I can do blunts
Favorite Band: Manchester orchestra... or Tool
Favorite Modern employee: Levi, Lennon, George, Shane, and Eric.



Elliott Szacon
May 2017

Name: Elliott Szacon
Age: 16 this month
Number of Years Skating: 9 years
Favorite Pro: Luan Oliveira
Favorite Part of Modern: manual pad/box
Instagram: @swanky_elliott
Favorite Food: buffalo wings
Favorite Modern employee: all of 'em!

Elliott has been coming to the park with his brother for 6 years. He is a founding member of the local grom crew, The Swanky Squad. He is a flat ground wizard and can do a bunch of weird flip tricks. Elliott and his family will soon be moving out of the area. We will miss them but wish them the best in their new spot.




Ella Hyatt
June 2017

Name: Ella Hyatt
Age: 10
Number of Years Skating: 1 year
Favorite Pro: Brighton Zeuner
Favorite Part of Modern: The entire park
Instagram: @swanky_ella_hyatt
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Modern employee: Matt Reschke






Rob Hart
July 2017

Name: Rob Hart
Age: 21
Number of Years Skating: 10 years
Favorite Pro: Grant Taylor!
Favorite Part of Modern: All of it! You have to love the whole park!
Instagram: @_ogrobbyjohnson
Favorite Food: My dad's tacos
Favorite Modern employee: George!






Gabe Nikora
August 2017

Name: Gabe Nikora
Age: 12
Number of Years Skating: 6 years
Favorite Pro: Grant Taylor
Favorite Part of Modern: The park...
Instagram: @gabeniko
Favorite Food: Pizza!
Favorite Modern employee: Matt, Lennon, and Dan






Ben Persinger
September 2017

Name: Ben Persinger
Age: 17
Number of Years Skating: Skating for 9.5 years
Favorite Pro: Sebo Walker
Favorite Part of Modern: Big Euro
Instagram: @benjaminpersinger
Favorite Food: Pizza!
Favorite Modern employee: Dixon






Rob George
October 2017

Name: Rob George
Age: 20
Number of Years Skating: 12
Favorite Pro: Sewa Kroetkov
Favorite Part of Modern: I really like the flat ground area but the whole park is great!
Instagram: @not_robgeorge
Favorite Food: Grilled chicken, bacon and ranch hani minus tomatoes
Favorite Modern employee: Shane and Eric






Brandon Pearce
November 2017

Name: Brandon Pearce
Age: 22
Number of Years Skating: 8 years
Favorite Pro: Chris Cole, Daewon Song, Luan Olivera, Nyjah Huston, and Ryan Sheckler.
Favorite Part of Modern: The homies
Favorite Food: Seafood and pizza
Favorite Modern employee: Lennon, Shane, Kirk, Eric, Matt, Zac, + Izzy.