Lakhno, Chi, Kang, and Takeuchi Finish 1st at NACS Hackensack

The 2024 North American Cup Series (NACS) traveled to Hackensack, New Jersey this past weekend for its second-to-last competition. Hosted at GOAT Climbing Gym, the event included the Lead and Speed disciplines and welcomed a wide range of climbers. Athletes traveled from five (5) countries to compete, and the podiums welcomed both up-and-comers like Emiko Takeuchi (15-years-old) and competition icons like Chris Sharma (43-years-old) alike. The event ended with 12 more medals won, plus qualification for the YETI National Championships for many of the USA’s competitors.

Men’s Lead Podium

Sergey Lakhno (USA)
Chris Sharma (USA)
Jayden Perez (USA)

Full Results

Women’s Lead Podium

Jojo Chi (USA)
Melina Costanza (USA)
Lauren Bair (USA)

Full Results

Men’s Speed Podium

Kaden Kang (USA)
Zaden Rogers (USA)
Ethan Freudenheim (USA)

Full Results

Women’s Speed Podium

Emiko Takeuchi (USA)
Kayleigh Borek (USA)
Jojo Chi (USA)

Full Results

How To Watch

You can rewatch the semi-final and final rounds of NACS Hackesnack 2024 at any time on the USA Climbing YouTube Channel. The next and final NACS competition will be hosted by Climbing Escalade Canada from October 4-6 in Richmond, British Columbia.

Follow @usaclimbing on social media for future updates and behind-the-scenes action.

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