On March 20, a virtual who’s who of BMX riders of X Games fame will gather at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center to compete in the first event of the 2010 ASA Big Air BMX Triples season. For one night only, the world’s best BMX pros will be pitted against their equally talented rivals in a head-to-head contest sure to be filled with mind-boggling stunts, heart-stopping excitement and intense competition, which will leave only one man standing!

The twelve athletes competing at NIU in the first ASA BMX Triples event of the year are:

Austin Coleman (Lake Forest, California)
Scotty Cranmer (Howell, New Jersey)
Rob Darden (Concord, California)
Daniels Dhers (Caracas, Venezuela)
Brandon Dosch (Lake Orion, Michigan)
Brett Banasiewicz (South Bend, Indiana)
Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Australia)
Koji Kraft (Addison, Illinois)
Craig Mast (Champion, Ohio)
Ryan Nyquist (Los Gatos, California)
Colton Satterfield (Salt lake City, Utah)
Zack Warden (O’Fallon, Illinois)

The list of superstar talent includes the winners of four previous ASA BMX Triples contests: Darden (Cincinnati, OH 2008), Enarson (Glendale, AZ 2007), and Guettler (Minneapolis, MN and Costa Mesa, CA 2009), as well as X Games Medalists Nyquist, Cranmer and Dhers, and local heroes Kraft and Warden.

The ASA BMX Triples, produced by leading action sports event producer ASA Entertainment, showcases the best all-around riders in BMX, challenging the athletes’ combined box jumping and dirt jumping skills over a completely unique 180 ft. long wooden course. Momentum from the 25 ft. tall roll-in ramp propels them over two 25 ft. wide jumps and a massive course-ending quarter-pipe. The riders attack the course, throwing down three back-to-back tricks in quick succession, displaying the technique, control, daring and style that make them the sports’ best. These athletes regularly push the sports’ boundaries as well as their own limits, surprising fans with mind-boggling aerial stunts.
The battle begins on Saturday, March 20, at 7:30 pm. Tickets prices range from $37.00 for reserved floor seats, which include a pre-event athlete autograph session, to $22.00 for upper bowl seating. NIU students will receive a $4.00 discount with a valid NIU OneCard. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800 745 3000, or at the NIU Convocation Center Box Office located at 1525 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.
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About ASA Entertainment:
Founded in 1994, ASA Entertainment, LLC (an Omnicom Company) is an action sports event, television and content production agency focused on creating and executing customized, turn-key marketing programs that range in scale from grassroots to global. ASA’s events, featuring skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and music, are broadcast domestically on CBS Sports, VERSUS, FUEL TV, WGN and Fox Sports Net, and distributed during more than 900 hours of programming to more than 1 billion HH globally via 32 international broadcast partners. ASA's productions span the spectrum from large, international competitions such as the ASA Action Sports World Championships to amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions and mobile tours. As one of the most established organizations in action sports, ASA Entertainment develops premium content around the fastest growing sector of American sports. For more information, visit ASAentertainment.com or ActionSportsTour.com.