Rookies Shine at WDC 2024

With all of the talk focused on the returning Champions before the event, and rightfully so, many of the rookies to the event were overlooked. With 13 rookies walking onto the WDC floor for the first time, some were bound to find success. Damien Roth, last year's 4th place soloist at the high school level, once again captured 4th place solo, but this time on the Worlds pad. Liam Edgeworth, from Norwich University, joined up with sophomore year Franki Alano and was the only rookie to walk the stage at the end of the weekend, capturing 3rd Place in the tandem category.

At the final bell, 4 rookies placed in the Top 20 in the preliminary round, Roth in 9th, plus Cheden Ragragola, Micah McConville, and Ta Nguyen in 17th, 18th, and 19th respectively. The future of WDC is bright with these rookies leading the charge and expressing their intent to return to the event better than ever in 2025.

Full Rookie Results:
SOLO:
4th (Medal Round) - Damien Roth
9th (Prelim Round) - Damien Roth
17th - Cheden Ragragola
18th - Micah McConville
19th - Ta Nguyen
22nd - Landon Gonzalez
25th - Davin Billingsley
26th - Christopher Nkwocha
27th - Nicholas Berumen

TANDEM:
3rd - LIAM EDGEWORTH & Franki Alano
4th - ANDREW MERRILL & Trey Simmonds
8th - DAMIAN PRATT & WESLEY BOLING
10th - DAVIN BILLINGSLEY & JOSEPH BROTHERS