Nick BAUMGARTNER

Historical Results

Baum, Bummie

Off-road motor racing, demolition derbies, American football, beach volleyball, mountain boarding, mountain biking, golfing, softball and wakeboarding.

Athlete, Business owner, Motivational speaker

Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.

Son, Landon.

English

Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center

National: Peter Foley (USA)

Off-road and truck racing: Competed in races in 2011 and moved on to racing trucks in 2012.

Wrestling: During high school he was an All-American and state champion wrestler.

Athletics: During high school he was a state champion hurdler.

American football: Played for Northern Michigan University.

2005 in Nor-Am Cup in Mt. Bachelor (Snowboard cross - 10th)
2005 in World Cup in Lake Placid (Snowboard cross - 49th)

January 2011: Broke collar bone in a training accident, which required surgery to insert a metal plate and 15 screws into his shoulder. (torcseries.com, 2012)

2005

He began snowboarding at age 15 in high school.

It was the perfect mix of his two favorite sports: American football and snowboarding. "They put it together and then it was a no-brainer." (uppermichiganssource.com, 5 Mar 2020)

"To just make the (Olympic) team would be incredible. But to medal, that would be unbelievable. That's the legacy I want." (teamusa.org, 21 Jan 2021)

Off-competitions, a cardio workout in the morning, running and snowboarding in the afternoon. "On certain day, also weight lifting." (uppermichiganssource.com, 5 Mar 2020)

Winning gold in snowboard cross at the 2011 Winter X Games in Aspen, CO. (Info 2018)

Double Olympic snowboard cross champion Seth Wescott (USA). (Info 2018)

"Tell kids to follow their dreams. They can make their own opportunities in life. Play hard, dream big." (Info 2018)