This year SPoT celebrated it’s 20th year of the Tampa Am contest. All the young up and comers came out to try to make their mark and performances were made by Souls Of Mischief, Killer Mike, The Shrine, and Cuates. Here are some photos to recap the weekend.
-Jonathan Mehring

Best hotel award

The infamous Moat Race was one the weekends highlights.




Evan Smith gap to front bluntslide.

Davis Torgerson - fakie 5-0.

Nassim Guammaz - gap to noseblunt.

Youness Amrani - nollie front feeble.

Louie Lopez - frontside flip.

Pat Shaefer - switch flip.

Shawn Hale - gap to smith. Nice work Rodent.

Evan Smith - Stalefish.

Shawn Hale - backside noseblunt slide.

Nassim Guammez - gap to back lip.

Alec Majerus - Half cab crook.


Ryan Reyes - wallride to flat.

Top 3 - Alec Majerus, Davis Torgerson, Jagger Eaton getting champaigned by the Souls of Mischief.


Out back on the vert ramp. Anthony Furlong was doing madonnas.

Post Moat Race.

Erica Yary interviewing the Moat Race winner Tony Christopher about his strategy. He trained for 5 months to prepare for the big event.

Cuates playing at The Bricks in Ybor City.

Killer Mike





Phesto of Souls of Mischief.

Tajai of Souls of Mischief.

Opio of Souls of Mischief.

Hunter Muraira was hyped.

A-Plus of Souls of Mischief.


Brian Schaefer took a stage dive after learning of the Converse/SPoT shoe designed for him.

The Shrine played in the next room.

Josh Landau of The Shrine gettin some.

Ryan Reyes = Stoked.

Youness Amrani and Hunter Muraira.

Regrettable decisions 101.

New Zoo - Kevin Tierney and Dave Willis.

Scuba Steve and Ishod Wair.

Evan Smith and Paul Shier - breakfast of champions.

Hunter Muraira, Oliver Flores, and Scuba Steve at the Nike booth.

Leo Romero and Jamie Hart.

The future is now. Donovan Piscopo, Stevie Perez, and Kevin Terpening.

Blake Carpenter and his lady.

Reese Salken, Taylor Smith, Daniel Lutheran, and Justin Damer.

Ian Deacon, Jamie Hart, Justin Regan, and Chris Nieratko.