Dual honors garnered by U.P.’s Nick Baumgartner. : Sports : UpperMichigansSource.com

Dual honors garnered by U.P.’s Nick Baumgartner.

Posted: 12.10.2012 at 1:25 AM

Read more: Sports, Nick Baumgardner, Sports, Snowboarding, Racing, Upper Peninsula, Iron River

Nick Baumgartner demonstrated his world class snowboarding prowess this past Friday in Montafon, Austria by locking up a third place finish in the season opener of this year’s FIS Snowboard World Cup.

The Iron River native captured the bronze medal podium finish in a field of 106 riders representing 28 countries. Baumgartner was also honored at the Traxxas Torc Series Awards Banquet by being named the 2012 Pro Rookie of the year.

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