GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nyjah Huston has won the inaugural Street League Skateboarding contest and $150,000, the biggest payday in pro skateboarding.
The 15-year-old from Davis, Calif., scored 116 points on Saturday to hold off Shane O’Neill, who scored 114.9 to win $80,000. Torey Pudwill was third and won $25,000 while Sean Malto was fourth and earned $10,000. Rounding out the top seven were Chris Cole ($7,500), Chaz Ortiz $6,000) and Paul Rodriguez ($5,500).
Huston ended a string of second-place finishes, including in the Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, Calif., three weeks ago. Huston landed all 16 trick in the final heat of that competition but Cole landed enough tricks to walk off with the $100,000 first prize.
