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that placed him out of reach of the competition. James Foster of Redlands, Calif. finished second with 95.09, and Australia’s Cameron White was third at 94.00.

“Definitely a lot of pressure,” Nyquist said. “It was pretty intense up there for me. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve blown the chance to lock it in before I had to take the third run.”

Nyquist performed a trick that he named the powerball, which is a cannonball double barspin. He is the only athlete that has ever completed this trick. The level of competition was fierce throughout the event. In his final run, James Foster completed back-to-back technical tricks, a triple tailwhip and a windshield wiper, but it was not enough to take the win.

The four-day competition is the first of five stops of the AST Dew Tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross. The Sunday schedule includes the Freestyle Motocross and BMX Park finals.

AST Dew Tour-Panasonic Open Results Friday, June 20, 2008 Baltimore:

BMX Vert Finals
1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 96.00.
2. Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., 93.17.
3. Simon Tabron, Great Britian, 92.00.
4. Kevin Robinson, East Providence, R.I., 91.17.
5. Austin Coleman, Los Angeles, Calif., 90.17.
6. Steven McCann, Australia, 89.83.
7. Dennis McCoy, Kansas City, Mo., 89.17.
8. John Parker, State College, Penn., 89.00.
9. Jimmy Walker, Chicago, Ill., 87.50.
10. Jay Eggleston, Denver, Colo., D.N.S.(Did Not Start).

BMX Dirt Finals
1. Ryan Nyquist, Greenville, N.C., 95.42.
2. James Foster, Redlands, Calif., 95.09.
3. Cameron White, Australia, 94.00.
4. Diogo Canina, Brazil, 93.25.
5. Corey Bohan, Australia, 93.17.
6. Luke Parslow, Australia, 92.42.
7. Dennis Enarson, La Mesa, Calif., 92.09.
8. Chris Gerber, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 90.00.
9. Cory Nastazio, West Palm Beach, Fla., 89.59.
10. Colin Mackay, Australia, 89.42.

AST Dew Tour Current Standings

BMX Vert Points
1. Jamie Bestwick, 100.
2. Chad Kagy, 85.
3. Simon Tabron, 75.
4. Kevin Robinson, 70.
5. Austin Coleman, 65.
6. Steven McCann, 61.
7. Dennis McCoy, 57.
8. John Parker, 53.
9. Jimmy Walker, 49.
10. Jay Eggleston, 45

BMX Dirt Points
1. Ryan Nyquist, 100.
2. James Foster, 85.
3. Cameron White, 75.
4. Diogo Canina, 70.
5. Corey Bohan, 65.
6. Luke Parslow, 61.
7. Dennis Enarson, 57.
8. Chris Gerber, 53.
9. Cory Nastazio, 49.
10. Colin Mackay, 45.