Kai Benton - Athlete

Summary

My goal is to get better and better at basketball and to make the DHS team. I'd like to go to Fort Lewis College.

Work Experience

Peer Influencer

Durango High School 2024-2025

Support students with disabilities in their classes at Durango High School

Scooter Lessons

Fall 2024 - Current

Teach skatepark etiquette and instruction based on what they can do and what they want to do next

Kid to Kid Program Helper

Escalante Middle School 2023-24

Assist students in the life skills program with their school work and the coffee cart

Sponsorship

Dynamic Pro Scooters

August 19, 2021Jan. 2022

Ambasador Team

Ride as much as possible & post on Instagram
Act professional and courteous to other people
Hold the attitude that riding is about having fun, meeting new people & improving myself
Held a Durango street jam with my friends inspired by the Denver street jam 2021

Dynamic Pro Scooters

Jan 2022Present

Flow Team

Progressed with double overheads and flip combos
Built a larger following on Instagram
Improved filming and editing skills
Developed a better understanding of sponsorship
Able to do some more tricks in the Denver street jams 2022, 2023 & 2024

Dynamic Pro Scooters

Jan 2025

Pro Team

January 2025 will move up onto the Dynamic Pro Team

Competition Experience

International Scooter Foundation

Oct 9, 2022Oct 10, 2022

Worlds Lake Havasu

Sadly broke my scaphoid and radius during practice doing a bri-inward
Bunny hopped my run with all my friends
24th in the world Junior Division 2022

United Scooter Association, Hang 5 Gear & USA Scootering

20192024

Competitions

U.S.A Beginner Division 10th place Las Vegas: November 2, 2019
U.S.A Online Most Creative Post 1st Place: March 28, 2020
U.S.A Novice Division 2nd place Sedona: August 21, 2021
U.S.A Intermediate 3rd Anthem Skatepark Las Vegas :Oct 9, 2021
U.S.A Intermediate 8th place Turkey Jam Premises Tucson: December 19th, 2021
U.S.A Intermediate 10th place A-Town: March 19, 2022
Hang 5 Gear 12 and under division 3rd place Lake Havasu Tinnell Memorial Skatepark 2022
U.S.A Intermediate 14th place Escondido: April 30 & May 1st 2022
U.S.A Intermediate 7th Rail-bender Parker, Colorado: July 30, 2022
U.S.A Intermediate 4th place Daniel Dhers, NC.: September 10, 2022
U.S.A Intermediate 5th Premises Park Tuscon June 11, 2022
U.S.A Number one in the USA rankings Intermediate Division 2022 season
Hang 5 Gear 13 and over division 4th place Lake Havasu Tinnell Memorial Skatepark 2023
U.S.A Advanced Division 3rd place Parker, Colorado
U.S.A Advanced Division 10th Place Nationals 2023 Tehachapi, California
U.S.A Qualified for Worlds Oct 2023 in Australia but didn't go
USA Scootering Havasu 2024 Qualified for Nationals

Volunteer Work

Adaptive Sports

2023 - 2024

Basketball, Track, Skiing & Scootering

Helped a student participate in adaptive/unified basketball game Spring 2024
Assisted students in the Bowker Games track meet Spring 2024
Taught adaptive scooter class Spring 2024
Supported adaptive ski day Spring 2024

Escalante Middle School

20212024

Scooter Skills Classes

2021 taught foot down, scooter tag and beginner ramp and rail in Project Future & Crew
2022 facilitated the greeting, reading and debrief of the scooter lesson in Project Future
2022 helped classmates to learn how to drop in at The Hive in Project Future class
2023 taught ramp, rail and curb in Project Future & Crew
2024 taught scooter classes to 240 students

The Hive & Dynamic Pro Scooters

20212023

Two Wheel Toosdays Scooter Competitions

Wanted a local competition that everyone could come to for free, wrote donation letters & helped my family set up two competitions: May & August 2021
August 2022 Competition: Wrote donation letters, organized prizes. made thank you to sponsors Instagram posts, organized what would happen at the event and how the awards would be. In charge of thank you gifts for the volunteers.
May 2, 2023 Competition: All of the above and helped with the applications to rent the skatepark and sound system. I also helped with the judging of the beginner division.

The Hive & City of Durango

20192023

Skatepark Clean Up & Snow Shoveling

Participate in skatepark clean up days & help shovel snow in the winter so we could still ride

La Plata County Humane Society

December 2022Jan 2023

Dog Walker

With my mom, socialized and walked dogs

Awards

Woodward

Crushed it Subaru Camper of the Week Award 2019 Park City
Hot Wheels Persistence Camper of the Week Award 2021 Tahoe
Gatorade Sponsored Award for Grit Camper of the Week Award 2022 Tahoe
Camper of the week 2023 Tahoe

Durango 9R

Growth in ELA test score award Spring 2023
Resilient Risk Taker Award Spring 2023
Academic High Growth Award Spring 2024
School Board All Star Award for Work in the Kids to Kids Program
Demon of the Day for Work as a Peer Influencer Fall 2024