Welcome to round one of the 2014 United States Barista Championship. These 24 competitors each placed in the top six in their respective regions. Six competitors from this group will be selected to advance to Semi-Final Saturday at the 2014 USBC, alongside the top 12 already-qualified competitors.
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USBC Round One – April 25th, 2014 — All times and coasts Pacific.
1. 9:15 Josh Taves, Dogwood Coffee Co., Minneapolis @coffeeuphigh @dogwoodcoffee
2. 9:34 Patrick Burns, Palace Coffee Co., Canyon, TX @palacecoffee
3. 9:53 Corey Critchfield, Case Study Coffee Roasters, PDX @CaseStudyCoffee
4. 10:12 Frank La, Copa Vida, Pasadena, CA @Copa_Vida @Flalessinhim
5. 10:31 Corey Reilly, Everyman Espresso, NYC @everymanny @Cor_Rei
6. 10:50 Dawn Shanks, Independent, Washington DC @DawnShanks
7. 11:14 Talya Strader, Bow Truss Coffee Roasters, Chicago @BowTruss @TalyaStrader
8. 11:33 Mike Marquard, Blueprint Coffee, St. Louis @BlueprintCoffee @mikenorth
9. 11:52 Sam Schroeder, Olympia Coffee Roasting Company, Olympia, WA @s_schro @olympiacoffee
10. 12:11 Nick Purvis, The French Press, Santa Barbara, CA @leFRENCHPRESS @nikpurvis
11. 12:30 Jesse Raub, Intelligentsia Coffee, Chicago @Intelligentsia @jesseraub
12. 12:49 Tim Jones, Jubala Coffee, Raleigh, NC @JubalaCoffee
13. 1:13 Sam Brown, Stone Creek Coffee, Milwaukee @stonecreekcoffe
14. 1:32 David Buehrer, Greenway Coffee Company, Houston @Bl4cksmith @greenwaybarista
15. 1:51 Bethany Hargrove, The Fresh Pot, PDX @thefreshpotcafe @Bethany_ynahteB
16. 2:10 Row Aczon, Honolulu Coffee Compnay, Honolulu @honolulucoffee
17. 2:29 Hadassah Wilson, Square One Coffee, Lancaster, PA @squareonecoffee @hadassahedith
18. 2:48 Michael Butterworth, Quills Coffee, Louisville, KY @QuillsCoffee @mjbutterworth
19. 3:12 Andrew Grassmick, Madcap Coffee Company, Grand Rapids, MI @angentpilgrim @madcapcoffee
20. 3:31 Nora Brady, Blueprint Coffee, St. Louis @BlueprintCoffee @snackpackbrady
21. 3:50 Bronwen Serna, Vashon Coffee Company, Seattle @VashonCoffeeCo @BDSerna
22. 4:09 Christopher Casassa, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco @ritualcoffee @LoveofC
23. 4:28 Tamara Vigil, Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, NYC @IrvingFarm
24. 4:47 Nathan Nerswick, 5&10, Athens, GA @fiveandten @nateners
