The judges votes are in and the finalists are

Here are the top 18 finalists in the 2010 KICKgen Rising Stars Calendar Contest. Out of the these 18, 12 will be chosen as featured members. Who will they be? You will have to find out on November 1st...

Patrick Shepard

Robert Torres

Carlos Gonzales

Sarah Greer

Sam Wigley

Jalen Carr

Lady Jade Miles

Yu-Chi-Tseng

Caitlin Dechelle

Kalman Csoka

Kyle Montagna

Sam Burgess

Cole Eckert

Mia Kimling

Glynn Ann Townsend

Luke Dennison

Aden Schwartz

Nikki Stanley

Two days left in the calendar contest

This contest has certainly been fun and there has been such great support for the members who entered it. There is two days left for this voting round - Sunday at Midnight. Keep in mind, that the KICKgen team also gets a judge's vote and can bring back someone already eliminated. It should be interesting to see who makes it to the final list.


Patrick Shepard 1946
Carlos Gonzales 1747
Sarah Greer 1691
Robert Torres 1529
Sam Wigley 1235
Kyle Montagna 580
Sam Burgess 575
Aden Schwartz 460
Jalen Carr 384
Caitlin Dechelle 384
Nathan Chlumsky 380
Audrie Donihoo 365
Kalman Csoka 348
Micayla Johnson 314
Austin Crain 311
Yu-Chi-Tseng 307
Hunter Crain 298
Glynn Ann Townsend 274
Luke Dennison 265
Marc Canonizado 244
Lady Jade Miles 242
Nikki Stanley 239
Carson Crawford 235
Mia Kimling 226
Bradley Norris 218
Isabel Crain 209
Stephanie Figueroa 204
Lee Barnard 191
Daniel Schulte 157
Kevin Walker 133

Congratulations to the following 30 people who made it through to the next round of the KICKgen Rising Stars Calendar Contest.

Congratulations to the following 31 people who made it through to the next round of the KICKgen Rising Stars Calendar Contest. There are 31 because 30 and 31 had the same number of votes.

Aden Schwartz
Audrie Donihoo
Austin Crain
Bradley Norris
Caitlin Dechelle
Carlos Gonzales
Carson Crawford
Daniel Schulte
Glynn Ann Townsend
Hunter Crain
Isabel Crain
Jalen Carr
Kalman Csoka
Kevin Walker
Kyle Montagna
Lady Jade Miles
Lee Barnard
Luke Dennison
Marc Canonizado
Mia Kimling
Micayla Johnson
Nathan Chlumsky
Nikki Stanley
Patrick Shepard
Robert Torres
Sam Burgess
Sam Wigley
Sarah Greer
Stephanie Figueroa
Yu-Chi-Tseng



What happens next? In round two, voting will continue until next Sunday 9/20 at midnight when everyone but the final 12 will be eliminated!
BUT… there is one twist – the KG team (David, Bethany, Lauren, Kirk, Mike, and Tracy ) each have a SAVE vote they can use (or not) to bring back a person that has already been eliminated in either previous round, which means that the final 12 could end up to be the final 18. At this point, this is all you will know until the calendar is printed on November first.

Also, DON’T miss the Pan American Internationals Finale Playback tonight at 6:30 PM. Lauren Kearney, host of KICKgen LIVE, will be hosting LIVE chat during the replayed broadcast. If you couldn’t make to Pan Am, catch this amazing competition tonight on KICKgen LIVE.

Deadline for Calendar Entries extended to Sept 13, 2009

Hello KICKgen friends,

You may have heard that Lauren Kearney, KICKgen LIVE host, was injured in Austin. Sadly it's true! Lauren severely injured her knee and requires surgery next week. In view of this situation and out of respect to Lauren for all that she contributes, our calendar contest deadlines are extended one week. Let's face it - we can't do this without her!!!!

REVISED DEADLINE SEPT 13th

To enter:

email a high quality headshot and an action photo with your signed model release form and completed bio document to: calendar@kickgen.com or fax it to 866-660-4707 before September 13th 2009.


The schedule:

• Contest closes September 13, and round one of judging of all KICKgen members begins


• September 21, round two begins and ends on September 27th


• September 28, round three begins and ends on October 5th,


• Ad deadline: September 27th, please call 1-866-660-4707 x 700 to book your space

Last year's calendar

Just like a tournament, each round narrows down the field until we have 12 finalists. To be chosen, you will need to submit excellent photos and be an outstanding example of a martial artist. When you fill out the biographical form pay extra attention to the “why should you be chosen as a calendar finalist?”

LEARN MORE: KICKgen Rising Stars Calendar model!

P.S. – You can pre-order your KICKgen Rising Stars Calendar now for $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping and handling. PRE-ORDERED Calendars will be printed and shipped beginning on November 1. Want a great school fund raiser? Purchase a box of 30 for $160 (That’s just $5.00 a piece!), plus $10.00 shipping and handling. ORDER NOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS!