posted Dec 4th, 2021 - SDC Rhythm XP's selection of four new team members is almost completed. Doug Barron, the only returning member of the previous lineup, announced that he has three new team mates for the near future. One slot is still open.

Doug Barron selected the three new Rhythm members from three different categories of the USPA Nationals 2021. Only Keith Connor competed together with Doug Barron in 4-way Open at this year's national championships. He was in the Bullet lineup, together with three highly experienced 4-way competitors.

Keith Connor won Advanced Class silver medals with Elsinore Elevate at the USPA Nationals 2019. Josh Hall, Airspeed 4-way world champion of 2012, guided the team to a 16.8 average in 2019. Elevate members Keith Connor, Brian Schroeder and Josh Hall competed together again to represent the host at the June meet of the Southern California Skydiving League in 2020, with Mary SantAngelo in the AAA Class lineup.

Keith Connor then continued with Bullet, first at the 4-Way FS Skydiving Championships in November 2020 (Katrina Autry-Shows, Tim King, James Klinge), then back together with Josh Hall at the USPA Nationals 2021. Katrina Autry-Shows and Keith Connor teamed up with Josh Hall and Chris Farina when their 2020 lineup was not available for this year's national championships. Former Airspeed videographer David French was filming the team.

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USPA Nationals 2021		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Open	13,5,D		Q,9,4		F,14,C,10		H,L,20,N		18,22,19		11,J,E,8		6,7,K		G,15,12		M,2,21		16,A,P,O		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	22	-2	28	-1	24		30		18	-1	25		26		20		24		35		252	25.2
2	SDC Rhythm XP	26		24	-4	21	-2	27	-1	19		23		26		21		24	-1	29		240	24.0
3	Golden Knights Gold	21		26		20		25	-1	16		23		21		17		16	-1	25	-1	210	21.0
4	The Jets	16	-1	20	-1	18		22		14		17		21		16		19		24		187	18.7
5	Skydive Midwest NEXT	18		21		18		20		14	-1	18		20		14		18		21	-1	182	18.2
6	XPG4	16		19		15	-2	22		13		19		18		14		18		21		175	17.5
7	Elsinore Bullet	16		18	-1	17		20	-1	12	-1	18		18		14		18		22		173	17.3
8	Aviatrixx	13		16		14		12	-3	10	-1	13		13		10	-1	14		16	-1	131	13.1
9	Golden Knights Black	12	-1	12	-3	14		13	-1	11		13		12		10		13	-2	16	-1	126	12.6

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Bullet at the 2021 USPA National Championships - Video Footage Courtesy of USPA/OmniSkore!HD

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The second new SDC Rhythm XP member is also a USPA silver medalist in the same category where Keith Connor placed 2nd with Elsinore Elevate in 2019. Chris Webb won his USPA Advanced Class silver medal with SDC RhEvolution XP this year in Eloy.

Chris Webb had joined SDC RhEvolution XP when team founder Chris Normandeau recruited a completely new lineup in 2020, with Matt Alarif and Alex Bucevicius, Keith Nugent on camera. Two intensive 4-way years later, Chris Webb was now selected for the new Rhythm lineup.

He started his 4-way career with the Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies in the Rookie Class of the Southern Skydiving League in 2014 and 2015. His first 4-way team also attended the NSL Championship 2015.

He participated regularly at Paraclete XP events of the Indoor Cloud League in 2018 and 2019 before he eventually committed to the SDC RhEvolution XP plans for 2020 and 2021. His 4-way career now continues on the highest level with SDC Rhythm XP.

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USPA Nationals 2021			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Advanced		13,5,D	Q,9,4	F,14,C,10	H,L,20,N	18,22,19	11,J,E,8	6,7,K	G,15,12	M,2,21	16,A,P,O	Total	Avg
1	Lightspeed XP	US	17	19	16	20	14	16	16	13	17	19	167	16.7
G	Qatar Cheetahs	QA	14	22	17	18	13	13	15	13	17	20	162	16.2
G	Qatar Lions	QA	10	17	14	19	12	16	17	12	17	20	154	15.4
2	SDC RhEvolution XP	US	15	17	14	14	10	12	16	13	17	17	145	14.5
3	NE Chicken Bolts	US	10	19	16	18	11	14	15	7	16	16	142	14.2
4	Vega XP	US	12	15	14	11	11	16	13	11	12	14	129	12.9
5	AZ Defiance	US	13	14	12	14	10	12	13	11	14	15	128	12.8
6	Elsinore Main Street	US	10	14	13	13	10	11	14	10	14	15	124	12.4
7	Kombucha Punch	US	10	15	10	13	8	11	13	9	14	13	116	11.6
8	Air Force 9 Ball	US	8	14	6	13	9	7	13	7	13	14	104	10.4
9	Megalodon Juan	US	9	12	10	13	8	10	11	6	13	10	102	10.2
10	Platinum XP	US	9	13	9	13	8	8	11	7	12	11	101	10.1
11	SDC Rheology	US	7	11	6	10	8	11	10	7	11	11	92	9.2
12	Frikken Slot Lizards	US	8	10	9	9	7	8	9	6	9	10	85	8.5
13	Tequila	US	6	9	7	9	7	10	9	5	11	11	84	8.4
14	Paragon	US	5	10	8	10	8	6	10	6	10	9	82	8.2
15	Perris WildKatz	US	7	9	6	6	6	6	7	5	12	7	71	7.1
16	Four-Inners	US	7	10	8	7	7	6	3	5	10	5	68	6.8
17	Richo's Tummy Butts	US	3	7	3	7	3	2	3	4	7	5	44	4.4

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SDC RhEvolution XP at the 2021 USPA National Championships - Video Footage Courtesy of USPA/OmniSkore!HD

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Keith Connor had plans with Bullet only until the USPA Nationals this year, while SDC RhEvolution XP will have to look for a new inside center. Keith Connor was in the point slot for Elsinore Elevate and Bullet. Both slots were available when Rhythm's tail of the last six years, Doug Barron, started recruiting his new lineup.

The final slot assignment for the new Rhythm lineup will probably happen as soon as the last slot has been filled.

The new lineup will also have a new team videographer, as Justin Wageman stepped back after his three years with SDC Rhythm XP, as well. The camera slot brings a 4-way Intermediate Class champion of 2021 into the Rhythm picture. Charlie Mcgee was filming Kaos Theory XP to the USPA gold medals this year.

His former team has to step up into AAA Class competition in USPA's Advanced Class after winning in the AA/Intermediate Class. Charlie Mcgee will skip the Advanced Class and move on in USPA's Open Class with SDC Rhythm XP.

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USPA Nationals 2021		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way Intermediate Top 10	L,2,M	K,13,8	14,E,H	4,9	P,15,C	20,1	22,11	21,Q,D	A,J,18	B,6,F	G,7,O	Total	Avg
1	Kaos Theory	15	14	11	15	14	10	10	15	15	19	-	138	13.8
2	Dallas Dynasty	13	13	13	15	13	11	10	15	13	21	-	137	13.7
3	Air Force Atlas	13	12	11	14	12	10	6	16	15	18	14	127	12.7
4	SDC Rhebellion XP	15	11	13	12	13	10	8	13	12	20	13	127	12.7
5	Air Force Stallions	14	12	13	9	12	9	8	12	9	17	-	115	11.5
6	Perris Fall Risk	11	6	11	10	9	7	8	11	7	14	-	94	9.4
7	Combat Turkeys	10	8	7	10	8	7	7	10	10	14	-	91	9.1
7	CK PetriCKor	8	10	9	9	8	8	7	8	10	14	-	91	9.1
9	Hammer-Hammer	9	9	8	6	9	7	7	10	8	13	-	86	8.6
9	Cinnamon Roll Fight Club	10	6	9	9	8	6	7	9	10	12	-	86	8.6

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Kaos Theory XP at the 2021 USPA National Championships - Video Footage Courtesy of USPA/OmniSkore!HD

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