May 22, 2009
The 17th Junior Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament Kicks Off Today at Callaway Gardens
Orlando, FL - May 22, 2009 - The 17th Junior Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament® began today at beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA. Two records marked today's prestigious competition;Nautique skier K.C. Wilson of the U.S. tied the course record in the Junior Men's Slalom Semi Finals Round with a score of 2@39-off and Iris Cambray of France set two new course records in the Junior Women's Tricks Semi Finals Round with a score of 7550 and the Junior Women's Tricks Finals Round with a score of 7670.
In the Junior Wakeboard and Tricks Finals Rounds, Steel Lafferty and Adam Pickos finished strong with first place wins. Steel Lafferty placed first in the Junior Wakeboard Finals with a score of 53.67 and Adam Pickos took first place in the Junior Men's Tricks Finals with a score of 9580.
In other disciplines, Caroline Hensley, Lauren Morgan and Michael Stevenson took leading positions to the finals in their respective divisions. Caroline Hensley finished the Junior Women's Slalom Semi Finals Round with a score of 1@38-off, Lauren Morgan wrapped the Junior Women's Jump Semi Finals with a score of 138 ft and Michael Stevenson concluded the Junior Men’s Jump Semi Finals Round with a score of 164 ft.
An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an acknowledgment of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline - only the world's most elite athletes compete at the Masters. This tournament is IWSF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned. The prize purse, trophies, rings and special event awards are the largest in the watersports industry and total nearly $110,000.
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A handful of each boat shown below will be handling the Yeoman's work this weekend.
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» 50th Anniversary Masters Edition Super Air Nautique 230
» 50th Anniversary Masters Edition 196
Editor's Note: I was supposed to be at this event. It fell through at the last minute. Reporting on from afar like this just doesn't have the same impact that reporting on it from there, in many cases from the boat would have. Nevertheless I look forward to attending Correct Craft's 51st Masters Tournament from lovely Georgia.
More details and results as they become available. Stay tuned.
Posted by erik
