Ryan Canepa (Elk Grove, CA) has been awarded the AWSA Junior Skier of the Year award. The award is issued annually to one skier in the country based upon skier performance in the previous year. Congratulations to Ryan and his family for the award.
Author: OwenL (Page 8 of 10)
Congratulations to John and Lucie Goodman for being the awarded the USA Waterski Award of Merit. The Award of Merit is awarded annually to a deserving volunteer within all nine sport divisions and is the highest award issued by the organization. We in the West have recognized the contributions of John and Lucie and it is great to see the recognition taken to the highest level of the sport.
Special thanks to Larry Laughlin for acting as the campaign manager for this award.
2016 U.S. Junior Water Ski Team Selected to compete in Junior Water Ski World Championships in San Bernardo Chile, January 5-8, 2017. Athletes from the Western Region repressing the United States include Ryan Canepa (Elk Grove, CA). Congratulations to Ryan and his entire family for being selected to compete in this prestigious competition.
Also representing the West Region will be Mark Roske (Pleasant Grove, CA) as a Driver for the competition.
US Under 13 Water Ski Team member Blaze Grubbs earned bronze medals in boys’ slalom (2 1/2 buoys at 32 feet off, jumping (112 feet) and overall (1,861.7 points) and was a member of the Gold Medal winning team.
US Under 17 Water Ski Team member Ryan Canepa earned bronze medals in boys’ trick (6,290 points) and overall (2,393.4 points) and was a member of the Bronx Medal winning team.
Congratulations these junior skiers who have represented the US and West Region on the International stage.
AWSA has adopted a team skiing format for the Regional and National competitions in 2016. An outline of the competition can be found on Page 61 of the Western Regional Guide. Please check in with your team captains who are your Council Representative. Nine teams will compete at the West Regional’s for a chance to compete at the Nationals for the Team Championship. Get behind your team, train with team members, and cheer everyone on to make the Regionals an integrated competition. Maybe even pick up another event to help your team score points.