The Western Regional Council awarded the Regional Tournament bid for 2018 to Laku Landing, Windsor, Colorado at the winter meeting. The 2018 Nationals will be located at Mystic Lakes outside Wichita, Kansas. Bids for the 2019 Regional Tournament and National Tournament are now being accepted.
Author: OwenL (Page 8 of 10)
The Western Region Mid Winter Council meeting was held in Reno Nevada on January 7, 2017. Attached are the meeting minutes with all attachements.
WESTERN REGION Council Minutes with attachements-Jan 2017 v1
Owen Letcher – West Region EVP
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.
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.