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Vans WWA Wakeboard World Championship
Pro Women Take Center Stage

Orlando, Florida (October 2, 2004) – As action continued at the Vans WWA Wakeboard World Championship on Saturday at Orlando WaterSports Complex, the Pro Women took to the water for the first time. Much is at stake in this the third stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Wakeboarding, including the Vans Triple Crown Series Championship.

Dallas Friday has won the Vans Triple Crown Series two years in a row and is leading the series going into the World Championships. Friday would like nothing more than to take home the World Championship tomorrow at Orland WaterSports Complex, but that may be more difficult this weekend than expected.

While on a photo shoot last weekend, Friday strained her back resulting in muscle spasms after she rides. The injury didn’t seem to hinder Friday at all during Saturday’s Pro Women’s Semifinals pulled by the Correct Craft Super Air Nautique, the official boat of the Vans WWA Wakeboard World Championship. Friday easily won her semifinal heat to give her the top spot in Sunday’s final at Orlando WaterSports complex.

If the injury does limit Friday’s performance at all, she could see a strong push from Tara Hamilton who has been riding very well lately. Hamilton has finished second to Friday in the last two events, coming very close to knocking Friday off the top spot at the Vans WWA Wakeboard National Championship in Indianapolis in August. Hamilton, one of the most successful wakeboarders in the sport’s history, won the World Championship in Orlando in 2002.

In other action on Saturday, the 2004 Junior Men’s World Champion was crowned. Surprisingly, Aaron Rathy of Canada took home the title in his first-ever wakeboarding competition. Rathy has been a successful three-event skier for years. Three event skiing is comprised of slalom, jump and trick skiing.

Rathy successfully translated his trick skiing skills into wakeboarding to take home one of the biggest victories and upsets of the year. Rathy upset Junior Men’s veterans Jeff House and Kevin Henshaw for the victory. Henshaw, a fellow Canadian won the Junior X Series on the Pro Wakeboard Tour this year, but finished third on Saturday.

In Pro Men’s Quarterfinal action, 17 riders will move into Sunday’s semifinals. The top performers of the day were Parks Bonifay, Collin Harrington, JD Webb, Erik Ruck, Daniel Watkins, Keith Lidberg, Jeff Weatherall and Derek Grasman all of whom won their Quarterfinal heats on Saturday.

The Vans Triple Crown of Wakeboarding, the largest wakeboarding series in the sport, will air on Fox SportsNet:
Vans WWA Wakeboard Worlds Sept. 30-Oct. 3 Fox Sports Net - Oct. 26, 4 pm
(Orlando, FL)

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Vans WWA Wakeboard World Championship
Day 3 Results, Saturday at Orlando WaterSports Complex

Boys (10-13) Women's Professional Women's Professional

Semi Finals Heat #: 1

  1. Soven, Robert USA 80.56
  2. Lariche, Jimmy USA 62.22
  3. Jeffries, John USA 44.22
  4. Aslinger, Phillip USA 41.89
  5. Kryzda, Bryan MEX 40.56
  6. Alonso, Iñigo MEX 17.78
  7. McNeil, Megan USA 26.44
  8. Newton, Cheryl USA 10.56
  9. Lohrmann, Laura USA 0.00

Semi Finals Heat #: 1

  1. Marquardt, Melissa USA 64.44
  2. Hamilton, Tara USA 61.11
  3. Wing, Amber AUS 60.44
  4. Ishimaru, Yoshiko JPN 49.22
  5. Moore, Louise GBR 33.78
  6. Shintani, Yukiko JPN 28.89
  7. Rendo, Robbie ARG 37.78
  8. Kent, Leslie USA 33.33
  9. Fountain, Andrea NZL 17.22

Semi Finals Heat #: 2

  1. Friday, Dallas USA 73.89
  2. Copeland Durham, Emily USA 63.89
  3. Loe, Lauren USA 54.22
  4. Williams, Cathy USA 52.67
  5. Ball, Sunni Anne CDN 40.11
  6. Major, Maeghan USA 38.78

Boys (10-13) Men's Pro. Expression Men's Pro. Expression

Semi Finals Heat #: 2

  1. Anderson, Ryan USA 77.78
  2. Lafferty, Steel USA 71.11
  3. Powers, Daniel USA 47.00
  4. Kaiser, Ben USA 35.22
  5. Toshiki, Yasui JPN 22.22
  6. Alonso, Santiago MEX 15.56

Quarter Finals Heat #: 1

  1. Bonifay, Parks USA 73.70
  2. Adkison, Andrew USA 64.90
  3. Hansen, Trevor USA 63.75
  4. Malinoski, Rusty CDN 58.10

Quarter Finals Heat #: 5

  1. Watkins, Daniel AUS 67.75
  2. Sanders, Josh AUS 61.40
  3. Ennen, Nick USA 47.00
  4. Blodgett, Jack USA 41.25
  5. Watson, Shawn USA 35.95

Boys (10-13) Men's Pro. Expression Men's Pro. Expression


Semi Finals Heat #: 3

  1. Hansen, Reed USA 70.00
  2. Clifford, Harley AUS 60.89
  3. Derome, Raphael CDN 52.78
  4. Burnstein, Danny USA 50.56
  5. Valdez, Eddie USA 35.22
  6. Mistretta, David USA 17.22

Quarter Finals Heat #: 2

  1. Harrington, Collin USA 66.75
  2. Harf, Danny USA 66.50
  3. Bonifay, Shane USA 54.25,
  4. Sharpe, Chad CDN 50.00
  5. Greenwood, Ben USA 33.00

Quarter Finals Heat #: 6

  1. Lidberg, Keith USA 61.55
  2. Ennen, Mikey USA 58.90
  3. Francis, Brian USA 44.75
  4. Smith, Dean AUS 35.50

Junior Boys (9 and under) Men's Pro. Expression Men's Pro. Expression


Semi Finals Heat #: 1

  1. Shuler, Gus USA 51.67
  2. Pate, Daniel USA 44.44
  3. Soven, Jason USA 41.11
  4. Buffett, Marcus SPN 36.11
  5. Merritt, Blake USA 25.00
  6. Mack, Kyle USA 0.00

Quarter Finals Heat #: 3

  1. Webb, JD USA 72.75
  2. Eisenhauer, Brett AUS 64.30
  3. Gonzales, Ricky USA 58.00
  4. Nunn, Gerry USA 53.00
  5. Nadolski, Jonathan USA 41.00

Quarter Finals Heat #: 7

  1. Weatherall, Jeff NZL 63.40
  2. Law, Chris USA 60.35
  3. Levine, Loren USA 56.75
  4. Lyman, Keith USA 50.25
  5. Sims, Matt USA 34.00

 

Junior Boys (9 and under) Men's Pro. Expression Men's Pro. Expression


Semi Finals Heat #: 2

  1. Valdez, Jacob USA 72.22
  2. Dowdy, Michael USA 62.78
  3. Coffey, Cody USA 41.11
  4. Nicholson, Dylan USA 35.56
  5. Druille Alonso, Martin SPN 31.11
  6. Wirth, Colin USA 27.22

Quarter Finals Heat #: 4

  1. Ruck, Erik USA 74.50
  2. Soven, Phillip USA 72.80
  3. Shapiro, Darin USA 69.00
  4. Wensink, Adam USA 53.25
  5. Heaney, Nick GBR 49.75

Quarter Finals Heat #: 8

  1. Grasman, Derek USA 66.00
  2. Santori, Tino USA 63.35
  3. O'Shea, Chris USA 46.50
  4. Broome, Scotty AUS 39.00
  5. Weinacker, Nick USA 38.25

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