The Finals for the Nautique WWA National Championships are Set in Miami

Lake Alfred, Fla. (August 15, 2015) – After another great day at the Miami Watersports Complex, the finals for the Nautique WWA National Championships presented by Rockstar Energy are set. With pros from the Nautique Wake Series, Wakeboard World Series (WBWS) and Wake Park World Series (WPWS) competing, the fans saw a great show.
As the field vying for the top spot continued to shrink, the quality of the riders’ runs continued to improve. Putting down the best runs and claiming the No.1 seeds in their Men’s Professional Feature semi-final heats were Nautique athlete Bob Soven and his brother Phillip. Joining them in the finals is Austin Hair, Dean Smith, Nautique’s Noah Flegel, and Harley Clifford.

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“It’s awesome when both my bother and I can celebrate together,” said Bob Soven. The Super Air Nautque G23 is the best wake in the world so you are going to see everyone riding their best in the final. Phil and I are stoked to have yet another brotherly battle, this time for the National Championships.”

In the Pro Women’s division we also saw innovation as Meagan Ethell, put together an amazing run to lead Raimi Merritt, and Ashley Leugner into the finals.

In the Pro Wakeskate class, Danny Hampson and Brian Grubb lead the field of Reed Hansen and Austin Polterock into the finals behind the Super Air Nautique G21.
“Everyone has really stepped up their riding and it has taken nearly flawless runs to get into the finals,” said Hampson. “I know tomorrow is going to be even harder as we are all trying to take the contest, but also win the Nautique Wake Series and secure an invite to the U.S. Masters.”

On the cables more impressive runs were being laid down as Cristobal Mendez took the semi-final win in the Pro Wakeskate semi-final to lead George Daniels, Reed Hansen and Nicholas Robinson into the finals tomorrow.  While Gavin Stuckey and Andrew Watson claimed the Open Men Features semi-finals win, Jamie Lopina, Meagan Ethell and Taylor McCulough all advanced to the Pro Women Features Championship round.

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The day was punctuated late in the afternoon as the Rockstar Energy Kicker Best Trick Contest took over the park. At the end it was Brenton Priestley who landed a massive Method to Blind to claim the victory over Oli Derome and Shane Bentley.

“I’m stoked to win the Rockstar Best Trick contest,” said Priestley. “Everything came together perfectly for me. I’ve been working hard on landing the method to blind and to nail it in competition felt amazing.”

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After all the fun in the sun at the Miami Watersports Complex, all amateurs, pro’s and their families gathered together to award the 37 amateur national champions their well-deserved trophies.

Sunday marks the final day of competition at the Nautique WWA National Championships. Titles will be awarded in the remaining divisions for the event and the Nautique Wake Series champion will be crowned.  Overall champions from each pro division will receive an invite to the most prestigious event in watersports, the Nautique U.S. Masters.Results

Nautique WWA National Championships Presented by Rockstar Energy
Miami Watersports Complex – Miami, Florida
Saturday, August 15, 2015

PRO CABLE WAKESKATE

TOP 2 RIDERS ADVANCE TO THE FINALS

Pro Cable Wakeskate – Semi Finals – Heat 1

  1. Mendez, Cristobal   USA      80.00
  2. Daniels, George        USA      70.00
  3. Polterock, Austin        USA      50.00
  4. Tkachenko, Anton      USA      40.00
  5. Petrenko, Edgar                        30.00

Pro Cable Wakeskate – Semi Finals – Heat 2

  1. Hansen, Reed             USA      73.33
  2. Robsinson, Nicholas USA     60.00
  3. Hampson, Danny        USA       50.00
  4. Stern, Forrest               USA      40.00
  5. Thomas, Brandon       USA      30.00

OPEN MEN’S FEATURES 

TOP 2 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS 

Open Men’s Features – Semi Finals – Heat 1 

  1. Stuckey, Gavin           FL         96.40
  2. Stucky, Trent              FL         88.30
  3. Tkachenko, Anton      CA          85.30
  4. Thibodeau, Brendon    MI          70.00

Open Men’s Features – Semi Finals – Heat 2 

  1. Watson, Andrew      FL         89.50
  2. Powell, Brett                          87.30
  3. Forrest, Chad                FL      83.10
  4. Fantin, Brenno             FL       21.00

WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL FEATURES 

TOP 3 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS

Women’s Professional Features – Semi Finals – Heat 1 

  1. Lopina, Jamie             USA      96.00
  2. Ethell, Meagan           USA      90.30
  3. McCulough, Taylor     USA      83.70

MEN’S PROFESSIONAL FEATURES 

TOP 2 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS 

Men’s Professional Features – Semi Finals – Heat 1

  1. Powell, Chandler      USA      93.20
  2. Flegel, Noah              USA      89.40
  3. Allen, Keenan             USA      82.10
  4. Watson, Shawn            USA      75.30

BOAT DIVISIONS 

PRO WAKESKATE 

TOP 2 ADVACNE TO THE FINALS 

Pro Wakeskate – Semi-Finals – Heat 1 

  1. Hampson, Danny     USA      88.33
  2. Hansen, Reed                           79.33
  3. Thomas, Brandon     USA      69.33
  4. Daniels, George        USA      60.00

Pro Wakeskate – Semi-Finals – Heat 2

  1. Grubb, Brian               USA      85.00
  2. Polterock, Austin                     77.67
  3. Mendez, Cristoba  l      USA      60.00

JUNIOR PRO MEN’S 

TOP 2 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS

Junior Pro Men’s – Semi-Finals – Heat 1

  1. Schramm, Mac            USA      70.00
  2. Hancock, Bryson        USA      53.33
  3. Takahashi, Mizuki        JPN       46.67
  4. Higham, Tyler              USA      40.00

Junior Pro Men’s – Semi-Finals – Heat 2

  1. Soven, Jason               USA      78.33
  2. France, Cobe               USA      76.00
  3. Oka, Guenther              USA      73.00
  4. Bartley, Joel                  AUS      61.67

Junior Pro Men’s – Semi-Finals – Heat 3

  1. Rapa, Nic                     AUS      78.33
  2. Watt, Lewy                   AUS      71.00
  3. Mendez, Juan               VEN     60.00
  4. Holihan, Robby            USA      50.67

WOMEN’S PRO 

TOP 3 ADVANCE TO THE FINALS

Women’s Pro – Semi-Final – Heat 1 

  1. Friday, Dallas             USA      88.33
  2. Butler, Nicola             GBR     80.00
  3. Mikacich, Tarah          USA      75.00
  4. Marquardt, Melissa       USA      57.33
  5. Mills, Chloe                  AUS      55.00
  6. Wilson, Corrie              USA      41.67

Women’s Pro – Semi Final – Heat 2 

  1. Ethell, Meagan           USA      86.67
  2. Merritt, Raimi             USA      71.67
  3. Leugner, Ashley        CDN     55.33
  4. McCullough, Taylor      USA      52.33
  5. Lang, Erika                   USA      49.00
  6. Morales, Larisa            MEX     44.33
  7. Delgoffe, Abby             USA      30.00

MEN’S PROFESSIONAL 

TOP 2 RIDERS ADVANCE TO THE FINALS 

Men’s Professional Semi-Final – Heat 1 

  1. Soven, Bob                 USA      88.67
  2. Hair, Austin                 USA      83.00
  3. Rattray, Kyle                CDN     80.67
  4. Webb, JD                     USA      70.67
  5. Siegele, Parker           AUS      58.00
  6. Carroll, Tony                USA      50.33

Men’s Professional Semi-Heat – Heat 2 

  1. Soven, Phillip             USA      86.00
  2. Smith, Dean                AUS      82.00
  3. Powers, Daniel            USA      79.33
  4. Dowdy, Mike                USA      76.33
  5. Tezuka, Shota             JPN       74.00
  6. LaRiche, Jimmy           USA      69.67

Men’s Professional Semi-Final – Heat 3

  1. Flegel, Noah              USA      95.33
  2. Clifford, Harley         AUS      93.00
  3. Piffaretti, Massi           ITL        91.00
  4. Lacconi, Tony             AUS       83.67
  5. Derome, Oli                 CDN       73.33
  6. Lafferty, Steel              USA        49.67

PRO CABLE FINALS

Men’s Wakeskate Finals 

  1. Hansen, Reed             USA      90.00
  2. Robinson, Nicholas    USA     80.00
  3. Daniels, George                       60.00
  4. Mendez, Cristobal      USA      40.00

Open Men Features Finals

  1. Stuckey, Gavin           FL         86.90
  2. Stucky, Trent              FL         86.80
  3. Watson, Andrew         FL         85.50
  4. Powell, Brett                               80.80

Pro Women Features Finals 

  1. Jaime, Lopina             USA      93.80
  2. Ethell, Meagan           USA      90.30
  3. McCullough, Taylor   USA      85.90

Pro Men Features Finals

  1. Fooshee, Tom             USA      88.30
  2. Flegel, Noah                USA      85.70
  3. Soven, Bob                   USA      85.20
  4. Powell, Chandler        USA      80.80

Rockstar Energy Best Trick / Big Air Kicker Contest 

  1. Priestley, Brandon 
  2. Derome, Oli
  3. Bentley, Shane

As the organizer and sanctioning body of the Nautique WWA National Championships Presented by Rockstar Energy, the World Wakeboard Association would like to thank all our partners who make this event possible, including Nautique Boats, Rockstar Energy Drink, Fox, PCM Marine Engines, Ronix, CWB, Aktion Parks and the Miami Watersports Complex.

For more information on the Nautique WWA Wakeboard and Wakepark National Championships, please visit: https://www.thewwa.com/nationals/For more information on the Nautique Wake Series including the Nautique Wake Series overall standings, please visit http://www.nautique.com/event/nautique-wake-series/

About Nautique
Celebrating 90 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is the owner of Nautique Boat Company, Inc., Aktion Parks, and Pleasurecraft Marine Engine Company. Nautique manufactures the highest quality, most innovative ski and wake-sports boats available worldwide and provides exceptional customer service experiences. To learn more about Nautique and its complete product line, visit www.nautique.com.

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About the WBWS
The Wakeboard World Series will offer the largest payout the sport has seen in its 26-year history with a total of $425,000 to be handed out to the men and women throughout the series. This increase is just one of many avenues that the WWA have stepped up to further legitimize wakeboarding along with an increased focus on attracting media, sponsors, and consumers. This year’s Wakeboard World Series is the largest World Series in recent years, making it the only true global wakeboard series. The 2015 Wakeboard World Series will travel to four rounds within the United States as well as Mexico, Brazil, Canada, a return to Japan, and for the first time, the WWA World Championships will be held in Portugal.

About the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department: 
Nationally accredited, a three-time winner of the NRPA National Gold Medal Award, winner of the 2013 Florida Governor’s Sustained Excellence Award and the 2009 Florida Governor’s Sterling Award for excellence in management and operations, Miami-Dade County Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 260 parks and 12,825 acres of land.  It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world.  Made up of more than just playgrounds and athletic fields, it also comprises out-of-school, sports-development, and summer-camp programs; programs for active older adults and people with disabilities; educational nature centers and nature preserves; environmental restoration efforts; arts and culture programs and events; the renowned Zoo Miami and the Deering Estate at Cutler; the Crandon Tennis Center, home of the Miami Open; golf courses; beaches; marinas; campgrounds; pools; and more.  For information about Miami-Dade County Parks call 3-1-1, or visit www.miamidade.gov/parks/.

About the WWA
The World Wakeboard Association is the global leader in wake sports sanctioning. The WWA owns and operates the WWA Wakeboard World Series, WWA Wake Park World Series, WWA Wakeboard National Championships, WWA Wake Park National Championships, WWA Wakeboard World Championships, WWA Wake Park World Championships, WWA Wake Park Triple Crown, WWA Pro Card and WWA Rider Experience. With 27 affiliate countries worldwide, the WWA is a rider-formed organization dedicated to promoting and growing wake sports worldwide. It is the primary source for riders, event organizers and competitive standards. For more information on the WWA and its events, check out www.thewwa.com

 

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