Six U.S. Water Ski Teams Win Gold At IWWF Pan American Senior Waterski Championships
All six U.S. Senior Pan American Championships Teams won overall gold medals and 42 U.S. athletes combined to earn 81 individual medals at the 2023 IWWF Pan American Senior Waterski Championships, Sept. 21-24, at Skyview Lake in Harmony, N.C. The U.S. teams consisted of 32 water ski athletes from six – 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 70+ and 75+ – age divisions. The U.S. 35+ Pan American Championships Team won the gold medal by tallying 7,949 points. Canada earned the silver (2,862 points) and Mexico earned the bronze (1,518 points). Members of the U.S. 35+ team were: Brian Ansel (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Rebecca Bartlett (Wolfeboro, N.H.), David Carter (Vero Beach, Fla.), Jazmine Gagner (Pelham, Ala.), Dana Hinman (New Hartford, Conn.) and Ryan Ripley (Ingleside, Ill.). Ansel won gold medals in men’s jump (148 feet) and overall (2,623.2 points); Bartlett won the gold medal in women’s jump (89 feet) and earned silver medals in tricks and overall (2,053.3 points); Carter won the gold medal in tricks (4,840 points) and earned the bronze in slalom (4-1/2 buoys at 38 feet off); Gagner won gold medals in women’s tricks (2,390 points) and overall (2,816.5 points), earned the silver in jump (81 feet) and the bronze in slalom (4 buoys at 28 feet off); and Ripley earned silver medals in jump (86 feet) and overall (2,233.9 points). The U.S. 45+ Pan American Championships Team won the gold medal by tallying 8,280 points. Canada earned the silver (3,999 points) and Mexico earned the bronze (1,006 points). Members of the U.S. 45+ team were: Patricia Burt (Greenacres, Fla.), Chris Eller (Lillington, N.C.), Darin Montgomery (Lake Worth, Fla.), Seth Stisher (Johns Island, S.C.), Jeff Surdej (Wilmington, Ill.) and Jennifer Wood (Central, S.C.). Burt won the gold in women’s slalom (3 buoys at 35 feet off); Eller earned silver medals in men’s jump (135 feet) and overall (2,108.7 points) and the bronze in tricks (1,280 points); Montgomery earned the silver medal in men’s slalom (1-1/2 buoys at 39-1/2 feet off); Stisher earned the bronze in men’s slalom (3 buoys at 38 feet off); Surdej won gold medals in men’s tricks (2,920 points), jump (142 feet) and overall (3,000.0 points); and Wood won gold medals in women’s tricks (2,890 points), jump (0 feet) and overall (3,000.0 points) and earned the silver in slalom (2 buoys at 35 feet off); The U.S. 55+ Pan American Championships Team won the gold medal by tallying 8,283 points. Canada earned the silver (3,360 points) and Mexico earned the bronze (3,092 points). Members of the U.S. 55+ team were: Marc Bedsole (Orlando, Fla.), Carol Brooks (Greenacres, Fla.), Mitch Grau (Carrollton, Texas), Jane Greenwood (Little Rock, Ark.), Hutch Haines (Avon, Conn.) and Tina Lindsey (Martindale, Texas). Bedsole won the gold medal in men’s tricks (5,030 points); Brooks earned silver medals in women’s slalom (1-1/2 buoys at 35 feet off) and tricks (2,160 points); Grau earned silver medals in men’s jump (134 feet) and overall (2,457.8 points); Greenwood won gold medals in women’s tricks (4,040 points), jump (114 feet) and overall (3,000.0 points) and earned the bronze in slalom (1 buoy at 35 feet off); Haines won the gold medal in men’s jump (147 feet) and earned the bronze in slalom (5 buoys at 38 feet off); and Lindsey earned silver medals in women’s jump (90 feet) and overall (2,169.0 points). The U.S. 65+ Pan American Championships Team won the gold medal by tallying 5,599 points. Canada earned the silver (4,785 points). Members of the U.S. 65+ team were: Janie Fausold (Pleasant Grove, Calif.), Joy Kelley (Loudon, Tenn.), Eric Lee (San Diego, Calif.), Ted McColley (Napoleon, Ohio), Jack Mills (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Amador Ramirez (Miami, Fla.). Fausold earned silver medals in women’s slalom (3 buoys at 32 feet off), tricks (2,470 points), jump (0 feet) and overall (2,113.6 points); Kelley won gold medals in women’s slalom (2-1/2 buoys at 38 feet off), tricks (3,350 points), jump (97 feet) and overall (3,000.0 points); Lee earned silver medals in men’s tricks (2,700 points) and overall (2,201.3 points) and the bronze in jump (42 feet); McColley earned the silver medal in men’s slalom (1/2 buoy at 39-1/2 feet off); Mills earned the bronze medal in men’s slalom (3-1/2 buoys at 38 feet off); and Ramirez won the gold medal in men’s overall (2,315.6 points). The U.S. 70+ Pan American Championships Team won the gold medal by tallying 6,358 points. Canada earned the silver (3,558 points). Members of the U.S. 70+ team were: Sharon Baker Brown (Orlando, Fla.), Brenda Cavenaugh (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.), Sandra Cummings (Lapeer, Mich.) and Bruce Kistler (Winter Haven, Fla.). Baker Brown earned the silver medal in women’s slalom (4 buoys at 22 feet off); Cavenaugh won gold medals in women’s tricks (1,020 points), jump (36 feet) and overall and earned the bronze in slalom (0 buoys at 15 feet off); Cummings won the gold medal in women’s slalom (5 buoys at 28 feet off) and earned the silver in tricks (1,000 points); and Kistler earned the silver medal in men’s tricks (2,490 points). The U.S. 75+ Pan American Championships Team won the gold medal by tallying 4,910 points. It was the only team in the division. Members of the U.S. 75+ team were: Joe Blair (Greenwood, Ark.), Donna Switzer (Mulberry, Fla.), Stan Switzer (Mulberry, Fla.) and Dennis Longo (Coral Gables, Fla.). Blair earned the silver medal in men’s tricks (1,230 points); Longo won gold medals in men’s slalom (2-1/2 buoys at 28 feet off), jump (54 feet) and overall and earned the bronze in tricks (690 points); Donna Switzer won the gold medal in women’s tricks (740 points); and Stan Switzer won the gold medal in men’s tricks (1,370 points) and earned the silver in slalom (2 buoys at 22 feet off). The teams were selected by the 35+ Sub Committee of the American Water Ski Association’s International Activities Committee. Several U.S. independent water ski athletes also competed and earned medals. In 35+ women, Erin Peckham (Cato, N.Y.) won the gold medal in slalom (3 buoys at 35 feet off) and Deanna Cowger (Frisco, Texas) earned the silver (2-1/2 buoys at 35 feet off). In 35+ men, Jason Peckham (Cato, N.Y.) won the gold medal in slalom (3-1/2 buoys at 39-1/2 feet off) and Cody Sharkey (Mishawaka, Ind.) earned the bronze in tricks (2,590 points). In 45+ men, Barton Rachwal (Orchard Lake, Mich.) won the gold medal in slalom (2 buoys at 39-1/2 feet off). In 55+ women, Ellen Begley (Jacksonville, Fla.) won the gold medal in slalom (2 buoys at 35 feet off) and Sandee Kovacs (Winter Park, Fla.) earned bronze medals in jump (49 feet) and overall (1,410.8 points). In 55+ men, Greg Badal (Clermont, Fla.) won the gold medal in slalom (1/2 buoy at 39-1/2 feet off) and Jeff Lindsey (Martindale, Texas) earned bronze medals in tricks (2,180 points) and overall (2,425.2 points). In 65+ women, Lisa Eastman (Elverta, Calif.) earned the bronze medal in tricks (1,350 points). In 65+ men, Alfred SanFanandre (West Palm Beach, Fla.) earned the bronze medal in tricks (1,940 points). Complete Scores and Placements. 2023 U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team Selected
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is pleased to announce the selections for the 2023 U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team that will compete in the XIX Pan American Games. The 2023 Pan American Games will take place Oct. 20-Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile. The water ski and wakeboard events will take place Oct. 21-24 at Laguna Los Morros in San Bernardo, Chile. Water ski athletes selected to the 2023 U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team were: Anna Gay (Winter Garden, Fla.), Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.), Erika Lang (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.). The American Water Ski Association’s International Activities Committee selected the water ski athletes based on a pre-determined selection criteria. Mary Morgan Howell (Dothan, Ala.) and Daniel Johnson (Statesville, N.C.) were selected by USA Wakeboard to represent the team as the wakeboard athletes following the 2023 Pan American Games Team Trials in April in Auburndale, Fla. The 2023 U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team is subject to final approval by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Chris Travers (Groveland, Fla.) will be the coach and Dr. Brad Harman (Alvarado, Texas) will be the team physician. The Pan American Games takes place every four years in the year preceding the Olympic Games, and it is the third-largest multi-sport event in the world behind the Summer Olympic and Winter Olympic Games. Six U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team members combined to win eight medals, including five gold, in respective events at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. The U.S. Pan American Water Ski Team finished with five gold medals, two silver and one bronze during the four-day competition. Update On USA-WSWS Network Disruption (Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023)
As you may know, we recently experienced a network disruption related to one our servers, which affects AWSA applications like online tournament registration (OLR), rankings, results, sanctioning and officials’ programs. All sanctioning (AWSA, Collegiate, Barefoot and Adaptive) is affected as well. If you need to sanction an event, please email competition@usawaterski.org. Members are still able to access their member dashboard to join or renew without issue. Upon discovery of the disruption, we immediately began working with our IT partner and third-party computer specialists to investigate the nature and scope of the incident. We know that access to the affected pages is important to you and our team is diligently working to minimize this service interruption. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we can provide operational updates once additional information is learned. We know there are many events scheduled from now till the end of the year. Even with multiple teams working on this issue, unfortunately we cannot provide a time estimate for a solution. Tournament organizers should plan on using off-line registration, scoring official credit and safety reporting until further notice. Additional resources like PDFs of event waivers and instructions for the scoring program can also be found on our website. For members looking for events, we’ve curated a list of tournaments for the remainder of the year on an Excel spreadsheet (will download when you click) that includes the host contact information. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work through this situation. If you have any specific questions, please contact Nate Boudreaux at nboudreaux@usawaterski.org. USA-WSWS Statement On Skiers Transferring Federations
Skiers may be a member of more than one National Federation. Skiers who have represented one National Federation (country) may compete under another National Federation (country) only if they meet certain requirements under the IWWF rules. Notwithstanding this rule, several benefits and opportunities, such as representing the United States in certain competitions, participating in select competitions, and enjoying certain other benefits require a skier to be a U.S. Citizen. Individuals who represent the United States but are not U.S. Citizens may compete in international events independently under the IWWF “white flag” until they become U.S. Citizens and thus eligible to ski under the U.S. flag as members of a U.S National team or U.S. independent athlete. Event organizers shall recognize these athletes as members of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Federation but representing/skiing under the IWWF flag rules within all event communications. A transfer to the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Federation is not fully complete until USA-WSWS accepts the athlete with approval from the applicable Sports Discipline board. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q: Is an athlete that transfers federations eligible to compete on a U.S. team (e.g., World Team) in an international competition? Athletes must by U.S. citizens to be considered for selection to a World Team. Q: Can an athlete that transfers federations but has not yet achieved citizenship in the new country be eligible to compete as an independent in World competitions? Athletes may compete under USA Water Ski & Wake Sports as an independent if they meet the IWWF requirements and those of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports. Q: Can an athlete that transfers federations be eligible to represent the U.S. at the Pan American Games? Unless the athlete is a U.S. citizen, he/she is ineligible to compete for USA Water Ski & Wake Sports at the Pan American Games per PASO and USOPC requirements. Q: Can an athlete that transfers federations be eligible for USOPC benefits like Elite Athlete Health Insurance (EAHI) and Operation Gold benefits? Unless the athlete is a U.S. citizen, he/she is ineligible for any USOPC benefits per USOPC requirements. Q: Can an athlete that transfers federations ski at the U.S. National Championships? Unless the athlete is a U.S. citizen, he/she is ineligible to compete at the U.S. National Championships per Sports Discipline rules. Q: Can an athlete that transfers federations appear on the U.S. Rankings list? Unless the athlete is a U.S. citizen, he/she is ineligible to be recognized on a U.S. rankings list per Sports Discipline rules. Q: Can any foreign athlete whose country has been sanctioned by the IOC and/or IWWF participate in USA Water Ski & Wake Sports sanctioned events? Yes, athletes may participate with the approval of USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and Sport Discipline’s board of directors. Q: How should athletes that transfer federations but do not meet citizenship be recognized by event organizers? Event organizers shall recognize these athletes as members of the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Federation but representing/skiing under the IWWF flag within all event communications such as running orders, international rankings list, website stories and webcasts Video Boat Judge (developed by Chip Shand) is a new software application that is ideal for capturing and reviewing live boat video for the slalom and trick events. It was created by adapting the Video Gates application to a single full frame video stream. Therefore, the look and feel will be familiar if you are a Video Gates user. Video Boat Judge is free and can be downloaded from the 3-Event Technical Controller Resources page.
Jerry Jackson https://www.usawaterski.org/technical-controller-resources---awsa Bulletin No. 2 for the 2023 IWWF Senior Pan American Water Ski Championships is now available to view and download.
The qualifications and procedures (Revised 07/05/23) for the 2023 U.S. Senior Pan American Championships Team and independent skier notification (35-year-old and above skiers only) also are available. The Team for the 2023 Pan American Championships (Sept. 18-24, Skyview Lake Water Ski Club, Harmony, N.C.) will be selected by the AWSA International Activities Committee based on scores taken from the AWSA Data Base from the period May 1, 2022 to August 10, 2023, with a minimum of one score from calendar year 2023. The team selection will be announced approximately Aug. 15, 2021. Notification of Interest to be selected as a member of the US Team (athletes must indicate the event(s) they are in interested in competing in), or to be entered to ski as an independent U.S. athlete (denote what events) must notify International Activities Committee Members Stan Switzer ds.switzer@verizon.net and Jill Smith, bsmith32946@yahoo.com by filling out the form https://forms.gle/nCi5dmcQiyfkiMmK7 no later than Aug. 10, 2021 of their desire to compete to be considered in the team’s selection process. Primary consideration will be given to those individuals that have submitted timely notifications of interest, but the IAC reserves the right to consider other individuals. All independent U.S. Athletes must be entered through this process. Download Q&Ps (Revised 07/05/23) U.S. Team Wins Gold Medal At IWWF U21 Water Ski Worlds
The U.S. U21 Water Ski Team won the overall team gold medal and five U.S. athletes combined to earn six individual medals in respective events at the 11th IWWF World Under 21 Waterski Championships, June 14-17, at Boca Laguna in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. The United States tallied 8,082 points in winning the gold medal for the eighth time in the history of the biennial event. Chile earned the silver medal (7,608.11 points) and Australia claimed the bronze (7,044.26 points). Athletes and teams from 20 countries competed in the four-day tournament as the world team title and world individual titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall were at stake. Members of the 2023 U.S. U21 Water Ski Team were: Jake Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Alexia Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Blaze Grubbs (Rio Linda, Calif.), Kennedy Hansen (Milton, Fla.), William Roberts (Dow, Ill.) and Annemarie Wroblewski (Toledo, Ohio). April Coble-Eller (Lillington, N.C.) served as the coach, Erin Kalkbrenner (Maize, Kan.) was the manager, and Mary Beth Wroblewski, M.D. (Toledo, Ohio), was the team physician. Hansen won the gold medal in women’s overall, tallying 2,786.30 after earning scores of 3 buoys at 38 feet off in slalom, 9,080 points in tricks and 147 feet in jump. She also won the gold medal in women’s tricks, scoring 9,080 points in the finals after earning the top seed with a score of 8,530 points in the preliminary round. Wroblewski won the gold medal in women’s slalom, scoring ½ buoy at 39-1/2 feet off in the finals. Alexia Abelson earned the bronze medal in women’s tricks, scoring 7,440 points. Jake Abelson earned the bronze medal in men’s overall, tallying 2,443.67 points after earning scores of 3 buoys at 38 feet off in slalom, 10,840 points (fourth place) in tricks, and 154 feet in jump. Edward Roberts (Dow, Ill.) earned the bronze medal in men’s jumping with a distance of 184 feet. Additional world champions were: Chile’s Agustina Varas, women’s jump (162 feet); Chile’s Martin Labra, men’s overall (2,644.08 points); Canada’s Charlie Ross, men’s slalom (1 buoy at 41 feet off); Mexico’s Patricio Font, men’s tricks (11,910 points); and Argentina’s Tobias Giorgis, men’s jump (196 feet). Practice Information 2023 81st Goode Water Ski National
The Practice Lake opens Monday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m., and starting Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Practice will end 30 minutes before sunset each day. Lakes other than the designated Practice Lake will be open Monday through Friday per the Chief Tech/Judge approval and depending on boat availability. Competition Lakes will be open 30 minutes after completion of that day’s skiing. NO congregating around dock until completion of skiing please. Slalom – 4 Passes, $40.00 Tricks – 2 Passes, $40.00 Jump – 3 Jumps, $40.00 You must register and sign up at the Clubhouse starting at 7 a.m. daily. NO refunds given on unused tickets. Releases must be signed at the clubhouse and starting dock in order to participate. GO to the building for ticket/registration first. CONGRATULATIONS
2023 SOUTHERN REGION JUNIOR WATER SKI TEAM! Top junior water ski athletes from the Southern Region have been selected to the American Water Ski Association’s Southern Region Junior Water Ski Team for 2023. The 28 selections from the Boys/Girls 1, Boys/Girls 2, Boys/Girls 3, Boys/Girls 4, and Boys/Girls 5 divisions were based on performances during the 2022 tournament season and the previous 12 months. The Southern Region Junior Water Ski Team is chosen to recognize the region’s top performing juniors who have not already been selected to the 2023 National Junior Water Ski Team. Using selection criteria pre-approved by the National and Regional Junior Development Committees, the top junior athletes in the region were named as Southern Region Junior Water Ski Team members. Selected to the 2023 Southern Region Water Ski Team were (alphabetical order): Ansley Arnold (Gotha, FL), Landon Arnold (Gotha, FL), Nicholas Bally (Axis, AL), Reagan Baxter (Winter Haven, FL), Gavin Bickley (Macon, GA), Walker Blair (Mooresville, NC), Wesley Blair (Mooresville, NC), Kiersten Cawley (Tallahassee, FL), Claire Eddins (Florence, AL), Landis Eller (Lillington, NC), Adah Hardin (Douglass Hills, KY), Grace Hardin (Douglass Hills, KY), Aiden Hulscher (Loxahatchee, FL), Ethan Hulscher (Loxahatchee, FL), Tri Johnson (Lakeland, FL), Kaitlyn Kovacs (Orlando, FL), Dash Krueger (Winter Garden, FL), Ridge Krueger (Winter Garden, FL), Douglas Lohr (Orlando, FL), Grace Lohr (Orlando, FL), June Phillips (Wake Forest, NC), Corbin Pierce (McDonald, TN), Josephine Snape (Central, SC), Greg Terry (Lagrange, GA), Tessa Teter (Homewood, AL), R.J. Teter (Homewood, AL), Sebastian Warren (Enterprise, AL), and Luka Zazadre (Miami Shores, FL). Athletes are chosen based on the highest performance standards for slalom, trick, and jump. Using the AWSA National Ranking list for both the previous ski year and the last twelve months, any three-event skier in Boys/Girls 2, Boys/Girls 3, Boys/Girls 4, or Boys/Girls 5 with a Level 8 Overall Ranking will be selected to the Southern Region Junior Water Ski Team. Additionally, using the National Ranking List for the previous ski year, any Level 8 skier in any age division who is ranked 1-10 in the U.S. in overall rankings or 1-5 in the U.S. in any single event with a minimum percentile of 80 will be selected. Finally, if a skier achieves an outstanding score overall or in any event regardless of the age division criteria above and does not otherwise make the team, an extra team member is added. The National and Regional Junior Development Committees would like to congratulate all these junior competitors and their families for the tremendous amount of time, effort, and dedication they have applied in their quest for excellence! AWSA 2023 RULE BOOK NOW AVAILABLE
The American Water Ski Association’s 2023 Rule Book and Summary of Rule Changes are now available to view and download. Questions of interpretation and suggestions for improvement or changes in the rules should be forwarded to the AWSA Rules Committee. These rules may be amended at any time by the board of directors, on its own initiative or at the recommendation of the Rules Committee. After amendment by the board, the amended rules shall become effective immediately, unless a different date is specified. A notice of the amendment shall be promptly posted on the official AWSA website. 2023 AWSA Rule Book (PDF) 2023 AWSA Summary of Rule Changes (PDF) USA-WSWS BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS; APPROVES ANNUAL BUDGET
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports board of directors held its annual meeting on Sunday, Jan. 29, and elected its 2023 officers and approved the organization’s 2023 budget as proposed. Re-elected as officers were: Doug Robbins, chairman of the board; Bob Archambeau, president; Dale Stevens, vice president; and Joel Johanningmeier, secretary/treasurer. In other news, the board approved:
Minutes from the meeting will be posted in the Governance section of the website as soon as they become available. Members can also access the full Board Packet that was distributed prior to the meeting with updates from headquarters, committees and sport disciplines. 2023 Florida Tentative Tournament Schedule and Jr Development Clinics
Posted on December 27, 2022 by FLFedAdmin The link below will open the 2022 Tentative tournament schedule that was prepared at the mid-winter meeting of the FWSF and revised in the days following. We look forward to seeing everyone back out on the water. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TT3vrxKJxlMp-wgyTHg8EcU3c4Rp2fPDzPM_7HERtuo/edit?usp=sharing Drivers Clinic - Slides and Video for Sure Path
Session 1 SLIDES (35 MB) https://www.dropbox.com/s/8a6sq5txdgzahzx/DRIVERS%20CLINIC%202022%20SLIDES%20Session%201.ppsx?dl=0 Session 1 VIDEO (3.3 GB) https://www.dropbox.com/s/vp94yyg3ku7g3ge/DRIVERS%20CLINIC%202022%20VIDEO%20Session%201.mp4?dl=0 Session 2 SLIDES (4.2 MB) https://www.dropbox.com/s/vwjteyape0llthj/DRIVERS%20CLINIC%202022%20SLIDES%20Session%202.ppsx?dl=0 Session 2 VIDEO (1.6 GB) https://www.dropbox.com/s/mnbnj5ng207n4i5/DRIVERS%20CLINIC%202022%20VIDEO%20Session%202.mp4?dl=0 Will Bush 8920 Shortline Lane Elk Grove, CA 95624 (916) 837-7464 willbush@att.net www.shortlinelake.com BEWARE OF SPOOFERS AND PHISHERS
One of our AWSA Southern Region members received an email yesterday, which used the name of Bob Harris and his title of EVP of AWSA Southern Region. The email address used was gs469@comcast.net which is not an address belonging to Bob. If you receive any emails using Bob’s name or title like to the one below, please forward to Bob at rbtharris@yahoo.com. It will be reported to the FBI internet fraud department, just like the one received by the member yesterday was. A subsequent email to the member requested a loan of money, to be repaid later. You can also file a complaint yourself to https://www.ic3.gov/Home/FileComplaint From: Bob Harris <gs469@comcast.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 11:29:56 AM CDT Subject: Re: Greetings Are you available at the moment? Regards Bob (EVP of AWSA Southern Region) One of our AWSA Southern Region members received an email yesterday, which used the name of Bob Harris and his title of EVP of AWSA Southern Region. The email address used was gs469@comcast.net which is not an address belonging to Bob. If you receive any emails using Bob’s name or title like to the one below, please forward to Bob at rbtharris@yahoo.com. It will be reported to the FBI internet fraud department, just like the one received by the member yesterday was. A subsequent email to the member requested a loan of money, to be repaid later. You can also file a complaint yourself to https://www.ic3.gov/Home/FileComplaint From: Bob Harris <gs469@comcast.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 11:29:56 AM CDT Subject: Re: Greetings Are you available at the moment? Regards Bob (EVP of AWSA Southern Region) 
Nicholas Kerr awarded Elmer Stailing-Southern Region ScholarshipFor the second year in a row, Nicholas Kerr of Forsyth, Georgia has been chosen as the 2022 recipient of the $2000 Elmer Stailing Southern Region Scholarship. Nicholas is a Senior at the University of Georgia majoring in Biology.
Records Fall At The 2022 Southern Regional Championships By Jeff Clark
The 2022 Southern Regional Championships was a great event hosted by Lyman and Taylor Hardy and their friends in Tuscaloosa, AL this past week. The excellent planning by Lyman and Taylor along with Sandy Cates and their group of volunteers prior to the tournament and during the event with good hospitality provided to all of the competitors and officials made this Southern Regional tournament a great event. During the Council and general membership meeting on Thursday evening, Bob Harris, was reelected Executive Vice President of the Southern Region for the coming year and Lyman Hardy was re-elected to another term as Director for the region. The meeting was very well attended by the membership and there was good input from everyone and we look forward to a great year ahead. The details of the meeting will be available when the minutes are posted. The following Southern Regional Records were set during the tournament: Luca Zazadze from Miami Shores, FL broke the Boys 3 slalom record set in 1992 by Chris Parrish and tied in 2008 by K C Wilson at 4 buoys at 11.25/55kph with a score of 5 buoys at 11.25/55kph. Jaeden Eade from Clermont, FL upped the Boys 4 Overall record that Conner Walsh from Lakeland, FL set last year at 2967.1 points with a score of 3203.0. Eric Macias from Winter Garden, FL set a new Boys 5 trick record with a score of 9120 which eclipsed the previous record held by William Montavon set in 2015 with a score of 7760. Garrett Stallings from Rossville, TN set a new Men 1 Overall record with a score of 3290.3 which exceeded the score of 3188.7 set by Drew Phillips in 2013. Brandon Waters from The Villages, FL beat the Men 3 jump record that he set in 2020 with a distance of 168’/51.3 with a record setting distance of 186’/56.8m. Graham Fizer from Mooresville, NC beat the long standing Men 3 Overall record set in 2006 by Clark Anderson at 3123.8 with a score of 3159.3. Marc Bedsole from Orlando, Fl upped his last years Men 5 trick record from a score of 5030 to new score of 5930. In Men 6 slalom Samuel Ingram from Pompano Beach, FL tied the current record set by Jack Mills in 2017 with a score of 3 buoys on the 10.75 line at 55 kph. In Men 7 Joel Norton from Acworth, GA smashed the 2017 Men 7 jump record held by Hank Longo at 102’/31.0m with a distance of 118’/36.0m. He also upped the Overall record set by Dennis Longo in 2013 at 2746.8 with a score of 2785.2. Joy Kelly from Louden, TN upped her Women 6 slalom record set last year at 2.5 buoys on the 12m line with a score of 4.5 buoys on the 12m line. In her first year in Women 8, Leza Harrison from Chuluota, FL surpassed Frances Wolfenden’s 1997 slalom record of 5 buoys on the 16m line with a score of 2 buoys on the 12m line at 49 kph. She set a new trick record with 2290 points which eclipsed Artis Price record of 1960 set in 2001 and to cap off the day she earned 3592 Overall points which surpassed the record held by Thelma Salmas of 3190 set in 2008. Congratulations to all of our skiers for these great performances at the 2022 Southern Regional Championships held in Tuscaloosa, AL and we are rooting for all of the regions skiers to bring home the medals from this year’s Nationals in Maize, KS. The updated lists of records are located in the Records tab of the website. 
Shannon Waters is now Southern Region Rep for Jr. Development and Allison Blair is now the 'Chair' for the AWSA Jr. Development Committee
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