USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and its respective sport discipline organizations are pleased to announce respective award recipients for 2023. Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) has been selected USA Water Ski & Wake Sports’ 2023 Female Athlete of th...
Four competition towboats from three manufacturers have been approved to pull athletes in sanctioned tournaments for the American Water Ski Association, National Collegiate Water Ski Association and USA Adaptive Water Ski & Wake Sports in 2024. The Ame...
The University of Louisiana-Lafayette won the Division 1 national title at the Syndicate Waterskis 44th Collegiate Water Ski National Championships, Oct. 26-28, at Tri-Lakes in Zachary, La. The Ragin’ Cajuns tallied 13,320.0 points in winning their fou...
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Executive Director Nate Boudreaux has resigned his position to pursue other interests, the organization has announced. His last day will be Nov. 3.Boudreaux joined USA Water Ski & Wake Sports in August 2018 and has led the o...
At collegiate events, athletes compete on co-ed teams in traditional water ski and wakeboard disciplines. Athletes who are former junior national and world champions compete side-by-side with beginners. Collegiate tournaments also are more relaxed, often with as much action on the beach as there is on the water.
More than 50 schools in four geographic regions field teams that seek the Holy Grail of collegiate water skiing, the annual national championship title. Collegiate water skiing is not governed by the NCAA and is considered a club sport at most schools. However, there is tremendous growth in this segment of athletics at colleges and universities, backed up by the increase in scholarships awarded to water ski athletes, as well as the number of schools hiring part-time and full-time coaches.
