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Outstanding Achievement
Jake Patrick - Two and a half years ago Jake came to RHI Sports as an
Americor intern, a 2 year obligation. When the programs operations manager
announced his intention to go into the U.S. Forest Service last year the
program was at crossroads. Rather than recruit a new leader from the outside
the program executive committee gave the job to Jake and they've been
patting themselves on the back ever since. Jake oversees a program that
serves hundreds of kids, teenagers and adults in Central Indiana's Disabled
Community. His latest effort has been the establishment of a youth track and
field Team, which he coaches at RHI Sports Disabled Water Ski events Jake
trains and manages the many volunteers who make the event work. At the end
of the day Jake sports a sunburn that would make a skin doctor cringe. His
efforts on the planning team for the 2010 U.S. / Pan Am Disabled Water Ski
Championships helped deliver a first class event on a limited budget and
still turn a profit back to the host club.
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Cover
Story Scott Tynan -
Scott's skiing says it all. What we enjoyed was the picture of our own on
the cover of the new Water Skier magazine. Scott finished 1st at the U.S.
Nationals in Men's 3 with a score of 1.5 at 41 off and is the second IWSA
member to make the cover that we know of next to Cale Burdick who was on the
cover in 07.
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Ironman Award
Glen Reed
- Glen came out strong attending 7 tournaments and was standing on the starting
dock for 32 events. He placed 3rd overall in Men's 7 at the 2010 Nationals.
After being away from the sport for 17 years at age 67 he continues to
impress us with his dedicated athleticism.
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Grassroots Volunteers
Jerry Hodges, Dan Stone, Drew Mason, Aaron Crane Jerry has been
the back bone of the Indy skiers since the beginning. He had to install the
river coarse twice after the June floods had destroyed them. Numerous times
the appointed boat wouldn't show so Jerry's boat was pulling the skiers.
Jerry and his assistants were saviors for putting water skiing at the
Precedent Park in August by installing a temporary course for the event. The
following weekend the Indy Skiers held their "Learn To Ski" event on the
river attracting record attendance and receiving great press from
Indianapolis media. Dan, Drew, and Aaron were there as engineers, workers ,
trained drivers, accredited safety, announcing, and generally guaranteeing
events went off with out a hitch. Dan donated the ski course for the event
preparing it in advance for these events.
Jenny Lambert
- One of the lone women in the group, Jenny was the designated trained
driver at the "Fun Ski" held at Ski Klub of Indy driving most of the day. At
the August Precedent Event she drove for the entire Saturday event while
even figuring out on her own how to enter the course on a curve without
throwing rollers.
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Volunteer of the Year
Dave Jarrett - Dave is a tireless worker who consistently gives his time
and resources to plan, and/or host water ski events which promote the sport
of water skiing in the state of Indiana. He has helped to install courses at
three different sites, has arranged and hosted Grassroots tournaments and
Monday Night ski League events, and has offered his own boat when necessary.
He is a regular contributor of stories and photos which are seen on the IWSA
web site. And although he has suffered an injury while participating in a
tournament late this season he still gives his time by continuing to drive
for other skiers while he is on the mend.
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Grassroots Skier of the Year
Tim Bair - Tim is a regular at tournaments and has skied every
grassroots event in the northern part of the state. After three years on the
scene he has went from 28 mph, to 34 and now playing with the short line
loops. Tim always brings support and usually brings others to ski as well.
We comend Tim with his dedication and hope to see him more.
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Female
Comeback Skier of the Year
Jada Sparks - Jada has worked hard making a comeback after taking a
13 year break from tournament skiing, her last nationals was in 1997. Even
though she kept skiing she had to put her job and daughter first. But now
she's decided to get back at it and has been driving an hour to train with
her partners at Kokomo. The results stand for themselves, 1st place women's
2 trick at state, 4th place at regionals and 6th place at nationals where 4
of the top 5 were level nine skiers. Jada has had an impressive season and
has started to work on becoming a judge.
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Male
Comeback Skier of the Year
Mason Sharkey - When Mason decided the Monday before to enter the
state tournament to return to trick skiing, he finished 2nd at state with a
personal best score of 4210 and qualified for Nationals. He slipped at
Regionals with a finish of 15th but regained his composer at nationals with
a 6th place finish. Not bad for only being back at it for just a few short
weeks.
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Junior
Female Skier of the Year
Emma Tynan - Emma, another Sawmill skier with that something special
has started her skiing career with a bang. Her first ski season at
tournaments she has placed first at State in Girls 1 slalom, took third at
regionals and finished a respective 10th at Nationals. Not bad for Emma's
first year of competition.
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Junior
Male Skier of the Year
Cameron Wischmeyer - Cameron has that special something that is in the
water at Sawmill lake that produces champions. He went on to 7 tournaments
this season. He was Boys 1 Slalom state Champion, Boys 1 Mid West Regional
Champion placed and placed 7th at nationals, Cameron is ranked 1st in the
region in Boys 1 slalom and ranked 2nd nationally.
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Most
improved Junior Skier of the Year
Lake Clark - Lake upped his tournament scores by 2 passes this
season. Going from 81 buoys last year of 3 @ 22 off and raising it to 93
buoys this year of 3 @ 32 off. Lake finished 3rd at state, finished 9th at
regionals and qualified for his first national championships and finished
with a personal best of 2 at 32 off where he was seeded 37 and
finished 22nd.
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Female
Trick Skier of the Year
Molly Harrison - Molly started skiing at age two and a half behind a
garden tractor through the yard. Attending tournaments and following her
fathers passion for tricks Molly decided to ski. At age 8 she entered her
first tournament and qualified for regionals where she placed 2nd and then
went on to nationals. Molly met many friendships along the way as a kid
where she realized she'd have to train to hard and often to become a great
trick skier. Since she learned her first toe turn at age eight she has went
on to win 12 of 14 state championships, won 6 of 14 regionals, placed in the
top 5 of 7 at 14 nationals, Set a girls2 state record with 3210, Set a girls
2 regional record of 3210, her personal best is 4740 and has outscored her
father by 1,000 points, while only yelling at her mother for erratic boat
driving 432,000 times.
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Male Trick Skier
of the Year Brian
Zimmer - Brian had the mishaps of ski site recoveries this season. after
high water flooded out the river and more floods ruined the personal ski
site where he trained he charged on to other venues to continue his passion
for tricks. After hosting a successful trick clinic for IWSA's clinic
program, Brian went on to a 2nd place finish in Men's 2 tricks and a
5th place finish at nationals.
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Female
Skier of the Year Kirby
Schmitt - Kirby has demonstrated a strong dedication to her training in
skiing this year, she has continued to devote her time to be a successful
three event skier. Kirby has represented Indiana well at the regionals and
nationals this year in all three events, has medaled in overall at the
nationals as well as a 4th place finish in this years regionals. Kirby
demonstrates excellent sportsman like behavior with other skiers, as well as
a role model for younger skiers.
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Male
Slalom Skier of the Year
Noah Vieke - This is what Indiana's grassroots system is all
about. Noah started showing up on the starting docks at our grassroots
events just a few short years ago. You'd see Noah through out the state
skiing all the grassroots/NSL events he could. In just a few short years
he's advanced from grassroots events to placing 1st at the Mid West
Regionals with a score of 4 at 38 off and a first place finish at nationals
with a score of 4 1/2 at 38 off.
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Official
of the Year Tom
Danford - Tom has won this award for the third time. Tom is an
elite judge, has went on to judge many tournaments throughout the season as
well as international and pro events. Tom was Chief Judge at this years
National Championships in Wilmington Illinois which through the help of his
efforts went of with out a hitch.
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Ski Club
of the Year Hawthorn Lake
- While Hawthorn continues to hold many clinics at their premier site, as
well as two record events they took on the task of hosting the 21st Duke
Energy Disabled National Water Ski Championships along with the 2nd Disabled
Pan Am Games. The event was a huge success and were praised from many
competitors who were great full for their efforts which produced two new
world records. Pictured is Brian detty representing Hawthorn Lake.
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Big
Rigger of the Year
Briant Detty - B'ster started jumping in 2005 and was third in Boys with
a 28 footer at his first state tournament. This year in Boys 3 he was
selected to the 2010 U.S. Junior National Team. At the state tournament he
jumped 143 for first place, went to regionals and jumped 140 ft. for 1st
place and made the Mid West Junior Elite Team and was the recipient of the
Correct Craft Ski Nautique Award. At the Nationals he flew to a third place
finish with a leap of 152 and is currently 1st as the Midwest Regional
ranking Jump Champion.
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Family
skiers of the Year Team
Sharkey - Randy has skied in 44 state tournaments finishing this year
2nd in Men's 6 tricks and 4th in slalom. Jared, tricked a person best
of 6990 early in the season was seeded 2nd at nationals and is currently
ranked 6th in the nation in Men1 tricks. Mason returned to skiing the
Monday before state and finished 2nd. Placed 6th at nationals with a
personal best of 4210 and is presently ranked 18th in Men 1 tricks. Cody
returned to skiing this summer presently skiing around 2500 points.
Alyssa, Randy's grand daughter of 6 years old and has skied for the
first time this year. Being in the boat with the family practicing together
is priceless. Cathy rides along as release person, offers support and
is the mediator and keeps them on track. It is what skiing is all about. -
family.
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Skier of
the Year Nate Smith
- Started at the Jr. U.S. open in Texas and finished 2nd, check out these
scores after that.
- Sawmill Spring Record - 2 @ 41 off - new Men 1
Mid West Regional Record by 3 buoys
- Michigan's Global Invitational Pro Event -
Shocked the Water ski world with a 2nd place
finish
under the lights, making 39 off 4 out of 5 rounds
- Disabled National's - Friday's abled body
portion ran 2 1/2 @ 41 off upping his previous
Men 1
Mid West Regional Record.
- Saturday at Cincinnati - 3 @ 41- Mid West class
C tournament Record
- Sunday at Silent Shores - he ran 3 @ 41 off
upping his Men's 1 Mid West Regional Record
again
- Indiana State Tournament he ran 5 @ 39 off for
a new Men's 1 State Record
- Mid west Regionals he ran 5 @ 39 off for 1st
place and a new Open Men's Mid West
Tournament Record
- US Nationals he was the 1st to run 39 off and 1
@ 41 for 5th place and only 1 1/2 buoys
behind 1st place
- Went to North Carolina at Little Mountain Ski
Club on the way to Florida and ran 41 off and
ran 1 @ 43 in a class C. Became the youngest person and only 1 of 6 in the
world to
ever run the 41 off pass
- At the Swiss Fall Classic in Florida he ran 5 @
41 off tied the Men 1 National Record held
by Chris Parrish but his handle was 1/4" long out of tolerance (record
Denied)
- Went to Cory Picko's 2 day 6 round slalom. On
the 2nd day he ran 5 @ 41 off 2 of the three
rounds regaining his Existing Men's1 National Record status which is
shared with
Chris Parish set on Sept. 1, 2001.
- Nate was recently named by USAWaterski as
AWSA's Slalom skier of the Year
- Nate also holds an assistant drivers rating and
is a Senior Slalom Judge.
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