Final team selections made for the 2012 National Collegiate Water Ski Championships
On Monday October 8, the National Collegiate Water Ski Association (NCWSA) made the final Wildcard selections and placed them alongside the 20 already-qualified teams in their respective Divisional Championships for the National Collegiate Water Ski Championships – which are to be held at the TriLakes Water Ski Facility in Zachary, Louisiana on October 18-20.
The teams that will be contesting titles in the events of Slalom, Tricks and Jump in both the Men's and Women's categories, plus the overall and combined team titles are:
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Division 1 |
Division 2 |
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University of Louisiana at Monroe |
University of Michigan |
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Florida Southern College |
Clemson University |
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University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse |
University of California at Davis |
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Arizona State University |
Texas State University |
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
California State University at San Diego |
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University of Alabama |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Rollins College |
California Polytechnic University |
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Purdue University |
California State University at Chico |
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Miami University (Ohio) |
University of Texas at Austin |
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Kansas University |
Texas A&M University |
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University of Cincinnati |
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Iowa State University |
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The action commences on the morning of October 18 with the slalom competition in Division 1. Some of the top tournament water ski athletes from around the world are among the skiers participating for their respective college teams. Among the nations represented in this event are Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Ireland, France, Colombia, Peru, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Belarus and of course the United States.
The Warhawks from Louisiana-Monroe are the defending National Team Champions and are looking to clinch their 24th such title in a championship that began on their Bayou Desaird site in 1978. Their intra-state rivals from Lafayette are four-time champions themselves, but the Ragin' Cajuns face a strong challenge from emerging rivals such as the Mocassins from Florida Southern College and the Sun Devils from Arizona State.
Full details of this championship event can be found at:
A full schedule of events can be viewed on that website, along with the results as they become known.
A live webcast of the event (produced by The Water ski Broadcasting Company) will be broadcast to a worldwide audience from the first turn to the final jump. The coverage will be viewed exclusively on this website.
If you need further information, please contact the following persons:
Jay Bennett
Tournament Director
(225) 654 9306
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Danyelle Bennett
Tournament/Marketing Co-Coordinator
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