Manon Costard On Top of the Collegiate World

Manon Costard made some groundbreaking history in the collegiate spectrum of waterskiing at the 2014 Collegiate Regionals at Ski Texas in Alvin, Texas. Representing the ULM Water Ski Team, Costard captured a colossal score of 3@39, a pending women's collegiate slalom record.

Costard, being at a collegiate tournament, was mainly focusing on enjoying her set and not on trying for the record. But then, she ran 38 off and her mindset rose to a whole new level.

“I was trying to stay focused and calm for 39, but that wasn’t easy because I was already pretty excited about running 38,” Costard said.

A wall of spray went up around 3 ball on Costard’s last pass and her team erupted with cheers as she held onto the slack and squeaked back through the gates.

“I hadn’t been that happy after a tournament in a while, so it felt amazing.  I couldn’t stop smiling! It’s always a great feeling when you don’t expect much and end up skiing well.”