WWA Wakeboard National Championships

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Mountain Dew WWA Wakeboard National Championships
Denver, CO
Thursday, August 27

Denver Wakeboarder Wins National Championship

14-year-old Emily Copeland of Denver won the 1998 Mountain Dew
Wakeboard National Championship today in the Junior Women's division.
Copeland scored a 64.68 to win her first major title of her career.
"You can't believe the feeling I have right now. To win the
national title is one thing, but to win it in my hometown is just
great,"
said Copeland. "Coming into the contest, I thought I would have a good
chance since I know the lake so well, but to win it is a dream come
true."
Copeland had to compete against her older sister in the division.
17-year-old Tamara just missed out in the medal round finishing fourth.
Two other titles were decided today. Pat McElhinney took the
Masters title with Mack Weston finishing second. For the Men's II
championship, Billy Garcia scored a 60.00 for the win. Jeff Barton
finished
second with Adam Del Vecchio.
Emily Copeland's older brother, Bart, begins his quest for the
Junior Men's title in tomorrow's preliminaries. Also starting tomorrow
is
the Boy's division. 19-year-old Brannan Johnson, also of Denver,
starts
his competition Saturday's in the men's semifinals.
The Mountain Dew WWA Wakeboard National Championship is being held
at Sloan Lake in Denver.

Jr. Women Finals
1. Emily Copeland 64.68
2. Lauren Loe 61.36
3. Melissa Marquardt 59.34
4. Tamara Copeland 45.68
5. Jessica Espinoza 44.69
6. Maeghan Major 44.35
7. Anna Kovacich 40.33
8. Jennifer Rice 36.32

Men's II Finals
1. Billy Garcia 60.00
2. Jeff Barton 51.37
3. Adam Del Vecchio 50.38
4. Jason Stuckey 50.00
5. Damien Klaas 46.70
6. Brad Lewis 45.05
7. CJ Kelly 45.05
8. Chris Bischoff 35.00
9. Nando Sarasus 34.42
10. Shawn Kelsch 29.01

Masters Finals
1. Pat McElhinney 60.00
2. Mack Weston 53.35
3. Cliff McInnis 49.69
4. Dave Briscoe 48.73
5. Pat Knutson 47.35
6. Tommy Fambrough 40.68
7. Todd Francisco 38.98
8. Todd Carrick 28.35

Amateur Women Finals
1. Shannon Seals 57.01
2. Cheryl Newton 55.00
3. Betty Bonifay 51.32
4. Kathy Hall 48.37
5. Lavon Lindstrom 40.99
6. Traci Fambrough 39.00

Pro Men Qualifying (top 3 in each heat advance to semifinals)
Heat #1
1. Dean Lavelle 67.01
2. Brett Eisenhauer 61.70
3. Jacob Koncak 59.34
4. Scott Hussey 58.00
5. Chris Ramirez 54.67
6. Drew McGuckin 42.68

Heat #2
1. Steve Shiflett 67.01
2. Shannon Best 64.34
3. Randy Harris 57.00
4. Doug Homan 53.35
5. Charley Patterson 42.02
6. Johnny King 41.98
7. Cobe Mikacich 41.36

Heat #3
1. Hunter Brown 65.00
2. Jason Cooley 60.32
3. Zane Schwenk 58.01
4. Freddy Krueger 56.33
5. Kyle Wells 52.03
6. Aaron Fasting 34.34
7. Mike Weddington 24.34

Heat #4
1. Steve Wahlman 65.00
2. Rob Struharik 63.00
3. Gerry Nunn 61.36
4. Ryan Wolfe 55.00
5. Thomas Horrell 48.02
6. Andy Lazarus 39.69
7. Richy Gonzales 36.36

Last Chance Qualifier (2 advance to semis)
1. Doug Homan 65.66
2. Freddy Krueger 61.99
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3. Scott Hussey 50.34
4. Ryan Wolfe 50.00

Men's I Semifinals (top 5 in each heat advance to finals)
Heat #1
1. Casey Martin 65.00
2. Trent Thomas 63.35
3. Nathan Strange 56.01
4. Jarod Farda 51.68
5. Justin Shirley 43.67
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6. Chad Rogers 41.35
7. James Schellman 38.34
8. Sean Liburdi 17.00
9. James Rodgers 16.67

Heat #2
1. Andy Owings 59.68
2. Jonathan Vander Velde 58.35
3. Rob Mapp 58.02
4. Brian Sasser 58.01
5. Mike Capithorne 57.33
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6. Earl Mergelsberg 56.01
7. Matt Hickman 32.02
8. Mark Theisen 29.68

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Mountain Dew WWA Wakeboard National Championships
Denver, CO

August 28, 1998

Denver Junior Wakeboarder Advances by Slimmest Margin

Bart Copeland of Denver narrowly advanced today in the Junior Men's
division at the 1998 Mountain Dew Wakeboard National Championships. He
finished third in his heat just .66 of a point from fourth place. The
cut-off was three.
Copeland, whose sister Emily just won the Junior Women's title
yesterday, is now seeded into Saturday's semis.
"That's really cutting it close, too close. But this is the
toughest round to move out of so I'm looking forward to Saturday," said
Copeland.
One championship was decided today. 24-year-old Andy Owings won his
first major title of his career winning the Men's I division. Owings,
from
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, scored a 58.35 to easily beat Mike
Capithorne's second place score of 54.67. Nathan Strange took the
bronze
medal.
"This is a big surprise to me. In the semis, I did not ride very
well and was fortunate. But today everything clicked. I'm really
stoked!"
said Owings.
Professional wakeboarders take to the water Saturday. Included in
the all-star group is Denver native Brannan Johnson. Currently ranked
fourth in the world, Johnson will ride for the first time in his
hometown
for a major title.
On the pro women's side, 16-year-old Tara Hamilton is the favorite.
Hamilton, the defending pro tour champion, has never won a national
championship, the only major title in wakeboarding she has not won.
Competition begins tomorrow morning at 8:00 at Sloan Lake in Denver.

Jr. Men Preliminaries (top 3 in each heat move into semis)
Heat #1
1. Shane Bonifay 58.66
2. Gabe Lucas 56.67
3. Wes Brisco 42.67
4. Robby Fallers 36.70
5. Justin Fizzell 35.05
6. Michael Loe 34.01
7. Brian Werle 30.00
8. Aaron Katen 28.68
9. Jay Evans 28.35
10. Dan Werle 27.26

Heat #2
1. Ben Jackson 59.04
2. Ryan Augustine 58.35
3. Jay Munster 55.00
4. Gunnar Williamson 54.03
5. Justin McClure 51.04
6. Duston Swafford 47.69
7. Erik Ruck 45.36
8. Austin Holmes 44.34
9. Bryan Clowdus 40.35
10. Zach Harsh 29.00

Heat #3
1. Carlos Rivero 57.04
2. Peter Ward 56.70
3. Billy McKee 56.69
4. James Newbold 55.69
5. Austin Langston 55.36
6. Sean Seagren 52.03
7. Charlie Marquardt 46.35
8. Jacob Patterson 37.01

Heat #4
1. Ryan Wynne 60.00
2. Nicholas Baureis 47.69
3. Brad Myers 47.35
4. Jake Huso 47.00
5. Chris Martin 43.68
6. Aaron Kash 36.68
7. Daniel Haugh 35.69
8. Justin Brink 26.35

Heat #5
1. Solomon Holmes 58.01
2. Justin Evans 57.01
3. Bart Copeland 53.68
4. Steve Titzman 53.02
5. Chris Williams 50.35
6. Zack Horn 32.03
7. Nick Weinacker 20.00

Men I Finals
1. Andy Owings 58.35
2. Mike Capithorne 54.67
3. Nathan Strange 53.35
4. Trent Thomas 52.69
5. Rob Mapp 51.37
6. Brian Sasser 48.68
7. Justin Shirley 48.33
8. Jonathan Vander Velde 47.67
9. Jarod Farda 46.02
10. Casey Martin 39.34

Super Grom Boys Preliminaries
Heat #1
1. Bryan Kennedy 51.89
2. Froggy Soven 45.34
3. Cole Munster 38.35
4. Collin Gossett 34.30
5. Matt Lockwood 29.34
6. Chris Andrews 20.00
7. Josh Harris 15.00
8. Tadpole Soven 13.96
9. Andrew Hall 10.00

Heat #2
1. Jeffrey McKee 44.03
2. Daniel Harf 43.68
3. Tim Kovacich 43.66
4. Trevor Hansen 43.00
5. JD Webb 40.00
6. Cody Brown 28.01
7. Chris Kolb 15.00
8. Daniel Bergman 11.02
9. Mason Dorner 10.00
10. Mark Rugala - dns