Ft. Worth, TX (May 22, 2004) - The best of the best in the sport of wakeboarding and wakeskating were on display at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Chevrolet and GM Vortec engines. Stop NO. 2 of the 2004 season kicked off in front of a fired-up crowd at Ft. Worth's Marine Creek Park on Saturday.
Saturday marks the first time the Pro Wakeboard Tour unveiled the elite format where athletes have to qualify into the event to compete. With
stacked heats of the best riders in the world facing off, the competition for spots into Sunday's final rounds was tight.
Notables moving into Sunday's pro men's wakeboard semifinals include Danny Harf, Parks Bonifay and Trevor Hansen who finished first, second and third respectively in the first event of 2004 in Orlando. Tino Santori and Andrew Adkison, Pro Tour rookies of the year in 2003 and 2002 moved on winning heats one and two. JD Webb who won the MasterCraft Junior X Series in 2003 qualified for his first pro men's semifinal taking second in his heat.
In the SeaDoo watercraft Pro Wakeskate Series Phillip Basino, Steve Schoenhals, Aaron Reed and Danny Hampson won their heats to earn spots in Sunday's finals. Hampson is looking to make it two wins in a row after winning in Orlando earlier this year. Brian Grubb, the 2003 SeaDoo watercraft Pro Wakeskate Series champion failed to qualify for the first time.
In the MasterCraft Junior X Series Danny Thollander, Rhett Whatley, Kevin Henshaw and Scott Hopkins won heats. Henshaw is looking to win two in a row with a win in Ft. Worth.
Action at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour's Ft. Worth stop will begin at 10 p.m. on Sunday at Marine Creek with Junior Men's action. The pro men will take the water for semifinals at 11: 30 a.m.
After Ft. Worth, the Pro Wakeboard Tour will continue throughout North America with three additional stops including: Reno, Nevada, June 5-6; Kelowna, British Columbia Canada, June 9-11 and the final event in Irvine, California July 17-18.
The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by Chevrolet and GM Vortec Engines, is a five-event circuit organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Florida. Powered by Indmar Marine Engines, the Pro Tour has the support of the following: SeaDoo watercraft, Perfect Pass, Hyperlite, Liquid Force, Gator Boards, CWB, Jobe, Double-up, Blindside, JoyRide, O'Brien, Cassette Wakeskates, 484 Wakeskates, Billabong, Reef, Body Glove, UGP, Epiphone Guitars, OJ Props, Chipper Beef Jerky, Bare Wetsuits, buywake.com, Love Sac, Capix Helmets, Indo Boards, Straight Line, Nevin, ten-80, Toyo Tires, KMC Wheels, Verizon Wireless, Execute, Wakeworld, Wakeboarder.com, Monster Tower, Say I Won't and One Percent Designs.
Wake Boarding, published by World Publications, is the official magazine of the Pro Wakeboard Tour. Wake Boarding is the definitive source on all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and the latest news.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Pro Men Quarterfinals
(top 2 each heat advance to Semifinals)
Heat # 1
1 Tino Santori 94
2 Jeff Weatherall 90
Nick Heaney 86
Derek Grasman 79
Joey Bradley 75
Wes Brisco 71
Heat # 2
1 Andrew Adkison 92
2 Collin Harrington 90
Darin Shapiro 86
Loren Levine 82
Gabe Lucas 74
Jesson Vedel 71
Heat # 3
1 Daniel Watkins 91
2 Rob Struharik 87
Keith Lyman 87
Chris Laske 83
Chris Law 77
Joey Arcisz 70
Heat # 4
1 Chad Sharpe 92
2 Gerry Nunn 89
Erik Ruck 88
Chris Ramirez 79
Brian Francis 77
Heat # 6
1 Shawn Watson 95
2 Trevor Hansen 86
Matt Lockwood 85
Dean Smith 81
Keith Lidberg 78
Heat # 7
1 Parks Bonifay 94
2 J D Webb 90
Zane Schwenk 84
Rusty Malinoski 82
Nick Weinacker 75
Heat # 8
1 Phillip Soven 95
2 Danny Harf 90
Mikey Ennen 84
Jonathan Nadolski 80
Adam Fields 76
Pro Wakeskate Semifinals
(top 2 each heat advance to FINALS)
Heat # 1
1 Phillip Basino 96
2 Chase Gregory 91
Clint tompkins 90
Savannah Barber 89
Tim Kovacich 89
Jerry Lafferty 82
Heat # 2
1 Steven Schoenhals 96
2 Danny Molina 95
Joshua Steele 90
Jim Leatherman 89
Tony Berard 85
Chad Pointer 82
Heat # 3
1 Aaron Reed 97
2 Collin Wright 93
Brian Grubb 92
Scott Byerly 87
Daniel Lovett 86
Heat # 4
1 Danny Hampson 97
2 Thomas Horrell 94
Jordan Mears 91
George Daniels 87
Cole Munster 86
Jr Men Semifinals
(top 2 each heat advance to FINALS)
Heat # 1
1 Danny Thollander 62.23
2 Jimmy Wolf 47.23
Derek Conway 46.65
AJ Haynes 39.45
Austin Hair 30.58
Ben Hanisch 30.55
Heat # 2
1 Rhett Whatley 62.80
2 Brett Lee 58.88
Ben Carley 52.20
Philip Combs 52.20
Daniel Walden 50.57
Jack Blodgett 43.66
Heat # 3
1 Scott Hopkins 66.67
2 Travis Propst 58.33
Jeff House 56.10
Steven Paul 38.87
Rob Jacques 31.68
Heat # 4
1 Kevin Henshaw 63.88
2 Devin Rogers 56.41
Hank Carter 51.13
Corey Miner 51.12
Michael Fulton 41.68
