Indianapolis, Indiana (August 20, 2004) - The Finals of the Vans WWA Wakeboard National Championships were on top of the schedule today at the Precedent Office Park in Indianapolis as the top amateur wakeboarders in the country battled to be the best.
In all, National Championships were awarded in six different divisions on Friday, with many more divisions still competing throughout the weekend, including the Pro Men's and Pro Women's divisions which will kick off on Saturday at the Precedent Office Park in Indianapolis.
In the Amateur Women's division, Denise Parris took home the top spot to claim her first national title. Parris was the top rider in both the semifinal and final round. The Amateur Women's division is an open division for women of all age groups who do not chose to ride in the pro division.
The Men's I division is a competition for the best male riders ages 18-24. Brian Reeder takes home the top spot in Men's I in 2004. The Men's II division is men ages 25-29. Todd Anthony earned the title of top Men's II rider on Friday.
The Masters division is men ages 30-39. Billy Garcia who has held both the Masters National and World Championship is again National Champion in Masters in 2004. In the Veterans division comprised of men 40 and over, Mark Norwell takes home the National title. This marks the first year of the Open Wakeskate Division and Austin Hair takes home the first ever Open Wakeskate National title.
While some divisions were finishing on Friday, others were starting. The Girls division, comprised of girls 13 and under, got started with 12 girls. Raimi Merritt won the first heat while Patty Hicks took the second heat. In Junior Women aged 14-18 Amber Hansen was the top qualifier in the semifinals. And, in Junior Men Kyle Alberts, Austin Hair, Devin Rogers and Kevin Henshaw won semifinal heats on Friday.
1. Brian Reeder 66.33
2. Mike Schwenne 64.22
3. Colin Ryan 62.78
4. Tim Keepers 53.33
5. Chad Reese 49.44
6. Paul Hamilton 46.33
7. Eric Miller 45.11
8. Hunter Hanson 42.67
9. Jimmy Trask 25.56
10. Ben Carley 15.89
Men's II Finals
1. Todd Anthony 68.67
2. Matt Von der Ahe 59.56
3. Jonathan Vander Velde 58.06
4. Spencer Smith 49.44
5. Jeremy Baker 48.22
6. Rick Knott 47.67
7. Sam Wideman 43.44
8. Kurt Robertson 41.67
9. Aaron Grace 37.44
10. Brett Brinkerhoff 31.44
11. Kevin Michael 29.89
12. Thomas Davis 18.89
13. Robert Tupper 16.67
Masters Finals
1. Billy Garcia 64.44
2. Jeff Barton 60.56
3. Miles Armstrong 47.22
4. Rick Miller 40.00
5. Damien Klaas 37.89
6. Ronnie Romero 37.78
Veteran Finals
1. Mark Norwell 56.56
2. Matt Vermillion 49.44
3. Larry Yonge 31.11
Open Wakeskate Finals
1. Austin Hair 80.00
2. Matt Clifford 60.00
3. Stef Tor 40.00
4. Kevin Michael 20.00
1. Matt Vermillion 53.89
2. Mark Norwell 43.56
3. Larry Yonge 39.78
4. Anthony Racinelli, Sr. 29.44
5. Mike Cady 20.89
Masters Semifinals
Heat 1
1. Billy Garcia 62.44
2. Damien Klaas 59.22
3. Ronnie Romero 53.33
4. Glen Coy 39.44
5. Keith Powell 25.89
6. Robert Moore 13.89
Heat 2
1. Miles Armstrong 51.11
2. Jeff Barton 48.00
3. Rick Miller 46.11
4. Gary Morrison 37.78
5. Matthew Gudeman 33.00
6. Dayle Cartwright 31.67
Men's 1 Semifinals
Heat 1
1. Ben Carley 70.56
2. Paul Hamilton 61.00
3. Chris Beckman 46.89
4. Ryan Hickey 45.00
5. Andy Hall 37.67
6. Justin Fischer 37.22
7. Nick Ladd 22.78
8. Cody Kidder 0.00
Heat 2
1. Colin Ryan 65.56
2. Hunter Hanson 59.44
3. Mark Weikel 52.67
4. Chase Andrews 47.78
5. Bo Burton 41.00
6. Thomas Reeder 32.22
7. Nick McBride 32.11
8. Jonathon Haddox 22.78
Heat 3
1. Chad Reese 56.78
2. Tim Keepers 54.44
3. Cory Ziehe 53.89
4. Rob Corum 47.22
5. Brad Gearhart 45.00
6. Matt Leever 33.78
7. John Rodriguez 23.89
8. Nick Link 20.56
Heat 4
1. Jimmy Trask 58.33
2. Brian Reeder 55.56
3. Zack Luckett 54.89
4. Brad Molnar 48.89
5. Nick Jarvis 45.44
6. David Woldman 37.22
7. Tony Evans 36.67
8. Lane Nelson 35.00
9. Michael Hancock 0.00
Heat 5
1. Mike Schwenne 63.89
2. Eric Miller 52.78
3. Jimmy Wolf 50.56
4. Brandon Graham 42.11
5. Victor Daprile 39.22
6. Mike Fulton 33.33
7. Brian Brech 29.22
8. Troy Dyer 28.33
9. Grant Willoughby 20.00
Junior Men Quarterfinals
Heat 1
1. Adam Errington 64.11
2. Travis Probst 58.11
3. Duston Shows 55.44
4. Eric Hesch 48.33
5. Robby Carter 41.44
6. Rusty Scott 31.33
Heat 2
1. Rhett Whatley 62.89
2. Ryan Ebbers 30.89
3. Eric Christensen 30.11
4. Matt Crowe 20.11
5. Brandon Kirshner 15.00
6. Mike Brady 0.00
Heat 3
1. Chris Anderson 53.67
2. Ryan Mocerino 51.67
3. Corey Miner 40.00
4. Brandon Lee 30.67
5. Lucas Snider 26.00
6. Greg Heunis 19.44
Heat 4
1. Danny Thollander 64.44
2. Derek Conway 58.44
3. Bradley Smeele 54.33
4. Shaun Teegardin 40.00
5. Larry Taylor 20.56
6. Gregg Mistretta 13.33
Heat 5
1. Rob Jacques 58.33
2. Kyle Alberts 54.67
3. Benjamin Christensen 35.67
4. Jackson Harris 24.56
5. Brett Lee 24.22
6. Steve Williams 19.44
Heat 6
1. Philip Combs 63.89
2. Austin Hair 53.89
3. Jake Hinton 35.11
4. Tom Pazerunas 27.78
5. Nick Jones 20.00
6. Josh Caswell 0.00
Heat 7
1. Devin Rogers 56.33
2. Jake Scott 53.00
3. Ben Hanisch 47.44
4. Jeff House 47.11
5. Anthony Racinelli Jr. 41.00
6. Tony Carroll 30.56
Heat 8
1. Kevin Henshaw 65.56
2. Alex Brown 46.89
3. Jay Prock 44.89
4. Andrew Dryhood 41.11
5. Tyler Heinz 35.78
6. Tyler Killingsworth 31.22
7. James Feid 18.89
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