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U.S. Water Ski Team Earns Silver Medal at Under 21 World Championships
By Marissa Foglia // USA Water Ski // January 7, 2008
POLK CITY, Fla. -- The U.S. Under 21 Water Ski Team earned the silver medal and three U.S. water ski athletes won individual gold medals at the third Under 21 Water Ski World Championships, which concluded Sunday in San Bernardo, Chile. Athletes from more than 20 countries participated in the five-day biennial event.
France won the overall team gold medal, tallying 7,988.52 points. The United States earned the silver medal with 7,403.60 points and Canada clinched the bronze medal with 7,123.54 points.
“The dedication and talent of the U.S. Team led to impressive results,” said Steve Locke, USA Water Ski’s executive director. “Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in this year’s event.”
The U.S. Under 21 Water Ski Team consisted of Caroline Hensley (Hixson, Tenn.), Adam Pickos (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.), Storm Selsor (Fremont, Calif.) and Zack Worden (Deltona, Fla.). Cale Burdick (Danville, Ind.), Alex Lauretano (Morris, Conn.) and Jonathan Travers (Groveland, Fla.) competed as independents. The U.S. Under 21 Water Ski Team was selected last July following the 2007 U.S. Water Ski Team Trials. Jack Travers, Jim Grew and Brad Harman served as coach, manager and physician, respectively.
Burdick, Pickos and Worden all earned individual gold medals in respective events. Burdick won the gold medal in men's slalom, scoring 4-1/2 buoys at 39-1/2 feet off; Pickos won the gold medal in men's tricks, tallying 9,430 points; and Worden won the gold medal in men's jumping, leaping a personal-best 200 feet (61.0 meters) off a 5-1/2-foot ramp.
Lauretano earned silver medals in women's jumping and overall, and Travers earned the silver medal in men's slalom. For complete tournament results, visit www.USAWATERSKI.org.
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