Grom

1. Dexton Wallace
2. Nate Stover
3. Darian Bateman

Beginner

1. Zac Kane
2. Morgan Winchester
3. Travis Terry

Intermediate

1. Daniel Barger
2. Dylon S
3. Taylor Benson

Women

1. Jenacee Jackson
2. Brooke Bagley
3. Nikki Willhoite

Advanced

1. Travis Sprenger
2. Chance Bird
3. Jenacee Jackson

Outlaw

1. Dave Bagley
2. Braxton Tomlinson
3. Andrew Wallace

Double Up contest pictures:

Main Event Pictures:

Photo Gallery

Last spring WakeUtah.com went through an overhaul, things were said, agreements were made, and people got involved! You have all seen the changes we have been making, improving the site, finding deals for us poor wakeboarders, and being the best source of information about what is happening in the wakeboarding world in Utah. Those are the things you have seen so far, we have some things in the works that will bring our community of wakeboarders together.

Part of the change is the merchandise section provided in part by Zazzle.com, where you can find some sweet wakeutah.com shirts, hats and mugs. We went with Zazzle.com because of the ability given to the customer, that’s you, to customize the shirt to your liking! You can move the wakeutah.com logo around the front, put in on the chest pocket area or delete it all together. Once you have your design, you can change the type of shirt, maybe you want it as a hoodie, or a sweater, it’s all good! You may have seen Dewey and I at the meet up events, practice runs, and IWA competitions in our stylish shirts.

The images on the back were taken from photos I took over the past few years attending events such as the Wake In the Snake of 2007, Deweys Rail Jam of 2007, and the Liquid Force Slider Show of 2006. Recently we released the first local rider edition t-shirt, the Marc Glover Edition. Marc was our featured rider for June, and in honor of his accomplishments I asked for a photo that I could use to put him on the shirt. He provided a picture of him kicking some mad air, railey style. After hours of working my magic, he is now on a shirt.

So I figured, why not offer this to others who have a killer profile shot of them doing a sick move, like Marc’s railey, and put it on a shirt at Zazzle.com! That is the game plan, if you have a picture, you think would look great on a WakeUtah.com shirt, email me, omj@wakeutah.com, and I will work some magic and create your own edition of the WakeUtah.com t-shirt!

Women

1. Jenacee Jackson
2. Brooke Bagley
3. Nikki Whilhoite
4. Tyler Dever
5. Sam Martinson
6. Danon Bateman

Beginner

1. Ryan Mcbride
2. Buddy Nemeschy
3. Jeff Rasmussen
4. Kevin Barney
5. Dalton Hall
6. Parker Tuttle

Intermediate

1. DC Bateman
2. Trevor Palmer
3. Kell Manis
4. Mike Hargratez
5. Nate Workman
6. Taylor Benson

Advanced

1. Kolton Barney
2. Ethen Roberts
3. Zach White
4. Conner Hatch
5. Quin Steven
6. Jed Salmon

Outlaw

1. Scott Bagley
2. Ryan Webster
3. Andrew Wallace
4. Jason Coop
5. Kaden Tomlinson
6. Bryce Brown

 

The practice runs the night prior to the event were a bust, not for lack of riders though, the gusts of wind were horrible, only one rider was able to get out before we called it no good, and they kept blowing till the sun went down. Probably the most beneficial part of having the WakeUtah.com team out there was the ability to chat with an actual judge of wakeboard competitions. If you have ever had questions about your run or what they are looking for the guys who showed up the night before took advantage of that opportunity and learned something that might have given them the edge, Marc Glover was there, he rode in Outlaw for the first time this year and he took 3^rd…

The day of:

The day didn’t start out ideally, cold and wet, for a wakeboarder wet is ok, but cold, that’s tough! The consolation was that the lake wasn’t too choppy, and other boaters stayed away. Most riders I talked with had only been able to get out and ride 2 or 3 times because of the weather prior to the event, so I was worried about the level of skill I would see, but everyone did fine despite the short warm up season.

The morning was the only sore spot, by 11:30 the sun came out and warmed spectators as riders began their runs. Beginners went first and all did a great job, many finished their runs standing up, they did a great job. Then women’s with Jenacee Jackson first, then a newcomer to the Utah scene from Virginia, Nikki Willhoite. Then finishing out the division was Brook Bagley, all three had stellar runs. There is going to be some good completion on the water from the Women’s division this year.

Intermediate and Advanced divisions both got great water and all had great runs, as the tricks get harder the action gets better. The sun was shining and the spectators were cheering as the riders did their best to compete for the top spots.

As typical competitions go, Mother Nature threw out some wind, and more boats on the water throwing rollers, as Outlaw took the stage. Andrew Wallace volunteered to go first and got the best water, and came out on top with the best run.

From the moves I saw on the water last weekend, I can tell you, it’s going to be a great year, if only the temperature would rise a bit so we can get out and ride some more.

 

Women

1. Jenacee Jackson
2. Brook Bagley
3. Nikki Willhoite

Beginner

1. Tim Goalen
2. Nick Cordan
3. Ryan Mcbride

Intermediate

1. Ethan Farnes
2. Taylor Benson
3. Jake Bischoff

Advanced

1. Cody Wright
2. Ethan Roberts
3. Jenacee Jackson
4. Matt Brady
5. Quin Stevens
6. Colton Hernstreet

Outlaw

1. Andrew Wallace
2. Ryan Webster
3. Marc Glover
4. Scott Bagley
5. Kaden Tomlinson
6. Tyrell Farnes