WACO,TX (August 5, 2020) – The 2020 Nautique WWA Wake Park National Championships presented by GM Marine Engine Technology arrived to BSR Cable Park in Waco, TX to celebrate another season of accomplishments on the National Points Chase. Bringing back the LCQ rounds for 2020 created a fun and exciting atmosphere of new motivation on the starting dock as competitors kicked things off in the amateur divisions. Wake parks from across the nation were represented throughout the weekend with riders competing for both individual National titles and team overall Points Chase titles.
Five divisions of Traditional Cable disciplines kicked off this thrilling weekend of competition with teams from across the nation filling in the shoreline of BSR to cheer on their home team riders. The Amateur Wakeskate qualifiers kicked off the day with 6 riders moving on to Thursday’s semifinal rounds. Kaiden Powell took the win in heat one of the qualifying rounds with an incredible run taking the top spot in each category for a final score of 100.00 to start off the competition joined by Kyle Haenisch taking the top spot in heat two. Arriving to BSR with a mission to win, Gabe Briggs took the top spot in heat one of the Novice qualifying rounds with a score of 96.00 sticking a clean hit off the kicker moving on to the semis alongside six other Novice riders who made it through today.
The Intermediate Wakeboard division advanced a total of six riders from the qualifying and LCQ rounds with Alexander Hebra ensuring he’d be punching his ticket to the semifinals with an incredible performance in the LCQ. Gavin Doody threw down with his own classic style taking the win with a score of 98.00. Closing out the day with several inspiring performances, the Advanced division advanced a total of six riders to the semifinals with Chris Sweda coming out on top earlier in the day putting down clean lines for his heat win and a score of 94.00.
“Wow, what an incredible start to the 2020 Nautique WWA Wake Park National Championships presented by GM Marine Engine Technology, the riding has already been insane, and we are only just getting the weekend started! I would also like the give a huge thanks to our partners and host BSR Cable Park for bringing us back here for another tremendous year,” said WWA Executive Director, Corrie Wilson.
For full results and live content from day one of the 2020 Nautique WWA Wake Park National Championships presented by GM Marine Engine Technology be sure to check out the all-new WWA Rideline app available for FREE in the App and Google Play stores. Don’t miss a beat this season, dig in and get involved with this new app developed specifically for us, our global wake community. thewwa.com/rideline.
Day two of the 2020 Nautique WWA Wake Park National Championships presented by GM Marine Engine Technology begins at 8:30 AM CT on Thursday, August 6th featuring twelve divisions including a mix of Traditional semifinal and qualifying rounds and Features qualifying rounds. Click Here to tune in LIVE.
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About The WWA: Developed for riders by riders, the World Wake Association stands as a global network of passionate representatives dedicated to the growth of wakesports. Since 1989 our mission and values remain true to the core of our community. Our position as the authority on competitive standards has been earned through consistent development; sanctioning and producing more than 12,500 worldwide events and counting. We are the only organization solely focused on the best interests of the sport, spearheading a collective movement on the journey to discover where wake takes you. The WWA owns and operates the WWA Wakeboard World Series, WWA Wake Park World Series, WWA Wakeboard National Championships, WWA Wake Park National Championships, WWA Wakeboard World Championships, WWA Wake Park World Championships, WWA Wake Park Triple Crown, WWA Pro Card and WWA Rider Experience. For more information on the World Wake Association, check out www.thewwa.com.
