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Wake Surf Provincial Championships held at Lake Koocanusa
Nearly 40 competitors participated in the 2023 BC Wake Surf Provincial Championships last weekend.
āIt was such an amazing day. We had a number of new competitors, an incredible team of volunteers, a great turn out from spectators cheering on the participants and a ton of fun,ā said Waterski and Wakesports BC Wake Surf Committee member Loree Duczek.
The Provincial Championships was held Saturday, August 19 at Koocanusa Village at Lake Koocanusa.
As the course was not visible from shore, video of all the runs was played on shore so spectators could be part of the action. In addition, several boats lined the course throughout the day so spectators could watch the action live from the water.
The day kicked off with the Junior Divisions.
In Junior Boys, Maxwell Abougoush and Alexander Abougoush took gold and silver respectively, while Casen Taylor and Nash Dubois tied for third.Ā Morgan Eberhardt took Gold in Junior Girls.
In Amateur Women, it was Carly Reitenbach taking gold, Olivia Sombrowski taking silver, Caylee Dubois taking bronze and Georgia Milne taking fourth.
One of the larger divisions of the day was Amateur Men, with Reid Williamson taking gold, Bronson Schmidtke taking silver, Drew Constant riding to a bronze medal finish and Nick Jensen taking fourth in theĀ SkimĀ division.
In the Amateur MenāsĀ SurfĀ division, Yanik Boudreau took gold while Grayson Stevenot took silver.
Lisa Klassen edged out Christine Dubois to take the gold, while Jo Williams took home the bronze medal in the Masters Women division.
Rob Ulrich of Calgary threw down a huge run in the Masters Men division for the gold medal. Jason Williamson and Matt Boehme took silver and bronze respectively.
In Pro Women, Caroline Villeneuve showed consistency and precision in her gold medal run, while Jolene Allen captured silver and Jessalyn Svendsen took bronze.
In the Menās Pro Division, Nikolas Sombrowski took fourth, while Kerry Williams landed his first 5-big in competition on his way to the bronze medal.Ā It was a battle of the bros for first as brothers Ryder and Dagen Duczek put in two strong runs, with Ryder just edging out his brother by just 0.5 points to take gold.
āWeād like to extend our appreciation to all the sponsors who supported the event and made it possible,ā added Duczek. SWS Marine Group was the eventās title sponsor and in addition to providing the competition boat, took spectators out on the water to watch the live runs and ran boat demos throughout the day.
Lead image: Menās Pro Division winners Ryder and Dagen Duczek, right, with Nikolas Sombrowski and Kerry Williams. Images courtesy Charles DR Photos
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