CHAIRMAN – DAVID HUISMAN
Dad of Team Midwest
School Western Michigan University – Degree in BS
Home Town Grand Rapids, MI
Favorite Event Jump – #Huisman Can’t Jump
PBs Slalom 4.5@ Long – 32, Trick 20, Jump: Not Very Far…
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event House Boat Trip out west
Hobbies Gelling my hair, following Nick Devries
Favorite Skison Quote “I can jump that far! – Marshall Erickson” – David Huisman
VICE CHAIRMAN – Chris Kownick
School Iowa State University
Home Town Cary, IL
Favorite Event boat wiping down
PBs slalom 3 @ 36 15’, trick – not enough, jump – 97’
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Quaff announcing
Hobbies frozen water skiing, hunting, controlling the AUX
Favorite Skison Quote “H^3: handle up, head down, heel pressure” – works for all three events
TREASURER – REILLY REIFSTECK
School Iowa State University – Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Home Town Herscher, IL
Favorite Event Slalom
PBs Slalom – 2@34 22′; Jump – 51′; Trick – I got like half way around on a flip once.
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Team ski trip out west.
Hobbies Intramural sports, hunting, snowboarding, hiking.
Favorite Skison Quote “Ski Fast, Eat A**” (Its engraved on my slalom handle)
“If you’re gonna suck, suck hard.” – Andy Vespestad
SECRETARY – NIKKI WEBER
School Missouri State University- Degree in Administrative management
Home Town Lake Lotawana MO
Favorite Event Jump
PBs Trick , Slalom 4.5 @28off, Jump 99ft
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Quaff
Hobbies Snow Skiing, Crossfit, Mountain Biking, Sailing, Camping, and traveling
Favorite Skison Quote “It’s 9pm and this is some 2 am Sh*t” – Pat Shull every Fall Showdown “It’s RTB time Return to Bed”
WEB MASTER – ANDY OLESAK
School Grand Valley State University – Degree in Computer Science
Home Town Da U.P. Eh!
Favorite Event Boat Maintenance Time
PBs Slalom 1.5@36 22off, Trick -5 in style points, Jump 73′
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Ski-giving dinner
Hobbies Mario Kart, puppy love, Lots of dad stuff
Favorite Skison Quote “Wait, I put my trick ski on the wrong foot!”
GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE CHAIR – kate morris
School The Ohio State University – Psychology
Home Town Indianapolis, IN
Favorite Event Jump
PBs Jump – 43ft, Trick – I did a side slide in practice once, Slalom – honorary mini course champ
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Summer Bennett’s trip
Hobbies snowboarding, waking people up at tournaments, dock talk
Favorite Skison Quote “knees, trees, freeze” specifically directed at first time jumpers
GREAT PLAINS CONFERENCE CHAIR – mandy lawson
School University of Nebraska- Lincoln – Business Administration and Management
Home Town Savannah, MO
Favorite Event bugging officials for credit
PBs 3@32 15 off, trick 660, jump: not very far..
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Quaff
Hobbies taking water from amanda at parties, float trips, telling joey to turn the f****** music off
Favorite Skison Quote Favorite ski season quote: “there’s a car in the lake?? Not again…” – Pat Shull
AAC REP – AMANDA ROSE
School Iowa State University- Mechanical Engineering
Home Town Lake St. Louis, MO
Favorite Event Trickz (I know unpopular opinion)
PBs Trick- 1820 points, Slalom- 2@35 off’, Jump- 70’
Favorite Non-tournament Water Ski Event Off-season snow skiing with water skiers (liquid H2O>> Frozen H2O)
Hobbies Chewing ice, Handing water out at parties,
Basketball, Traveling
Favorite Skison Quote “Pull harder suck less.”