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While pure on-the-water talent is something we’d all love to be blessed with, sometimes it takes painful fall after painful fall to make progress as a skier. On top of that, the only way we can all enjoy the benefits of tournament weekends is due to the work that team captains, coaches, board members put in each and every season.
Who did you see putting in the most effort for themselves or their team this year?
Owen Houskamp WMU
Owen joined the team during the pandemic season and didn’t miss a beat! He went to every AWSA tournament he could that fall and then followed through with a mens captain position on the team. He coached skiers along the way and blew his old scores out of the water! Owen picked up about 300 points on a trick ski, slalomed into 28 off, and started cutting into the ramp at conferences! WMU is lucky to have Owen and wishful to see where he brings the team in coming seasons. 🙂Mandy Lawson is a freshman transfer and just joined Nebraska this Spring. Not only has she immediately stepped in asking how she can help out the team in any way possible. As a freshman she took over the presidency at Mo-State not only building the team but hosting tournaments and running practices! This woman is extremely dedicated to this sport and will do anything to make it thrive with her positive attitudes and helpfulness toward others! We are so happy to have her as a part of our Husker Family and can’t wait to see what she brings to our team over the next 3 years!
Matthew “Duncman” Duncan- OSU
The duncman. The Duncster. I think everyone can agree that Matt Duncan is not only one of the hardest working skiers, but one of the hardest workers in general in all of his endeavors. Skiing wise, he is a super impressive skier. Coming into college, Matt did not have any experience with competitive waterskiing. After joining the team, he worked hard to pick up all three events and has been able to steadily improve his skills with hours and hours of water time. Matt has spent the last two summers training harder than anyone I know and his dedication payed huge dividends this season. He took first place in jump at Midwest Regionals, booting a personal best of 120ft and beating much more experienced skiers. Matt also podiumed in both trick and overall at regionals, as well as placing in the top three at every other Midwest tournament this season.
Team wise, Duncan worked tirelessly as VP of OSU’s team. He and gerry spent hours and hours every week doing organizational things for the school and meetings, as well as in the boat coaching and driving at the lake. Often times, matt would spending 7-8 hours at the lake every single day, and only get to ski once (if at all) himself. But he didn’t ever complain, because he was so dedicated to helping the team improve and getting new members out on the water.
Offical wise, Duncan worked super hard all summer to earn his drviers rating in all three events this year, so that he could drive tournaments. He also earned all three of his judges rating, earning a majority of OSU’s officals incentive points. Duncan could be seen in the boat every single weekend, from 1st skier off the dock all the way until b team was over, sometimes close to 11 pm.
Matt is the hardest worker i’ve ever met!
Brayden Patton – UC
Brayden is a senior at UC, before joining the club Brayden has never slalomed, tricked, or jumped but he has become a valuable asset to the team as a 3 eventer and one of the leading scorers on the team. The 3 events did not come easy to him and I especially admire how he paved the way for people who jump on wakeboards. I often walked in on him studying professional wakeboarders jump off of ramps as well as talking to other people to learn new jump strategy’s.
Even more important than his personal accomplishments is his dedication to the team. He has worked tirelessly to make sure that our team is successful and everyone feels at home on the team. He has always taken officer positions and is currently the president of our club. He has spent many late nights working on waterski team related work and many early mornings driving skiers on the water. The UC waterski team would truly not be the same with out all of his hard work.I would like to nominate Allie Kutsch- UW-Madison.
This fall Allie went above and beyond for Madison in helping organize to make sure that the team was set up for success. She found many ways to problem solve in different situations. Her efforts not only off the water but on the water as well allowed Madison to be so successful. She put in countless hours with other board members to ensure the success of their club both growing in numbers and success.
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