Orlando, FL – The biggest surprise of the Air Nautique Pan American Wakeboard Championships came on Saturday at Orlando WaterSports Complex when 2005 X Games and Wakeboard National Champion, Danny Harf failed to qualify in the Pro Men’s Quarterfinals.
Harf has been on a tear of late, winning the last three events in the KING OF WAKE Wakeboard World Cup. His absence opens the door for another rider to take the Pan American Championship. Sixteen of the world’s top pro men moved on to the semifinals out of Saturday’s Quarterfinal heats.
Notables who will appear in the Pan American Pro Men’s Semifinals on Sunday at Orlando WaterSports Complex include Tino Santori, Chad Sharpe, Erik Ruck, Brett Eisenhauer, Jeff Weatherall, Phillip Soven, Josh Sanders and Daniel Watkins, all of whom finished first in their Heats.
In the Pro Women’s Semifinals, four riders moved into Sunday’s Finals. Dallas Friday and Emily Copeland Durham won their Semifinal heats to earn the top spots in the finals. Tara Hamilton and Maeghan Major will join them in the finals.
In the Pro Wakeskate Semifinals Reed Hansen and Phillip Basino won their heats to take the top two spots into Sunday’s Finals. Jeff Engen and George Daniels will also move into the Finals on Sunday.
Sunday will be the biggest day at the Air Nautique Pan American Wakeboard Championships with seven championships awarded on the day. The day will start with the Junior Women’s Finals at 9 a.m. followed by the Junior Boys Finals, Boys Finals and Junior Men’s Finals. The professional finals begin at 1:45 p.m. with the Pro Women’s Finals followed by the Pro Wakeskate Finals and the Pro Men’s Finals.
The Air Nautique Pan American Wakeboard Championships is a world-renowned event. The event is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Florida and Sanctioned by USA Wakeboard. Competitors will be pulled by the Correct Craft Super Air Nautique wakeboard boat. The event has the support of the following: Verizon Wireless, Perfect Pass, Hyperlite, Fox Riders Co., Vans, U.S. Air Force, Infinity Marine Audio, Liquid Force, Gator Boards, CWB, J – Star, O’Brien, Double-up, Oakley, Toyo Tires, KMC Wheels, Love Sac, Execute, Mikker.com, Wakeworld.com, Wakeboarder.com, Say I Won’t, O-Boys Real Smoked Bar-B-Q and One Percent Design.
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Results Saturday September 24, 2005
Top Two All Heats All Divisions Advance!
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 01
1 Tino Santori USA 95.00
2 Parks Bonifay USA 92.50
3 Sean O’Brien USA 79.50
4 Jeff McKee USA 73.00
5 Wes Brisco USA 60.00
6 Ryan Jones USA 50.00
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 02
1 Chad Sharpe CDN 97.00
2 Rusty Malinoski CDN 93.00
3 Perry Richmond USA 76.00
4 Dan Nott GB &nbs 74.00
5 Chris Law USA 60.00
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 03
1 Erik Ruck USA 95.50
2 Adam Wensink USA 94.50
3 JD Webb USA 72.50
4 Loren Levine USA 70.00
5 Mike Marsh USA 67.50
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 04
1 Brett Eisenhauer AUS 96.00
2 Keith Lidberg USA 89.00
3 Aaron Rathy CDN 82.00
4 Glen Fletcher USA 70.50
5 Derek Grasman USA 62.50
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 05
1 Jeff Weatherall NZL 100.00
2 Kyle Rattray CDN 86.00
3 Danny Harf USA 78.00
4 Gerry Nunn USA 68.50
5 Rob Corum USA 57.50
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 06
1 Phillip Soven USA 100.00
2 Scott Hopkins USA 83.50
3 Brian Francis USA 81.50
4 Rob Jacques USA 72.00
5 Nick Weinacker USA 63.00
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 07
1 Josh Sanders AUS 98.50
2 Jonathan Nadolski USA 86.00
3 Matt Sims USA 80.50
4 Shane Bonifay USA 75.00
5 Hunter Hanson USA 60.00
Men’s Professional – Quarter Finals Heat 08
1 Daniel Watkins AUS 95.50
2 Corey Bradley USA 90.50
3 Kevin Henshaw CDN 84.00
4 Philip Combs USA 70.00
5 Travis Propst USA 60.00
Women’s Professional – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Emily Copeland Durham USA 50.44
2 Maeghan Major USA 47.44
3 Andrea Fountain NZL 40.44
4 Laura Lohrmann USA 40.00
Women’s Professional – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 Dallas Friday USA 65.89
2 Tara Hamilton USA 56.67
3 Cathy Williams USA 50.78
4 Lauren Loe USA 41.44
Junior Boys (9 and under) – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Ben Ferguson USA 64.44
2 Cody Coffey USA 56.78
3 Blake Merritt USA 48.89
4 Emilios Goutas MEX 43.89
Junior Boys (9 and under) – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 Gus Shuler USA 52.22
2 Jason Soven USA 49.00
3 Martin Druille Alonso 42.78
4 Marcus Buffett 40.56
5 Paulie Koch USA 32.89
Boys (10-13) – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Jacob Valdez USA 65.11
2 Ben Kaiser USA 59.89
3 Daniel Powers USA 55.00
4 Cale Middleton USA 47.78
Boys (10-13) – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 Julian Cohen USA 61.11
2 Steel Lafferty USA 56.44
3 John Jeffries USA 45.44
4 Claudio Gremion 36.67
Boys (10-13) – Semi Finals Heat 03
1 Robert Soven USA 60.56
2 Gunnar Shuler USA 54.13
3 Bryan Kryzda 51.56
4 Cameron Richardson 43.78
Professional WakeSkate – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Phillip Basino USA 72.33
2 George Daniels USA 55.83
3 Kyle Hyams USA 48.00
4 C. Wright USA 47.17
5 Brian Grubb USA p; NZL 40.44
4 Laura Lohrmann USA 40.00
Women’s Professional – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 Dallas Friday USA 65.89
2 Tara Hamilton USA 56.67
3 Cathy Williams USA 50.78
4 Lauren Loe USA 41.44
Junior Boys (9 and under) – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Ben Ferguson USA 64.44
2 Cody Coffey USA 56.78
3 Blake Merritt USA 48.89
4 Emilios Goutas MEX 43.89
Junior Boys (9 and under) – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 Gus Shuler USA 52.22
2 Jason Soven USA 49.00
3 Martin Druille Alonso 42.78
4 Marcus Buffett 40.56
5 Paulie Koch USA 32.89
Boys (10-13) – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Jacob Valdez USA 65.11
2 Ben Kaiser USA 59.89
3 Daniel Powers USA 55.00
4 Cale Middleton USA 47.78
Boys (10-13) – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 Julian Cohen USA 61.11
2 Steel Lafferty USA 56.44
3 John Jeffries USA 45.44
4 Claudio Gremion 36.67
Boys (10-13) – Semi Finals Heat 03
1 Robert Soven USA 60.56
2 Gunnar Shule
r USA 54.13
3 Bryan Kryzda 51.56
4 Cameron Richardson 43.78
Professional WakeSkate – Semi Finals Heat 01
1 Phillip Basino USA 72.33
2 George Daniels USA 55.83
3 Kyle Hyams USA 48.00
4 C. Wright USA 47.17
5 Brian Grubb USA 38.00
Professional WakeSkate – Semi Finals Heat 02
1 R. Hansen USA 72.00
2 Jeff Engen USA 66.00
3 Brandon Thomas USA 46.50
4 A. Hair USA 37.00
5 Kyle Walton USA 28.33
bsp; 38.00
Professional WakeSkate – Semi Finals Heat 02
1
R. Hansen USA 72.00
2 Jeff Engen USA 66.00
3 Brandon Thomas USA 46.50
4 A. Hair USA 37.00
5 Kyle Walton USA 28.33
