******MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour off to Thrilling Start in California**
Lathrop, CA.– A collection of the world’s best professional wakeboarders delivered jaw dropping performances at the opening day of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar in Lathrop, CA. A devoted crowd of west coast wakeboarding enthusiasts were treated to progressive riding across all three divisions in the Men’s Pro, Women’s Pro and Overton’s Junior Pro Series.
Posting paramount day one performances were tour veterans Andrew Adkison and Phil Soven. They both excelled on Mossdale Quarry Lakes, boosting from the massive X-Star wake to claim qualifying round heat victories with stylish runs that were equal parts next-level aerials and precise rail riding.
“We love bringing the MasterCraft Pro Tour to California and this is the perfect venue to let the world’s best wakeboarders go full throttle,” said Chris Bischoff, competition director. “Today went off with excellent riding from each of the divisions and tomorrow is only going to get better!”
The Pro Women also showed up in top form today. Local rider Melissa Marquardt gave the hometown crowd something to cheer about by posting a heat-winning run establishing herself as a favorite to claim victory tomorrow. Not to be outdone by the hometown hero, Aussie rider Amber Wing also put in a stellar performance letting Marquardt know tomorrow’s final round will be no walk in the park.
Wakeboarding’s future stars in the Overton’s Junior Pro series also dazzled the crowd today. Raising the bar each event this season has been Noah Flegel, who registered a near perfect score of 98.50 to once again position himself as a favorite to claim the top-spot in the highly-competitive division.
Following the final rounds of action tomorrow, fans can stay for the Polaroid Action Big-Air Contest. The event will feature top athletes performing exciting and innovative tricks that aren’t typically attempted in a traditional contest setting.
Tickets for Saturday’s finals are available online for $7 (46% off the gate price) and include an exclusive Overton’s discount code for online buyers only. Gate prices are: $13 (adult); $5 (ages 6-12); free (ages 5 and under).
For information on the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, visit www.kingofwake.com.
MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Lathrop Day One Results:
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 1 (Top 2 Advance)
1. Dean Smith 71.67
2. Kyle Rattray 63.33
3. Josh Twelker 58.33
4. Trever Maur 50.00
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 2
1. Stephen Pierce 78.33
2. Jeff Langley 68.33
3. Adam Errington 54.17
4. Derek Cook 46.67
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 3
1. Tony Carroll 83.33
2. Austin Hair 77.33
3. Dylan Prideaux 74.17
4. Randall Harris 71.67
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 4
1. Jimmy Lariche 78.33
2. Steel Lafferty 74.33
3. Josh Palma 70.83
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 5
1. Andrew Adkison 83.33
2. Mike Dowdy 73.33
3. Jason Bannatyne 60.00
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 6
1. Shota Tezuka 81.67
2. Christian Primrose 70.00
3. Gunnar Shuler 35.00
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 7
1. Keenan Allen 63.33
2. Brad Smeele 58.33
3. Harley Clifford 26.67
Pro Men Qualifying Heat 8
1. Phil Soven 81.67
2. Trevor Hansen 70.00
3. Daniel Powers 60.00
Pro Women Semifinals Heat 1 (Top 2 Advance)
1. Melissa Marquardt 70.00
2. Nicola Butler 58.33
3. Raequel Hoffman 53.33
4. Shelby King 41.67
Pro Women Semifinals Heat 2
1. Bec Gange 71.67
2. Dallas Friday 60.67
3. Chloe Mills 60.00
4. Shawna Hoffman 43.33
Pro Women Semifinals Heat 3
1. Amber Wing 76.67
2. Tarah Mikacich 66.67
3. Corrie Dyer 58.33
4. Giorgia Gregorio 48.33
Jr. Pro Men – Quaterfinals Heat 1 (Top 2 advance)
1. Parker Siegele 92.75
2. Gordon Harrison 89.00
3. Mac Schramm 81.50
4. Damien Adam 76.75
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 2
1. Tony Iacconi 98.50
2. Brad Teunissen 82.75
3. Marc Kroon 80.25
4. John Hunt 78.50
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 3
1. Massi Piffaretti 94.75
2. Freddie Wayne 89.75
3. Yangsu Kim 83.50
4. Ian Cole 72.00
Jr. Pro Men Heat 4
1. Cory Teunissen 98.00
2. Robby Holihan 86.75
3. Gus Shuler 81.00
4. Zachary Brown 74.25
Jr. Pro Men Heat 5
1. Noah Flegel 98.50
2. Jason Soven 88.50
3. Juan Mendez 83.00
4. Joey Buss 70.00
