US Athletes Win Top Wakeboarding Titles
by Jennifer Dennard
U.S. athletes dominated the sport of wakeboarding at the recent Board Up Miami professional
wakeboarding competition and IWSF Pan Am Region Wakeboarding Championships, held back-to-back at
the Miami Marine Stadium Basin.
Emily Durham took the women’s wakeboarding title at Board Up, and the Pro Women’s title at
the Pan Am event. Jimmy LaRiche earned the men’s wakeboarding title and the Junior Men title,
respectively, at the two events.
Emily Durham (left) and Jimmy LaRiche
Additional U.S.-based winners of the Pan Am Championships included Taylor McCullough, Junior
Girls; Nick Brown, Junior Boys; Meagan Ethell, Girls; Kyle Evans, Boys; Patrick Mulvaney,
Wakeskate; Morgan Crescent, Junior Women; John Rodriguez, Men; Dave Hernandez, Men; Jason Neagle,
Masters Men; Brad Gearhart, Open Men; and Trevor Hansen, Pro Men.