Georgia Wake Series concludes stop one in Rome with massive turnout

by World Wakeboard Association on 17 May 2016 The Georgia Wake Series kicked off its inaugural season on Saturday, May 14th, in front of a packed shoreline in Rome, complete with great conditions, sunny skies and over 60 riders. After a solid round of practice late Friday afternoon, riders and spectators lined the edge of the private lake early Saturday and were greeted with good music, plenty of activities, in addition to the WaterSports Central Surf Shack, a Connelly SUP to play on, and lots of Liquid Force gear to check out. Wake guru / Terminus Wake Park rep Scott Schaad held down the mic and kept the stoke meter high throughout the 10 rounds of competition.

In the Men's Beginner class, Jayden Asper took home a CWB wakeskate by winning the crash of the day. Clipping the top of the wake on a toeside 180, Jayden dug the nose of his board for an immediate lake inspection and fish exploration. Undeterred, Jayden got back on the water, sticking the rest of his run to take home a solid second place in his division. As great as Jayden rode, it was 11-year-old Cason Dennard who threw down the best run of the dirty dozen beginners, finding himself standing atop the podium at the end of the day. It’s still early, but we may have a championship battle in the making between these two.

All day long the Atlanta Marine Supra SE 550 and WaterSports Central MasterCraft X-Star pulled rider after rider, with each class getting progressively more advanced, the wakes getting bigger, and the tricks more technical.

Last off the dock were the nine riders of the Open class, who all put on a show for everyone on shore. Alabama native Colby Bernier set the bar early by linking together a Moby Dick and Pete Rose at the end of his run, holding down the second spot on the podium. Vinny Knapp stood up his run, sticking a Dum-Dum and Nose Grab Front Flip to lock up third. But it was not enough to catch Georgia Wakeboard Lessons’ own Brett Lee, whose back to back Toeside 720 and Heelside Backside 540 along with several other solid tricks took home the top spot, a $100 Gift Card to Ambush Board Co., a Day Pass to Terminus Wake Park, and $250 in cash.

Following the day’s riding, the podium winners were announced and prizes were handed out, including specialty trophies commemorating the Rome Clock Tower with Gold, Silver and Bronze. Georgia Wake Series director, Brandon Lee said, 'I'm excited with the turnout for our first stop. With riders from seven states coming in, this was an excellent way to open the 2016 Series. The riding was great, the vibe was even better and I'm thankful for all of the support we had from our riders, sponsors and volunteers.'

With Stop One now complete, the Series points chase is taking shape. But with five more rounds of competition, there is only one thing for certain – plenty of time remains.

Jr. Beginner
Pos. Name Results
1 Bowen Dennard - 80
2 Sam Hinton - 70
3 Josie Barszcz - 60
4 Parker Meador - 50
5 Raymond Hensley - 45
6 Jane Hensley - 4


Men's Beginner
Pos. Name Results
1 Cason Dennard - 88
2 Jayden Asper - 84
3 Trenary Pearce - 80
4 Logan Gates - 68
5 Trevor Arnold - 60
6 John Keelon - 52
7 Edward Love - 48
8 Nathaniel Armer - 46
9 Dawson Whitefield - 44
10 Gaston Taylor - 40
11 Ty Barron - 36
12 Coby Armer - 32

Women's Beginner
Pos. Name - Results
1 Piper Harris - 80
2 Kendall Pasley - 72.5
3 Shayd Cumm - 65
4 Maddie Dummitt - 55
5 Mattie Armer - 45

Legends (Men 35+)
Pos. Name Results
1 Francisco Cabezas - 70
2 Tom McNeely - 55
3 Daniel Hensley - 45

Divas (Women 35+)
Pos. Name Results
1 Rhae Asper - 75
2 Tami Lee - 60
3 Nicole Meador - 50

Men's Intermediate
Pos. Name Results
1 Brandon Spivia - 90
2 Cody Hunnicutt - 75
3 Chance Bartlett - 70
4 Peyton Brown - 65
5 Grant Alexander - 60
6 Timothy Van Voorn - 57.5
7 Kevin Pfountz - 55
8 Matthew Lee - 52.5
9 Henry Arvanites - 51.5
10 Andrew Pipping - 50
11 Steve Rokita - 25
12 Nathan Dummitt - 15

Women's Intermediate
Pos. Name Results
1 Jenna Malcolm - 75

Advanced
Pos. Name Results
1 Caleb Sentz - 87.5
2 Johnathon Wilkes - 72.5
3 Jess Lucas - 65
4 Bristol Gibson - 60
5 Kyle Chapman - 55

Expert
Pos. Name Results
1 Scott Perkins - 92.5
2 Dalton Purcell - 85
3 Lane Powell - 77.5
4 Pat Cash - 72.5
5 Christian Gunter - 67.5
6 Dylan Wittman - 62.5

Open
Pos. Name Results
1 Brett Lee - 75
2 Colby Bernier - 70
3 Vinny Knapp - 65
4 Justin Lee - 60
5 Buck Burriss - 55
6 Brandon Lee - 50
7 Blake Grimsley - 45
8 Camden Vaughan - 40
9 Sam Henry - 20