Due to current president Sean O'Toole's huge recruiting push this fall, VT brought three teams to the event. We are excited to have so many new members who are so pumped about the sport. This is the biggest group of young riders that we have had in years and there is plenty of young talent on the rise.
VT's "A team" this fall was composed of:
Men's A-Adam Van Dyke
Men's B-Joe Cofer
Men's C-Doug Cofer
Men's D-Sean O'Toole
Women's A-Sydney Hobart
Women's B-Julie Benjamin
Wakeskate-Eli Archer
Highlights included Joe Cofer posting the only stand up run of the entire contest and Eli Archer having one of the strongest wakeskate runs we have ever seen at Regionals despite only riding once in the last month! His run included wake to wake grabs, a flawless 360 shuv-it, and a wake to wake nosegrab HS FS 180. Sean O'Toole had one of his best sets ever, showing the hard work he has put into his riding this year. Unfortunately, despite an early lead, UT's Men's riders were too much and the Vols pulled away toward the end, edging us out 605 to 595 for the final team scores. Savannah State rider Colby Bernier and UT rider Adam Holdsworth both had impressive runs featuring a Pete Rose, KGBs, and a TS 720. Either way, we still had a lot of fun and qualify for Nationals. With the rate of progression by several of our riders, the future looks bright for the competition scene in 2014.
Results:
Julie Benjamin-1st place Women's B
Sydney Hobart-2nd place Women's A
Eli Archer-1st place Wakeskate
Sean O'Toole-1st place Men's D
Doug Cofer-2nd place Men's C
Joe Cofer-2nd place Men's B
