LF’s Steel Lafferty wins Jr. Masters!
Orlando, FLA – The 17th Junior Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament began today at beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Two records marked today’s prestigious competition; Nautique skier K.C. Wilson of the U.S. tied the course record in the Junior Men’s Slalom semifinals round with a score of 2@39-off and Iris Cambray of France set two new course records in the Junior Women’s Tricks semifinals round with a score of 7550 and the Junior Women’s Tricks finals round with a score of 7670.
In the Junior Wakeboard and Tricks finals rounds, Steel Lafferty and Adam Pickos finished strong with first place wins. Steel Lafferty placed first in the Junior Wakeboard finals with a score of 53.67 and Adam Pickos took first place in the Junior Men’s Tricks Finals with a score of 9580.
Additionally, in other disciplines, Caroline Hensley, Lauren Morgan and Michael Stevenson took leading positions to the finals in their respective divisions. Caroline Hensley finished the Junior Women’s slalom semifinals round with a score of 1@38-off, Lauren Morgan wrapped the Junior Women’s Jump semifinals with a score of 138 ft and Michael Stevenson concluded the Junior Men’s Jump semifinals round with a score of 164 ft.
For complete up-to-date scores of the 17th Junior Masters, please visit masterswaterski.com.
An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline – only the world’s most elite athletes compete at the Masters. This tournament is IWSF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned. The prize purse, trophies, rings and special event awards are the largest in the watersports industry and total nearly $110,000. To watch all of 50th Masters action live, visit masterswaterski.com.
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Results
Wakeboard Finals
1. Lafferty, Steel (USA) – 53.67
2. Langfield, Mitch (AUS) – 40.67
3. Askew, Jarrod (AUS) – 32.67
