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Atlanta, Georgia (May 16, 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 theWaterSports Central Surf Shack, a Connelly SUP to play on, and lots of Liquid Forcegear 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.

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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 2nd 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 9 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 2ndspot on the podium.  Vinny Knapp stood up his run, sticking a Dum-Dum and Nose Grab Front Flip to lock up 3rd. 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 toAmbush 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 7 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. Results from each division can be found below and full results / points standings will be uploaded to www.gawakeseries.com/.
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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

 

MENS 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

 

WOMENS 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

 

MENS 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

 

WOMENS 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

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