Do you dread the beginning of the school year because that means leaving your boat back home and cracking open the books? Not anymore if you are a part of the UW-La Crosse Waterski and Wakeboard Team! We are a group of college students that just love being on the water. We have everyone on the team from first timers just learning the ropes to some jumping 100+ feet, doing barrel roles on the boards, or skiing with 22 off at 36 mph. And don’t worry if you don’t have your own equipment, we have some just for you! Everyone is out here because we love the water and being behind the boat. We are all here to have a blast! We are a member of the Midwest Collegiate Water Ski Association where we compete against all other University of Wisconsin schools, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri schools. The team is a competitive waterski and wakeboard team that competes in approximately 5 tournaments in the fall from the second weekend of school to the middle of October. Then in the spring we compete in at least one more tournament! The tournaments are either a three event waterski tournament of trick, jump, and slalom, or a wakeboard tournament. Tournaments will consist of driving to wherever Friday after class, camping at the site Saturday night, skiing/boarding all day Saturday, camping Saturday night, skiing/boarding Sunday morning and early afternoon, awards, and driving back Sunday late afternoon. You’ll be back in plenty of time Sunday night to get the bookwork done.
