Date: 06/29/01
World Sports & Marketing Press Release

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High Point, NC - The Pro Wakeboard Tour's youth movement was in full effect at High Point's Festival Park in Friday's qualifying.

High Point is the site of one of the busiest days of wakeboarding in the 2001 season. In all, almost 100 competitors will compete in both amateur and pro divisions.

Froggy Soven, at 12, one of the youngest competitors in any of the divisions, took the second heat of Men's Pro Wakeboard Qualifying on Friday.

Soven will be joined in Saturday's Men's Quarterfinals by Randall Harris, Shane Bonifay and Trevor Hansen.

Hansen and Bonifay, at 16 and 17 years old respectively have been tearing up professional wakeboarding in 2001. Bonifay has been a pro for quite some time, but Hansen is in his rookie season, and making a case for rookie of the year.

One of the oldest competitors to qualify on Friday had to do it the hard way. Rob Struharik, in his fifth year as a pro at the ripe old age of 20, needed the Last Chance Qualifier to ride on Saturday. Struharik bested Kyle Schmidt and Billy McKee in the LCQ.

Pro Men Qualifying (top four in each heat advance to quarterfinals, fifth place goes to last chance qualifier)

Heat # 1
1. Randall Harris (CA) - 49.00
2. Bryan Kennedy (FL) - 47.11
3. Jeffrey McKee (USA) - 39.33
4. Nick Weinacker (FL) - 37.22
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5. Ryan Wolfe (USA) - NS
6. Greg Falzon (AUS) - NS

Heat # 2
1. Froggy Soven (FL) - 58.44
2. Josh Sanders (AUS) - 55.67
3. Joel Cahill (USA) - 53.11
4. Chris Williams (USA) - 50.79
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5. Rob Struharik (USA) - 45.11
6. Matt Lockwood (USA) - 41.78

Heat # 3
1. Shane Bonifay (USA) - 57.67
2. Evan Kennedy (FL) - 52.89
3. Wayne Mawer (AUS) - 45.33
4. Ryan Wynne (USA) - 43.78
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5. Kyle Schmidt (USA) - 43.00
6. Ryoji Yanagawa (JPN) - 41.22
7. Julz Heaney (GBR) - 38.67

Heat # 4
1. Trevor Hansen (FL) - 57.33
2. Steve Edwards (USA) - 53.56
3. Collin Harrington (FL) - 49.67
4. Danny Harf (USA) - 49.44
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5. Billy McKee (USA) - 43.56
6. Jake Huso (FL) - 40.00
7. Nick Heaney (GBR) - 36.89

Last Chance Qualifier (top finisher advances to quarterfinals)
1. Rob Struharik (USA) - 55.11
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2. Kyle Schmidt (USA) - 38.67
3. Billy McKee (USA) - 42.78

Girls Qualifying (top four advance to finals)
1. Amber Hansen (FL) - 60.44
2. Liquid Liz Gardner (FL) - 56.44
3. Chelsea Szegidewicz (GA) - 50.89
4. Amber Lynn Ragans (NC) - 40.56

Jr Women Qualifying (top four advance to finals)
1. Megan McNeil (WA) - 53.11

Men I Qualifying (top three in each heat advance to finals)

Heat # 1
1. Brandon King (NC) - 56.89
2. Nyker Sheldon (TN) - 52.78
3. Ryan Rogers (FL) - 51.44
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4. Rusty Prince (MO) - 50.00
5. Tim Clinton (FL) - 34.78
6. Eric Miller (PA) - 32.22
7. Dayle Cartwright (FL) - NS
8. Chris Truelsen (WI) - NS

Heat # 2
1. Adam Fields (NC) - 51.22
2. Justin DeVos (AR) - 47.00
3. Evans MacDouell (FL) - 46.00
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4. David Burstiner (CT) - 42.67
5. Drew Halford (GA) - 40.11
6. Joshua Sarkela (SC) - 37.33
7. Austin Langston (NC) - 28.78
8. Thomas Dorsey (TX) - 15.89

Masters Qualifying (top four advance to finals)
1. Robert Moore (USA) - 55.22
2. Anthony "Miles Armstrong - 51.56
3. Scott Harwood (FL) - 51.22
4. Geoffrey Gregory (OH) - 45.67
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5. Marc Webb (GA) - NS

Jr Men Quarterfinals (top four in each heat advance to semifinals)

Heat # 1
1. Joey Arcisz (TX) - 62.78
2. Brad Allen (TX) - 62.33
3. John Peterson (FL) - 60.33
4. Justin Sellers (NC) - 56.67
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5. Jeff Solie (FL) - 44.33
6. Mike Brady (FL) - 42.33
7. Joey Bradley (TX) - NS

Heat # 2
1. Robin Friday (FL) - 51.89
2. Derek Grasman (MI) - 44.67
3. Tim Kovacich (FL) - 40.44
4. Wes Brisco (FL) - 40.33
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5. Andrew Rich (FL) - 23.00
6. Duston Swafford (TX)

Heat # 3
1. Keith Lyman (FL) - 67.11
2. Chris Kolb (MO) - 54.78
3. Kyle Murphy (CA) - 54.67
4. Robert Bonifay (FL) - 52.33
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5. Scot Ferwerda (MI) - 51.44
6. Greg Van Wagnen (OH) - 40.89
7. Austin Ullrich (TX) - 32.11

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