Date: 8/1/02
Author: David Williams

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The wakeboarding portion of the Gravity Games got started at North Coast Harbor in Cleveland on Thursday with the preliminary rounds. 2001 Gravity Games champion, Dallas Friday, and Lauren Loe led their respective heats into the semifinal rounds. The top three finishers in each women's heat will move on to the semifinals, which will take place on Friday.

On the men's side, Australian Mark Kenney, who's been on a tear lately, led heat #1 while Parks Bonifay led heat #2. Only the top four in each heat continue on to the semifinals, leaving eight men to fight for the Gravity Games Championship.

Women's Wakeboard Prelims

Heat 1
1. Dallas Friday - 58.92
2. Melissa Marquardt - 52.02
3. Maeghan Major - 51.00
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4. Gretchen Hammarberg - 41.23
5. Leslie Kent - 39.58
6. Tara Hamilton - 37.47

Heat 2
1. Lauren Loe - 53.45
2. Emily Copland - 53.15
3. Lauren Harf - 43.01
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4. Buster Lutgert - 41.13
5. Meghan McNeil - 33.69
6. Laura Lohrmann - 23.24

Men's Wakeboard Prelims

Heat 1
1. Mark Kenney - 68.04
2. Rob Struharik - 63.01
3. Darin Shapiro - 62.20
4. Josh Sanders - 59.00
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5. Chad Sharpe - 56.32
6. Daniel Watkins - 51.80
7. Andrew Adkison - 47.00
8. Shaun Murray - 28.90

Heat 2
1. Parks Bonifay - 65.12
2. Danny Harf - 64.88
3. Shawn Watson - 63.67
4. Erik Ruck - 60.09
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5. Shane Bonifay - 57.87
6. Trevor Hansen - 56.79
7. Brett Eisenhauer - 54.37
8. Ryan Wynne - 47.56

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