right but the article said that she automatically qualifies as being one of the top riders:
"Before today, four riders already qualified: Dallas Friday, Emily Copeland, Maeghan Major and Tara Hamilton. Friday, Copeland and Major qualified as the top-three riders from 2003, while Hamilton was an early wild-card entry. The eighth spot will be a wild card chosen in July."
http://www.wakeworld.com/news/2004/wsm13.asp