Date & Location
- October 10-12, 2024
- San Marcos River Ranch, Martindale, Texas
Misc. Tournament Information
- Facebook Event Page
- Tournament Registration Packet
- Share team info for Announcers
- Nationals Apparel: Fine Designs on-site printing
- Tournament Running Orders
- Additional Banquet Tickets
- Dinner, Awards, Music by Ryan Ross Band ($52pp)
- Tickets to the banquet are available for parents and other non-skiers. Skiers competing at Nationals receive a free ticket with tournament entry.
- Saturday October 12th 7:00 PM-11:30 PM
- Venue: Texas Ski Ranch 6700 I-35, New Braunfels, TX 78130
- VIP Section
- Alumni tent is sponsored by Railyard Bar & Grill
- Want to help?
- Sign Up to Help Judge/Score D2
- Sign Up to Help Volunteer In Other Ways
Webcast
- It will be embedded at thencwsa.org/webcast
- Permanent Link: thencwsa.org/2024nationals
Practice Sign Up
- Practice will be occurring Wednesday, 10/9, practice from 8AM – 7PM at $150 per half hour for teams.
- Individual practice sets will be available at $35 per set. Individual practice will fill in where teams have not reserved time and on Lake 3 from 2-7 PM.
- Email Joe Mahlie at treasurer@smrrpoa.com to request practice times and arrange payment.
- Wednesday practice is governed by the NCWSA Nationals Tournament Standards
- Teams/individuals will be able to reserve 30-minute blocks per lake.
- For practice availability before Wednesday, 10/9 with your own boat, see linked document.
Sponsors
- Title Sponsor – HO Skis
- Dolphin Wet Suits
- Dutch Bros.
- MasterCraft
- Bennett’s Ski School
- Ski Finlayson
- Masterline
- Anders Pierce Realty
- San Antonio Surgical Arts
- Texas Ski Ranch
- Railyard bar & Grill
- Texas Physical Therapy Specialists
- Diesel Barbershop
- Henley’s Gentleman’s Grooming
- Fine design imprinted Sportswear
Want to be a sponsor? Contact the NCWSA Marketing Committee at marketing@thencwsa.org
Watch the Wildcard, Seeding & Boat Draw show here
The 2024 Wildcard show was released at 8pm Central Time on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024.
Boat Draw
- D1 Men’s Slalom – Nautique
- D1 Women’s Slalom – Malibu
- D1 Men’s Jump – MasterCraft
- D1 Women’s Jump -MasterCraft
- D2 Men’s Slalom – Malibu
- D2 Women’s Slalom – Nautique
- D2 Men’s Jump – Nautique
- D2 Women’s Jump – Nautique
Qualified Teams
Southern Atlantic Coastal Region
- University of Alabama – D1
- Florida Southern College – D1
- Rollins College – D1
- Clemson University – D1
- Auburn University – D2
South Central Region
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette – D1
- University of Louisiana Monroe – D1
- Texas A&M University – D1
- Baylor University – D2
- University of Texas – Austin – D2
West Coast Region
- Arizona State University – D1
- San Diego State University – D1
- Western Washington University – D2
- California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo – D2
- University of California, Los Angeles – D2
Midwest Region
- University of Wisconsin – Madison – D1
- University of Kansas – D1
- University of Wisconsin – La Crosse – D2
- Miami University – D1
- University of Nebraska – D2
- Purdue University -D2
- Southern Illinois University – D2 Wildcard
- Michigan State University – D2 Wildcard
- Ohio State University – D2 Wildcard
Thanks for a great skison to all teams that competed but didn’t make the cut.
- Georgia Tech University
- West Virginia University
- University of California Davis
- California State University, Chico
- University of California, Berkeley
- Texas State University
- University of Arkansas
- Southern Methodist University
- University of Illinois
- University of Michigan
- Grand Valley State University
- University of Cincinnati
- Ohio University
- Marquette University
- Kansas State University
- Western Michigan University
- Ball State University
- Indiana University
- University of Dayton
- University of Akron
- Michigan Tech University
- University of Minnesota
- University of Iowa
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- University of Wisconsin – Stout
- University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
- University of Notre Dame
- Ferris State University
- University of South Alabama
- Chief Officials
- Judge: Danielle Dlugosh
- Driver: Trent Finlayson
- Scorer: Matt Page
- Safety: Abby Hutton
- Technical Controller: Noah Lazzara
- Announcer: Tony Lightfoot
- Tournament Director: Chip Chipman
- NCWSA Tourney Committee
- Christy Kingsmill, Jackson Driggs,
- Drivers (1 per region)
- LOC: Chris Wharton
- Midwest: Chris Kosek
- SAC: Mike Mosley
- South Central: Van Parker
- West: Tom Nathan
- Judges (2 per region)
- Midwest: Paul Vaitkevicius & Amy Weber
- SAC: Ashely Stevens & Andre Broussard
- South Central: Gary Weidman & Zach Butterfield
- West: Ty Vaio & Jeff Rush
- Scorers (1 per region)
- Midwest: David Huisman
- SAC: Craig Bryans
- South Central: Stephanie Stange
- West: Martha Selsor
Airports
- Austin (AUS) 37 MI to SMRR
- San Antonio (SAT) 47 MI to SMRR
Lodging
Hotel – Call for NCWSA Rates
Holiday Inn San Marcos
- $149.00 plus tax with code NCW
- Call for reservations: +1-888-465-4329
- 105 Bintu Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666 United States
Wingate by Windham San Marcos
- $149.00 plus tax with code NCW
- Call for reservations: +1-512-754-6621
- 108 North Interstate-35, San Marcos, Texas 78666-6860
All times are listed in local time, which is Central Daylight Time.
Wednesday – October 9th, 2024
- Site Familiarization 8am – 7pm
- The NCWSA Nationals Tournament Standards govern Wednesday’s practice slot allocation.
- Final Registration, on site
- all original eligibility letters
- entry fees
- original roster verification form from the school
- waiver for each skier if not done online
- any running order changes
- Officials & Team Captains Meeting, following final registration
- Appointed Officials, NCWSA Board Members, and Team Captains will receive last-minute instructions from the Chief Judge and the LOC.
- Others are also welcome as long as there is space available.
Skiing Schedule – October 10th – 12th, 2024
Daily: 7:00am National Anthem
Thursday | Lake 1 7:30 am | Lake 2 9:00 am |
D2: Women’s Jump D2: Men’s Jump | D1: Women’s Slalom D1: Men’s Trick | |
Friday | Lake 1 8:00 am | Lake 2 9:00 am |
D2: Women’s Trick D1: Women’s Jump | D1: Men’s Slalom D2: Men’s Trick | |
Saturday | Lake 1 7:30 am | Lake 2 8:00 am |
D1: Women’s Trick D1: Men’s Jump | D2: Men’s Slalom D2: Women’s Slalom |
School competition bibs are mandatory for all competitors on the water.
Activities Schedule
Time | Activity | |
Wednesday | 4pm-11pm | Skier Activity: Chuy’s Tex-Mex, benefitting NCWSA scholarship program |
Thursday | 7:30pm | Officials Dinner |
Thursday | After skiing | Skier Activity: Railyard Bar & Grill San Marcos |
Friday | 7:30pm | Skier Activity: Texas Ski Ranch Ride Night |
Saturday | 7pm – 1am | Banquet at Texas Ski Ranch |