Cajuns Dominate on the Bayou

Due to construction on Bayou Desiard, the South Central Region collegiate ski teams and members of the University of Alabama Ski Team convened at TriLakes, home of Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard School, for the annual Bayou Classic. Complete with a world-class site and perfect headwind, this tournament may go down as one of the best collegiate jump tournaments of all time.

Taking advantage of two lakes, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, the host team, set out to run all 235 pulls on Saturday. This feat was made possible through the hard work of ULM, and dedication from our volunteer officials and dock starters.

Men’s Slalom

Harry Spavin (ULL) swerved his way into first place with 5.5 buoys at 38 off followed by teammate Luke Outram (ULL) in second place with 2.5 buoys at 38 off and Ryan Bridgford (TAM) with 2 buoys at 38 off.

Men’s Trick

The Ragin’ Cajuns swept the men’s trick event with Edo Marenzi (ULL) racking up 5,810 points for the gold, followed by Guillaume “Guitet” Tetreault (ULL) taking silver with 5,420 points, and Luke Outram (ULL) in bronze with 5,320 points.

Men’s Jump

The men had the opportunity to jump behind the brand new 2020 6.0 L MasterCraft Prostar with Chris Wharton and Scott Greenwood at the wheel. 

Carlo Basic (ULL), the Austrian sensation, was the last Men’s A jumper of the day and booted a massive 189 foot jump to place himself firmly atop the podium. Quinn Haines (ALA) secured second place with a score of 186 feet and Patrik Oehman (ULL) and Ben Leutz (ALA) tied for third place with distances of 181 feet.

Women’s Slalom

The Cajuns owned the women’s slalom event with Jaimee Bull (ULL) taking the title with a score of 5 at 38 off. Bailey Austin (ULL) and Alice Bagnoli (ULL) tied for second with scores of 2 at 38 off.

Women’s Trick

Alice Bagnoli (ULL) came out victorious in the trick event with a score of 3,990 points. Warhawks Katerina Svecova (ULM) and Emma Brunel (ULM) completed the podium with scores of 2,830 points and 2,710 points.

Women’s Jump

The women were able to put the new Ski Nautique through its paces with Alex King and Steve Critchley piloting the boat through the course.

Dominique “Dodo” Allard (ULM) soared into first place with a flight of 149 feet proving that the dodo bird is alive and can in fact fly. She was followed by Marylou Major (ULL) in second with a 136-foot jump while Marie Lou Moulanier (ULL) rounded off the top three with a score of 131 feet.

Team Results

Place	School	Points
1	University of Louisiana Lafayette	5,185
2	University of Louisiana Monroe	3,490
3	Texas A&M	2,895
4	University of Alabama	2,790
5	University of Texas	1,495
6	University of Arkansas	415
7	Oklahoma State University	410
8	Texas State University	200

The full scorebook can be viewed on the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports website.

PB Alert

Many skiers set new Collegiate Personal Bests at this year’s Bayou Classic:

Slalom

Sanchia Outram (ULM) 2 @ 38 off

Katie Nutt (ULM) 2 @ 38 off

Dylan Melnar (ALA) 1 @ 38 off

Garrett Stallings (ULM) 5.5 @ 35 off

Dylan Wickershiem (TAM) 3.5 @ 22 off

Jackson Driggs (OLD) 2 @ 22 off

Payton Redfearn (TAM) 6 @ 26 MPH

Trick

Edo Marenzi (ULL) 5,810 points

Luke Outram (ULL) 5,320 points

Quinn Haines (ALA) 4,870 points

Alice Bagnoli (ULL) 3,990 points

Zane Faulkner (TAM) 1,080 points

Andre Broussard (ALA) 810 points

Ben Purcell (TAM) 770 points

Matt Leach (TSU) 400 points

Emily Nash (TAM) 280 points

Shelby Webb (TEX) 80 points

Cassandra Keating (TEX) 40 points

Jump

Carlo Basic (ULL) 189’

Patrik Oehman (ULL) 181’

Ben Leutz (ALA) 181’

Luca Rauchenwald (ULL) 172’

Blake Keller (ALA) 168’

Ethan Mckinnon (ULL) 168’

Luke Outram (ULL) 164’

Stefan Piatrenka (ULM) 156’

Dylan Melnar (ALA) 153’

Dominique “Dodo” Allard (ULM) 149’

Garrett Stallings (ULM) 144’

Andre Broussard (ALA) 142’

Marylou Major (ULL) 136’

Kim Helen Niederbäumer (ULL) 131’

Emily Nash (TAM) 47’

Caroline Rains (TAM) 34’