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  • Three Days, One Community: Recapping Syndicate 2026 NCWSA Nationals

    Three Days, One Community: Recapping Syndicate 2026 NCWSA Nationals

    The nation’s top collegiate water ski teams gathered at Bell Acqua Lakes in Rio Linda, California, October 15–17 for the Syndicate 2026 NCWSA National Championships. Over three days, athletes competed in all three events: slalom, trick, and jump, while celebrating the camaraderie and team spirit that make collegiate water skiing unique. This year’s championships marked […]
  • What Is Collegiate 3-Event Water Skiing?

    What Is Collegiate 3-Event Water Skiing?

    Team Across the United States are over 50 collegiate water ski teams. At each collegiate tournament, teams can enter up to 5 men and 5 women in each of the three events. Skiers earn team points based on how many competitors they beat. At most tournaments, teams may also field a B-team that competes the […]
  • Will Asher: From Collegiate Champion to World Champion

    Will Asher: From Collegiate Champion to World Champion

    Will Asher has earned his place in the NCWSA Hall of Fame through an exceptional career defined by dedication to water skiing and commitment to his team. When Will Asher was recruited to the Ragin’ Cajuns in 2002, he entered the collegiate ranks as a much-heralded phenom, a junior champion on the world stage. Will […]
  • Mike Adams: The Man Behind the 1st Collegiate Nationals

    Mike Adams: The Man Behind the 1st Collegiate Nationals

    Mike Adams, now a member of the NCWSA Hall of Fame, played a foundational role in the history of collegiate water skiing. In the summer of 1977 Mike Adams and his best friend, Hank Kizer, founded the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) Water Ski Team, then known as Northeast Louisiana University (NLU). Throughout his collegiate […]
  • 2026 Academic All-Stars

    2026 Academic All-Stars

    Introducing the 2026 NCWSA Academic All-Stars — a standout group of student-athletes balancing the demands of competition and the classroom! We’re beyond proud of all our hardworking, dedicated skiers. Fall 2025 Graduates Madeline Bentzel School: Cal Ploy SLO Major: Psychology Minor: Economics Notable Accomplishments: Joined the Cal Poly waterski team freshmen year and was an […]

Giannina Bonnemann of Team Germany Wins Gold in 2016 WUC Women’s Trick

September 10, 2016October 10, 2016 Adam Koehler

Giannina Bonnemann is skiing for Team Germany in Akita, Japan at the 2016 World University Championships, but we know her best as a member of the current NCWSA national champion team from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After posting the best women’s trick score in the preliminary round (8880 points), she bested everyone in […]

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Dane Mechler 2016 Water Ski WUC

Dane Mechler of Team USA Wins Gold in 2016 WUC Men’s Slalom

September 10, 2016September 22, 2019 Adam Koehler

Dane Mechler skis for University of Lousiana at Lafayette within the NCWSA, but this weekend he is skiing in Akita, Japan as one of the six skiers on Team USA. Dane skied into a tie for first in the final round of slalom with 2.5 buoys at 58 kmph / 10.75 meters, he was the […]

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Team USA Leads Going Into Finals at 2016 World University Championships

September 9, 2016September 22, 2019 Adam Koehler

The finals for each event will be held on Saturday & Sunday in Akita, Japan. After finishing the preliminary round, Team USA was atop the leaderboard.

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Upcoming Tournaments: 9/10/2016 – 9/11/2016

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 Adam Koehler

The Eastern region has had two tournaments thus far this season, last weekend was a Florida Southern College – Rollins College two team tournament where FSC prevailed. Outside of those schools, many schools spent the past week recruiting and are now in the process of unifying veterans and new recruits as the tournament season opens […]

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Midwest Alumni Regional Podium

2016 Fall Underway and Upcoming Tournaments: 9/3/2016 – 9/4/2016

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 Adam Koehler

And here we go!!! If you weren’t paying attention, it is now September and that means that many universities are back in session and it is time for the fall collegiate ski season. This past weekend the Midwest held the second ever Midwest Alumni Regionals at Waters Edge in Wilmington, IL and the University of […]

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