Alumni Spotlight: Isaiah Adams

Isaiah Adams skied for Western Washington University (WWU) and graduated in 2016. Applicable nicknames: Princess Favorite Event: Slalom Describe your ski team experience. I came into collegiate skiing with a background in tournament 3-eventing, but I discovered a whole new side to the waterski world when I got to school. The experience of my favorite […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Brett Mommer

I first met Brett Mommer during his grad school years at the University of Illinois.  I remember sitting in the car after practice and feeling someone staring at me, only to turn around to see Brett’s face plastered against the window with a rather terrifying expression.  Welcome to ski team!  With his own brand of […]

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Alumni Involvement

Many alumni, like myself, have fond memories of days spent on the lake with friends, whether at tournaments, practice, or getting together during the summer months. After graduation, it often is difficult to keep in touch with the skiing world. It is awesome when teams have a way to keep alumni involved. It is both […]

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An Alumni Perspective: Kathleen Nolan

My collegiate experience would have been completely different had I not crossed paths with the Illini Waterski Team on Quad Day in August of 2008.  I’d grown up a recreational skier, but I never imagined that it was something I could continue in college – certainly not in the cornfields of Champaign, Illinois.  Little did […]

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