Skills Were Flexed Skiing at Aquaplex for South Central Regionals

Taryn Grant News, Results, South Central Region

The South Central teams met at Aquaplex, TX for Regionals hosted by Texas State this past weekend. The pressure was on for each team to make Nationals and better their rankings. 

Saturday morning kicked off bright and early at 8 am with Women’s Slalom and Men’s Trick. Skiers were out in full force showing their spirit and getting ready for the real show in a week. 

ULL captain Harry Spavin participates in a structured meditation to maintain a competitive edge.

On the slalom lake, the ladies were ripping it up with great scores and personal bests. The Cajuns took the top 4 spots in Women’s Slalom with a Warhawk rounding out the top 5. The Bull was out and ready to charge in the morning. Jaimee Bull (ULL) won the slalom event by setting a pending Collegiate National Record of 3.5@39off.  

Ragin’ for the win by Jamiee Bull

Simultaneously, the Men’s trick event was happening with the boys throwing it down. The Warhawks split the Cajuns in the top 5. The French phenom, Guillaume Tétreault (ULL) tied his personal best that he set at All-Stars to take the win. 

In the Women’s Trick event the Warhawks dominated with 3 skiers in the top 5. The Cajuns still stole 1st place with Alice Bagnoli (ULL) pushing out 2nd place, Luiza Charnyshova (ULM) by 40 points. A mere side slide would have made a tie for the top spot. 

Doggone it

On the other lake, the Men were battling it out in the slalom course. The wind was starting to pick up a little bit, making the men think tactically on the dock. The Cajuns had a strong showing in slalom with 4 men in the top 5, they were no match for ULM skier, Brandon Schipper who brought home the gold. 

The early rotations of women’s jump had difficult conditions but Lafayette skier Marie-Lou Moulanier edged out two Warhawks Luiza Charnyshova and Katerina Svecova for the top 3 of the day. As the winds progressed the final rotation was delayed until Sunday morning at 7:30 am. 

The banquet was held on-site where Texas barbeque was served to hungry skiers. The evening rounded out with a regional picture and well wishes to regional superstar officials, Lisa and Kelvin Kelm. 

Sunday morning rolled around quick with women’s rotation 5 on the dock. Dominique Allard showing no fear of flight at the early hours posted a jump of 136ft to take the win. Marylou Major (ULL) bore the early morning and rounded out the top 5 with a 123ft leap. 

Men’s jump followed the women with Luca Rauchenwald being the first rotation posting a sizeable jump of 169ft. As the morning progressed, stronger tailwinds caused dismay amongst the remaining 4 rotations of jump. The Cajuns showing no remorse with an excellent display of tailwind jumping by taking all 5 spots in the event. The wind didn’t seem to faze some of the Texas jumpers, multiple skiers, men, and women, soaring to personal bests!

This rounded out the A team event solidifying the Cajuns at the top with ULM, TAMU, UT, and TXST all qualifying for nationals as well.

A successful weekend for everyone with over 19 PB’s set along with a record and 5 SCR schools making it to Nationals! Thank you to Texas State University, Aquaplex Homeowners, along with all of the officials and volunteers! We look forward to seeing everyone in California.  

PB Alert!

Slalom PBs: 

  • Kennedy Cook (TEX) 2.5@15off, 21mph
  • Luke Wright (TEX) 2.5@22off, 34mph
  • Ben Purcell (TAM) 4@28off, 36mph
  • Emily Nash (TAM) 2@22off, 34mph
  • Grace Covery (TAM) 2@22off, 34mph
  • Hannah Cook (TAM) 2.5@15off, 30mph 
  • Cameron Mitchell (TAM) 3@15off, 36mph 

Jump PBs:

  • Luke Wright (TEX) 61ft 
  • Ben Purcell (TAM) 86ft
  • Dylan Wickersheim (TAM) 70ft
  • Nate Dayvault (TEX) 53ft 
  • Brittany Panneton (TAM) 36ft
  • Madison Hayden (Alumni) 33ft
  • Rachel Gawlik (TAM) 32ft & first time landing! 
  • Caroline Rains (TAM) 41ft & first time landing! 
  • Cameron Mitchell (TAM) 34ft 

Trick PBs: 

  • Dylan Wickersheim (TAM) 570pts
  • Brittany Panneton (TAM) 280pts 
  • Cameron Mitchell (TAM) 280pts 

Top Results

Women’s Slalom Top 5

  1. Jaimee Bull (ULL) 3.5@39off 
  2. Bailey Austin (ULL) 3.5@38off 
  3. Alice Bagnoli (ULL) 2@28off 
  4. Marie-Lou Moulanier (ULL) 1@38off 
  5. Sanchia Outram (ULM) 5@35off 

Men’s Trick Top 5:

  1. Guillaume Tetreault (ULL) 6270pts 
  2. Edoardo Marenzi (ULL) 5760pts
  3. Danylo Filchenko (ULM) 5160pts
  4. Carlo Basic (ULL) 5060pts
  5. Conley Pinette (ULL) 4500pts 

Women’s Trick Top 5: 

  1. Alice Bagnoli (ULL) 2970pts 
  2. Luiza Charnyshova (ULM) 2930pts
  3. Sofia Maksymenkova (ULM) 2760pts 
  4. Emma Brunel (ULM) 2510pts
  5. Bailey Austin (ULL) 2310pts 

Men’s Slalom Top 5: 

  1. Brandon Schipper (ULM) 3@38off 
  2. Edoardo Marenzi (ULL) 2.5@38off 
  3. Griffin Stange (ULL) 2@38off
  4. Luke Outram (ULL) .5@38off | Harry Spavin (ULL) .5@38off

Women’s Jump Top 5: 

  1. Dominique Grondin-Allard (ULM) 136ft 
  2. Marie-Lou Moulanier (ULL) 129ft 
  3. Luiza Charnyshova (ULM) 127ft 
  4. Katerina Svecova (ULM) 127ft
  5. Marylou Major (ULL) 123ft 

Men’s Jump Top 5: 

  1. Luca Rauchenwald (ULL) 169ft 
  2. Carlo Basic (ULL) 160ft 
  3. Harry Spavin (ULL) 156ft 
  4. Conley Pinette (ULL) 155ft 
  5. Patrik Oehman (ULL) 150ft | Alex King (ULM) 150ft 

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