Lake City Skiers Claim Fourth National TitleThe Lake City Skiers claimed its fourth national championship at the 16th USA Water Ski Division 2 Show Ski Nationals, held on Saturday at Hidden Lake. The local group swept the traditional box scores for dock and equipment crew, pick-up boat crew, towboat driving, sound crew and showmanship in winning the title. Lake City, which previously won the Division 2 title in 2006, 2007 and 2014, also earned high-scoring awards for jump, doubles, pyramid, barefoot and high individual club act adding up to a total of 1510.9 points. The defending champions Wisconsin Rapids Aqua Skiers placed second with 1,392.33 points. The Silver Lake Ski Team (Fenton, Mich.) finished third with 1,197.65 points and the Carolina Show Ski Team (Tega Cay, S.C.) rounded out the top-four placements with 944.27 points. The Division 2 Show Ski National Championships also featured athletes competing individually in adagio doubles, swivel, freestyle jumping and team jumping acts. Ellen Leahy of Linden, Mich. won swivel, scoring 12.60 points; Jack Misina of Saint Germain, Wis. and Anastasia Cokinos from Orland Park, Ill. won doubles with 11.60 points; Booker Brancheau of Fenton, Mich. won freestyle jumping with 620.83 points; and the Silver Lake Ski Team won team jumping, tallying 55.67 points. The event was webcast live via Facebook Live. Webcast archives can be viewed at USA Water Ski's Facebook Page. To learn more about the Lake City Skiers, Logon to www.lakecityskiers.org or follow the team on Facebook at Lake City Skiers.
