Texan Makes Waves at Hometown Event
By WSM Press Release
Fort Worth, TX- Homerun, fastball, and RBI are just a few of the terms that former University of Houston baseball standout Gabe Lucas was used to hearing. Now, terms like Whirlybird, KGB, and Moby Dick surround the Texas native as he is one the top riders to compete in this weekend's 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour at Fort Worth.
"It's always great to compete in Texas; baseball, wakeboarding, or otherwise," said Lucas. "When I compete locally, my friends and family come watch me and that support helps me to perform better."
That support indeed came through for Lucas today as he advanced past the qualifying rounds for the Pro Men's division. The third-year pro wakeboarder beat out four other riders from his heat to proceed to tomorrow's quarter finals. Lucas looks to continue his success as he joins the 39 other riders competing on day two of the competition out on the waters of Lake Moser.
The Jr. Men's division held their qualifying round today as well. After capturing the top spot at the tour's previous stop, Jr. Men's division leader A.J. Racinelli continued his winning streak in Fort Worth, as he led his heat today to advance past the opening round of competition. Racinelli and the 19 other Jr. Men riders to will compete in tomorrow's quarter finals.
Day two of the 2007 MasterCraft Pro Tour will begin at 10:00 tomorrow morning.
Fort Worth is the second event of the 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour. Following Fort Worth, the tour will proceed northward to Twin Cities, Minnesota (June 16-17), Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (July 7-8), and conclude in Portland, Oregon (July 21-22). The dash to be the world's top rider features a $10,000 bonus for the season winner.
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Day 1 Results
Pro Men Qualifying Round (top two in each heat advance)
Heat #1
1. Kyle Rattray (CAN) - 100.00
2. Josh Palma (USA) - 87.50
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3. Tom Fooshee (USA) - 82.50
4. Leif Lacey (USA) - 67.50
5. Jack Blodgett (USA) - 62.50
6. Adam Haller (USA) - 50.00
Heat #2
1. Austin Hair (USA) - 100.00
2. Adam Wensink (USA) - 90.00
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3. Scotty Broome (AUS) - 73.00
4. Colt Leonard (USA) - 71.00
5. Rusty Scott (USA) - 66.00
6. Travis Propst (USA) - 50.00
Heat #3
1. Shane Bonifay (USA) - 94.00
2. Chris O'Shea (AUS) - 91.50
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3. Bradley Smeele (NZL) - 84.50
4. Danny Thollander (USA) - 68.50
5. Mitch Bergsma (USA) - 61.50
6. A.J Haynes (USA) - 50.00
Heat #4
1. Jeff Weatherall (NZL) - 100.00
2. Gabe Lucas (USA) - 81.50
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3. Devin Rogers (USA) - 79.50
4. Troy Mackey (AUS) - 73.50
5. Brian Reeder (USA) - 65.50
6. Jojo Lemberg (USA) - 50.00
Heat #5
1. Brett Eisenhauer (AUS) - 96.00
2. Aaron Rathy (CAN) - 94.00
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3. Jesson Vedel (TAH) - 80.00
4. Dustin O'Ferrall (CAN) - 70.00
5. Hank Carter (USA) - 60.00
6. Jimmy Trask (USA) - NS
Heat #6
1. Nick Weinacker (USA) - 95.50
2. Anthony Hollick (CAN) - 89.00
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3. Jeff House (USA) - 80.50
4. Adam Burwell (CAN) - 75.00
5. John Rodriguez (USA) - 60.00
6. Brett Hickey (USA) - 50.00
Heat #7
1. Bryan Hutton (USA) - 97.50
2. Chris Law (USA) - 92.50
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3. Dylan Miller (CAN) - 77.50
4. Mark Weikel (USA) - 72.50
5. Wes Brisco (USA) - 60.00
Heat #8
1. Adam Errington (USA) - 100.00
2. Dean Smith (AUS) - 83.50
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3. Chase Andrews (USA) - 81.00
4. Tim Keepers (USA) - 72.50
5. Steve Edwards (USA) - 63.00
Heat #9
1. Andrew Dyrhood (USA) - 92.00
2. Jimmy Wolf (USA) - 85.50
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3. Justin Savich (USA) - 78.00
4. Hunter Hanson (USA) - 73.00
5. Scott Mackey (AUS) - 71.50
Heat #10
1. Zane Schwenk (USA) - 91.50
2. Kevin Henshaw (CAN) - 88.50
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3. Clay Fletcher (USA) - 85.00
4. Brandon Lee (USA) - 72.50
5. Robby Carter (USA) - 62.50
Heat #11
1. Olivier Derome (CAN) - 91.00
2. Randall Harris (USA) - 89.50
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3. Gerry Nunn (USA) - 84.50
4. Braden Stumborg (CAN) - 75.00
5. Chris Harvey (USA) - 60.00
Heat #12
1. JD Webb (USA) - 100.00
2. Tino Santori (USA) - 87.50
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3. Josh Sanders (AUS) - 82.50
4. Alex Brown (CAN) - 67.50
5. Jaret Brantley (USA) - 62.50
Junior Men (14-18) Qualifying Round
Heat #1
1. Steven Cahail (USA) - 54.44
2. Kyle Alberts (USA) - 53.89
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3. Alex Scagliotti (USA) - 35.56
4. Russell Cox (USA) - NS
Heat #2
1. Julian Cohen (USA) - 58.33
2. Kirby Liesmann (USA) - 43.00
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3. Andrew Shearer (USA) - 32.00
4. Jeff Baker (USA) - 29.44
Heat #3
1. Danny Burnstein (USA) - 53.89
2. James Hindes (USA) - 39.44
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3. Larry Taylor (USA) - 28.89
4. Nathan Perry (USA) - NS
Heat #4
1. Ryan Anderson (USA) - 53.33
2. Tony Carroll (USA) - 43.33
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3. Pierce Homsey (USA) - 29.44
4. Gage Thompson (USA) - NS
Heat #5
1. Bradey Price (CAN) - 57.22
2. Raphael Derome (CAN) - 50.00
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3. Witt Finley (USA) - 36.67
4. Johnny Tobaben (USA) - 30.56
Heat #6
1. Robert Soven (USA) - 61.67
2. Jimmy LaRiche (USA) - 58.89
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3. Ryan Mocerino (USA) - 42.22
4. Eric Buonanotte (USA) - NS
Heat #7
1. James Feid (USA) - 43.78
2. A.J Powell (USA) - 39.44
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3. Jason Bannatyne (USA) - 29.44
4. John Jeffries (USA) - 18.89
Heat #8
1. Ryan King (USA) - 48.89
2. Alex Graydon (USA) - 41.11
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3. Drew Conroy (USA) - 19.44
Heat #9
1. Rhett Whatley (USA) - 47.78
2. Steel Lafferty (USA) - 33.89
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3. Ben Allbright (USA) - 18.33
Heat #10
1. A.J Racinelli (USA) - 54.44
2. Gunnar Shuler (USA) - 37.22
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3. Eddie Valdez (USA) - 29.44
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