Seven countries have expressed interest in hosting the 2010 FISU World University Water Ski Championships and, for a variety of reasons, all have had to withdraw.

 With time running out, it appears that there will be no event in 2010 unless a host can be found in the next few weeks.

 Anyone interested in exploring the possibilities of hosting this prestigious event should contact Phil Chase, of the IWWF World University Commission, for details.

Christy Kingsmill was elected to replace Kurtis Threlkeld as the Midwest Vice Chairman at the Midwest annual board meeting at Winter Conference XIII. 

Dottie Troeger of North Bend, OH passed away on Wednesday morning, January 20th, 2010 at the age of 72 years old after a hard fought six month battle with cancer.  Dottie is one of the most senior and well known skiers in the State of Ohio and is sure to have touched the heart of anyone who came in contact with her.

Dottie skied in her first National Championship in 1969 at Myers Lake in Canton, OH.  In 1972 she bought her first pair of "store bought" trick skis, prior to that she competed on homemade skied built by her husband Ron.  Throughout the 70's Dottie and Ron skied at Happy Lake in Fairfield, OH which was eventually moved to Morrow, OH.  Around 2000, the Troeger's started skiing in Walton, KY at Cruises Creek where they skied every afternoon through last summer.  From 1998 to 2008 Dottie took Top 3 in tricks at Nationals and Top 5 in slalom every year with National Trick Titles in 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2007.  Dottie currently holds the midwest all tournament records for W7 & W8 Tricks with 2,170 & 1,860 points respectively.  She also holds the W8 midwest championship record in trick and the W7 and W8 midwest record capable tournament records in trick.  With so many top regional and national performances, it's no surprise that Dottie also holds the W6, W7, & W8 State Records in both trick & slalom.  On top of so many skiing accomplishments, Dottie also found time to be a senior rated 3-event judge and was also a scorer.

It's hard to describe in words how much Dottie will be missed at the lake every weekend but there are a number of skiers whose lives Dottie has touched:

"Such a fun & loving woman. I'll always cherish the things I learned from her. RIP"  -- Calli Newman, Cincinnati, OH

"I am one of very few that goes back into the mid 1960's as a young boy remembering Dottie. Her and Ron and later Miss Libby , always would attend the Athens Boat and Ski Club tournaments on the Ohio river. She was a goddess on the water. The countless years of service she has dedicated to water skiing in Ohio, makes her the godmother of water skiing in Ohio.  She will never be forgotton and I will truly miss her."  -- Mike Meek, Albany, OH

"I will always hear her yelling from the boat....PULL!"  -- Debbie Kern, Fairfield, OH

"I feel like I didn't even know her that long but she was one of the coolest people I've ever met. I will miss her."  -- Brad Ruff, Cincinnati, OH

"Tournaments will always be missing a little something without Dottie there.  I still remember the first time I met Dottie.  It was my first AWSA tournament ever and was held at Hidden Lake in 1999.  Not only was she the first skier to come up and ask me how I did after I skied but she was by far the most energetic person at the lake and was always excited when the kids skied."  -- Greg Kuenning, Cincinnati, OH

"Water skiing has lost another great friend and ambassador."  -- Tim McKune, Lexington, KY

"She was a great lady."  -- Karl Dammeyer, St Marys, OH

"She was an amazing woman, I learned so much from her."  -- Casey Tress, Cincinnati, OH

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Our hearts and prayers go out to Dottie's husband Ron, her only daughter Libby Van Treese, along with Dottie's son-in-law Jeff and Dottie's four grandchildren Adam, Chris, Ben, & Emily.  Dottie is also survived by her 93 year old mother and a brother.  Rest In Peace Dottie.

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Congratulations to the 2009 NCWSA Award Winners!

Female Athlete of the Year:
Clementine Lucine - Florida Southern College

Male Athlete of the Year:
Adam Sedlmajer - University of Louisiana Monroe

Team of the Year:
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Female Most Outstanding Leader:
Kelly Thees - Western Washington University

Male Most Outstanding Leader:
Brian Detrick - St. Mary's College

These athletes and a representative from the Team of the Year are invited to be honored at the USA Water Ski Awards Banquet in Orlando, Florida - Saturday January 30, 2010.

Congratulations to all on a banner year for the NCWSA. Looking forward to 2010!

Here are the nominees for the NCWSA Annual Awards. Winners will be announced at the end of next week. Congratulations to all for being nominated.

Female Athlete of the Year

Jenny Waits – SLO

Amanda Amos - ASU

Stinne Soendergaard – ULL

Clementine Lucine – FSC

Kate Adriaensen - ULM

Male Athlete of the Year

Kevin Melnuk – ASU

Adam Sedlmajer – ULM

Storm Selsor – ASU

Daniel Odvarko – ULM

Tyler Lorenz – MAD

Brian Detrick – SMC

Zack Worden – ULM

Team of the Year

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

St. Mary’s College

Arizona State University

Texas State University

University of Louisiana Monroe

Female Most Outstanding Leader

Kelly Thees - WWU

Stephanie Elhoffer - MOS

Camille Tyler - TSU

Male Most Outstanding Leader

Joey McNamara – TEX

Colin Gibbs – SLO

Brian Detrick - SMC

Collegiate Skiing Fans - You have the opportunity to honor those skiers in the NCWSA with the 5 most prestigous awards in the collegiate skiing community. Below are the descriptions of the awards. Send all nominations to NCWSA Awards Chairman, Cris Kodiak - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Male and Female Athlete of the Year Award.
This award is for the greatest performing male and female athlete in the NCWSA for ALL of the 2009 calendar year, this includes the Spring AND Fall of 2009. This award should be based on only scores acheived in NCWSA events. Athletes will be recognized at the January USA Water Ski Awards Ceremony, on www.ncwsa.com, on www.usawaterski.org, and with a crystal trophy of achievement.
 
Team of the Year Award
This award goes to the team that personified all that NCWSA stands for this season and the team that stood out among their peers as a model of organization and performance.
The Team will be recognized at the January USA Water Ski Awards Ceremony, on www.ncwsa.com, on www.usawaterski.org, and with a crystal trophy of achievement.
 
Male and Female Most Outstanding Leadership Award.
This award goes to the male and female skier that contributed the most to the NCWSA off the water. Whether it be through their team, their conference, their region, or the nation, these skiers provided leadership off the water and gave of their time and effort to improve our sport. Athletes will be recognized at the January USA Water Ski Awards Ceremony, on www.ncwsa.com, on www.usawaterski.org, and with a crystal trophy of achievement.
 
Anyone is able to nominate. Please spread the word to your teams, friends, family. The nomination period runs from November 17, until 8:00pm Sunday November 29.  After Sunday, the nominees will be assembled and then voting will take place the following week.
 
When nominating, please provide information as to why they should be the award winners.
If they are for athlete of the year, please provide skiing stats for that skier. All scorebooks are on ncwsa.com. For team of the year, explain what sets them apart, and show how they have advanced. For outstanding leadership please provide specific examples as to why the nominee should be recognized.

Thank you!