MCWSA Chairman, Cris Kodiak, will be the featured guest on Marcus Brown TV this coming Monday - May 3, at 8:00pm CST, 9:00pm EST.

Plenty will be discussed such as: Previewing the upcoming fall collegiate season, looking forward to AWSA nationals being hosted in the Midwest for the first time in 25 years, as well as a prediction for the 2010 Collegiate All-Stars in Elk Grove, California.

Check it out! There are 2 links to where you can watch the action live.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cox-and-brown

http://www.proskicoach.com/forum/chatbox.php

Both will work and they both have an interactive chat board next to them so you can participate in the interview as well!

Plus there is going to be trivia along with some great prizes from HO/Syndicate that will be given away!

Be sure to tune in on Monday May 3 - at 9:00EST/6:00PST 

Full Slate of Professional Speakers on board for MCWSA Winter Conference XIII

4 professional skiers have signed on the dotted line as speakers for Winter Conference XIII. Winter Conference XIII is hosted by THE Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. These pros are taking time out of their busy training schedule to come and spread their wealth of knowledge with us!

Scot Ellis – Scot is a familiar name to Winter Conference. This is his 10th Winter Conference. Scot currently is ranked # 8 in the world in the men’s jump event, with an average of 224 feet.

Ryan Dodd – This is Ryan’s 2nd Winter Conference. Ryan is ranked #19 in the world in tricks with an average over 10,000 points. Ryan also boasts a #6 world ranking in jump with an average of 228 feet! He is also fresh off his wedding with wife/skier Breanne (Wagner) Dodd.

Thomas Moore –  This is going to be T-Mo’s first Winter Conference. He is ranked #17 in the world in slalom with an average of 1.5 @ 41 off.

Billy Susi – Billy is also brand new to Winter Conference. He is currently ranked #25 in the world with an average of 5 @ 39.5 off.

Registration for Winter Conference XIII will be available on www.mcwsa.com very soon. Stay Tuned for more details.

If you would like to get the collegiate skier discount for the hotel, here is the information.
Varsity Inn North
3246 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43202
Ph: 614-267-4646

Hotel Rooms are just $59!! For the group rate, reservations must be made by Friday – January 29, 2010. Use the code “Waterski Winter Conference” or “WSKI”.

Any questions, feel free to contact MCWSA Director Cris Kodiak This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Ohio State Contact Derek McLachlan This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The midwest regionals are under way here at beautiful PITS lake in Decatur, Illinois, hosted by the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

The weather is cold.....very cold. But the scores are hot.

Women's Slalom, Men's Slalom and Men's Tricks are in the books. After 3 events, Purdue is in first place but not by much. And shocking the region right now, are the Kansas Jayhawks, who were ranked 8th coming into the event and are currently in 2nd place. But there is still a lot of skiing to happen.

We are at the halfway point. Due to the wildcard, the midwest is guranteed 6 spots to nationals. 7th, 8th and 9th get placed in the National Wildcard tournament which will be held on Monday October 12.

For up to date scores, please head to www.mcwsa.com

They will be updated as fast as the results come in.

The Defending Champion Midwest Region has released their 2009 All-Star Team.

The team consists of 33 athletes from 16 different schools.

The midwest will host 13 events in 2009 at 11 different lakes.

Neosho (Lacrosse), Dream Lakes (2 Tournaments - Iowa State), Waterhawks (2 tournaments - Iowa), Pleasant Shores (Ball State), Lake Jepawhit (NEW! - UM-Flint), Lake Freddie (Missouri State), Tivoli Gardens (Michigan State), Lake Lottawatta (Cincinnati), Placid Waters (NEW! - Grand Valley State), P.I.T.S. (Illinois)

16 teams, 7 go to Regionals, 2 skiers take all the medals.  The main story was Purdue extending their regular season streak to 24 and winning another GL Championships.  Another great story was the Bearcats of Cincinnati placing a surprising 2nd.  And yet another was 2 skiers, Sergio Uribe (PU) and Kayla McClure (BSU), sweeping gold medals in slaom, tricks, jump, and of course overall with tremendous skiing.

09U014C      GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE CH      COMBINED TEAM        

        DETAILS OF TEAM SCORES AND PLACES       AS OF  16:39  09-21-2008

TEAM NAME               ID     SLALOM PLC  TRICKS PLC  JMPING PLC  OVRALL PLC

PURDUE UNIVERSITY       PUR    4190.0  1   4650.0  1   3500.0  1  12340.0  1 
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNA  CIN    3505.0  2   3955.0  3   3100.0  2  10560.0  2 
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN  MCH    3490.0  3   4170.0  2   2435.0  3  10095.0  3 
MICHIGAN STATE UNIV     MST    2055.0  6   2765.0  4   2320.0  4   7140.0  4 
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV   WMU    2845.0  4   2430.0  6   1555.0  6   6830.0  5 
MIAMI OF OHIO           MOH    1795.0  8   2245.0  7   1990.0  5   6030.0  6 
GRAND VALLEY ST UNIV    GVS    2600.0  5   1665.0 11    935.0 10   5200.0  7 
INDIANA UNIVERSITY      IND    1605.0  9   2495.0  5    880.0 11   4980.0  8 
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   OHS    1910.0  7   1600.0 12   1055.0  8   4565.0  9 
UNIV OF NOTRE DAME      UND    1460.0 10   1990.0  9    700.0 12   4150.0 10 
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   BSU    1345.0 11   1765.0 10    980.0  9   4090.0 11 
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON    DAY    1200.0 13   1550.0 13   1320.0  7   4070.0 12 
HOPE COLLEGE            HOP    1260.0 12   2155.0  8    590.0 13   4005.0 13 
UNIV OF MICHIGAN FLINT  MFL    1165.0 14   1470.0 14      0.0 15T  2635.0 14 
IU/PU FORT WAYNE        PFW     640.0 15   1275.0 15    350.0 14   2265.0 15 
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE    SVS     570.0 16      0.0 16T     0.0 15T   570.0 16 
                        BGU       0.0 17T     0.0 16T     0.0 15T     0.0 17T
OHIO UNIVERSITY         OHI       0.0 17T     0.0 16T     0.0 15T     0.0 17T

Madison has now won every great plains championships since the region was split into 2 conferences.  And they have won the last 3 while hosting the event.  20 teams battled out a spot for a ticket to Regionals, the top 9 have now qualified for next weeks Midwest Regionals. 

09U011C       GREAT PLAINS CONF CHAMPS       COMBINED TEAM       

        DETAILS OF TEAM SCORES AND PLACES       AS OF  15:34  09-21-2008

TEAM NAME               ID     SLALOM PLC  TRICKS PLC  JMPING PLC  OVRALL PLC

UNIV OF WISC MADISON    MAD    5155.0  3   6350.0  1   5830.0  1  17335.0  1 
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   IWS    5870.0  1   5025.0  4   4335.0  2T 15230.0  2 
MISSOURI STATE UNIV     MOS    5360.0  2   4470.0  7   4335.0  2T 14165.0  3 
UNIV OF WISC STOUT      WST    5125.0  4   5055.0  3   3780.0  4  13960.0  4 
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS  ILL    4515.0  6   5330.0  2   3105.0  7  12950.0  5 
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV  SIU    4265.0  7   3690.0 10   3755.0  5  11710.0  6 
ILLINOIS STATE UNIV     ILS    3250.0 10   4740.0  6   3080.0  8  11070.0  7 
UNIV OF WISC LA CROSSE  LAX    3415.0  8   4755.0  5   2550.0 12  10720.0  8 
UNIV OF WISC MILWAUKEE  MIL    2425.0 15   4380.0  8   3335.0  6  10140.0  9 
MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY    MIN    4580.0  5   2600.0 14T  2685.0 11   9865.0 10 
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY    MAR    3095.0 11   3710.0  9   2920.0 10   9725.0 11 
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA      IOW    3315.0  9   2600.0 14T  2010.0 15   7925.0 12 
UNIV OF WISC EAU CLAIR  WEC    1870.0 18   2845.0 13   3055.0  9   7770.0 13 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV  NIL    2640.0 12   3545.0 12   1350.0 18   7535.0 14 
KANSAS STATE UNIV       KST    1995.0 16   3620.0 11   1785.0 16   7400.0 15 
KANSAS UNIVERSITY       KAN    2595.0 13   2325.0 16   2065.0 14   6985.0 16 
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO  COL    2555.0 14   1920.0 18    940.0 19   5415.0 17 
UNIV OF WISC OSHKOSH    OSH    1975.0 17   1550.0 19   1780.0 17   5305.0 18 
UNIV OF WISC WHITEWATE  UWW     720.0 19   1995.0 17   2110.0 13   4825.0 19 
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI  MIZ     530.0 20   1265.0 20    490.0 20   2285.0 20