Wisconsin athlete making waves as a competitive water skier

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – At simply 18-years-old, Wisconsin’s Alyssa Drake has develop into a nationally-ranked aggressive water skier.

The Oconomowoc native mentioned she discovered snowboarding at an early age, going out on the lake together with her Dad as a child. By the point she was 10, Drake had competed in Nationals and podiumed on her first attempt. In eighth grade Drake grew to become homeschooled so she might concentrate on competitively snowboarding. The now 18-year-old not too long ago graduated highschool and can attend Florida Southern Faculty and be on the Moccasins’ water ski crew.

“I’ve collegiate nationals now that I’m in faculty and I wish to win that,” Drake mentioned. “And work in direction of Open Worlds.”

On the finish of June, Drake as soon as once more discovered herself atop the rostrum when she took residence the title in Junior Girls’s methods (3,840 factors), leaping (130 toes) and general (2,992.7 factors) on the Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championship.

“I missed the entire highschool expertise,” Drake mentioned. “However it’s price it now once I get the enjoyment being on prime of the rostrum it’s satisfying.”

Drake trains for a part of the 12 months in Florida however is presently again residence in Wisconsin making ready for the Water Ski Nationwide Championships this August in Maize, Kansas, after which the Pan American Water Ski Championships in late November. Drake mentioned her household lives on the lake so she has the good thing about simply going to her yard anytime she needs to ski.

Drake mentioned even in case you don’t have an curiosity in competing, water snowboarding continues to be one thing individuals can pickup as a enjoyable interest.

“It’s a fairly simple sports activities to exit within the evenings or weekends,” Drake mentioned. “It’s very enjoyable and really price it.”

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