U.S. Teams Competing At Pan Am Water Ski Championships, Tuesday-Saturday
by Scott N. Atkinson
Four U.S. Water Ski Teams will compete in the 2024 IWWF Pan American Water Ski Championships, Tuesday through Saturday, in Bogota, Colombia. The teams – U14, U17, U21 and Elite – were selected based on a pre-determined selection criteria approved by the American Water Ski Association’s International Activities Committee and board of directors.
Members of the U.S. Elite Water Ski Team are: Jake Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Anna Hunter (Winter Garden, Fla.), Kennedy Hansen (Milton, Fla.), Erika Lang (Gilbert, Ariz.), Lauren Morgan (Tampa, Fla.), and Nate Smith (McCordsville, Ind.).
Members of the U.S. Under 21 Water Ski Team are: Alexia Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Jake Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Wesley Blair (Mooresville, N.C.), and Emma Davis (Milford, Va.).
Members of the U.S. Under 17 Water Ski Team are: Alexia Abelson (Holderness, N.H.), Aaron Bartlett (Wolfeboro, N.H.), Giovanni Bloyer (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Cameron Davis (Milford, Va.), Ella Gay (Winter Garden, Fla.), and Corbin Pierce (McDonald, Tenn.).
Members of the U.S. Under 14 Water Ski Team are: Ries Bloyer (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Tia Byrne (Wolcott, Conn.), Freddy Davis (Milford, Va.), Ricky Davis (Milford, Va.), Grace Lohr (Orlando, Fla.), and Jaxen Stabel (Chico, Calif.).
The team staff consists of Rhoni Bischoff (Orlando, Fla.), coach; and Jessica Van Dyk (University Heights, Ohio), manager.