| Riders Wow Crowd at Wakeoff | | Print | |
| Written by Jessica Kitchin | |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2009 | |
The forecast was grim, but the nearly 80 riders who participated in the weekend's Garden State Wakeoff weren't held back from thrilling the crowd at Hopatcong State Park with jumps and tricks. "We could go for some better weather, but everyone's spirits are high and they're riding hard," said event organizer Ryan Sorensen of Lake Hopatcong Marine, who hosted the event for the second year.  The wakeoff—in which riders competed both on an individual basis and representing North Jersey and South Jersey—was open to all ages and ability levels, and ran through the day on Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds went toward the Lake Hopatcong Commission.Sorensen said the event drew many local riders from the lake, but also riders from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Pittsburgh, Penn. Riders on Saturday participated in the qualifying round, which allowed the top five from each division more on to the finals on Sunday. "The weather was far from ideal both days with wind on Saturday and rain on Sunday," said Sorensen, who himself finished in third in the most-advanced "Outlaw" division.  "But enthusiasm was still up among the spectators and competitors. We lucked out and had smooth water the outlaw division which allowed for a very competitive final among myself and four other riders. Many difficult tricks were performed among the outlaw riders such as a 540, front mobe, raley, krypt, tootsie roll, tantrum to fakie, and even a dum dum!"At the end of the weekend, the North was crowned champions—repeating its 2008 victory—and have ownership of the championship belt until next year. Results posted below. For more information, go to wakeoff.com.
2009 Results
North 274 - South 180
Kids
1st Shaina Kassaleh 22pts
2nd Arden Kassaleh 18pts
3rd Logan Phelps 16pts
4th Brittany Barcliff 14pts
5th Connor Phelps 12pts
N 68- S 14
Novice
1st Kyle Kassaleh 22pts
2nd Andrew Allen 18pts
3rd Jeremy Minier 16pts
4th Paul Krameratsch 14pts
5th Kodi Rath 12pts
N 82- S 00
Intermediate
1st Mark Krameraritsch 22pts
2nd Mike Levinson 18pts
3rd Chris Peel 16pts
4th Rich Thompson 14pts
5th Shawn Thelin 12pts
N 66 - S 16
Girls
1st Hannah Ashe 22pts
2nd Michele Newman 18pts
3rd Jamie Desena 16pts
4th Ingrid Aldrige 14pts
N 26 - S 40
Masters
1st Ken Lula 22pts
2nd Jim O'Connor 18pts
3rd Alex Kinon 16pts
4th Bill Merritt 14pts
5th Robert Pettit 12pts
N 44- S 38
Advanced
1st Brian Sengebush 22pts
2nd Cory Waite 18 pts
3rd Dan Benson 16pts
4th Kyle Pradwdzik 14pts
5th Tommy Desena 12pts
N 50- S 32
Outlaw
1st Scott Hopkins 22pts
2nd Jeff Barton 18pts
3rd Ryan Sorensen 16pts
4th Paulie Koch 14pts
5th Jack Welch 12pts
6th Jacob Ashe
N 38- S 44
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