Wakeboarding National Championship

UT’s wakeboarding team placed first (570 points) in the 2011 Collegiate Wakeboard National Championships, part of CBS Networks Alt Games, in San Diego in May. The team defeated the 2010 defending national champion, Chico State, by 30 points. The University of Florida came in third, with 360 points. Dan Walden won first place honors for the men’s class. Each collegiate team is comprised of four male wakeboard riders, two female wakeboard riders, and one wakeskater. The UT team placed first in four of the six brackets in which they competed.