The Arch Rivals of Lake St. Louis, Mo., won the team title at the eighth annual Indmar Marine Engines Division 2 Show Ski National Championships Aug. 2-3, in Warsaw.
Hosted by the Lake City Skiers, the tournament featured seven teams competing for the Division 2 show ski national title.In competitive show skiing, each club has one hour to present a theatrical performance on water skis. Judges score the acts by awarding points based on originality, presentation and execution. Elaborate costumes and staging intermix with music and fast action on the water as an announcer leads the audience through the show.
The Arch Rivals tallied 1,443.43 points after earning top scores for dock and equipment personnel, pickup boat crew, towboat driving and swivel skiing. The Hartwick Huskys finished second with 1,233.17 points and Silver Lake was third with 1,231.47 points.
The Division 2 Show Ski National Championships also featured athletes competing individually in adagio doubles, swivel and multi-jumping acts.
Diane Engberg won swivel, scoring 13.03 points; London Shaw and Ryan Bowles won doubles with 8.33 points; and the Hartwick Huskys won team jumping, tallying 48 points.
