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SACTO Water Skiers of the Year
In October, the Sacramento Area Tournament Organization (SACTO), representing
the tournament skiers of Northern California, Council Area 2, honored four outstanding SACTO skiers as Water Skiers of the Year for 2003. Men’s Water Skier of the Year: Brian Kinney Women’s Water Skier of the Year: Janie Fausold Girls’ Water Skier of the Year: Makayla Haw Boys’ Water Skier of the Year: Justin Pingatore
Men’s Skier of the Year, Brian Kinney, 19, of Yuba City
trains at Liquid Zone Lake in Pleasant Grove and competes in the slalom, trick, and jump events. He competed in the U.S. Team Trials in Florida in June and was selected as an alternate for three U.S. Teams for international competition. At the Western Regional Championships held in Windsor, Colorado in July, Brian won the trick, jump, and overall titles and placed 5th in slalom in the Men 1 Division. He set a new Regional jump record of 203 feet. At the National Championships in Santa Fe, Texas in August he was placed second in jump and third overall. Brian is a freshman at Chico State and is a standout on the Chico State Water Ski Team where he won the regional jump title Women’s Skier of the Year, Janie Fausold, 48, trains at Liquid Zone, in Pleasant Grove. She won trick, jump, and overall and finished 4th in slalom at the Western Regional Championships in the Women 4 Division. This was Janie’s her second consecutive National Overall Championship and she also won slalom and jump and placed fifth in tricks. Girls’ Skier of the Year, Makayla Haw, 10, of Rio Linda trains as Bell Acqua in Rio Linda competing in slalom and tricks. Makayla won Girls 1 tricks and overall in the Western Regional Championships and placed 6th in slalom. Boys’ Skier of the Year, Justin Pingatore, 16, of Durham trains with his at Creekside, his home site in Durham, California. Justin won a fifth place medal in slalom at the U. S. Nationals. He was fourth in Boys 3 slalom and overall at the Western Regional Championships.
Other skiers nominated included (Girls) Nina Daley, Jennifer Waits, Genna
Pingatore, Erin Bridges, Andrea Neely, (Boys) Mike Pingatore, Ryan Nason, Ryan Hinkel, (Women) Kelli Kosney, Janice Garrett, Robbie Trimble, (Men) Paul Crawford, Marcus Brown, and Johnnie Matranga.
2003 was another good year for SACTO skiers:
2003 Records set (or pending) by SACTO skiers:
Marcus Brown Western Regionals Open class slalom, 4 buoys at 39 off (10.75 meters) Jason Paredes Hawaiian Open class slalom, 1 at 39 off (10.75 meters) Robbie Trimble Best of the West (13 western states) Women 4 slalom, 5 at 35 off (12 meters) Brian Kinney Best of the West, Men 1 jump, 203 feet Johnnie Matranga Best of the West, Men 8 slalom, � at 38 off (11.25 Meters)
Three SACTO skiers won 2003 National Championship Titles:
Johnnie Matranga, 72, Sacramento Water Ski Club, M8 Slalom Janie Fausold, 48, Liquid Zone, W4 Slalom, Jump, and Overall Paul Crawford, 44, Men 3, Overall U. S. Water Ski Team: Brian Kinney, alternate SACTO skiers on the Western Region Junior Development team: Kaitlyn Wilson, Bell Acqua Ryan Hinkle, Bell Acqua Alternates: Jonica Wathor, Bell Acqua Christi Humphreys, Twin Cities Ten SACTO skiers won 2003 Regional Championship titles: Open Men, Marcus Brown, Durham, CA. slalom Girls 1, Makayla Haw, Bell Acqua, Rio Linda, CA, trick and overall Boys 2, Ryan Hinkle, Bell Acqua, jump and overall Men 1, Brian Kinney, Liquid Zone, Pleasant Grove, CA, trick, jump, and overall Men 2, Chris Brown, Skylake, Durham, CA, slalom Women 2, Kelli Kosney, Sunset Lake, Galt, CA, slalom Women 4, Janie Fausold, Liquid Zone, trick, jump, overall Women 4, Robbie Trimble, Sunset Lake, slalom Women 5, Janice Garrett, Skylake, slalom Men 8, Johnnie Matranga, Sacramento Water Ski Club, slalom Meeting and Election of 2004 Officers
SACTO represents the Northern California council area. At its annual
October meeting, SACTO coordinated the council area’s 2004 tournament schedule of 39 tournaments hosted by 14 clubs. SACTO also reviewed and approved plans for Junior Development and Officials Clinics for 2004. The group heavily discussed more competitive, performance based tournament formats, growing the sport, integrating collegiate skiers, and voted to fund SACTO programs through fees rather than hold a 2004 SACTO Open tournament.
Doug Trimble was elected president starting January 1. Elaine Bush is
the new secretary. Leann Munro remains the treasurer, Carol Boice was appointed to return as Officials Clinic Coordinator, and Rick and Anita Caulk were appointed to continue to coordinate Junior Development.
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