Do you hold a position on your team? If so, which one and how long?
I have held many positions on my team. The first position that I held was sponsor rep then followed by Recruitment Chair. Last year I was the Vice President of my team and for the past season I have been the President.
How did you get involved with the team?
I have been involved with the ski team at Iowa State since I was a freshman. Actually when I was in high school and I was looking at college’s one if the requirements was that the school I was going to go to had to have a water ski team.
What did you think when you found out you won the award?
I was actually quite surprised. I have been so busy with school since nationals that I have been having a hard time keeping up with my e-mail. I knew that I was nominated and I voted and everything and then just forgot about it.
As AAC Chairman, what do you hope for collegiate skiing in the future?
Right now the AAC and the operations committee have been working on a lot of current issues. I hope that the decisions that my committee makes over the next month or two accurately reflect what is best for collegiate water skiing.
It has been stated that you are interested in being on the NCWSA board. Do you planning on running for a position soon? Which one?
Last mid-winter meeting I expressed interest in the NCWSA vice-president position and I ran for that position and lost. This year I am not sure if I will run for it again or not. I am almost done with school and I am not sure where I will be and if I can be as involved with collegiate water skiing when I get a real job. Odds are I will try to be on the AAC for one more year and then determine if I have the time to be involved in the NCWSA.
