Keith Albritton  Age 53 Tallahassee, Florida Wife, two children and two grandchildren. Electrical Contractor Skis on a public lake Rides a Goode Best tournament performance: 4 at 39 off Best performance in practice: 2 at 41 off Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, golf Learned to water ski at a family reunion when he was 22. Decided after having everyone laugh at him that he would learn how to ski. Not many granddads run into 39 off.  Brian Fielding  Age 44 Princeton Lakes, near Dallas, Texas Electrical Engineer Wife and daughter, Hannah who also skied at tests. Current hobby is finishing their home. Skied as a kid. Got back into it in college. Skied on public lakes, then weekend home on a private lake. Now full time on a water ski lake. Hannah Fielding  Age 14 9th Grader Plays volleyball and runs track. Straight A student.     Mike Erb  Age 50 Louisiana GM Gypsy Rides Fischer Hobbies include mountain bike riding, home projects and self-proclaimed water ski tinkerer. Transferred to Louisiana from Wisconsin. Built a home and skis at the Lakes at Cottonwood. Parents owned a marina on a lake in Wisconsin. When he was little he was used as the observer for their milk jug course. Got back into skiing when he was older. Brad Beach  Age 28 Nixa, Missouri Single Majored in MIS. Web designer for Bass Pro Shops. Skis on Tablerock lake, a public lake. Grew up water skiing with parents and grandparents. Roommate at Kansas State encouraged him to trick and slalom. Competes in INT and AWSA tournaments. Skis on a Monza. Best performance in a tournament: 2@ 28 off Best performance in practice: 3h @ 32 off. Enjoys his Yamaha V Star street bike, running, hunting, fishing and working out. Bill Barton  Age 41 Enon, Ohio Married with three children Air Force pilot. Flies C5 Galaxy. Former test pilot. Education: Degree in Astrophysics, physics and mathematics; minor in chemistry. Masters in aeronautical engineering. Skis as Sunsite in Morrian, Ohio. He’s been skiing on the course for five months. Spent a lot of time skiing in open water. He was 35 when he skied for the first time. Rides a Monza. He used to road race Ducate street bikes and drag race in NHRA. Competes with INT – “those people know how to have fun!” Best performance in a tournament: 4 ½ at 28 off. Best performance in practice: 2 at 32 off.     Ed Obermeier  Age 52 Paola, Kansas Married. Children are grown. Owner of EZ Slalom Course. Skis on a public lake with portable slalom course. Learned to water ski at age 18. Started the slalom course at age 35. Enjoys working out. Maintains an active lifestyle as a means to stay in shape. Personal best is 5 at 35 off. Rides a Radar MPD. Looking forward to water ski tests to grow skills, try new skis and network with other skiers. Stephanie Stange  Age 37 Sherman, Texas Married with 6 year old twins. Skis at Bent Creek lake. Rides a Monza. Best performance: 2 ½ at 38 off. Competed at the 2006 US Open. Grew up near a public lake. Husband got her into tournament skiing at age 22. Enjoys mountain biking. Brad Wolfe  Age 51 Calabassas, California Married with three children. Owns an electronics firm. Started water skiing at age 16 on Pyramid and Castaic lakes. Learned the course 10 years later. Skis on a Goode 9700. Best performance is 4 ½ at 35 off. Doesn’t ski in tournaments. Weekend warrior at Ski West Village in Bakersfield. Plays in an ice hockey league, snow skis, road bike and lifts weights.     Chuck Dickey Age 51 Lake Elsinore, California Married with three children Conveyor belting salesman Skis at Wet Set Village, Mecca and Sunset Ranch First water skied at Club Med at age 25. Tried the course five years ago. Rides a Radar MPD. Best performance is 5 @ 28 off Hobbies include waterskiing with his youngest daughter and her sports. Tim Holloway Age 42 Greenville, South Carolina Married with four daughters Plastering contractor. Skis at Lida Falls. Rides a Radar. Best performance is 3 @ 39 off. Competes with AWSA. Used to compete with INT. Enjoys rock climbing with his wife. Intrigued with water skiing by watching Andy Mapple on tv years ago. Found the slalom course eight years ago. Nicole Baird Age 32 Covington, Louisiana Married Skis at Ski Ranch, home of David DiPol and Chad & Tyler Scott. Drilling Engineering Team Lead for Shell’s Operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Degree in Chemical Engineering with a specialty in Petroleum. Currently working on MBA. Enjoys tennis and cycling. Learned to water ski on a lake in Minnesota at age 7. Started competing in college. Rides a Goode. Best performance is 3 at 35 off. This is Nicole’s third year at the ski tests. She enjoys trying new skis and helping the newcomers.     Laura Johnson Age 40 Canyon Lake, California Married Independent Health Insurance Agent & Web Design Degree in Marketing and an MBA Learned to ski at age 12. Started competing in college. Rides a Monza. Best performance in a tournament 1 at 32 off; best performance in practice: 6 at 28 off. Three event skier who competes and officiates in AWSA tournaments. Hobbies include snow ski racing and mountain biking. Chris Carter Age 50 Knoxville, Tennessee President of a residential home/post and beam construction company. Skis at Lake Pryor with Tommy Newman. Best performance in a tournament is 3 at 25 off; practice is 1 @38. Rides a Goode. Skied as a child on a public lake. Learned to barefoot. Skiing the course was the next thing to try. They used a portable slalom course and put the kids in car seats in the boat. His daughter Brie got him into competitive skiing. All three of his daughters compete. Chris plays basketball and coaches. He competes with his daughters each night to see who washes dishes. Dad has dishpan hands. Brie Carter Age 12 6th grader. Enjoys slalom and jump. Best performance in a tournament is 3 at 35 off; best performance in practice is 1 @ 38 off. She’s looking forward to beating her dad. She rides a Goode as well. Brie learned to ski at age 5, competing at age 8 and was a National champion at age 9. She plays basketball and volleyball and gets A’s & B’s in school.     Ryan Selsor Age 21 Sacramento, California Business student at Sacramento State University Three event skier, AWSA and NCWSA competitor, California Delta skier Started skiing at 4, been a member of BWSC ever since. Participated in 33 regional and national competitions Ride a 66” Radar MPD. Best tournament performance is 3 at 38 off, practice it 5 at 38 Dave Button Age 35 Ventura, Ca. Married with 5 year old twin boys and a 3 year old daughter ( all ski) National Sales Manager for a Chemical Automation Manufacturer Degree in Marketing Skis at 7th Heaven Ski Ranch in Arvin, Ca. Rides a D3 Nomad RC. Best Tournament – 5 ½ @ 35 off 36 MPH Best Practice – 2 ½ @ 38 off 36 MPH Hobbies – Playing with my kids, Motocross, Snowboarding, and Surfing Learn to ski at age 7 with parents on a public lake. First tournament at age 17. Skied in 3 Collegiate Nationals for Sacramento State University. Todd McBride Age 44 Bakersfield, California Married with two kids Professor of Physiology Enjoys scuba diving and hiking. His wife has retired from skiing but his children ski. Learned to ski in Oyster Bay in Bremerton, Washington with his family. Learned to ski the course at age 15. Entered a novice tournament then began competing in AWSA tournaments at age 18. Rides a D3. Best performance in tournament is 4 ½ at 38 off; practice is 6 at 38 off.     Dwight Woodbridge Age 49 Brandon TWP, Michigan Married Manages GM racing programs Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering Skis on Lake Louise in Michigan. Rides a Goode. Best performance is 2 at 38 off. He’s been skiing since age 16. Learned on the river in Illinios. Competes sporadically. Used to race Formula Fords and Continentals. Enjoys snow skiing, mountain biking, racing, landscaping and barefooting. Don Younger Age 49 Bakersfield, California Married with three kids Pawnshop owner Family skis and wakeboards. Skis at Precision Lake in Arvin, California. Rides a D3 Nomad. Best performance is 5 ¼ at 39 off. Learned to water ski in 1976 at Lake Nacimeinto. Competed in college. Enjoys golf. John Horton  http://carbonfins.com/personal Glutton for punishment