Water ski’s Scott graces cover of sports magazine

The water ski team seems to can’t get enough attention.
Its latest recognition was in the January/February 2012 issue of “The Water Skier,” which included a fourpage article on the ULM water ski team’s national championship.
First year skier for ULM, Tyler Scott, was featured on the cover of the magazine including a caption naming him National Collegiate Slalom Champion.
“It felt awesome,” Scott said. “That was the first time I’ve been on a cover, and I didn’t even know it was going to happen.”
Sophomore Adam Pickos said, “It is excellent press for the school and shows top skiers around the world how sweet coming to Monroe can be.”
The article, “No. 23…and Counting,” not only describes the details of last year’s win, but also expresses confidence in the team for future competitions by stating that the team has never placed below fourth since the beginning of the Collegiate Water Ski National Championships.
Scott said, “We go into every year striving for a national championship, and individually there’s a lot of competition
between our teammates. Even to make the team and ski in tournaments is pretty tough.”
The article also celebrates Zach Worden’s now confirmed NCWSA jumping record of 194 feet. The previous record of 193 feet was set by former ULM skier Ryan Fitts in 1999.
According to his teammate Matt Weninger, we can expect to see Worden back and ready to compete again as a senior next fall, with an additional semester of eligibility.
Also, the article recognized the six skiers who earned All-American honors: James Earl, Claudio Koestenberger,
Adam Pickos, Tyler Scott, Zach Worden and Maddison Mc-Cammon.
Scott said, “Everyone skied up to par, and we did better than we expected.”
He said, “That goes back to having a lot of competition, even at practice, where everyone is trying to ‘one-up’ everybody and keep up with each other, and it helps out a lot in the tournaments.”