Wednesday, March 17, 2004

By Tiffany Johnson, PR Intern

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Waterski team is hosting the Wilmington Spring Classic, its first tournament, at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28 in Bolivia, N.C. This event is free and open to the public. The University of Georgia, Clemson University, University of Tennessee, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Auburn University are expected to attend the tournament. The events are scheduled as follows:

Saturday, March 27

Men’s Slalom

Women’s Slalom

Short Break

Men’s Trick

Women’s Trick

If all skiers finish slalom and trick early, then they will begin jump. If not, then the tournament will continue at 8 a.m. Sunday, March 28. The schedule will be as follows:

Women’s Jump

Men’s Jump

For more information and directions to the lake, visit the UNCW Waterski Team at http://student.uncw.edu/org/waterski/.

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NOTE TO MEDIA: For additional information, contact UNCW Waterski president Jonathan Thorndyke at 910/352-8312 or e-mail jet9137@uncw.edu.