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      <title><![CDATA[Raging Wildcat water skiers]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Waterski Network Staff]]></author>
      <attribution source="http://theorion.com"><![CDATA[http://theorion.com/sports/article_30942ce6-6aea-11e0-a65f-0019bb30f31a.html]]></attribution>
      <createdate unixtime="1329883769" delta="12 hours ago"><![CDATA[2/21/2012]]></createdate>
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      <lead><![CDATA[t's a rebuilding year for the water skiing Wildcats, but they have their sights set on returning to nationals, after finishing seventh in Division II this season.Founded in 1978 by Brian Schwab, the water ski team has been to nationals several times, placing sixth at the Division I level in 2010. The team is a mix of competitive, professional and novice skiers, said Lauren Burns, a junior recreation major.]]></lead>
      <text><![CDATA["We go to competitions and there will be world champions, national champions, and then there's people that haven't skied before," she said. "They're just going out there to try it."Competitions have three events - slalom, jump and trick.Slalom events have competitors maneuvering around six buoys, earning points for boat speed, rope length and the number of buoys successfully circled, Burns said.The president of the club, senior James Smallwood, enjoys competing in the jump event, where skiers are launched off a 5 to 6-foot ramp for the most distance for points.The construction management major came to Chico and had the opportunity to compete in nationals this past fall."I had never been on a competitive water ski lake or seen a slalom course or been off a ramp," Smallwood said. "I just did it because I hadn't water-skied in a really long time and I wanted to get back into it."Treasurer Daniel Barrett has been water skiing his whole life, competing in the USA Water Ski and American Water Ski Association leagues for the past 10-15 years, he said. The junior liberal studies major came to Chico State to water ski for the school."It's probably the best decision I made," he said. "I've made a lot of friends and it's been a lot of fun."There are 24 collegiate teams in the nation, split into five regions. The top five squads from each region compete at nationals,Barrett said."If you're the top three teams at regionals, you compete at the Division I level," he said. "If you place fourth or fifth, you're Division II."Although they compete at an elite level, the team is always looking for new recruits, no matter what skill level. Students that have never skied before but want to learn how and to participate in a team sport are encouraged to join, Burns said."We want people to know that we're a team, we want people to come out and just feel comfortable hanging out with us and we'll teach them how to ski if they don't know how," he said.The team is looking forward to the All-Star competition in May, which will be the last competition for several members of the team."We're definitely in a rebuilding stage, and this year there's three or four of us that are graduating and having to pass it on," Smallwood said. "That's the nature of the team, there will be others that will step up and carry on the tradition."]]></text>
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