“As the sport of wakeboarding continues to evolve so does the IWSF Wakeboard World Championships,” said Steve McDermeit, executive director of USA Water Ski. “This year’s event gave way to unprecedented levels of talent and excitement. Although we were hoping for a world team gold medal, we’re thrilled that the U.S. Wakeboard Team was able to secure second place for the second consecutive year.”

Members of the 2003 U.S. Wakeboard Team were: Parks Bonifay (Windermere, Fla.); Chris Laske (Brighton, Mich.); Loren Levine (Madison, Wis.); Laura Lohrmann (Elkhorn, Wis.); Jonathan Nadolski (Lake Placid, Fla.); Erik Ruck (Twin Lakes, Wis.); Adam Wensink (Delta, Ohio); and Cathy Williams (Oviedo, Fla.).

Laske was the lone U.S. rider to win an individual gold medal, taking top honors in Open Men with 70.89 points. Levine earned the silver medal in Open Men with 68.67 points and Keepers finished fourth with 55.67 points.

Lohrmann tallied 40.34 points to earn the silver medal in Open Women, while Williams scored 22.78 points to finish seventh.

U.S. independent rider Tino Santori (Littleton, Colo.) earned the bronze medal in Pro Men, scoring 64.11 points. Ruck finished seventh in Pro Men with 52.78 points.

Nadolski finished eighth in Junior Men, scoring 31.78 points.

Tige Boats, the official towboat of the 2003 IWSF Wakeboard World Championships, also sponsored a $20,000 cash-prize event at the conclusion of the Worlds. Australia's Daniel Watkins (75.22 points) and Amber Wing (74.00 points) took top honors in the Men's and Women's events, respectively. Ruck (59.78 points), Santori (53.11 points) and Bonifay (52.67 points) finished fifth, eighth and ninth, respectively, in the Men's event. Lohrmann (62.56 points) and Williams (40.67 points) finished second and fourth, respectively, in the Women's event.

Since the inception of the IWSF Wakeboard Worlds in 2000, the U.S. Wakeboard Team has earned two silver medals (2001 and 2003) and two bronze medals (2000 and 2002).