The 2009 Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by ROCKSTAR wrapped-up its final day of action in Oklahoma City, Okla. today, with several wakeboarding firsts occurring throughout the day.
 
In the Pro Men’s division, Adam Errington upset the top-seeded rider, Andrew Adkison, in the five-man final today to win his first pro national title. Adkison finished the contest in second place, while Danny Harf rounded out the podium in third. Though he didn’t claim the national title, Harf did make an impact on the water today, landing the first Wrapped Nose Grab Backside Off-Axis 720 in a contest. Rusty Malinoski and Shane Bonifay finished the five-man final, respectively.
 
Taking home the ROCKSTAR Best Trick Award was Keith Lidberg for his Toeside 270 on the Fun Box. The Award is a $1,000 cash prize.
 
Reed Hansen landed the first Switch Heelside 540 in a contest during his final run today to help earn his second Pro Wakeskate national title. Hansen won his first in 2007. Brian Grubb and Brandon Thomas rounded out the podium, respectively.
 
Breaking her own record, previously set at five, Dallas Friday claimed her sixth U.S. national title today - the most won be any wakeboarder. Friday topped the podium after taking first place in today’s Pro Women’s division six-woman final. Nicola Butler and Amber Wing rounded out the podium, respectively.
 
The Jr. Pro Men’s division hit the water today for their six-man final, with Bob Soven taking first place with a score of 97.00, a near 20-point differential from the next closest competitor. Jacob Valdez and Daniel Powers rounded out the Jr. Pro Men’s division podium. Today’s win marks Soven’s first national title in the Jr. Pro Men’s division.   
 
The Boys and Jr. Women divisions also wrapped-up their riding today, with Jason Soven and Megan Blaschka claiming their respective division’s national title.
 
Now that the Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by ROCKSTAR has ended, the top tier riders from each of the 20 divisions will be invited to represent the United States at the WWA Wakeboard World Champions later this year in Orlando, Fla.
 
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SUNDAY, JULY 12 – FINAL RESULTS:
 
Pro Men – Final #1
1. Adam Errington    92.25
2. Andrew Adkison    82.25
3. Danny Harf             78.00
4. Rusty Malinoski      77.75
5. Shane Bonifay         66.75
 
Pro Women – Final #1
1. Dallas Friday        93.50
2. Nicola Butler          89.75
3. Amber Wing           83.75
4. Haley Smith            66.00
5. Danni Petraitis         59.00
6. Raimi Merritt          48.00
 
Pro Wakeskate – Final #1
1. Reed Hansen        93.33
2. Brian Grubb            86.67
3. Brandon Thomas    53.33
4. Stuart Shinn            33.33
 
Jr. Pro Men – Final #1
1. Bob Soven            97.00
2. Jacob Valdez          78.50
3. Daniel Powers        75.75
4. Joshua Twelker       67.25
5. Phillip Aslinger        66.75
6. Steel Lafferty          65.75
 
Jr. Women – Final #1
1. Megan Blaschka  68.44
2. Jasmine Lally          50.56
3. Emily Wright           16.67
 
Boys – Final #1
1. Jason Soven         66.67
2. Noah Flegel            57.11
3. Paulie Koch            49.01
4. Zach Brown            45.33
 
Pro Men – Semifinal #1
1. Adam Errington    94.75
2. Jim LaRiche            92.50
3. Danny Thollander    79.00
4. Erik Ruck               73.75
 
Pro Men – Semifinal #2
1. Shane Bonifay      93.75
2. Phillip Soven           92.50
3. Nick Weinacker     77.50
4. Trevor Hansen        76.25
 
Pro Men – Semifinal #3
1. Rusty Malinoski  89.50
2. Olivier Derome       88.75
3. Keith Lidberg         84.25
4. Chad Sharpe          77.50
 
Pro Men – Semifinal #4
1. Andrew Adkison   93.25
2. Shawn Watson       91.00
3. Austin Hair             84.25
4. Shaun Murray         71.50
 
Pro Men – Semifinal #5
1. Danny Harf           98.50
2. Aaron Rathy           86.50
3. Bryan Hutton          82.00
4. Adam Wensink       73.00