Words by Kayla Anderson photo courtesy of Stoke City 
The WWA Nationals at Lake Andrea, Wisconsin concluded today with Rusty Malinoski taking the top spot and leading the King of Wake series thus far.
"I'm stoked to win today, it's the first time I won this event, so I couldn't be happier right now," said Malinoski. "Winning Nationals is a great accomplishment for me."
Malinoski was in an intense final heat against Erik Ruck, Shaun Murray, Trevor Hansen, and his roommate Danny Harf. Keith Lidberg won best rail trick, taking home the Rip It Rail Award.
The biggest surprise of the day was Amber Wing taking first place in the Pro Women's division. Dallas Friday was competing for her sixth-consecutive title, but the third-year Australian pro took the win. Reed Hansen won the Pro Wakeskate division, Jimmy LaRiche won the Jr. Men's division, Jason Soven won the Jr. Boys division, Victoria Kulp won the Jr. Women's division, and Jacob Valdez won the Boys division. There were a lot of awards being handed out today.
Here are the final results:
Finals Heat 01

1 Rusty Malinoski CDN 100.00

2 Shaun Murray USA 90.00

3 Danny Harf USA 77.50

4 Erik Ruck USA 72.50

5 Trevor Hansen USA 60.00

Professional WakeSkate - Finals
Heat 01

1 Reed Hansen USA 68.33

2 Brian Grubb USA 55.00

3 Stuart Shinn USA 48.33

4 Brandon Thomas USA 40.00

Women's Professional - Finals
Heat 01

1 Amber Wing AUS 68.56

2 Dallas Friday USA 63.22

3 Melissa Marquardt USA 60.44

4 Emily Copeland Durham USA 50.56


Junior Boys (9 and under) - Finals Heat 01

1 Jason Soven USA 53.89

2 Noah Flegel USA 49.28

3 Joe Martella USA 42.22

4 Zach Brown USA 38.33

5Christopher Herrera USA 32.44

Boys (10-13) - Finals Heat 01

1 Jacob Valdez USA 75.00

2 Daniel Powers USA 66.50

3 Cooper Swink USA 55.67

4 Michael Dowdy USA 54.33

5 Cale Middleton USA 40.67

6 Braxton Tomlinson USA 24.22

Jr Women Wakeboard - Finals Heat 01

1 Victoria Kulp USA 44.44

2 Holland Finley USA 43.33

3 Danni Petraitis USA 35.56

4 Megan Blaschka USA 29.44

5 Shawna Hoffman USA 25.56

6 Corrie Dyer USA 24.44

Junior Men (14-18) - Finals Heat 01

1 Jimmy LaRiche USA 69.72

2 Ryan Anderson USA 60.56

3 Alex Scagliotti USA 60.28

4 Julian Cohen USA 55.56

5 Robert Soven USA 49.44

6 Ryan King USA 45.28

Men's Professional - Semi Finals

Heat 01

1 Shaun Murray USA 93.00

2 Andrew Adkison USA 92.00

3 Shawn Watson USA 85.00

4 Aaron Rathy CDN 70.00

Heat 02

1 Trevor Hansen USA 100.00

2 JD Webb USA 90.00

3 Shane Bonifay USA 80.00

4 Derek Grasman USA 70.00

Finals Heat 03

1 Erik Ruck USA 95.50

2 Olivier Derome CAN 88.00

3 Adam Errington USA 81.50

4 Keith Lidberg USA 75.00

Heat 04

1 Rusty Malinoski CDN 100.00

2 Daniel Watkins AUS 90.00

3 Nick Jones USA 76.00

4 Austin Hair USA 74.00

Heat 05

1 Danny Harf USA 97.50

2 Phillip Soven USA 92.50

3 Adam Wensink USA 78.50

4 Danny Thollander USA 71.50
Check out the WWA World Championships in Reno, Nevada Aug. 23rd to see who takes the World Title!