Steel Lafferty, Daniel Powers, and Bob Sichel all go out for a quick little set in Clermont,FL. The water is finally getting chilly and the nights are no longer warm, looks like fall is here. Spencer Norris captured all the action from the this buttery fall afternoon for your viewing pleasure.

Fans lined the shores of Memorial Park today to catch the final rounds of action at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Colorado Springs. Riders in the Pro Men and Jr. Pro Men division spent the day battling it out on the water behind the MasterCraft X-Star in hopes of winning the fourth stop of the 2010 season.

The pros kicked off the day with their quarterfinal round of action, where 20 riders hit the water in five heats of four to battle for a spot in the semifinals. Only the top two pros from each heat advanced, cutting the field of riders in half and creating some massive upsets in the process, as top seeds Rusty Malinoski (#2) and Austin Hair (#4) both failed to advance past the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, the Aussies paved the way, as former Australia Pro Tour champs Dean Smith and Harley Clifford each won their respective heats. Brothers Phillip and Bob Soven also advanced to the six-man final, along with Olivier Derome and Andrew Adkison.

In the final round of action, all eyes were on Tour leader Phillip Soven, but younger brother Bob Soven came from behind to take the win. Adkison and Derome rounded out the podium, respectively.

"I've been waiting for this moment for while," said Bob Soven. "I got to give it up to my competition, they're all amazing, but I'm stoked to come out with the win."

Today's victory marks Bob Soven's first Pro Tour win in the Pro Men's division.

Though older brother Phillip didn't win today, he remains the points leader in the standings at 345 points. Clifford trails in second place at 330 points, while Rusty Malinoski rounds out the top three with 246 points.

Following the Pro Men's finals today, the Pro Tour went right into the Indmar Double Up contest where Rusty Malinoski was declared the winner.

Next, the Pro Tour hosted its Rockstar Energy Drink Big-Air Challenge where Bob Soven took top honors.

Malinoski and Soven each took home $1,000 for winning their respective events.

In the Jr. Pro Men division, 10 top amateur rippers hit the water in two heats of five for their semifinal round of action. With only the top two riders from each heat advancing, the field of riders was quickly narrowed down to Kyle Evans, Daniel Powers, Raphael Derome and current Tour leader Nick Galotifore for the four-man final.

All four rippers laid down some serious runs, but Powers proved to be unstoppable to win his first Jr. Pro Tour stop. Galotifore and Derome rounded out the Jr. Pro Men podium, respectively.

Powers' win now places him second overall in the standings with 340 points. Nick Galotifore remains the Tour leader with 370 points, while Steel Lafferty rounds out the top three with 310 points.

With Colorado Springs in the books, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour will now head to its final stop of the 2010 season in Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 13-14. Other venues included Acworth, Ga., Fort Worth, Tex. and Elizabethtown, Ky.

The top professional wakeboarders from throughout the globe hit the waters of Prospect Lake today for the opening rounds of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Colorado Springs. The event, which concludes tomorrow, Saturday, July 24, at Memorial Park, opened with preliminary rounds for the Pro Men and Jr. Pro Men's divisions.

While many big-name riders were on-site today for the Pro Men's division qualifying round; all eyes were on the return of former King of Wake and Colorado native Tino Santori, as he made his first Pro Tour appearance in over a year.

"It feels great to back on Tour, competing against these guys," said Santori. "It's difficult being away from the Tour, but I'm just stoked to be riding today and in my home state."

Santori was first off the dock in his four-man heat, going up against Kirby Liesmann, Josh Palma and four-time X Games gold medalist Danny Harf. Santori had a solid run and the support of a hometown crowd, but Palma and Harf proved to be too much for the former two-time national champion, knocking him out of the contest.

"The level of riding is insane here; everyone has stepped up their riding so much," said Santori. "I didn't do as well as I hoped for, but I had fun out there and that's all I can ask for."

Palma and Harf advance to tomorrow's Pro Men quarterfinals along with 18 other pros. The quarterfinals will begin at 11:30 a.m.

In the Jr. Pro Men's division, 19 amateur rippers hit the water today for their quarterfinal round of action in Colorado Springs. Only the top two riders from each of the five quarterfinal heats advanced, narrowing the field of riders down to 10 for tomorrow's semifinals.

Among the 10 semifinalists is 16-year-old Daniel Powers, who posted a perfect score of 100 points during his quarterfinal run today. Powers and the rest of the Jr. Pro Men semifinalists will take to the water tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., following the Pro Men's quarterfinals.

check out all the final actions from the U.S Nationals in Reno, Neveda.



Pro Men's Wakeskate. 1st Place Reed Hansen, 2nd Place Grant Roberts, 3rd Place Stu Shinn



Pro Women's Wakeboard. 1st Place Nicola Butler, 2nd Place Amber Wing, 3rd Raimi Merrit



Pro Men's Wakeboard. 1st Place Harley Clifford, 2nd Place Phillip Soven, 3rd Place Danny Harf



Pro Junior Men's. 1st Place Steel Lafferty, 2nd Place Julian Cohen, 3rd Place Daniel Powers

thanks Wakeworld.com

Fans packed the shores of Lake Moser at Texas MasterCraft today to catch the final rounds of action at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth. Riders spent the day battling it out behind the MasterCraft X-Star for wins in the Jr. Pro Men, Pro Men and Pro Women's divisions.

The Pro Men kicked off the final day of action with their quarterfinal round, where 20 riders hit the water in five heats of four. The quarterfinals cut the competition in half, only advancing the top two riders from each heat onto the semifinals.

The semifinals quickly narrowed down the field of riders to setup the six-man final, but not without a massive upset in the process. Aussie phenom and top-seeded rider, Harley Clifford failed to advance past the semifinals, placing fourth in his five-man heat.

The finals pinned Austin Hair, Bryan Hutton, Rusty Malinoski, Phillip Soven, Danny Harf and Olivier Derome against each other in the final round of action. All eyes were on the new top seed, Rusty Malinoski to see if he duplicate his 2007 Fort Worth winning-run, but fell short to two-time Pro Tour titlist Phillip Soven.

Soven's Backside 720 off the double up helped push the Florida native to the top of the contest podium, with Malinoski and four-time X Games gold medalist Danny Harf rounding out the top three, respectively.

"I rode really well, stuck my Back 7 and came out on top," said Soven. "I didn't expect to win; really thought Rusty [Malinoski] had it, but I ended up taking Fort Worth."

With the second stop of the 2010 season in the books, Soven and Malinoski are now tied at 180 points in the Pro Tour standings, with Soven taking the tie-breaker due to his win today. Harley Clifford now sits in third place with 160 points.

Soven's younger brother, Bob, lost to Phillip in their shared quarterfinal heat today, but beat him out in the Rockstar Energy Drink Big-Air Challenge. Bob Soven's massive Indy Backside 180 off the kicker earned him $1,000 for the winning trick. Texan Tom Fooshee and Phillip Soven rounded out the top three in the Challenge, respectively.

As top-seeded rider Dallas Friday sat out of the Pro Women's finals today, due to injury, all eyes were on the water to see which female standout would emerge victorious in the five-woman final.

Both former Rookie of the Year Raimi Merritt and former Australian Pro Tour champ Hayley Smith appeared to have the edge in the contest, but 2008 Queen of Wake Nicola Butler proved to be unstoppable in Fort Worth, taking her third straight win in the Lone Star State. Merritt and Smith rounded out the contest podium, respectively.

In the Jr. Pro Men's division, riders hit the water in two heats of five for their semifinal round. Only the top two riders from each heat advanced, sending Steel Lafferty, Kyle Evans, Nick Galotifore and Daniel Powers to the four-man final.

All four rippers threw down some series runs, but current Tour leader Nick Galotifore continued to impress the judges to win his second consecutive Pro Tour stop of the season. Lafferty and Evans rounded out the Jr. Pro Men's podium, respectively.

Pro Men Finals
1. Phillip Soven - 81.67
2. Rusty Malinoski - 73.33
3. Danny Harf - 67.50
4. Olivier Derome - 63.33
5. Bryan Hutton - 58.33
6. Austin Hair - 43.33

Pro Women Finals
1. Nicola Butler - 83.33
2. Raimi Merritt - 61.67
3. Hayley Smith - 60.00
4. Anna Hajek - 36.67
5. Amber Wing - 10.00
6. Dallas Friday - DNS

Jr. Pro Men Finals
1. Nick Galotifore - 89.75
2. Steel Lafferty - 88.75
3. Kyle Evans - 85.50
4. Daniel Powers - 76.00