Hey World! Today was the first day of competition. It started off well with Lauren and Alex both getting into 35. Then Dylan and Tyler ran mid 35’s with Adam and I running deep 38. It was a great start for our team as 5 out of our 6 skiers made it to the finals. Below are results from day … Read More
Chile Update #3 – Site Seeing / Running Orders
Hey World! Just about everyone who is coming to the event has arrived. My parents were successfully able to get the rental car and find the hotel without any major problems. It did take them an hour or two and they finally turned down the street they thought the hotel was on, and found it. Off of the main street, … Read More
Chile Update #2
Hey World! The last few days here in Chile have been pretty entertaining. We haven’t had a dull moment with having some difficulty with the language barrier at times, trying to navigate through the city with street signs that are very small and sometimes hidden and trying to find a restaurant that will has and will put on the NFL … Read More
Arrived in Chile
Hey World! Yesterday, I arrived safely in Santiago, Chile! My teammate Lauren Morgan picked me up from the airport and we headed straight to the site. The Miranda’s have a sweet set up here in San Bernardo (20 min south of Santiago). See pictures of the site below. There weren’t a lot of people skiing yesterday so I was able … Read More
Off to Chile!
Hey World! My time here in Florida has come to an end. The past few days have been a lot of fun!! I have been training hard, filming, doing photo shoots and playing around with a GoPro camera. I have enjoyed my time here at McCormick’s. I want to thank Jim and Michael McCormick, Parker Staver and the rest of … Read More
Happy New Years
Hope you all had a fun and safe new years eve. This new years was different since I am in Florida. I still had a great night though. It was very low key; played some pool and hung out with some people that ski/wake at McCormicks. It was an early night since I had some big things planned for the … Read More
Arrived in Florida
Hey World! I’m now in Tampa, Florida training at McCormick’s Ski School. The water temp is a lot warmer than back home in California. It has been nice to get out of the drysuit and ski in board shorts again. The 2012 FISU University World Water Ski Championships are just around the corner. Day 1 – I took one ride … Read More
Merry Christmas!
I was fortunate to spend the last couple of days with my family as we stayed in California for the first time in 5 years. Even though it was Christmas, I continued to train for the University World Championships. My older brother Steven and his family joined us at our home as they made the trip from North Las Vegas. … Read More
City Council Recognition
If you recall, in the beginning of November I participated in a celebrity basketball tournament that benefited foster youth in the Sacramento Region. On Wednesday December 14th, the Elk Grove City Council recognized our team that represented their city and won the championship at the Jumpstart 21 Regional Celebrity Basketball Tournament. Our team consisted of myself, former NFL Jets/Eagle’s wide … Read More
November Recap
November has quickly come to an end. It was a great month that involved a lot of activities. Some of them, like the Celebrity Basketball Tournament, I have already posted about so I won’t duplicate anything. I started out the month by joining the Movember movement to help raise awareness for men’s prostate cancer and men’s health in general. Below … Read More