Sept. 22, 2005
Media Advisory
To: News Directors and News Editors
From: Veronika Avery, Director of Media Relations, 342-5444,
vavery@ulm.edu
ULM Water Ski Team Members Will Be Featured on the Outdoor Life
Network
Regina Jaquess will be featured on the GM Vortec Power Hour on the Outdoor Life Network Tuesday, September 27.
Shot on location at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, the program features a day in the life of Jaquess on the ULM campus (She is in the Doctor of Pharmacy program), training with the ULM ski team on Bayou DeSiard and working out on her Bowflex machine with ULM teammate Ryan Dodd. The program will showcase MasterCraft Boats and Jaquess's 2005 Hendrick Motorsports Special Edition Chevy SS Silverado.
ULM teammate Matt Curmi will be featured on a similar program on September 27 and again on October 4.
Check local listings for the latest air times.
On Saturday, September 24 at 8 a.m., the defending National Champion ULM Water Ski Team is set to host the ULM Bayou DeSiard Water Ski Classic. The competition will continue all day Saturday during the daylight and then will resume at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25.
The tournament will be the home event
for the ULM water ski team, which competes in the South Central
Region of the National Collegiate Water Ski Association (NCWSA).
Other schools competing in this conference event include the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Texas A&M, Baylor University,
University of Texas, Louisiana Tech University, LSU, Texas State
University, and Tulane University.
ULM fans are encouraged to come watch as the ski team competes
in three events: slalom, trick skiing and jumping. The ULM team
currently holds many national and world championships in these
events and will be showcasing their skills in the ULM Bayou DeSiard
Water Ski Classic.
The tournament will be free to the public, and concessions and
t-shirts will be available for purchase. Spectators will be able
to place their chairs, towels and other gear on the side of DeSiard
St. opposite the Alumni Center.
For more information about the ULM Water Ski team, visit them
online at www.ulmwaterskiteam.com <http://www.ulmwaterskiteam.com/>
For this and other ULM news online visit www.ulm.edu. While there, check out ULM's on-line calendar for all of ULM's upcoming events.