Stikeman Elliott Water Ski Scholarship
The Alberta Junior Waterski Team is especially proud to announce the Stikeman Elliott Water ski scholarship. This scholarship has been established to recognize the commitment and dedication of our junior water ski team. Stikeman Elliott will provide a $500.00 scholarship for each of the 2011 team members who place in the top 3 for their age group in at least one of the events that they participate in at the 2011 Canadian Nationals. The funds are to be used to help defray the costs of the winning member’s training trip next spring.
We express our sincere gratitude to Stikeman Elliott for their very generous sponsorship to our team.
2012 Alberta Junior Water Ski Team
Stay tuned for details!
Coach: Kristy Kraus
- Married to Chuck Kraus and mother of 2 boys, Sean and Evan Kraus
- Past board member of WSWA
- Started water skiing in 1974 with her father Ken Nelson
- First tournament was at Chestermere Lake, 1978, on 2 skis, score of 2 buoys
- Trained with Mike Ferraro, Natalie Roberge, Carl Roberge, Paul Crawford in her teen years
- Member of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette Water ski Team from 1990-1994
- Trained and worked at Joel McClintock’s lake 1994-1995
- Highlights include: Challenge of the America’s, Pan Am’s in Medellin, Columbia, Collegiate All Stars, USL Ski Team and tournaments, years of provincial and national tournaments, the lifelong friends I made in provincial training, Shalom Park and skiing/traveling tournaments with her father for many years
- Favorite all time ski site: Shalom Park
Coach: Matt Gosse
- Married to Carol Gosse, Matt has 2 Sons: Emmett is 4 and Miles is 1. (Future Champions? We think so!). His father, Steve Gosse, is an avid Water Skier, and active WSWA Member since 1977.
- Matt has been Water Skiing since he was 6 years old, and competing in Alberta since he was 8!
- He has been a member of the Canadian Jr. Water Ski Team, the Alberta Water Ski Team (Canada Games Champions), the All-American Jump Team (1997), and a 3-Time National Collegiate Champion. He holds multiple medals in various National Championships over the years, and was the 2002 Canadian Water Ski & Wakeboard Coach of the Year.
- Matt hopes to help us at WSWA promote the sport through more athletic competitions, coaching, and helping us reach out to newcomers wanting to learn the sport.