Department of Chemistry News

September 25, 2012

Brian Holm places first at Water Ski National Championships

Brian Holm, Program Operations Manager of the Chemistry  Machine Shop, recently placed first in the Men’s 5 Jumping event of the 70th annual GOODE Water Ski National Championships. The Championships were held in August 2012 at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach, Florida. Brian jumped a total distance of 142.00 feet, out-jumping the second-place finisher by 11 feet. Over the past decade, Brian has placed in the top ten in the National Tournament an amazing seven times. He is currently ranked #1 on the National Standings List and #1 on the World Standings List for Water Skiing in his age group.

Congratulations Brian!

Scores, daily recaps and photo galleries can be found at www.waterskinationals.com.