VALLEY, Ala. (October 4, 2026) - The waterski team had their final tune-up before the national championship over the weekend at Divorce Lake in Alabama. The SAC Regional featured 13 of the top programs in the South and Atlantic Conference, vying for spots at the NCWSA championship in two weeks.
Final Results
Slalom
Rollins showed why they are the best in the country in slalom, taking the top four positions on the men's side. Leading the way was world champion
Charlie Ross, who skied five buoys at 41 off. Right behind him was Jiame Palomino who hit 5.5 buoys at 39.5 off, besting his teammate
Niki Attensame by half a buoy (5 at 39.5).
Kamil Belmrah rounded out the top of the chart with 3.5 at 39.5 off.
Ines Sole tied for first place amongst the ladies. She and Claire Eddins of Alabama each made five buoys at 35 off in an impressive effort.
Nora Handegaard also snuck into the top five with three at 35 off.
Martina Font (1.5 at 35 off) was seventh, and
Elsa Bergsgard took 15th with 4.5 at 22 off.
Tricks
Hannah Stopnicki had a solid run, posting a score of 4,140, which was good for second on the women's side. Bergsgard claimed fourth place with 2,160,
Sophie Lahaie was fifth with 1,780, and Font was sixth after turning in a run of 1,760.
Pablo Font was electric in his run, posting an impressive 6210 to take second place, trailing only Florida Southern's Dominic Kuhn (6270).
Patrick Payne had one of the best runs of his career, posting a score of 3310 to claim fourth in the men's side. Ross showcased his deep bag of tricks by claiming eleventh with a score of 1230. Right behind him were
Levi Mitchell (910, 14th) and
Robbie Craig (700, 16th).
Jump
Lahaie was the best jumper for the Rollins women, soaring 98 feet to finish fourth.
Izzy Tremblay took 13th, followed by Font in 14th, and
Louisa Behner in 15th.
Alex Baldwin also got in on the action, taking 18th.
Payne once again led the men's side for Rollins. His flight of 132 feet was good for a ninth place finish.
Anthony Shelton ended up in 12th with a jump of 116 feet. Mitchell added another top 15 finish to his ledger with a distance of 94 feet, good for 14th.
Overall
Sophie Lahaie was fourth in the women's overall after competing in all three events.
Martina Font took sixth.
Payne was the top overall performer for the Tars, finishing fourth as well with a final tally of 860 points.
Next up for the Tars is the NCWSA National Championship. Head coach Marc Bedsole will take his team to Bell Acqua Lake in Rio Linda, California to compete October 15-17. The Tars have finished in the Top 5 each of the last five years.
