Brainerd lakes native and wakesurfing champion Cody Breitbach took home first place in the Men's Outlaw Skim competition during WakeFest 2016 at Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake last weekend.
Breitbach, owner of WakeLife in Brainerd, coordinated the event which started in 2015 as a way to familiarize people with both wakesurfing and wakeboarding that have become increasingly popular in the Brainerd lakes area in recent years.
This year's event drew roughly 500 people to the shores of Cragun's South Beach.
WakeFest also hosts some of the sport's top young athletes in three days of competitions for men and women in different divisions. Well-known wakesurfers Cole Sorensen, James Walker, and Brandon Tollie participated in the event.
Competition results:
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Men's Outlaw Surf Division
First place: TJ Larson
Second: Alex Norman
Third: Jani Terwisscha
Men's Outlaw Skim Division
First: Cody Breitbach
Second: Jani Terwisscha
Third: Jackson Melquist
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Men's Pro Surf Division
First: James Walker
Second: Cole Sorensen
Third: Brandon Tollie
Men's Pro Skim Division
First: Cole Frank
Second: Casey Pflipsen
Third: James Walker
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Men's Amateur Surf Division
First: Cameron Swanson
Second: Colby Flynn
Third: Sam Englund
Men's Amateur Skim Division
First: Cameron Swanson
Second: Colby Flynn
Third: Sam Englund
Women's Outlaw Skim Division
First: Alyssa Englund
Second: Monica Larson
Women's Outlaw Surf Division
First: Monica Larson
Second: Alyssa Englund
Third: Hannah Larson
Women's Amateur Surf Division
First: Andrea Van Ampting
Second: Ella Sorensen
Third: Emily Hopper
Women's Amateur Skim Division
First: Ella Sorensen
Second: Maggie Anderson
Third: Marissa Ploen
