Collegiate Nationals Freestyle pics

Okay. So after a nice, leisurely hung-over day of sitting on a plane sandwiched between a window and two beached manatees for 7 hours (why, God, WHY did they have to be on both my flights? and for the love of everything that is considered holy in this world, WHY did they have to say "Hey, let's sit next to our buddy again!" on the second flight? F@#$!!!) I made it back to Chapel Hill.
Flying really is a pain in the ass, you know?
Right. I decided to sort through the hundreds of pics from the weekend and post some of the better ones for you eye candy/ kayak porn viewing pleasure.

So here ya go!



Reno airport baggage claim, welcoming the 1000+ competitors for the weekend.












Competition scene during the first round of men's prelims.











Jon Meyers (finshed 2nd) setting up a McNasty.













Diane Gaydos, women's champ, getting a nostril full going for another big loop.













Lane Jacobs looping in front of the boom camera.












Jacob Selander looping in semi-finals. Big loops and Space Godzillas were par for this hole, which loved to give them up.













Jacob Selander and Diane Gaydos, men's and women's collegiate freestyle champions of 2006.
















--Jacob