Season Review: Jonathan Plotz

Congratulations to StoreYourBoard team rider Jonathan Plotz for winning his division in the North Carolina INT League this summer.  Jonathan placed first in 4 of the 5 event stops to take the wakeboard advanced title.

The INT League has competitions all over the country.  States include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon and Texas, among other.  Jonathan competed in North Carolina at Mebane Lake, Mayo Lake, Newsome Lake and Clear Lake.

We are pumped that Jonathan did so well this summer on the wakeboard circuit, but now Jonathan is looking forward to the winter events that he has coming up.  He is pysched to get out on the mountain and get snowboarding!  That is something to look forward to with the summer now over...



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StoreYourBoard Team Rider: Tyler Nelson

Take a minute to get to know StoreYourBoard's second addition to its team of riders, Tyler Nelson.  Tyler wakeboards on the Gravel Tour, which consists of 5 competitions at the Orlando Watersports Complex in Orlando, Florida.  The first stop was March 31 and the last stop is set for September 29.  Tyler is fighting for first place in his division!  Below are a few questions that Tyler answered so you can get to know a little bit more about him and his wakeboarding...

·         Name: Tyler Nelson   

·         Age: 18

·         Twitter Handle: @tcnwake2wake 

·         When did you start riding: 2008

·         Board: Ronix District with Cell Boots(as of now)

·         Home lake: Lake Santa Fe, FL

·         Favorite spot ever ridden: Lake Santa Fe

·         Favorite time of day/year to ride: Late in the day in summer

·         Best trick: Laid Out Half Cab Roll

·         Next trick to conquer: Pete Rose

·         Worst wipeout: Landing a 360 while tearing my meniscus(straight leg for 6 months after surgery).  

·         What competition circuit do you participate in: Gravel Tour

·         Results from this year’s competition: 2^nd overall for the year in 2011 intermediate

·         Big plans for next year: Get on top of the advanced division

·         Favorite pro rider: Parks Bonifay

·         Dream vacation: Anytime I wakeboard I am vacationing

·         Songs that get you pumped up: Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi, Riot Rhythm by Sleigh Bells, Paper Planes by MIA, Radioactive by Kings of Leon, Kyoto by Skrillex

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StoreYourBoard Team Rider: Jonathan Plotz

Introducing our first ever team rider, Jonathan Plotz.  Jonathan is a wakeboarder riding in the INT League this summer in North Carolina and absolutely tearing it up at age 16, stringing together a series of first place finishes and sitting in prime position to qualify for the regionals.  Check our interview with Jonathan to learn a little more about him.

·         Name: Jonathan Plotz

·         Nickname: JP and Johnny

·         Age: 16

·         When did you start riding: 7 years young. Got serious this year and have taken off!

·         Board: Humanoid Oracle 137cm

·         Home lake: Lake Anna, Virginia

·         Favorite spot ever ridden: Mayo Lake. It’s all glass!

·         Twitter handle: Plotz_J

·         Favorite time of day/year to ride: Early morning foggy session. Summer is the time of year for me. What school?

·         Best trick: Switch 540. (Half Cab 5)

·         Next trick to conquer: Raley. I’m scared too.

·         Worst wipeout: Fell in the handle on a toe side front 3 and was convinced my arm was fish food

·         What competition circuit do you participate in: INT League

·         Results from this year’s competition: 4 consecutive 1^st places in Men’s Advanced

 

·         Big plans for next year: Land any Mobe trick. That’d be sick.

·         Favorite pro rider: Innovator: Bob Soven … Veteran: Parks Bonifay

·         Dream vacation: Ride on Blue Lake in Florida behind the new Air Nautique G25 with pretty girls in the boat. This is a dream right?

·         Song that gets you pumped up: “IDGAFOS” by Dillon Francis

We here at StoreYourBoard are wishing Jonathan the best in the rest of his competitions this summer.  Welcome to the team!

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