Jake Sonnevelt (Jakester)
Why do you ride? I ride because there is nothing else like wakeboarding, just hanging out in the boat with the boys all day shredding some glassy water. It’s really hard to explain in words how truly amazing it is.
What does wakeboarding mean to you? Wakeboarding is the best way to turn a bad day into a good one. Even a bad day of wakeboarding is still a good day in my book. Wakeboarding is the best way for me to get back to a better mood. I'm not quite sure what I would be doing with myself if I wasn't a rider.
Why are you excited about riding for Wakeology? I am excited to be riding for Wakeology because it’s always good to see new companies bring new ideas to the sport and put a new spin on things. I am stoked to be a part of the building process and be able to take the thoughts and ideas I’ve had for so long and work with Wakeology to make them a reality.
Hometown: Haslet, TX
Birthday: March 16, 1988
Favorite Lake: Lake Austin
Music to ride to: Punk
Boat: A loaded out Malibu Wakesetter VLX
Other hobbies: Fishing from time to time, Tigers Woods on Ps3 is highly addicting and the only game that has been in my Ps3 for the last 8 months Influences: My crew is my main influence, you guys always push me and each other and we are going to a whole new level now, one which we have thought was only in our dreams. I see it now; our dreams are fixing to become a reality very soon! You guys are amazing
Stance: Regular
What makes you love wakeboarding? There’s so much to love about it, riding glass at sunset or sunrise, landing a new trick, poking a grab in a new way, the sun burn after spending an entire day on the boat… I could go on for hours about the reasons I love wakeboarding!
"Dude that was like 10 mini cows high!"
- Jake Sonnevelt
Jonathan Nadolski (Nads)
Why do you ride? Honestly, there is only one reason that I ride…to get high!
What does wakeboarding mean to you? Wakeboarding to me means freedom.
Why are you excited about riding for Wakeology? I am so stoked to be a part of a company that has rider based decisions. I think it is important to listen to the people who test your product and who are in the grind of it all. No one has any business making any decisions from a desk in a factory and if they are, then they better be able to ride.
Hometown: Otown will always be in my heart
Birthday: June 12, 1986
Favorite Lake: Lake Don Pedro, California
Music to ride to: Old skool hip hop fo sho (a tribe called quest)
Boat: Shred on all types
Other hobbies: Anything with an adrenaline rush
Influences: I wouldn’t be a good and strong person without my mother (Robin Camisa). And I wouldn’t be a strong rider if it wasn’t for Mike Ferraro and Darin Shapiro.
Stance: Pimp (all the way out)
What makes you love wakeboarding? No matter what you do on the water you get respect just for doing something
"Keep your head up, your time on earth is short!"
- Jonathan Nadolski
Cole Wadsworth (That Cole… He’s so hot right now)
I ride because it is something that I can do for myself, it’s not like a regular day job where you’re working for the man, but rather a lifestyle where you do it for you and you can go as far as you put your mind to. I love teaching people new things out there too and I love people that are way better than me that can teach me what I am doing wrong and how to improve. I love progressing. Wakeology brings new life to wakeboarding. It’s a chance for some guys to really get into the sport in the way they want, and create something new for people out there. I love Wakeology for the opportunity and chances they give me to progress and help them become successful while at the same time helping myself become successful.
Hometown: Peoa, Utah
Birthday: 04-12-86
Favorite Lake: Lake Powell
Music to ride to: Rock and Rap
Boat: Mastercraft X-45
Other hobbies: Lake Powell, relaxing, soccer, snowboarding, nearly every sport, school, work, WAKEBOARDING.
Influences: Parks Bonifay has really influenced me with his freestyle riding and innovations, also Danny Harf. And a lot of local riders in Utah who kill it have really helped me out. I just love to ride no matter what, when, where, or behind.
Stance: I’m regular
What makes you love wakeboarding? You’re in total control of what you can do out there. People are always saying they can’t when I see them just starting in the sport. That’s something that a lot of people struggle with. I love wakeboarding because everyone CAN, because you can just go have fun at the lake and chill with family and friends and push each other to a level you thought you couldn’t go to. I love it because of the thrill and how happy it makes my life.
"Grip it, and Rip it"
- Cole Wadsworth
Ryan Webster (Bug)
Wakeboarding gives me a chance to relax and get away from stresses of life. I ride because it is common ground that bridges the gap between age. Wakeboarding is pretty much a way of life for me, not necessarily riding, just being out on the water and helping young shredders to progress. I am super excited to be riding for Wakeology. This company cares about its riders and about its customers. Through working with the riders and listening to customers, Wakeology is taking the right steps to progress the sport.
Hometown: Delta, Utah
Birthday: January 26
Favorite Lake: Gunnison Bend
Music to ride to: Hard Rock
Boat: 2005 Malibu VLX
Other hobbies: Duck/Goose hunting.
Influences: I want to thank everyone who has helped me to get to where I am at especially Anthony Racinelli, Aj Racinelli, and my family.
Stance: Goofy (Because I am)
What makes you love wakeboarding? I love water, and I love to feel like I am flying.
"Live to Ride, Ride to Live"
-Ryan Webster
Logan Farris (Yank Meister)
Freestyle from the rider…
Freestyle??? Like a rap? Ok… here it goes…
Wakeboarding to me is such a dream
Whether I’m behind the boat or riding on the winch
It always feels like I need a pinch
But this aint a dream it’s my everyday life
Edging into the wake, my board cuts like a knife
Riding on this board from Wakeology
Getting super excited about the future possibilities
"Out… Flows like Niagara" hahaha
***I in no way think I’m a legitimate rapper…***
Hometown: Canyon Lake, Texas
Birthday: July 25, 1987
Favorite Lake: Canyon Lake, Texas
Music to ride to: Almost anything but country.
Boat: Supra 21v or SAN 210 Team
Other hobbies: Film making
Influences: I’m not really under the influence of anything when I ride. I just do what I like, the way I like to do it.
Stance: Mostly left… But I try to do everything switch and regs.
What makes you love wakeboarding? The freedom it brings to my life. It gives me a place to get away to where everything can be seen so much more clearly.
"Do what matters to you."
- Logan Farris
Robert Absher (The Rough Rider)
I ride because wakeboarding makes me feel free. Once on the water, all problems disappear. Wakeboarding means more to me than anything. I have been given so much from it over the years. I just want to be a part in giving back, especially to the little grommets. Riding for Wakeology is great, because I love seeing the wakeboard industry progress with new companies making the sport evolve with awesome new products.
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Birthday: Jan. 4th 1982
Favorite Lake: White Lake, NC
Music to ride to: punk
Boat: 99 Pro Air Nautique
Other hobbies: trampboard, having fun with friends, and just being out in the boat
Influences: Scott Byerly from the 90s videos, and all of the guys and girls that I rode with at White Lake over the years, aka The White Lake Rough Riders
Stance: regular (left forward)
What makes you love wakeboarding? The adrenaline rush, the water in the hot sun, and just having fun!
"No matter if you’re a beginner or an expert, you can ride on my boat. It’s all about the love of the sport that makes wakeboarding great. Ride on!"
- Robert Absher
Marshall Waters (Mellow)
Freestyle from the rider… I Love to Wakeboard! It’s my favorite thing to do by far, being at the lake with all of my friends is just awesome. I’m super stoked to be ridding for Wakeology and can’t wait to see what else they have to offer.
Hometown: Denton, TX
Birthday: December 5, 1989
Favorite Lake: Lake Ray Roberts
Music to ride to: I like to ride to rock and every now and then some good ole Texas country
Boat: Air Nautique all the way
Other hobbies: I love to ride my 4 wheeler
Influences: My dad has a big influence in what I do, he also grew on the water and as they say, "Like father like son" here I am. He is at every tournament that I ride full of support, and most of the time I think he is more nervous than I am.
Stance: Goofy
What makes you love wakeboarding? I love the feeling of landing new tricks, and being on the water.
"ChicksDIGit"
- Marshall Waters
Nikki Wilhoite (Nik)
Why do you ride? It’s what I love to do, done it my whole life practically and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Nothing like having a bad day and taking it out on your wake. It’s a sense of being you in your own way, show people your style on things.
What does wakeboarding mean to you? Meaning of Wakeboarding.. well being different, there’s tons of football players and soccer players, but we are rare. Not a big community, so it’s almost like a little family (:
Why are you excited about riding for Wakeology? Wakeboarding has progressed so much over the last couple of years, with boards, riding, how people are taking the sport. For a new company to come out and want to join in with that is amazing, it’s going to be a fun ride, and I’m stoked to see Wakeology grow and to grow with them Anything else?)
Hometown: Layton UT
Birthday: January 1993
Favorite Lake: Lake Anna, VA
Music to ride to: Gangstaa beats
Boat: Centurion Enzo
Other hobbies: Snowboarding, swinging at park swings, rope swinging into lakes, hikes, being outdoors all the time, and you know good old Myspace. (:
Influences: My crew (: there’s nothing better than always getting pushed and constantly go out for something. Believing in each other helps a ton too. Snowboarding helps with my wakeboard shred a ton and vice-versa, I plan to get keep doing both for a very long time! My Parents are the main reason I’m in this sport, I love them with everything I got and they mean a lot to me.
Stance: Regular
What makes you love wakeboarding? How could you not! There’s nothing better than having the funniest people on your boat all day long always having a good time, glassy water, getting a pretty little tan, when your behind the boat on that rope you’re free to do what you want, be yourself, and the refreshing feeling of landing something you have spent way to long trying.
"nice shredstickin bro! (:"
-Nikki Wilhoite
Sam Saslow (Rider, Filmmaker, PIMP!)
Why do you ride? Definitely the girls on the boat.....just kidding, but no seriously.....Ever since the first time a friend of mine invited me out to ride on his 17 foot, center console fishing boat, with a pylon, a decent board, and terrible bindings, I was hooked on wakeboarding. I landed my first wake to wake that day and that was all that mattered. I was so stoked that all could think about was my next pull and my next progression.
What does wakeboarding mean to you? Wakeboarding to me is my drive. I just have fun with it and no matter whether I ride well that day or not I will be out there the next day without question. The drive to hit that new trick is so strong and any rider knows that feeling and what it is like to search for it. We all know the crashes and pain it takes to get there and that just makes getting there so much sweeter.
Why are you excited to ride for Wakeology? I'm excited to get involved with a grassroots company. It is so cool to see someone who just loves the sport of wakeboarding so much that he decided to make his own boards. Jason Judd has an idea that I really relate to. He has taken all the ideas he's had as just a rider and put them into reality with a great product that I am stoked to ride. I'm excited to be a part of a new growing company and have the ability to put my own ideas into a product I will use. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Current Location: Denver, CO
Favorite Lake: Butler Chain, Orlando, FL
Music to ride to: I like the chill stuff.......an occasional shred song never hurt though.
Boat: I'll take anything with a monster wake.
Stance: regular, slightly ducked out.
Other Hobbies: Snowboarding, filmmaking (check some of my wake videos on youtube),
Influences:I just have to thank all buddies back in Orlando, FL who taught me everything I know on a board and gave me pull after pull. We always had a good time and they always pushed me hard.
"I love to ride for the escape from the stresses of everyday life and the pure stoke you get from being on the boat with friends and pushing each other to progress."
- Sam Saslow
Bryan Born (GQ)
Why do you ride?
What does wakeboarding mean to you? Wakeboarding makes me happy. It gives me my adrenaline fix. I have been wakeboarding since the sport was invented. It has become a part of who I am. Once I started, I couldn’t stop.
Why are you excited about riding for Wakeology? I enjoy being part of a team with others that enjoy and excel in the same thing. I want to take part in the success of a growing company in an industry I am very familiar with and proud of.
Hometown: Menomonee Falls, WI
Birthday: October 13, 1981
Favorite Lake: Lake Kawaguesaga in Minocqua, WI
Music to ride to: HipHop-Electric-Punk, all at the same time.
Boat: Super Air Nautique
Other hobbies: Snowboarding, Mountain Biking
Influences: I’m influenced by watching others ride and the desire to land tricks I’ve been thinking about.
Stance: Regular
What makes you love wakeboarding? I love hanging out on the water on warm sunny days, preferably with glassy water. It’s a way to balance relaxing with a creative adrenaline rush.
"Let me see you do one of them superman things."
-Bryan Born
