LANTANA, FL [August 28, 2007]--Rising teen wakeboard star Raimi Merritt, 14, captured her second consecutive world championship title last weekend at the WWA World Wakeboard Championships in Reno, Nevada. She led the girls' division for two days in a row, scoring well ahead of her competitors.
Merritt's win is her sixth first-place victory for the season, and now she's looking to collect three more. Next month, she will compete against pro riders at the invitation-only Wakeboard World Cup Singapore 2007, which runs September 22-23 at the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore. Merritt is one of only 10 female riders to be invited. She earned her invitation with her win at the USA Wakeboard Nationals in Dayton, Ohio in August.
In October, she heads to Cancun, Mexico for the Tige Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships. Then October 30 - November 2, Merritt is off to the ISWF World Championships in Doha, Qatar where she will ride as a member of the USA Wakeboard Team and try to capture her second individual world championship title for the season.
Merritt's coach, Mike Ferraro, describes Merritt as "fearless" and believes there is no limit to what she can do. "She's one of the very few girls I've coached who are really willing to work hard," said Ferraro. "She has the drive, she can deal with the pain, and she's getting great support from her family. As long as she stays healthy and keeps listening, she's going to go a long way--the sky's the limit for her."
Merritt, who first began wakeboarding six years ago at the age of nine, plans to turn pro next year. She is sponsored by Liquid Force Wakeboards, Girls4Sport, MonaVie Nutrition Beverage, R3 Global, and Fly High Wakeboard Gear. For more information about Merritt, visit: www.raimimerritt.com.
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