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ULM Water ski wins 28th National Championship

The Warhawks brought home yet another national championship at the Connelly NCWSA Championship Tournament in Zachary, Louisiana.

In the three-day tournament, they also won three individual national titles.

According to usawaterski.org, the Warhawks tallied 12,165 points in the winning effort.

In-state rival Louisiana-Lafayette finished second overall in the tournament with 11,930 points followed by University of Alabama at third, which tallied 11,880 points.

Hanna Straltsova from Belarus set a new jump distance record of 159 feet surpassing the 157-foot mark previously set by Lauren Morgan at the same site during the 2011 Nationals.

Straltsova’s jump record is currently pending approval from the National Collegiate Water Ski Association (NCWSA).