RIO LINDA, Calif. – The Florida Southern College water ski team will be competing in the National Collegiate Water Ski Association (NCWSA) National Championship this week, taking place at the Bell Acqua Lakes in Rio Linda, California.
 
2026 NCWSA Nationals
WHEN: October 15-17, 2026
WHERE: Bell Acqua Lakes | Rio Linda, Calif.
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOJzP47lCBMQ
LIVE RESULTS: https://scores.waterskiresults.com/


Competing in Division 1 of the NCWSA competition, the Mocs were seeded third for the division. The University of Louisiana-Lafayette and University of Louisiana-Monroe took the top two spots. Other teams competing in nationals this year will be Arizona State University, University of Alabama, Rollins College, Clemson University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Texas A&M University, Purdue University, Miami of Ohio, and Ohio State University.
 
The Moccasins made the trip to nationals after winning their second consecutive SAC Regional Championship two weeks ago. FSC finished first in that championship after winning both trick and jump, while placing second in slalom. To open the season, the Mocs had a great showing in a competition against Rollins, winning slalom, before being cut short due to weather.
 
SAC CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
The Mocs won their second consecutive SAC Regional Championship, finishing with 7,810 points behind standout performances from Dominic Kuhn, Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah and Chase Sparks.

Kuhn claimed the men's trick title with 6,270 points, while Yoong Hanifah swept the women's trick and jump championships. Sparks won the men's jump title with a 169-foot leap, and Evan Robbins finished second at 164 feet. The Mocs also swept the top three spots in women's jump, with Yoong Hanifah, Perrine Sonier and Solie Stenger leading the way.

Florida Southern won both trick and jump and placed second in slalom, finishing 665 points ahead of Rollins to secure the regional crown.
 
NATIONALS HISTORY
Florida Southern has competed well at nationals in years past, placing third last season, its best finish since the 2021 season. FSC has competed at nationals for 20+ years, finishing in the top 6 each year, including a second-place finish in the 2015 national championship. Since 2009, Moccasin water ski has finished in the top 3 a total of seven times.
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Lake 2	7:15 am Start Division 2: Women's Jump Division 2: Men's Jump	7:30 am Start Division 2: Women's Trick Division 1: Women's Jump	7:30 am Start Division 1: Women's Trick Division 1: Men's Jump
Lake 3	8 am Start Division 1: Women's Slalom Division 1: Men's Trick	7:30 am Start Division 1: Men's Slalom Division 2: Men's Trick	7:30 am Start Division 2: Men's Slalom Division 2: Women's Slalom