(January 25, 2025) Lakeland, FL—Seven Centurion athletes, including two team ambassadors, were recognized at The USA Waterski and Watersports Annual Awards Banquet in Lakeland, Florida. Kitt Smith was recognized as the Team USA Wakeboarder of the Year, Chad Lowe was recognized for Excellence in Wake, and Nicole Hudson, Sean Silveira, Ava Stewart, Tyler Stewart and Whitely Stewart alongside their other teammates, were recognized as the U.S. Wakesurf Team of the Year.
Kitt Smith
Kitt Smith, Wakeboarder for Team Centurion and Team USA, started riding at nine years old. After finding a Ronix board with a pineapple design, she was sold and has been working hard at the sport ever since.
Kitt has had the opportunity to travel all over the world wakeboarding. Whether she was in China, Italy or Portugal, Smith has hit her stride and is confident about where she is headed in this sport.
“I’m thrilled and honored to be considered for such a prestigious title. It’s a great opportunity to showcase my dedication and hard work. It feels amazing to have achieved so much at such a young age. I’m grateful for the opportunities and support from my teams and sponsors. It motivates me to keep working hard and striving for success.”
Chad Lowe
Chad Lowe has been on the water since he learned to waterski at seven years old. From that moment, he fell in love with being behind a boat, so he decided to try it all including waterskiing, trick skiing, and knee boarding. At 17, he attended a waterski camp where he was introduced to wakeboarding. At that moment, he knew that wakeboarding was the sport he was destined to pursue.
Chad was awarded the Excellence in Wake Award. This award is given to an individual that displays and gives their heart and soul to wake sports
“This award is one of the greatest honors that I have received in my wakeboarding career. To be honored by USA Waterski and Wake Sports is something that means the world to me, to represent the country that I love, and I am so proud to be part of. To have this honor bestowed on me is beyond any words that I can use to describe what an honor it was to receive this award.” Lowe shared.
Chad has had the opportunity to represent Team USA all over the world in places like Mexico, Europe, Brazil and Dubai.
“I would like to thank Centurion for their continued support. What they have done for my career has been amazing, but they also support Team USA and that has been amazing for all of us,” says Chad.
Nicole Hudson, Sean Silveira, Ava Stewart, Tyler Stewart and Whitely Stewart
Nicole Hudson, Sean Silveira, Ava Stewart, Tyler Stewart and Whitely Stewart along with their teammates Jett Lambert, CJ Koenig, and Sawyer Brandstad, were named Wakesurf Team of the Year. The team represented our country in China for the IWWF in November 2024 where they won gold.
Sean Silveira attended the awards ceremony and accepted the award on his team’s behalf.
“As a country, we have the best athletes in the world and that’s what made this special! The team came together and shredded hard to win overall, and for that we are all proud to have been a part of the first Team USA to take the victory.” Silveria shared.
Congratulations to our Team Centurion athletes!
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