The Ohio State Water Ski Team
Contact Us
Interested in joining the team? Whether you've never been on skis before or have been skiing since before you could walk, we would love to meet you and get you out to the lake! Please email, text, or call Gerard Polli if you have any questions or would like more information about the team:
waterskiclub@osu.edu | (513) 968-9078
Meet the Officers
Kate Morris
President
Kate is a senior from Indianapolis majoring in Psychology. She grew up skiing and started competitively skiing after joining the team her freshman year. She now jumps and slaloms for the team! Kate's favorite ski memory is the 2021 Louisiana Nationals! Kate has amazing team spirit!
Ethan Moore
Vice President
Ethan is a third year from Cincinnati double majoring in Finance and German. Ethan started skiing his freshman year and his favorite event is jump. Ethan loves to find the humor in everything and will always brighten your day!
Sydney Farwick
Treasurer
Following in both of her older brothers' footsteps, Sydney joined the team as a freshman and has loved it ever since .She waterskied here and there when she was young but only started competing in college She is a third year studying data analytics and loves to support her teammates both financially and otherwise! .
Bella Johns
Secretary
Bella is a third year studying Environmental Science. She only waterskied one time before college, but now it's her favorite thing in the world! Her favorite part about being on the team is getting to travel to lakes around the midwest and even around the country. Bella loves making new friends and meeting new people and is always a smiling face!
Kristen Brown
Women's Captain
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Kristen is a senior from Worthington double majoring in environmental science and evolution and ecology. She has been skiing since she was five years old and started skiing competitively since she joined the team. Her favorite event is slalom, but trick is a close second. Kristen is always willing to help out the team and is an amazing coach!
Justin Hayes
Men's Captain
Justin is a fourth year from Cincinnati studying engineering. He has been doing all kinds of watersports since he was a kid but started learning the different collegiate waterski events his freshman year of college. He is extremely passionate about waterski and loves all three events, but especially jump!
Zach Bruni
Equipment Manager
Zach is a fourth year from eastern Ohio studying finance and has been skiing since he could walk. His main event is slalom and has participated in several competitive tournaments when he was younger. After a few years away from the sport he's has come back to ski for The Ohio State. He also enjoys soccer and snow skiing. Zach is extremely knowledgeable about all things equipment and does an amazing job!
Matt Miller
Equipment Manager
Matt is a second year from Virginia studying Mechanical Engineering. He has been skiing all three events practically his whole life and loves them all, but especially slalom. His favorite part about the waterski team is getting to go out to the practice lake to ski and coach! Matt is very knowledgable about skiing and him and Zach work great together!
Rachel Lapeus
Travel Coordinator
Rachel is a senior from Cleveland studying Mechanical Engineering. She has been skiing since she was 10 and joined the team her sophomore year. Since then she's learned the ropes of collegiate waterski. Rachel likes to slalom but she LOVES to jump! Her favorite part about the team is getting to hang out by a lake every weekend during the summer!
Allie Belaski
Spirit Captain
Allie is a senior studying aviation management with a specialization in professional flight. Not only does she love to fly airplanes, but she loves to fly off the ramp! She's a flight instructor and when she's not in the sky, you can find her by the water. Her favorite thing about waterskiing is getting to be on the water, skiing with her besties after school. Allie is always the last one awake and the first one up at tournaments. Her energy is unmatched!
