Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Sienna Primed To Impress At Wakeboarding Nationals

Performing aerial manoeuvres on the water has become second nature for Mackay’s new wakeboarding sensation Sienna Mayer.

The 15-year-old Mercy College Mackay student, who resides in Eimeo, is only new to the popular water sport but has already left her mark as a rider with a string of spectacular performances.

Since being introduced to wakeboarding back in 2020, the talented schoolgirl has quickly emerged as one of the State’s brightest prospects.

Based at The Wake House Australia cable park at Andergrove, super fit Sienna is preparing for major wakeboarding competition both at home and interstate in the coming weeks and is confident of picking up some extra silverware.

She will compete at the Rumble on the Reef event in the Under 18s and Pro Women categories to be staged in Mackay from Wednesday September 28 to Saturday October 1.

Rising star Sienna has fond memories of the Rumble on the Reef as it was last year that she won her first ever race in the event’s Under 17 category at the Mackay venue.

At the Cairns Rumble on the Reef event earlier this year, Sienna finished second in the Under 18s and third in the Pro Women finals.

The Mackay Rumble on the Reef is an ideal tune up for Sienna before she represents Queensland at the National Wakeboarding Championships in Penrith, NSW, from October 10 to October 15.

Sienna is sponsored by Double Up, Kinxton Caw and Wing and will compete in the Under 18s section, hoping to turn in top performances to push her claims for selection in the Australian team to participate at the World Wakeboarding Championships in Thailand at the end of October.

Contributed with thanks to Chris Karas.

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