Kelly Thees, Carl Skerlong and Kyle Foley were year-round standouts in a variety of sports during their high school days, but they discovered more fun than they ever expected when they joined the only sanctioned college water ski club in the Pacific Northwest. They found they were pretty good at the sport, as well, as they helped the Western Washington University's water ski club advance to the national championships. "When we learned we had qualified for nationals, we were the happiest, loudest club on the podium," said Foley, one of WWU's leading water skiers.