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 Born: Chattanooga, Tennessee - January 27, 1991
Started Skiing: age 8
Started Competing: age 9 Current World Ranking:
Junior Girls- 1st in Jumping
1st in Overall
2nd in Slalom
2nd in Tricks Best Performances:
Slalom- 4@ -38 (55 K) (Open Rating)
Trick- 7140 pts (Open Rating)
Jump – 150’ (52 K) (Open Rating) Some Words from Caroline: This coming fall I will be attending classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. I cannot wait to jumpstart a new year of school. This past winter I enjoyed about two months in South America training and competing in the Junior World Championships. I trained in Santiago, Chile for a month with Cory Pickos and the Miranda Family. I then flew to Lima, Peru and skied for about a week before the actual tournament began. This tournament by far has been the highlight of my skiing career. I came away with 3 gold medals (Slalom, Overall, Team Overall), one silver medal (Tricks), and one bronze medal (Jump). The Cugllievan Family was gracious enough to hold the event, and they did a spectacular job. Peru was by far the biggest thrill I have ever experienced, and I cannot wait to return there one day. This summer is a very packed and exciting summer for me. Though I have gotten off to a bit of a late start a caused to the atrocious weather in Tennessee, I plan to jump start the year with a record trick tournament at the Cory Pickos World Ski Center. Shortly after, I will make my way up to Calaway Garden to compete in my 5th Jr. Masters. Regretfully I will have to miss the Junior US Open because I will be graduating from high school. Cory Pickos is hosting two tournaments the following weekends at his lake- Superstars and US Team Trails. I hope to make our U21 Team that will be competing for the U21 World Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. I am most excited about representing the United States in Taiwan this summer. There, along with Storm Selser, I will be competing in the World Games. This is an opportunity I am most thrilled to partake in. I will be there for a week in late July. There is more news to come...
Thank you to one of my sponsors Performance Ski and Surf in Orlando,
Florida. Mr. Porter has helped me out a great deal with my skiing program,
and I wouldn't be where I am today without his outstanding equipment to
get me deep into 38 off, over 7000 points, and launching 150 feet jumps! 
Personal:
I train at No Wake Lake in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, which is near
Chattanooga, and at the Cory Pickos World Ski Center in Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida. I have been fortunate to live and train at the Cory Pickos World
Ski Center for the past seven summers. Cory and Rose Pickos, along with
other instructors such as Javier Julio and Regina Jaquess, have taught me
many useful tips in skiing. I always look forward to spending my summers
with these people. I returned to the US in mid-January this past year from the Junior World Championships held near Lima, Peru. This tournament was by far the greatest and most exciting tournament I have competed in. Lauren Morgan, John Lex Kennerly, Zack Worden, Leif Abel, and Adam Pickos all skied for the USA. For several of them, it was their first world competition, but for me it was my 4th. After much practice, I brought home 3 gold medals-slalom, Overall, Team Overall, 1 Silver medal-tricks, and a bronze medal-jumping. I also tied the Junior World Slalom Record with 3 @38 off. Peru was one of the greatest experiences of my life- one that I will never forget. In 2007/2008, I was in Santiago Chile for about three weeks skiing in the U21 World Championships. When I went to Santiago, I fell in love with the city. I have returned there two other times since then. This tournament kicked off the skiing season being in January. The weather was a bit too chilly to ski in the US, so I trained for about two weeks in Santiago before the tournament. When my parents arrived, we visited Vina del Mar and Cachagua- two very nice beaches. The U21 Worlds was an event that will never escape my mind. Being one of the youngest teams there (all under 18 years old), we were fairly inexperience, but still managed to bring home a silver medal. In 2006 I took a trip to Moissac, France to compete for Team USA in the
Jr. World Championships. Team USA brought back a silver medal from France.
This past September, Team USA ventured to Cuernavaca, Mexico to compete in
the Pan American Championships where we brought home the gold medal. I
ended the tournament with 5 gold medals: 4 Individual golds and 1 Team
gold. I also set a new Pan American Jump record for Junior Girls with a
jump of 42.8 meter, or 140 feet. I had a lot of fun and going to these
different countries is a real eye-opener.  Laurel Hensley  My older sister Laurel is an Auburn Graduate. She now has a degree in architecture. She was also a sorority sister of Phi Mu. You can visit her college website here
Skiing Highlights: 2007:
- 1st in Slalom, Trick, Overall, 2nd Jump at 2007 Goode National Championships
- Member of the 4 person Under 21 World Team to compete in Chile in January
- 1st in Slalom, Jump, and Overall, and 2nd in Tricks in the USA Jr. Team Trials
- 1st in Trick, Jump, and Overall, and 2nd in Slalom in the Jr. US Open
- 1st in Slalom and Overall, 2nd in tricks at Junior Masters
- Named Alternate for the USA Elite Team traveling to Austria for the World Championships
- Named USA Waterski's May Athelete of the Month
- Recipient of the Jody Johnson Scholarship
- USA Waterski National Jr. Team Member
2006:
- Pan American Championship- 1st place: Girl's Slalom, Trick and Jump.
- Pan American CHampionship- Team USA Gold Medal
- Set a new Pan American Jump Record of 42.8 meters
- 1st in Girls 3 Slalom, 2nd in Girls Trick and Overall, and 4th in jump at Nationals
- Named USA Waterski's July Athelete of the month
- Member of Team USA who was named USA Waterski's JUly Team of the Month.
- 2nd in Girls 3 Slalom, Trick, Jump and Overall at Southern Regionals
- Jr. World Championships- Team USA- 2nd place
Individual Bronze medal in Jump and Overall
- Member of the 4 member USA Team to compete in the Jr. Wrlds in France
- 1st in slalom, Tricks, and overall, 2nd in Jump at US Team Trials
- 2nd in Girls Tricks, and 3rd in Overall at Junior Masters
- 2nd in Girls Slalom and Overall, 3rd in Tricks at Jr. US Open
- USA Waterski National Jr. Team Member 
2005:
- 3rd in Girls Tricks at Junior Masters
- 2nd in Girls Slalom, and Tricks, and 3rd in Overall at the Jr. US Open
- USA Water Ski Team Member for Can-Am Championship
- 1st in Girls 3 Slalom, Tricks, Overall, and 4th in Jump at Nationals
- Recipient of the World Waterski Pros Scholarship
- Recipient of the Correct Craft Ski Nautique Award for most NOPS points in nationals.
- USA Waterski National Jr. Team Member 2004:
- Team 2nd at World Championship in Florida
- USA National Junior Team Member for Junior Worlds
- Named USA Water Ski’s Rising Superstar of the Year
- 1st in Girls 2 Slalom, Tricks, Jumping, and Overall at Nationals
- 3rd in Girls Slalom at Junior US Open
- Named August Athlete of the month by USA Water Ski
- USA Waterski National Jr. Team Member 2003:
- 2nd in Girls 2 Overall, Slalom, and Tricks, and 4th in Jump at Nationals
- Member of the Southern Region All-Star Team- Team 1st place at Nationals
- National Junior Development Team Member 2002:
- 2nd in Girls 2 Slalom and Tricks, and 3rd in Overall at Nationals
- National Junior Development Team Member 2001:
- 1st in Girls 1 Slalom, Tricks, and Overall at Nationals
- National Junior Development Team Member 2000:
- 5th in Girls 1 tricks at Nationals
Past and Current Records - Junior World Slalom Record- 3@38' off) - US National Girls 3 Slalom (4@38' off) - US Open Junior Girls Jump Record- (43.7 meters or 143 feet) - Pan American Record - Junior Girl's Jump (42.8 meters or 140 feet) - USA National Girls 2 Slalom (1.5 @38’ off) - Southern Reionals Girls 2 Slalom (3 @35’ off) - Tennessee State Record - Girl's 3 Jump ( 150 feet)
- Tennessee State Record - Girl’s 3 Slalom ( 3.5 @ 38’ off)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 3 Trick (7140 points)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 3 Overall ( 4564 nops points)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 2 Slalom ( 1.5 @ 38’ off)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 2 Trick ( 6030 points)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 2 Overall ( 4,479 nops points)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 1 Slalom ( 76 total bouys)
- Tennessee State Record – Girl’s 1 Overall (2999 nops points)
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