Recently inducted into the National Collegiate Water Ski Association Hall of Fame, Cale Burdick shares his journey from his collegiate career at Purdue, including national titles, All-Star victories, and record-setting performances. He discusses the discipline and resilience shaped by Midwest skiing, balancing academics en route to becoming a pharmacist, and the life lessons learned through collegiate competition.

Ben Klein joins the Hit It Podcast, bringing kneeboarding into the Virtual Studio.

We talk thrills, flips, and his 2025 Cornfest Championship. Ben talks about thrilling crowds, honing his technique, and the future of kneeboarding.

Fresh from her season best performance in the waters of San Gervasio, Ali Garcia joins the Hit It Podcast. Garcia and host Tyler Boyd discuss her second place finish, the thrill of the large crowd in San Gervasio and how the positivity of the ski community has helped her overcome her own doubts.

Swerve Master-T, Todd Ristorcelli, joins the Hit It podcast to talk his waterski career, fitness, his love of waterski journalism and the future.

Recordholders Jake Abelson and Erika Lang join Tyler Boyd in the virtual Hit It Podcast studios to discuss their record breaking runs, their individual paths to water ski stardom and what the future holds for both themselves and future trick competitors.

Two of the most dynamic show skiers in the game, Ty and Bailey Hyatt, visit the Hit It Virtual Podcast this month.

They talk about how show skiing brought them together, their time with the fabled Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show, and what the future holds for both athletes.

This week the Hit It Podcast chats with Ty Cheshier, one of the top water ski racers in the nation. One of the rarest disciplines, Ty shares how he got into the sport, the challenges of racing more than 80 miles per hour on open water, and what the future holds for water ski racing.

With his own successful 20 year professional waterskiing career behind him, Kyle Eade has plenty of time to focus on his students – including his sons, Jaeden and Damien. Both members of the US U17 Water Ski Team that took numerous medals in the 2024 IWWF World Under 17 Waterski Championships, they now look forward to college and beyond.