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Masters Women’s 2023-2024 – Ark Aces

Ark Aces History  In 2019, the USRA hosted the Nationals Competition in Salida, Colorado, inspiring a group of local female paddlers to form the Ark Aces. The team secured a spot for the doomed 2020 IRF World Rafting Championships in China. Over the next few years, The Aces persisted through multiple competition cancellations, continuing to train and run rivers. Last summer in Canon City, the Aces once again secured the USRA women’s masters spot in the IRF competition and are excited to finally race with the international rafting community in Bosnia and Herzegovina this summer. Instagram: @arkacesraftingteam Facebook: Ark Aces…

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Open Women’s 2023-2024 – Red Ladies

Red Ladies Team History: Facebook: USA Women’s Raft Racing Team – Open Instagram: @redladiesraftracingteam   Bios:   Jess Halasz: Jess Halasz, team member since 2020: My love for whitewater began during college when I got involved in kayaking and rafting. This love brought me to the Arkansas Valley as a guide. Fate would have it that I met these badass ladies and was asked to come to a few practices, soon I joined the team. My first international competition was the International Rafting Federation’s world championship in 2022 where the team placed second overall. I am stoked for the upcoming…

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Open Men’s 2023-2024 – Riff Raft Racing

Riff Raft Racing’s History: We each ended up in the same boat but took different paths to the put-in. The common thread is our local river section, Slaughterhouse on the Roaring Fork River near Aspen, CO. SlaughterFest, the annual race on this section, is held just after high water in early summer. We all started there, as early as 2015, and gradually came together as a team and paddling at different races throughout Colorado. In 2021 we won the prestigious Gore Canyon Race. 2022 brought a victory at Regionals in Cañon City earning us a spot on the National Stage….

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