# Jake Caster

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{{Short description|American professional wake surfer}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jake Caster
| occupation         = Professional Wake surfer
| website            = {{url|https://jakecaster.com/}}
| known_for          = 2017 World Champion in Men’s Pro Skim Division
2018 World Wake Surf Championships Runner-up (2nd) (pro men's skim division)

2019 World Wake Surf Championships Place 3rd (pro men's surf division)
2019 Nautique Masters Wakesurf Championship Runner-up (2nd) (men's professional division)
}}
'''Jake Caster''' is an American professional  [wake surfer](/source/Wakesurfing) and was the 2017 world champion in Men's Pro Skim Division.

==Career==
Jake Caster attended [Westford Academy](/source/Westford_Academy) for high school in [Westford, Massachusetts](/source/Westford%2C_Massachusetts).<ref name=Whitton>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/sports/ci_30408026/he-left-competition-his-wake|title=He left competition in his wake|website=www.lowellsun.com|date=27 September 2016 }}</ref> In 2016 Caster placed first in the Outlaw Skim division of the USA National Championships in [Pine Mountain, Georgia](/source/Pine_Mountain%2C_Harris_County%2C_Georgia). He then became world champion in the Outlaw Skim division at the World Wake Surfing Championships in 2016 held in [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](/source/Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida). He also placed third in the Surf division. Following the competition, his semi-pro category world ranking rose from twentieth to first, and he moved to the professional category the following season.<ref name=Whitton /> During the season he also placed second in world's first pro indoor wake surfing competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surfparkcentral.com/worlds-first-indoor-wake-surfing-competition/|title=World's First Indoor Wake Surfing Competition at Surf's Up NH|date=11 April 2016|website=Surf Park Central}}</ref>

In 2017, Caster won the Centurion World Wake Surfing Championship held in [Kelowna, British Columbia](/source/Kelowna%2C_British_Columbia),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/sports/ci_31823608/westfords-caster-rides-wave-world-title|title=Westford's Caster rides a wave to world title|website=www.lowellsun.com|date=22 April 2018 }}</ref> becoming the world champion in Men's Pro Skim Division. During the season he also started his online wake surfing company Live-Wicked.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westfordcatnews.org/2018/04/westford-wake-surfer-crowned-2017-champ/|title=Westford Wake Surfer Crowned 2017 Champ|first=Anthony|last=Cammalleri|website=WestfordCAT News Online|date=13 April 2018 }}</ref> In 2018 season, Caster placed third in points on the pro wake surfing category of the 2018 Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour. He also placed 2nd at the 2018 World Wake Surfing Championship in men's pro skim division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/wakeboarding/cory-teunissen-crowned-2018-pro-wakeboard-tour-champion|title=Cory Teunissen crowned 2018 Pro Wakeboard Tour champion|author=<!--not stated-->|website=SurferToday}}</ref>

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Category:Living people
Category:People from Westford, Massachusetts
Category:American surfers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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