WHANGANUI waterskiier Lily Meade finished second overall for the Under 17 girls division for her Oz/Kiwi team in the international series against Australia at Lake Karapiro's Piarere yesterday.
The series started on Thursday and finished yesterday for the Under 14, Under 17 and Under 21 skiers, who competed in two rounds each of tricks, jumps and slalom.
Lily Meade's older brother Brent was chosen for the Under 21 team to compete in just the jumps and slalom.
After a rough start in the slalom on Thursday, Lily Meade came back strongly - finishing first in the tricks and third in the jumps, where she set a new personal best of a 32m leap.
Father Simon Meade said his daughter had a better second round in the slalom to finish fourth, which meant she came second overall for the girls Under 17 division "by a very small fraction".