Brian Baker is done with wakesurfing competition for the season and he ends on two high notes — a first place finish in Texas and a second place finish in  Florida.

He also ends the season with additional board sponsorship opportunities from Shred Stixx and Inland Surfer. Inland Surfer, his father, Jon says, “Is king of the mountain,” in wakesurf boards.

Then there is an offer from Imperial Motion for a clothing sponsorship.

So in the offseason, there will be plenty of decisions to make. There will also be practice and work to make next season better and the wave to a possible pro career closer.

“I’m going to keep riding until everyone puts their boats up on Lake Gaston,” Brian said Thursday.

His father said there will be opportunities to work with professionals in California or Florida during the offseason.

“Friends and I are talking about running, and I’m on the swim team in the winter so that keeps me in shape,” Brian said.

Brian must also continue to balance school with surfing and his father’s rule that he keep his grades at B levels or better.

The season ended with a first place in the one day Barrel Boss Wakesurf Competition in Austin.

“It was stiff competition,” Brian said of the September 18 event. “They had surf style and skim style combined into one division.”

Baker competed in the surf style event where one run decided the competition. “It was one of the best runs I landed,” he said, performing two tricks he had been working on since returning from a July competition in Minnesota.

One was the alley oop, a 180 in the air and a 180 coming down. The other was an air reverse where you bring the back of the board to the front and then a 180 before landing.

These maneuvers, he believes, gave him the first place finish. “Once I laid the run down I felt like I should have it.”

In Saint Cloud, Florida, on September 5 he finished second to James Walker, one of the best in the wakesurfing world. “He’s the surfing champion and the guy that makes the board I ride. It was just fun. The wave riding conditions weren’t the best so I just went out there and had fun.”

It will still be awhile before Brian turns pro, his father said, explaining his son has to make good grades in high school and continue to college. “We’ve got to get the foundation laid before we jump on to that.”