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The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and assist its members in their interest to learn and develop the fundamentals and skills of surfing competition while competing in structured and quality events. The NSSA promotes the qualities of discipline and competitive excellence while supporting the merits of academic achievement to young surfers. The NSSA strives to provide a fun surfing experience for all of its members.

The NSSA is one of the few national youth sports organizations that require its participants to maintain academic standards in order to compete. Since 1978, the NSSA program philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. More than 80 NSSA events are run nationwide that culminate with the annual National Championships which is regarded as the highest profile youth surfing event in America.


2020 INTERSCHOLASTIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS!

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 | Written by NSSA

2020 NSSA INTERSCHOLASTIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

MARCH 6-8

SEASIDE REEF, CARDIFF BY THE SEA

CONDITIONS: 2-3 FOOT LEFTS AND RIGHTS OFF THE REEF MOVING TO THE INSIDE SANDBAR AT HIGH TIDE.

SADDLEBACK COLLEGE, SAN CLEMENTE HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY, SHORECLIFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES!

THE SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE TEAM

1. Saddleback 157

2. Cal Poly SLO-A 105

3. UCSC 84

4. CSUSM-A 82

5. Point Loma Nazarene-A 76

6. Mira Costa 73

7. UCSB-A 67

8. Cal Poly SLO-B 62

9. Brigham Young University 55

10. UCSD-A 54

11. USC 50

12. CSUCI 49

13. SDSU-B 45

14. Berkeley 43

15. SDSU-A 38

16. UCSD-B 31

17. Pepperdine 24

18. CSUSM-B 18

19. Point Loma Nazarene-B 10

20. UCSB-B 8

COLLEGE MENS

1. Jordy Collins-Brigham Young University 17.17

2. Elijah Fox-Saddleback 14.33

3. Curran Dand-Saddleback 10.17

4. Ethan Mudge-Saddleback 9.40

5. Alex Fry-UCSC 9.16

6. Lucas Taub-Saddleback 7.60

COLLEGE WOMENS

1. Bethany Zelasko-Saddleback 13.67

2. Malia Ward-USC 9.83

3. Avalon Johnson-Cal Poly SLO 8.50

4. Brooklyn Hulse-PLNU 8.04

5. Tiare Thompson-USC 7.82

6. Maya Saulino-CSUSM 6.03

COLLEGE LONGBOARD

1. Ben Kappes-Cal Poly SLO 15.17

2. Trevor Anderberg-UCSB 10.47

3. Ethan Mudge-Saddleback 9.50

4. Ben Goldstein-Cal Poly SLO 8.94

5. Isa Lehrmann-Berkeley 7.06

6. Trey Martinho-UCSC 6.87

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY TEAM

1. San Clemente 126

2. Dana Hills 91

3. San Dieguito Academy 90

4. Newport Harbor 82

5. Carlsbad 51

6. Huntington Beach 44

7. Mira Costa 42

8. Edison 37

9. Laguna Beach 35

10. Redondo 26

11. Marina 15

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY MENS

1. Jojo Whelan-Newport Harbor 15.10   

2. Brayden Burch-San Clemente 14.00

3. Raiki Nishida-San Clemente 12.50

4. Kai McPhillips-San Clemente 10.70

5. Cole McCaffray-San Dieguito Academy 10.23

6. David O’Keefe-Newport Harbor 6.50

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY WOMENS

1. Ryann Daly-Dana Hills 15.43

2. Cascia Collings-Dana Hills 10.00

3. Lilie Kulber-Laguna Beach 9.53

4. Reese Dewey-San Clemente 6.03

5. Syd Ott-San Dieguito Academy 6.00

6. Mara Morales-Edison 3.53

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY LONGBOARD

1. Jack Van Wagoner-Carlsbad 14.77

2. Aiden Saunter-San Clemente 13.34

3. Liam Keeney-San Dieguito Academy

4. Patrick O’Connor-Dana Hills 7.17

5. Coco Vergnolle-Mira Costa 6.80

6. Mason Lucero-Huntington Beach 5.70

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM

1-San Clemente 91

2. San Dieguito Academy 56

3. Mira Costa 50

4. Newport Harbor 41

5. Huntington Beach 36

6. Redondo 15

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY MENS

1. Henry Grattan-San Clemente 12.24

2. Daniel Boos-Mira Costa 11.37

3. Max Lambert-Huntington Beach 8.17

4. Lang Hennings-San Clemente 7.67

5. Ty Spencer-San Dieguito Academy 7.37

6. Matt Economos-San Clemente 5.70

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY WOMENS

1. Julia Guild-San Clemente 19.54

2. Sierra Downer-San Clemente 10.50

3. Sophia McGovern-San Dieguito Academy 8.77

4. Ashley Weaver-Mira Costa 6.19

5. Kainoa Smith-Huntington Beach 4.43

6. Kalea Cummins-San Dieguito 4.13

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY LONGBOARD

1. Griffin Glenn-San Clemente 11.93

2. Daniel Boos-Mira Costa 11.67

3. Cody Van Dyke-San Dieguito Academy 11.43

4. Loren Washburn-Redondo 7.16

5. Tanner Bellerose-Huntington Beach 6.80

6. Strider Stade-Newport Harbor 3.43

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM

1. Shorecliffs-Red 113

2. Oak Crest-A 111

3. Oak Crest-B 61

4. Shorecliffs-White 58

5. Dwyer-A 49

=6. Bernice Ayer 42

      Marco Forster-A 42

8. Sowers 27

9. Marco Forster-B 19

10. Dwyer-B 18

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS

1. Dash Pinegar-Shorecliffs 13.66

2. Rex Hennings-Shorecliffs 13.33

3. Eeli Timperi-Oak Crest 11.40

4. Wheeler Hasburgh-Oak Crest 10.83

5. Bryson Palmer-Oak Crest 10.33

6. Titus Santucci-Oak Crest 8.62

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS

1. Indie Hoffman-Marco Forster 10.17 tiebreak

2. Hana Johnson-Shorecliffs 10.17 tiebreak

3. Ezra McPhillips-Shorecliffs 7.87

4. JuJu Romaniuk-Dwyer 7.40

5. Mia McLeish-Shorecliffs 6.47

6. Addison McPhillips-Bernice Ayer 6.10

MIDDLE SCHOOL LONGBOARD

1. Banning Wetzel-Shorecliffs 13.20 tiebreak

2. Baron Banuelos-Marco Forster 13.20 tiebreak

3. Wyatt Tudor-Oak Crest 11.17

4. Tosh Johnson-Marco Forster 6.27

5. Tyler Bellerose-Dwyer 5.97

6. Greyson Messier-Oak Crest 2.50

PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT

**Saddleback College: The newly crowned 2020 West Coast Conference Collegiate Champions Saddleback claimed their first State Title since 2007. Saddleback placed 4 of 6 finalists in the College Mens final, team member Bethany Zelasko took the College Womens State title and team member Ethan Mudge took third in the Longboard final.

**San Clemente High School: SC swept both categories in Varsity and Junior Varsity. The Varsity team have won three straight and the Junior Varsity won their sixth consecutive State title. The Junior Varsity team swept individual State titles with Henry Grattan winning JV Mens, Julia Guild going back-to-back in JV Womens and Griffin Glenn winning JV Longboard.

**Shorecliffs Middle School: Shorecliffs claimed their fifteenth consecutive State Title and their career seventeenth State victory with one of the most outstanding clutch comebacks in State Championship history. In second place behind Oak Crest going into the final rounds, Shorecliffs team members went 1-2 in the Boys final with Dash Pinegar taking first and Rex Hennings taking second. Shorecliffs Longboarder Banning Wetzel took the Middle School State title in Longboard. Those results put Shorecliffs over the top by 2 points!