1ST PLACE OPEN MENS (ALL AGES)

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE OPEN SEASON EVENT 1 AT VENTURA HARBOR

15

Carlsbad, California

Carlsbad High School and Carlsbad Seaside Academy; 10th grade.

Surf PE.

Xanadu Surfboards, Matuse Wetsuits and Sun Diego Boardshops.

5’6" Xanadu Surfboard, X21 model.

My surf coach is Rusty Phillipy.

I started surfing at around age 10 or 11.

Tamarack Beach in Carlsbad.

Carlsbad Surf Team Coach Jake Blackburn and Taylor Knox.

The Tamarack crew.

Ethan Ewing, Griffin Colapinto, and Mick Fanning.

Football and Carver boarding.

Ethan Ewing because of the lines and power he produces.

My Dad has pushed my surfing because I surfed whitewash waves from ages 10 and 11. 

To be able to teleport.

Barra de La Cruz.

I have a house in Mexico with my cousins and grandparents.

I get to compete with some of the nations best surfers. The contests are really fun to hang out with everyone and prepare for my heats.

I don’t listen to music before comps.

My goal is to surf better than last year in comps and to get better from practicing with my great coach Rusty.

I want to thank my coach Rusty Phillipy and also my coaches at Carlsbad High School coach Blackburn and coach Cooper. I would also like to thank my sponsors for all the support they provide for me. Lastly, I would like to thank my parents for all they do for me and how they take me to these contests. They use their weekends and free time that they work really hard for to support me at all of the events.

1ST PLACE COLLEGE MENS

2023/24 SOUTHEAST/NORTH COLLEGE SEASON OPENING DAY EVENT 1 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA

19

Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Flagler College; Sophomore

Oceanography

Parrot Surf Shop

5’11" AJW X-Stump, 6’6" Ken White Shapes Asym Twin and a 6’0" Alton single fin

N/A

I started surfing at age 4. My dad and I found an old bright yellow Channel Islands board that had been duct taped back together on the side of the road!

25th Avenue at home and 10th Street when I’m at school.

My Dad, Jimmy Thompson, Cam Richards and Luke Gordon. All of the rippers from South Carolina.

Nolan, Collin, Easton, Nick, Jack, Scott, and Ben G, Brycen and Ronan.

Jimmy Thompson, Cam Richards, Cliff Kapono, Bryce Young and Torren Martyn.

Skating, fishing and fixing boards.

Frontside, Mikey February. Backside, Ramzi Boukhaim.

My Mom and Dad have pushed my surfing the most. They always pushed me to get better, charge and have fun while doing it.

Breathing underwater as it would make it way easier to surf big waves.

Any right hand slab with nobody out except a few friends.

I am left handed.

Spending time with friends on the beach and surfing contests when the waves are pumping.

Black Sabbath, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, Junior Kimbrough, Jimi Hendrix and Ty Segall. Also any songs from the Interlusion Movie by Billabong.

Hopefully to win a couple more contests and do well at Regionals and Nationals.

My parents, sister, Linda for running the contests and everyone from the Flagler Surf Team. Also my girlfriend Gabby for spending all day on the beach for the contest!

1ST PLACE EXPLORER MENS (all ages) Gold Coast event #1 at C Street Pipe - September 9 

1ST PLACE EXPLORER BOYS (14U) Gold Coast event #1 at C Street Pipe - September 9 

1ST PLACE EXPLORER MENS (all ages) Gold Coast event #2 at C Street Pipe - September 10

1ST PLACE EXPLORER BOYS (14U) Gold Coast event #2 at C Street Pipe - September 10 

WON 12 OF 16 HEATS!

14

Santa Cruz, California 

New Brighton Middle School; 8th grade.

PE and Humanities.

Volcom, Buell, Sunbum, Electric, Rainbow Fins, Sharpeye Surfboards, Pacific Wave Surf Shop, Merge 4 Socks, Creatures of Leisure and Surfeeling Surf Skates.

5’3” Sharpeye HT2 model

Andre Gioranelli and Christian Saenz.

I started surfing at age 2. My uncle and dad took me surfing near Capitola.

Pleasure Point slightly north of the point.

Shawn Dollar, Peter Mel, Flea, Matt and Tim Lacky, Bud Freitas, Austin Smith-Ford, Adam Replogle, Mark Taylor… I could go on forever!

All the Santa Cruz groms.

Nat Young, Griffin Colapinto, Mick Fanning, Ethan Ewing and Filipe Toledo.

Basketball and boxing. 

Filipe because he is the best (or Cooper Shank)!

All the local heros and some of my friends like Adam Bartlett, James Daniel and Jackson Taylor.

To breathe underwater.

Somewhere with a barrel and an air section.

I love to play basketball.

Hanging out with all of my friends and surfing fun waves.

Middle Child by J Cole.

My goals are to surf better than ever before!

My Mom, Dad and sister Munchie.

2023 CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR

FOUR YEAR MEMBER OF THE UCF SURF TEAM

THREE YEARS SERVING AS THE UCF SURF TEAM CAPTAIN. 

CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UCF SURF TEAM.

1ST PLACE COLLEGE LONGBOARD

2023 EAST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

22

Satellite Beach, Florida

University of Central Florida. Senior 

Graduate Degree in Computer Engineering 

College GPA: 3.3

Physics

Quiet Flight Surfboards and Wicked Pineapple.

9'2.5" QuietFlight Ultra Glide, 5'5.5" Quiet Flight Black Marlin, 5'9" Quiet Flight Vandal

John Holeman

I started surfing at age 4. Pushed in on a foamy at the end of the street with my dad!

RC's in Satellite Beach (When at home) and New Smyrna Inlet in NSB (When at UCF)!

John Holeman, the Hobgood Brothers and Kelly Slater, hands down!! I loved watching the local guys go big on tour. 

The Dreamerboys: Zane Webb, Zack Sjuggerud, Matthew Zuhlke, Fergi Kelly, Reed Zipperer, Koa Webb, and Diego Alderfer

CJ Hobgood, Kelly Slater, Parko and Taj Burrow.

Fly fishing, Boating, Photography and Film.

For longboard like Justin Quintal and shortboard like Parko in his prime! That's the best of both worlds.

First person who comes to mind is my dad. He would always push me the most through both good and poor results and helped keep me focused on the important lessons surfing has to teach! Growing up in the Space Coast with some ridiculously good surfers during my time as a grom to compete against always helped push me too.

Flying... It would vastly improve my air game.

Cloud Break, Fiji

I play the Ukulele!

Getting to grow up competing with lifelong friends, seeing them go to other colleges and just to do the same! There is something so cool and special about the connections NSSA contests bring out in people. Forever grateful for the friends I made through contests as a grom and throughout college! Competing in NSSA contests helped me realize how much I enjoyed surfing both a shortboard and longboard. The level of competition was always top notch and pushed me to stay as sharp as possible!

The soundtrack from Taylor Steele's surf film: Trilogy.

Make the final in both shortboard and longboard at Nationals!

I would genuinely like to thank my family for their unmatched support through my journey in surfing and life. I would also like to shoutout my A team and fellow officers on the Surf Team at UCF. I made some lifelong friends through this team and had the craziest times with this crew! Finally, I'd like to thank the likes of Bruce Ragan for taking my surfing to the next level with his boards shaped under Quiet Flight.

Special Thanks to Ron Jon's Surf Shop for all they do in supporting the UCF Surf Team. Without them, none of this would be possible!! Go Knights, and Charge On! 

Thanks all!

1ST PLACE OPEN GIRLS  (U16)

2023 WEST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIS WAS HANA'S FIRST REGIONAL TITLE!

15

Capistrano Beach, California 

San Clemente High School: 9th grade. 4.0 GPA!

English

Cyber Wetsuits, Rumaner Surfboards, Doors Surf Studio, Tools and Ronin.

5’ 6.5" Rumaner Surfboards; Valkyrie model.

My parents.

I started surfing at age 2. My parents took me out at Doheny State Beach on softtops.

Lower Trestles, Salt Creek and San Clemente Pier.

Lakey Peterson and Caroline Marks.

Parker, Enzo, Mason, Hila, Matan, Tava, Zeland, Ellie, Remy, Eryk, Tanner and Harvey.

Ethan Ewing, Lakey Peterson, Griffin Colapinto and Caroline Marks,

Jiujitsu

Stephanie Gilmore

My family and friends.

Teleportation.

Keramas, Bali.

I can speak fluent Japanese.

Going to other beaches that I usually would not go to and being able to meet new people.

AC/DC, Red hot Chili Peppers, Foreigner, INXS and Hall and Oates.

To win at least one contest. (And you accomplished that in a major way Hana! Congratulations from the NSSA!)

My family, friends and sponsors.

1ST PLACE OPEN MINI GROMS (U12) 

1ST PLACE EXPLORER MENEHUENE (U13)

2023 WEST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIS MAKES THREE CAREER REGIONAL TITLES FOR FINN!

11

Huntington Beach, California

Cabrillo Point Academy: 5th grade

Math

Quiksilver, Huntington Surf and Sport, Sessions West Coast Deli, Carver Skateboards, Pro-Lite and Bubblegum Surf Wax.

5'3" Timmy Patterson, AI model.

Christian Saenz at Orange County Surf Coaching.

My dad would push me into waves around age 6 at Blackies in Newport, Brookhurst Street in HB and Hanalei Bay, Kauai. When I was 9-years-old, we got a soft top and I loved surfing Leo Carrillo. From then on, I was hooked and started surfing consistently.

HB Pier

Kanoa Igarashi

Makai Castle, Wyatt Yount, Teagan Meza, London Meza, Nehemiah Willmer, Dylan Shemke, Zoey Kaina and Grey Walker.

Kanoa Igarashi and Griffin Colapinto.

I got a piano for Christmas and I play every day. I love it.

Griffin Colapinto. I love his style and his insane blowtails.

My brother Makai Castle. He works so hard and loves surfing more than anyone I know.

My fantasy superpower would be teleportation because I would be able to surf any spot for free, instantly.

Perfect right hand barrel that goes for a minute and starts with a mellow takeoff and ends with an air section.

I play piano and I love chess. I also love doing math problems in my head.

I like being able to compete against the best kids in the area. I also love hanging with my friends all day on the beach.

Metallica For Whom the Bell Tolls and AFI Death of Seasons.

I want to win either the Nationals or USA Champs!

My parents, my brother Makai, and my surf coach Christian Saenz.

1ST PLACE OPEN MENS (ALL AGES) 

2023 WEST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIS MAKES THREE CAREER REGIONAL TITLES FOR KAI!

16

Manhattan Beach, California

Fusion Academy; 10th grade

Japanese

Rip Curl, Channel Islands, Future Fins, Dakine and Electric Sunglasses.

Channel Islands Surfboard 5'8 1/2" Spinetec Cheese Stick

Toma and Chess Fitness.

I started surfing at 4 years old with my Dad. 

30th Street in Manhattan Beach and Huntington Beach Pier.

Alex Gray

No surf crew here, but some local groms are coming up!

Jack Robinson, Andy Irons and Ethan Ewing.

Playing guitar and speaking Japanese.

Andy Irons

Josh Burke

Teleporting.

8 foot barreling into a turn section, A frame, warm water with just my freinds out.

I used to play club soccer but ended up choosing surfing. I like story writing and won a silver key in a wrting competition.

There are always good vibes at the contests and it is fun surfing with my friends.
 

Green Day, Talking Heads and Johnny Cash.

Win the Nationals!

I would like to thank my parents for all their loving support, my dad for being the best travel partner and my mom for getting all of the clips. Thank you Juliano for keeping the vibes high at my local break and running mock heats with me. Thank you Toma San for being the best surf sensei and Japanese teacher...Arigatou Gozaimasu! Thank you to Brent Powers for believng in me and Mike Andrews for shaping the magic sticks. I would like to thank Noah at Rip Curl for being a hammer and always gearing me up and all my sponsors for supporting me.

1ST PLACE OPEN WOMENS (ALL AGES)

1ST PLACE OPEN GIRLS (U16)

1ST PLACE EXPLORER WOMENS (ALL AGES)

1ST PLACE EXPLORER GIRLS (U15)

2023 EAST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIS MAKES SIX CAREER REGIONAL TITLES FOR LANEA!

14

Atlantic Beach, Florida 

Florida Virtual School: 8th grade

Math

My sponsors are just absolutely AMAZING. Volcom, Pyzel Surfboards, Sunrise Surf Shop, Mr. Zogs Sexwax, Future Fins and Marloru Bags. I love them all so much and I am so grateful for their support.

4'11 Pyzel Shadow Grom in electra epoxy.

Asher Nolan

My dad always pushed me into waves when I was younger and rode with me on his board. At age 9, I went to Coach Evan Thompson's Surf School and got super hooked on catching my own waves and learning all of the important details. Then I jumped right into competing.

Jacksonville Beach Pier, the Poles, and OW.

Karina Petroni, Cody, Evan and Tristan Thompson and Asher Nolan.

My Dad, Dane, Ava, Benji, Kai, Coach Motes, Coach Asher, Coach Evan, Coach Tristan, and my Grandpa on Kauai.

Gabriela Bryan, John John, Stephanie Gilmore, Jack Robinson, Yago Dora, Molly Picklum and Sierra Kerr.

Cooking/Baking, art, long walks on the beach with my puppy and yoga.

A mix of Yago's style, JJF's power, and Steph's flow.

My Dad.

Teleportation for surf trips to epic destinations.

Kandui!!!!!! or Macaronis!!!!!! I actually love all waves, I just love surfing.

I can make really good charcuterie boards.

Lots of repetitions and practice surfing heats in all kinds of conditions with really good competition and good judging.

TAYLOR SWIFT all the way!

Win a National Title.

My parents, my sister, my dog, my amazing surf community in Jax, Coach Slash, the Jax Boardrider Club and Coaches, the ABSOLUTE BEST sponsors I could ever ask for!!!! The Volcom crew, DT, Mr. Richie, Mrs. Reme, my Sunrise Surf Shop family, the Pyzel crew, Uncle D. with Mr Zogs, my Marloru family and Mr. Robbins with Future Fins. I would also like to thank the Desoto Ohana. I got to stay with them this past winter and surf the North Shore and Pipe and it definitely helped my surfing so much. I am so grateful and stoked to have them all.

1ST PLACE OPEN MENS (ALL AGES)

1ST PLACE EXPLORER MENS (ALL AGES)

1ST PLACE EXPLORER JUNIORS (U18)

2023 EAST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIS MAKES NINE CAREER REGIONAL TITLES FOR BRAEDEN!

16

Ponce Inlet, Florida

Florida Virtual School: 11th grade.

Math, Biology and Art.

O'Neill, Monster, Channel Islands Surfboards, Nixon, FCS, Sticky Bumps, Sunbum and The Surf Station.

Channel Islands Happy Everyday & CI Pro models.

Tonmo Tomatsuri

I started surfing when I was 3 years old on the nose of my dad's longboard.

Ponce Inlet jetty.

Shea and Cory Lopez, Eric and Evan Geiselman, and Michael Dunphy.

Corbin and Dawson.

Definitely Gabriel Medina, Ethan Ewing and Griffin Colapinto.

Boxing and golfing.

Ethan Ewing

My competitors and myself.

To breath underwater.

Firing Soup Bowl.

I am really good at chess.

How consistent the events are.

A lot of Eminem.

To win the Nationals.

My parents, friends, sponsors, and truly everyone that has helped or supported me along the way.

1ST PLACE OPEN BOYS (U14)

1ST PLACE EXPLORER MENEHUENE (U13)

2023 HAWAII REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

12

Waialua, Hawaii

Kanu o ka Aina School; Grade 6

Math

Billabong, HIC, K Tokoro Surfboards, Nixon, Mokulele Airlines and Da Kine Surf.

5’2” HIC K Tokoro Surfboards, HiPer model

Rainos Hayes and Keanu Asing.

I was 5-years-old. I got my first soft top for my birthday and paddled out with my dad after school at White Plains.

Hale’iwa

Andy Irons and John John Florence.

Whichever kids are out. There are always friends in the water.

Ethan Ewing

Jiu jitsu and spearfishing.

Ethan Ewing

Andy Irons because his surfing is so powerful and he’s a legend.

To hold my breath underwater as long as needed.

Green Bush

I used to live on an island in Alaska named Kodiak.

I get to see all the kids from all over the islands or the country. It is super fun to make friends and get to surf together.

Heroes and Villains.

Win a National Title!

My Mom and Dad, and all my coaches, sponsors, family and friends.

Thank u NSSA! This was cool!

1ST PLACE OPEN MENS (ALL AGES)

2023 HAWAII REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

16

Haleiwa, Hawaii

Penn Foster; 11th grade.

Art

Volcom, Tokoro Surfboards, Creatures of Leisure, Sunbum, 3rd Stone Glassing, Matunas and Futures Fins.

5'10" Tokoro Surfboards, K3 model.

I don't have a coach or trainer. 

I started when I was age 3. My parents took me to Puena Point.

Haleiwa Ali’i Beach Park

John John Florence

Luke, Nolan and Keone.

Griffin Colapinto, Joao Chianca and Ethan Ewing.

Golf and Spearfishing.

Griffin Colapinto

Probably the people I surf with every day and Luke Tema.

Invisibility

SuperSuck, Sumbawa, Indonesia

I like surfing when it’s crowded.

Competing against my friends.

I don’t really listen to music before heats.

Win the USA Surfing Championships, make the quarters or better in the upcoming Hawaii Regional QS, I also would like to go to Indo and make a sick edit.

I would like to thank my family, Mom, Dad and my sponsors.

1ST PLACE OPEN MENS (ALL AGES)

1ST PLACE OPEN JUNIORS (U16)

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE OPEN SEASON EVENT 7 AT HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER

15

I’m from Spain. I live in San Sebastián but currently I am spending this year in California.

Edison High School: 10th Grade.

Math and Physics.

Ripcurl, Pukas, EDP, FCS, Sticky Bumps and eGlove.

5’3” Pukas x Mayhem, Pocket Rocket

n/a

I was age five. My parents took me to a local break in Waikiki.

Zurriola Beach in San Sebastian and Huntington Beach Pier.

n/a

n/a

Filipe Toledo and Mick Fanning.

Filipe Toledo

My brother Kai who is two years older than me.

n/a

n/a

Many pro surfers have grown up competing in NSSA contests and to be doing the same as them motivates me.

n/a

Have good results in the last comps I do while I am here in California, have good performances in the European WSL Pro Junior and make the final again in the ISA World Junior Championships.

I would like to thank the Rapp family for taking care of me while I have been here this year.

1ST PLACE - HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY MENS

2023 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER

FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FOR BEN!

17

San Clemente, California 

San Clemenbte High School: 11th grade

Fire Technology and History 

Dark Seas, Rumaner Surfboards, Spy, Creatures of Leisure and Sun Diego Board Shop.

5' 8" Rumaner Surfboards

n/a

I started when I was 4-years-old at T Street. 

San Clemente Pier, T Street and Lowers.

The McPhillips Brothers, Benji Severson, Dino Andino, Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane, Archy and Andy Fomenko.

n/a

Andy Irons, Kolohe Andino and Dino Andino.

n/a

It would be Andy Irons. 

All of the SC boys. 

Teleportation

Mainland Mexico 

n/a

I love doing the NSSA contests because it is where a lot of pro surfers have come from. It;s great to see all of their names. 

n/a 

To make the top 5 of the WSL Junior Tour and to final at the US Championships. 

I would like to thank my family, sponsers and all of my boys.

Dylan's surfing at the Lane was on another level in the final! Phenomenal performance!

1ST PLACE - COLLEGE MENS

2022/23 College Season finale - Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, February 18-19

Final heat total 18.17 on wave scores of a perfect 10 and an 8.17. Highest wave score and heat totals of the entire event!

21

North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

Point Loma Nazarene University - Freshman

Writing

RVCA, Dragon Alliance, Sunbum, Xcel wetsuits

5”11" Chris Gallagher Hovercraft Low model

N/A

I started surfing with my dad when I was around 3 years old. We would tandem surf until I got good enough to catch my own waves.

Rocky Point

I looked up to Kalani David growing up. He was an insane surfer/skater and one of the coolest guys to ever do it. Kalani’s skill and humble attitude made me want to be just like him. Rest in peace Kalani.

My brother Makana and I go surfing a bunch while we are here in California for school but we have a solid crew of friends at home in Hawaii that love to surf.

Kalani David, Parker Coffin and Bruce irons

Snowboarding, sports with friends, anything beach related haha!

Probably Kalani David. He was one of the best surfers to come out of the North Shore and he was always so nice to everyone out of the water.

My little brother Makana. When I see him get a good barrel or launch a big air it pushes me to do the same.

Breathe underwater for sure!

Perfect roll in at Pipe, backside no grab barrel to spit out into the channel.

I am always down to surf in any conditions, it doesn’t have to be perfect.

Seeing old friends and getting to surf some heats.

Any old surf movie playlists.

To have fun.

My Mom and Dad, all my sponsors and my friends and family.

1st place - Open Womens 

Southwest Open Event #6 at Huntington Beach Pier on January 28-29.

Sara is the reigning National Open Womens Champion!

16

Huntington Beach, California

Huntington Beach High School: 10th grade

Math

Hurley, Jacks Surfboards, Sambazon, Surface Sunscreen, Futures Fins, Prolite, Channel Islands Surfboards, Stickybumps Wax, Sessions West Coast Deli Grill.

CI Pro model, Channel Islands Surfboard.

My Dad, Coach Verdone, Brett Simpson, and the local community.

I surfed a couple times when I was young, but I really started to get into surfing at age 9.

I surf Huntington Beach Pier mostly everyday, but I also enjoy surfing in Newport Beach and Lower Trestles in San Clemente.

Brett Simpson is a big standout but there is too many to list, there are so many local heroes from Huntington Beach.

My little brother Cruz, Bailey Turner, and the rest of the HB crew!

John John Florence and Stephanie Gilmore are two of my all time favorite pro surfers.

I skateboard and do jiu jitsu.

If I could surf like anyone in the world, it would be Stephanie Gilmore. She rips and has the best style!

My family has pushed my surfing the most. My dad takes me to the beach every single day and coaches me.

My fantasy superpower would be teleportation so I could go to any surf spot I wanted in the world whenever I wanted.

A dream wave for me would be with no one out in warm water!

Something people don’t know about me is that I go to public highschool.

My favorite thing about competing in NSSA contests is the amazing people and getting to surf fun waves with only three other people out!

My contest playlist consists of very upbeat songs that pump me up before my heats.

My goals for this season are to progress in surfing, keep up my good grades and travel!

I would like to thank God, all my sponsors and my family for supporting me.

1st place - College Mens

Highest scoring wave of the event: a 9.93 in the Mens final. 

West Coast College Season Event #3 at Huntington Beach Pier on January 21-22

18

North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

Point Loma Nazarene University - Freshman

Business

RVCA, Xcel, Dragon, Sunbum, FCS

5'9" Chris Gallagher, Hovercraft

I started surfing at 3-years-old.

Rocky Point

Kalani David, Mason Ho and John John Florence.

Dylan, Thatcher, Paumalu and K.

Ethan Ewing, AI, Parko and Julian Wilson. 

Skateboarding

AI or Ethan Ewing.

My brother Dylan. 

Breathing underwater.

10 foot Pipe barrel. 

My first name is Lucas but I have always gone by my middle name.

Surfing and hanging with friends. 

Lil Baby

Get another win with the PLNU team. 

Mom and Dad!

1st place - Southwest Open Juniors (U16) Event 5 at Seaside Reef on December 2-3.

2nd place - Southwest Open Mens (all ages) Event 5.

Eeli has made 4 of 5 finals in the Open Juniors division in the 22/23 season and has also made 2 finals in Open Mens.

He is currently ranked second in the Open Juniors rankings and fourth in the Open Mens after Event 5.

15

Encinitas, California

San Dieguito Academy: 10th grade

English

Rip Curl, Kailani Surfboards, FCS, Dragon Alliance and Surf Ride. 

5’5" Kailani Surfboards, Black Mamba round tail

Taylor Clark

Age 7. I started on my Dad's longboard.

Seaside Reef

Jake Marshall and Taylor Clark

Titus Santucci, Lukas McMahon and Kyan Yang

Ethan Ewing, Griffin Colapinto and John John Florence

Working out and hanging with friends.

Ethan Ewing

My Mom and Dad.

Teleportation, because I would get to surf the most perfect waves all the time.

J-Bay

I used to play soccer before surfing but I still really enjoy it and love watching it.

I get to see all of my friends and I am really competitive so it is always a fun time for me!

I usually don’t listen to music during a contest but if I were to, it would either be rock or rap.

To win the NSSA Regionals and Nationals.

My family and friends for always supporting me. As well as my sponsors for all the help.

1st place - Southwest Open Mens (all ages) Event 5 at Seaside Reef on December 2-3.

Titus also won the SW Open Event 2 at Salt Creek which gives him two wins in the 22/23 season. 

Titus has placed in all five finals so far this season with 2nd place finishes at the Ventura Open Event 1 and Oceanside Open Event 3 and a 3rd place at the Huntington Beach Open Event 4.

He holds a sizable lead in the overall rankings with 3 events remaining on the regular season schedule. 

17

Encinitas, California 

San Dieguito Academy: 11th grade

Computer Programming.

PsychoTuna, Chris Borst Designs, Xcel, Creatures of Leisure, Spy, Leus and Surfride.

5'7" Chris Borst Designs, Epoxy Model.

Taylor Clark and John Daniels.

Age 9. I started on an old 6 foot Rusty. My parents took me out to Ponto.

Seaside.

Taylor Clark, Taylor Knox and Jake Marshall.

Eeli Timperi, Kyan Yang, Lukas McMahon and Wheeler Hasburgh.

Griffin Colapinto, Ethan Ewing and Mason Ho.

Pickle Ball and hanging with friends.

Ethan Ewing.

The people that have pushed me the most have been all the Seaside Groms and the Original Crew as well.

Definitely teleportation. I could have infinite surf checks!

I would love one day to surf Lakey Peak in Indo.

When I was little I wanted to be a monster truck driver haha.

Going to NSSA contests is like going on a little surf trip with all your good friends. Everyone is surfing waves we wouldn't normally surf and competing in those waves.

A lot of punk bands and some old school rap.

My biggest goal is to win a National Title.

I want to thank my parents and coaches for always supporting me and all of the boys at Seaside for keeping the contests fun!

Kolby has won three straight events in the Southwest Conference Explorer Season!

1st Place Explorer Juniors (17U) Event 2 at Ponto.

1st Place Explorer Juniors (17U) Event 3 at Huntington Beach Ninth Street.

1sr Place Explorer Juniors (17U) Event 4 at Huntington Beach Ninth Street.

17-years-old.

Huntington Beach, California

Huntington Beach HIgh School; 12th grade.

Surf Class and Math. 

Aipa Surf, Dakine, HSS - Huntington Surf and Sport, Cobian Footwear, Zevn, Hula Girls Shaved Ice and Naked Viking Surf.

Aipa 5’9” x 18.7” x 2.90” 27.6 L. The Butcher Model.

My High School Coach - Coach Verdone.

I really got into surfing around the ages of 6 and 7. 

Huntington Beach Pier.

My grandpa Ben Aipa. 

Dzaz, Dkook, Jake, Cam, Tanner, Nikoi and Kyle.

Andy Irons and Kelly Slater.

Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Fishing and Hacky Sack.

Andy Irons.

My Mom and Dad; and everyone at the HB Pier.

Teleportation.

Cloudbreak.

I also like to longboard. 

Surfing with and against my friends.

Biggie Smalls.

I would like to travel. 

My Mom, Dad and Coach Verdone.

Northwest Conference Open Womens division sweep in events 3 & 4!

1st Place Open Womens (all ages) event 3 at Steamer Lane on November 5th.

1st place Open Womens (all ages) event 4 at Steamer Lane on November 6th. 

2022/23 Northwest Conference Open Womens Season Champion.

16

Santa Cruz, California

Ocean Grove Charter School. 11th grade.

English and Spanish

O'Neill Surf Shop, Sharp Eye Surfboards, Merge4 Socks and Creatures of Leisure.

5'6" Holy Toledo from Sharp Eye Surfboards. 

Andre Gioranelli and Christian Saenz.

At age 11, I joined the school surf club with my friends and started surfing at Capitola Beach.

Pleasure Point

Autumn Hays, Ashley Held and Laura Anderson.

My sisters, Olivia and Emery Storrer and Zoe Chait.

Stephanie Gilmore and Filipe Toledo.

Wakeboarding, wakesurfing, snowboarding and I actually like reselling items and used clothes online.

Stephanie Gilmore

Zoe Chait has pushed my surfing. She is such an incredible athlete and friend.

To be able to breathe underwater.

Keramas

My younger sister and I share the same birthday date. She was born six years after me on the same date!

Hanging out with friends and getting to surf great waves with only a few other people out.

Chance the Rapper

To get my surfing to be at the QS level.

I would like to thank my parents for always supporting me and my dreams. I would like to thank my coach Andre for developing my surfing and mindset. And to my coach when I head south; Christian thank you for helping me continue to become a better surfer. And thank you to my sponsors for always supporting me.

WHAT A PERFORMANCE FOR MAKAI! HIS BEST YET!

1st place Boys 14U Division, Southwest Explorer Event #3. Event 3 final heat total 19.50 on wave scores of 9.83 & 9.67.

1st place Boys 14 U Division, Southwest Explorer Event #4.  Event 4 final heat total 15.10 on wave scores of 8.97 & 6.93.

13

Huntington Beach, California

Cabrillo Point Academy. 7th grade.

Math

Matuse, Huntington Surf and Sport, Carver, Sessions West Coast Deli, Prolite, Bubblegum Surf Wax

5'2" T Patterson, Pato Model

Christian Saenz- Orange County Surf Coaching

Age 5. My dad took me to River Jetties in Huntington Beach. He pushed me into the first wave and I stood up. I remember even going surfing before preschool some days!

Huntington Beach Pier

Brett Simpson

My brother Finn Castle, Nehemiah Willmer, Jesse Rapp and the Meza's.

Jack Robinson, Griffin Colapinto and Ethan Ewing.

Video editing and skating on my Carver.

If I could surf like anyone in the world it would be Griffin Colapinto. I would want to surf like Griffin because he has such sick carves and blow-tails and he also has an insane air game.

My brother Finn, Jesse Rapp and other kids my age who compete in the NSSA's.

Teleportation

Snapper Rocks, 4-6 ft barrels.

Something people don't know about me is that I was so afraid of the ocean from around age 8 to age 10 that I could hardly even walk on the pier. One scary experience in the ocean had me spooked for a while.

My favorite thing about competing in the NSSA contests is getting to surf against kids who push my level of surfing.

Sometimes Rage Against the Machine or Lose Yourself by Eminem.

My goals for this season are to win the Nationals and the Southwest Explorer Boys conference title.

Thank you to my mom and dad for sitting on the beach and watching my brother and me surf. Huge thanks to my coach Christian Saenz, who has helped my surfing develop so much and to all of my sponsors who believe in me and support me. So thankful.

Southwest College Event #1; 1st place College Mens out of a field of 216 competitors!

23

Vista, California

Westcliff University - Freshman

English

None right now!

5’10" Chris Borst Designs

Coaches Kyle and Chelsea from Westcliff University

I started surfing around 5 or 6 years old.

Ponto in Carlsbad.

Josh Kerr, Taylor Knox and Josh Collins.

PTC

John John for sure!

Clubbing

It would have to be John John. There is nothing he can’t do.

A lot of the up and coming kids from San Diego probably push my surfing the most. There is so much talent here it’s insane.

It would be sick to be able to breath underwater so you wouldn’t have to worry about drowning.

Cloudbreak

Probably there are people who don’t know that I just took a two year hiatus from surfing because I was serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Missouri and Kansas.

I always just love competing in general. It’s fun to push yourself and see what you can do when you put the jersey on. I love how coming back and competing at a NSSA contest just feels like home to me. I have made so many friends here over the years and had such good memories.

Maybe some King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard!!

Have fun!

My parents, everyone at Westcliff University and Jesus Christ!

2022/23 West Coast College Season event 1 at Blacks: 1st place College Womens. Won back-to-back season openers. 2022 College Womens National Champion. 2022 College Womens State Champion. 2021/22 West Coast College Season Champion.

19-years-old.

Ventura, California.

University of California, San Diego Class of 2025

Major: Health w/ a Concentration in Medicine Sciences

Career Goal: Medical professional (still deciding between physician, dentist, or PA)

Biology

O'Neill Women's, Revolution, Betty Belts

5’9 x18 3/16 x 2 1/8 CI Pro

N/A

Age 6. My first wave ever was on a family vacation to Hawaii.

Black's Beach.

Sage Erickson

Maddie, Soleil, Anna

Owen Wright, Yago Dora and Ethan Ewing

Running, mountain biking and golfing.

I would like to surf like Yago Dora.

My twin brother.

Breathe underwater.

Desert Point. 

I have a twin brother!

Hanging with friends.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/

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Help the UCSD Surf Team place 1st in a contest.

Mom, Dad and grandparents for supporting my education!

NSSA Hawaii event #1 at PKs. 1st Open Mens, 1st Explorer Mens, 2nd Explorer Juniors

16

North Shore, Oahu

Penn Foster, 10th grade

PE

Hurley, HIC, K Tokoro Surfboards, Leus, Sunbum, Dragon Alliance, Nixon, Mokulele Airlines

5’11" Hi•Per Model

Kid Peligro & Yadin Nicol

4 years old at Suis.

V Land, Pipeline, Suis.

John John Florence, Seth & Josh Moniz.

Nalu, Maddix, Keone & Nolan.

Ethan Ewing & Griffin Colapinto.

Golf

Ethan Ewing

My Dad

To breathe underwater.

Kandui

I golf a couple of times a week.

The contest locations & competing with friends.

A mix of music, mostly rap & rock.

Do well in a QS event, win States & have a good ranking in HSA & NSSA.

My family for their support and being at all the contests. 

David - 2022 National Open Mens Champion; Sara - 2022 National Open Womens Champion

David: 17; Sara: 15

David: Newport Beach, Ca; Sara: Huntington Beach, Ca

David: Futures Academy 12th grade; Sara: Huntington Beach High School 9th grade

David: Body Glove, Etnies, Surfside Sports, LXD Eyewear, Stamps Surfboards. Sara: Hurley, Jacks Surfboards, Surface Sunscreen, Sambazon, Channel Islands Surfboards, Sticky Bumps, Future Fins, Prolite

David: Stamps Surfboards Sara: Channel Islands Surfboards