COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS GEAR UP FOR THE 2014 STATE TITLES!
College, High School
and Middle School surfers head to Church for the 2014 NSSA State Championships!
Wednesday,
March 05, 2014 | Written by Janice Aragon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2014 NSSA Interscholastic State Championships
39 teams in College, High School and Middle School divisions contend for State titles March 7-9.
(Huntington Beach, Ca – March 5, 2014) – March Madness will stretch beyond the basketball court when the Interscholastic State Championships kicks off the most intense and exciting four-month period in U.S. surfing. The State Championships is the first of seven events on the 2014 NSSA Championship schedule. The 3-day tournament featuring the west coast’s top College, High School and Middle School teams will be held at the rippable righthand point of Church Beach, San Onofre March 7th through the 9th.
The NSSA’s version of March Madness is sure to be packed with hype, talented athletes and passionate team rivalries as the battle for State titles guarantees excitement and team spirit. Adding to the fervor, the competitors will be performing in the well shaped surf of Church Beach with a solid swell in the forecast for all three days of competition. The championships will commence on March 7th with the College Championships. Saturday, March 8th will begin with the High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Championships. The third and final day of the State Championships on March 9th will feature the Middle School Championships, remainder of College preliminary rounds and finish off with the College, High School and Middle School State Championship finals. The competition will also include individual divisions which will determine State Champion titles in College Mens, Womens and Longboard, High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Mens, Womens and Longboard and Middle School Boys, Girls and Longboard. The 2014 Interscholastic State Championships serves as the Regional qualifier for College, High School and Middle School teams to earn a bid to the 2014 National Interscholastic Championships June 14-16 at Salt Creek in Dana Point, California.
The reigning 2013 State Champions, San Diego State, San Clemente High School and Shorecliffs Middle School have dominated the top of the podium for five consecutive years. The Huntington Beach High School Junior Varsity squad won the 2012 State title and tied for first with San Dieguito in 2013. San Dieguito went on to win the 2013 National Championships in the Juniors Varsity division. Number one ranked Saddleback College came off an impressive and successful 2013-14 regular season and will aim for their first championship title since winning the Nationals in 2006. 2013 National High School Champions San Clemente will go into the State titles as the number one seed. The San Dieguito Junior Varsity squad backed up their 2013 State title with a huge victory at the 2013 National Championships which ranks them at the top of the seeding order at the State titles. Perennial National Champion Shorecliffs will be the number one ranked team in the Middle School Championships.
Team line ups for College surfing by ranking order are as follows: Saddleback, San Diego State Black, Mira Costa, UC San Diego “A”, Point Loma, UC Santa Barbara “A”, CSU Long Beach “B”, CSU Channel Islands, Cal State San Marcos “A”, U San Diego “B”, USC, UCLA, San Diego State Red, CSU Long Beach “A”, , UC Santa Barbara “B”, Cal State San Marcos “B”
Team line ups for High School Varsity surfing by ranking order are as follows: San Clemente, Huntington Beach, Dana Hills, Newport Harbor, Edison, Mira Costa, Marina, San Dieguito and Carlsbad
The Junior Varsity Championships surfing by ranking order are as follows: San Dieguito, Huntington Beach, Newport Harbor, Marina, Edison and Ventura.
The Middle School Championships at both the State and National level has been dominated by Shorecliffs who are seeking their tenth consecutive State title. Team line up for Middle School surfing are as follows: Shorecliffs “A”, Sowers “A”, Bernice Ayer, Dwyer “A”, Marco Forster, Shorecliffs “B”, Sowers “B” and Dwyer “B”.
The NSSA Interscholastic State Championships is the first of eight events in the 2014 NSSA Championship Series. The 2014 Championship Series events include the State Championships at Church San Onofre March 7-9, the Hawaii Regional Championships at Kewalo Basin, Oahu, HI March, 2014; the East Coast Regional Championships at New Smyrna Beach Inlet, FL April 3-6; the NSSA Jr. Championships at Huntington Beach Pier, CA April 26; the West Coast Regional Championships at Huntington Beach Pier, CA May 15-18; the NSSA National Interscholastic Championships at Salt Creek June 14-16 and Huntington Beach Pier, CA June 26-July 3.
2014 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
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