RIP CHRIS POMPA: (1985-2009)
The NSSA mourns the passing of longboarder Chris Pompa. Dominic DiPietro reflects on the loss of his friend and role model.
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| Gold Coast Explorer Juniors | ||
| # | Surfer | Points |
| 1 | Conner Coffin | 7709 |
| 2 | Shaun Burns | 6068 |
| 3 | Parker Coffin | 6028 |
| 4 | Duke Van Patten | 5938 |
| 5 | Francis Curren | 5881 |
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| Southwest Explorer Boys | ||
| # | Surfer | Points |
| 1 | Kanoa Igarashi | 6009 |
| 2 | Taylor Clark | 5079 |
| 3 | Brady Ruysschaert | 4955 |
| 4 | Jake Saenz | 4756 |
| 5 | Matthew Passaquindici | 4457 |
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| Southwest Open Mens | ||
| # | Surfer | Points |
| 1 | Conner Coffin | 7724 |
| 2 | Christian Saenz | 6982 |
| 3 | Jacob Halstead | 5742 |
| 4 | Parker Coffin | 5546 |
| 5 | Derrick Disney | 5381 |
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| Southwest Open Juniors | ||
| # | Surfer | Points |
| 1 | Trevor Thornton | 7980 |
| 2 | Parker Coffin | 7337 |
| 3 | Jacob Halstead | 6143 |
| 4 | Kanoa Igarashi | 5743 |
| 5 | Taylor Clark | 5400 |
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| Southwest Explorer Juniors | ||
| # | Surfer | Points |
| 1 | Mason DeRieux | 5413 |
| 2 | Taylor Clark | 5113 |
| 3 | Shaw Kobayashi | 4544 |
| 4 | Sam Zaiser | 4227 |
| 5 | Zane Norman | 4100 |
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| Southwest College Men | ||
| # | Surfer | Points |
| 1 | Drew Irons | 2438 |
| 1 | Nick Suhadolnik | 2438 |
| 3 | Marty Weinstein | 2292 |
| 4 | Andrew Gahan | 2194 |
| 5 | Colin Andersen | 2016 |
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| NSSA members celebrating birthdays this week: | ||
| # | Surfer Name | Birthday |
| 1. | Edward Holt | 11/22/2009 |
| 2. | Brady Ruysschaert | 11/22/2009 |
| 3. | Justin Wood | 11/22/2009 |
| 4. | Hanna Shoen | 11/22/2009 |
| 5. | Kaj Wirsing | 11/23/2009 |
| 6. | Christian Ramirez | 11/23/2009 |
| 7. | EJ Mitsui | 11/23/2009 |
| 8. | Ezekiel Lau | 11/23/2009 |
| 9. | Keoni Jones | 11/24/2009 |
| 10. | Mike Lonson | 11/24/2009 |
| 11. | Bryson Greaves | 11/24/2009 |
| 12. | Angelina Caprio | 11/25/2009 |
| 13. | Stephanie Schechter | 11/25/2009 |
| 14. | Coral Buxton | 11/25/2009 |
| 15. | Hunter Silvas | 11/26/2009 |
| 16. | James Tolliver | 11/26/2009 |
| 17. | Taylor Mathiesen | 11/27/2009 |
| 18. | Trevor Thornton | 11/27/2009 |
| 19. | Daniel Plon | 11/27/2009 |
| 20. | Tabin Shamblin | 11/28/2009 |
| 21. | Max Gardenier | 11/28/2009 |
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.
| Age: | 15 | |
| Hometown: | La Jolla, Ca | |
| School: | Adeo Charter School-10th grade | Sponsors: | Hurley, Rusty, Oakley, Nixon, Da Kine, Vertra. |
| Claim to Fame: | The heats just kept on coming for Jake who was surfing in both the Mens and Juniors divisions at the SW Open #6 at Newport's 54th St. In fantastic 4-6 foot grinding rights, Jake competed in 10 heats advancing to both finals, placing 2nd in Men's and 3rd in Juniors. In a display of dynamic surfing and physical toughness, Jake put up some huge numbers. He owned 4 of the top 10 scores in Mens and 5 of 10 in Juniors including 2 blistering 9.60 waves and the highest heat total of the contest-a 19.20. | |
NSSA Late Breaking NewsRIP CHRIS POMPA: (1985-2009)The NSSA mourns the passing of longboarder Chris Pompa. Dominic DiPietro reflects on the loss of his friend and role model. |
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