NSSA WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

MAY 19-22, 2005

HUNTINGTON BEACH PIER, SOUTHSIDE

 

THE 2005 NSSA WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY HURLEY INTERNATIONAL; BODY GLOVE; SURFING AND SG MAGAZINE; REEF; FREESTYLE; OAKLEY; HUNTINGTON SURF AND SPORT; OP HALL OF FAME; VERIZON; ORANGE COUNTY FAIR

 

TRIVIA QUESTION:  Andrew Doheny won the Open Boys, Explorer Boys and Explorer Menehuene divisions at the 2005 West Coast Championships.  Which NSSA surfer captured those same titles at the 1995 Nationals?

 

DIRECTOR ARAGON WITH HER FUN AND FLASHY WEST COAST CHAMPS!

 

SURF CITY RULES!:  Heaven smiled down on the NSSA West Coast Championships again and delivered world class, yes WORLD CLASS surf conditions to Huntington Beach for four consecutive days.  A late season west northwest swell brewed out of nowhere in the north Pacific and the NSSA reaped the benefits bigtime with excellent head high to overhead surf and fairly smooth sea surface conditions prevailing.  Doesn’t get much better than this in Surf City!

 

 

NUMBER 8!  ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT, KILIAN KILLS IT.                                 photo: Checkwood

 

EIGHT IS ENOUGH:  The West Coast Championships was no party for Kilian Garland.  This was strictly business for the buildup into the Nationals.  The 18 year old Central Cal shredder showed no signs of vulnerability blazing to triumph in the power packed Open Mens final featuring Tanner Gudauskas, Nick Rozsa, Cory Arrambide, Marty Weinstein and Kellen Ellison.  The victory was Kilian’s eighth which ties him on the all time Regional Championship record with East Coaster Eric Taylor.  Kilian has made championship success look natural and his runaway victory in the Open Men’s final taking a 16.33-12.50 win over runner up Tanner Gudauskas was as dynamic as they get.  Volcom Marketing Director Brad Dougherty has been watching Kilian’s triumphant ways since he was a Mini Grom.  "He is one of the only kids I know who does not hold back in a heat under pressure,” said Dougherty.  "He free surfs his heats looking for sections to blast airs, throw his tail, or spin a reverse.”  Dougherty is right on the money when it comes to Kilian’s incredible performances at the majors.  Along with his eight Western titles, Kilian has also collected four National crowns and will be a leading contender to capture the Men’s gold at the Nationals this coming June. 

 

ANDREW TAKING HOME THE HARDWARE.

 

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:  Cory Arrambide braced for a long list of challengers eager to take another crack at him in the Juniors division but it was no dice.  Cory competed in three divisions to stay in tune and the consistency showed.  He was floating big sections and hammering every piece of lip that HB would pitch his way.  Cory took the Open Juniors victory in a hard fought heat with Jeff Lukasik.  Jeff really hit his stride at this event winning every round leading up to the final.  Cory also placed third in the Open Men’s final and second in Explorer Mens.  As for the 14 and under divisions, it was simply an all-you-can-eat buffet and supergrom Andrew Doheny brought his appetite.  Andrew put on a blazing show day after day, heat after heat and came away with three titles-Open Boys, Explorer Boys and Explorer Menehuene.  HB was bombing and Andrew was digging on it surfing extremely well and even ripping a perfect 10 score in the Open Boys quarterfinals.  Volcom’s Brad Dougherty was totally impressed with team rider Andrew’s display.  "Andrew is truly amazing to watch,” said Dougherty.  "Despite the difficulty of sweeping the West Coast Championships, it came as no surprise to me.  It was just a matter of time.” 

 

CAN YOU SPELL D-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N?  SAGE ERICKSON TOOK COMMAND.

 

Andrew wasn’t the only surfer to knock down a trifecta.  Women’s surfing fans finally caught a glimpse of the real Sage Erickson.  With talent that has been flowing in the Gold Coast but bottled up in the Southwest, Sage finally cracked the lid wide open taking command of all three female categories.  Sage got in the groove early on in the Explorer Women’s division which kicked off the first day of competition and just kept her adrenalin going sewing up triple crowns in Open Womens, Explorer Womens and Explorer Girls.  In the Mini Grom division, Kolohe Andino dominates with critical and polished maneuvers that make you wonder if he is really only 11 years old.  The energy was electric in the lineup of the Mini Grom final which featured Kolohe, John Elles, Chase Kane, Taylor Clark, Tommy Wehsener and Parker Coffin who were all charging the assortment of head high plus peaks.  You could hear the oohs and aahs and amazement from the crowd: "I can’t believe these kids are only 10 years old!”  Kolohe clinched his second consecutive title in the Mini Grom division and also placed third in Open Boys and second in Explorer Menehuene.  He also put up the highest heat totals of all the West Coast Championships finals with a 17.67 score in the Mini Grom division.  In the Longboard division Christian Wach put on an absolutely astonishing display nearly comboing the scores of all of his rivals. 

 

BUTHMAN BOOSTS!

 

WEST COAST CHAMP AIRSHOW:  The airshow might be a sideshow to the Open and Explorer divisions but the crowd excitement and enthusiasm it generates is rad.  And this airshow surely did not disappoint.  Mother Nature provided perfect lift-off pads for our air guys and in the final, Kyle Buthman and Kilian Garland busted huge.  Kyle’s big air reverse edged out Kilian’s by a score of 9.5-9.0 but both airs were as close as you can get to technical perfection.  Due to popular demand, the first ever Mini Airshow was held for the top ranked 12 and under kids.  12 year old Luke Davis got the audience roaring when he launched and landed a big standard air. 

 

BIG TEN CLUB:

Two perfect 10 waves were ridden during the championships.

Nick Rozsa - perfect 10.0 score in the Explorer Mens semis.

Andrew Doheny - perfect 10.0 score in the Open Boys quarterfinals.

 

TRIVIA ANSWER:  12 year old Bobby Martinez claimed the National Open Boys, National Explorer Boys and National Explorer Menehuene titles in one of the best ever performances witnessed at the NSSA Nationals.  For all you Bobby fans out there, this kid blew minds at Lowers that year and he is still blowing minds today.  Go Bobby on the WQS!

 

SMILING EAR TO EAR - JOHNNY ELLES AND THE HAYWARD FAMILY. 

 

CARL HAYWARD SPECIAL PRESENTATION:  An annual award in memory of the late Carl Hayward will be presented at the NSSA West Coast Championships.  This award was established to honor Carl who was a Huntington Beach local and icon.  He shaped surfboards, was an owner of a surf shop on Main Street and then went on to work at Hurley International.  The award is given to a Huntington Beach student who earns the highest wave of the Open Championship finals.  The award this year went to Johnny Elles, a student at Kettler Elementary.  Johnny ripped a wave in the Mini Grom final which scored a 6.67.  Congratulations Johnny!  Best Wishes and a huge thank you go out to the Hayward family for recognizing the NSSA as the best place to give out this very special award in memory of an awesome man, husband, father and surfer. 

 

HIGH FIVE TO THE HB LIFEGUARDS!:  A big thank you goes to Chief Kyle Lindo and the City of Huntington Beach lifeguard department for their assistance in making the NSSA West Coast Championships a sensational event for our competitors. 

 

2005 NSSA WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

FINAL SCORES BASED ON TOP 2 WAVES

 

WEST COAST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

OPEN MENS

1.  Kilian Garland-Orcutt 16.33

2.  Tanner Gudauskas-San Clemente 12.50

3.  Cory Arrambide-Ventura 11.33

4.  Marty Weinstein-Santa Ana 8.17

5.  Nick Rozsa-Oxnard 6.67

 

OPEN JUNIORS

1.  Cory Arrambide-Ventura 13.67

2.  Jeff Lukasik-San Clemente 11.66

3.  Brent Reilly-Carlsbad 10.83

4.  Dillon Perillo-Malibu 10.33

5.  Trevor Saunders-San Clemente 8.00

6.  Ryan Burch-Encinitas 6.50

 

OPEN BOYS

1.  Andrew Doheny-Newport Beach 14.33

2.  Luke Davis-Capo Beach 11.00

3.  Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 9.66

4.  Jesse Steelman-Huntington Beach 7.84

5.  JD Lewis-Cardiff 7.50

6.  Shaw Kobayashi-San Clemente 4.33

 

OPEN MINI GROMS

1.  Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 17.67

2.  John Elles-Huntington Beach 11.50

3.  Chase Kane-Huntington Beach 8.50

4.  Taylor Clark-Encinitas 7.34

5.  Tommy Wehsener-Encinitas 6.67

6.  Parker Coffin-Santa Barbara 6.50

 

OPEN WOMENS

1.  Sage Erickson-Ojai 15.34

2.  Courtney Conlogue-Santa Ana 13.67

3.  Monique Hight-San Juan Capistrano 7.34

4.  Lexie Papilion-San Clemente 6.66

5.  Darlene Conolly-Del Mar 6.00

6.  Colleen Melhberg-San Clemente 0.00

 

OPEN LONGBOARD

1.  Christian Wach-Capo Beach 16.50

  2.  Christian Clark-Encinitas 9.16

  3.  Kevin Osborne-San Clemente 8.83

  4.  Troy Mothershead-San Clemente 8.00

  5.  Shane VanHerk-Huntington Beach 6.34

  6.  Joseph Aaron-Capo Beach 4.58

 

AIRSHOW

1.  Kyle Buthman-Santa Cruz

      2.  Kilian Garland-Orcutt

      3.  Shey Yates-Encinitas

      4.  Jeff Lukasik-San Clemente

      5.  Tyler Stanaland-Laguna Beach

      6.  Jon Mangiagli-Hermosa Beach

 

    MINI AIRSHOW

1.      Luke Davis-Capo Beach

2.      Ian Crane-San Clemente

3.      Conner Coffin-Santa Barbara

=5. Andrew Doheny-Newport Beach

=5. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente

=5. Tanner Rozunko-San Clemente

 

 WEST COAST EXPLORER CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

  EXPLORER MENS

1.      Brandon Guilmette-Huntington Beach 11.67

2.      Cory Arrambide-Ventura 10.84

3.      TJ Mikus-Santa Cruz 8.83

4.      Nick Rozsa-Oxnard 7.50

5.      Jon Dupont-San Diego 5.83

6.      Eddie Lester-Hermosa Beach 5.17

 

EXPLORER JUNIORS

1.      Nick Rozsa-Oxnard 11.67

2.      Dane Ward-San Clemente 10.17

3.      Tanner Gudauskas-San Clemente 10.01

4.      Marty Weinstein-Santa Ana 7.50

5.      Chris Waring-Seal Beach 7.17

6.      Robert Curtis-Gaviota 6.83

 

EXPLORER BOYS

1.      Andrew Doheny-Newport Beach 17.16

2.      Dillon Perillo-Malibu 13.00

3.      Dane Zaun-Hollyglen 10.83

4.      Nat Young-Santa Cruz 8.17

5.      Johnny Thomas-Huntington Beach 7.00

6.      Thomas Clarke-Oceanside 6.83

 

EXPLORER MENEHUENE

1.      Andrew Doheny-Newport Beach 14.50

2.      Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 11.83

3.      Tanner Rozunko-San Clemente 8.84

4.      Jesse Steelman-Huntington Beach 8.66

5.      Luke Davis-Capo Beach 6.50

6.      Taylor Thorne-Newport Beach 5.16

 

EXPLORER WOMENS

1.      Sage Erickson-Ojai 9.00

2.      Amy Chivers-Solana Beach 6.50

3.      Zara Huntley-La Jolla 6.17

4.      Darlene Conolly-Del Mar 5.67

5.      Demi Boelsterli-Santa Barbara 4.50

6.      Colleen Mehlberg-San Clemente 0.0

 

EXPLORER GIRLS

1.      Sage Erickson-Ojai 13.17

2.      Demi Boelsterli-Santa Barbara 9.67

3.      Caity Griffin-Cardiff 7.66

4.      Sara Taylor-Huntington Beach 7.17

5.      Lexi Wilson-Santa Cruz 7.00

6.      Lexie Papilion-San Clemente 5.50

 

EXPLORER MASTERS

1.      Micah Pitts-Dana Point 12.83

2.      YuFu Penrose-San Clemente 12.33

3.      Chad LaBass-Oxnard 8.84

4.      Andrew Valentine- 6.16

5.      Jason Damarel-Santa Barbara 4.83

6.      Rusty Phillipy-Cardiff 0.00

 

 EXPLORER SENIORS

1.      Ricky Schaffer-Malibu 17.00

2.      Mike Lamm-Oxnard 9.83

3.      Tom Matthews-San Diego 9.50

4.      Jason Haughey-Huntington Beach 9.33

5.      Rick Larson-Huntington Beach 5.33

6.      Rusty Phillipy-Cardiff 0.00

 

 EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS

1.      Mike Lamm-Oxnard 14.83

2.      Pat Conway-Woodland Hills 10.16

3.      Steve Mendelson-Simi Valley 8.83

4.      Patrick Schlick-La Mirada 8.50

5.      Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach 8.34

6.      John MacPherson-San Clemente 7.66

 

EXPLORER LONGBOARD

1.      Terry Gillard-Imperial Beach 13.50

2.      Troy Mothershead-San Clemente 12.67

3.      Christian Clark-Encinitas 11.00

4.      Kevin Osborne-San Clemente 9.50

5.      Shane VanHerk-Huntington Beach 8.00

6.      TJ Mortimer-Cayucos 7.50

 

 

** The NSSA West Coast Championships is the fourth of five major championships presented during the 2005 NSSA competition season. 

*The NSSA Interscholastic Championships March 12-13, Church Beach, San Clemente (COMPLETED)

*The NSSA Hawaii Championships March 19-27 Pinetrees, Kauai (COMPLETED)

*The NSSA East Coast Championships March 31-April 3 Sebastian Inlet, Florida (COMPLETED)

*The NSSA National Championships June16-18 Salt Creek and June 21-25 Lower Trestles.

 

For all inquiries regarding the 2005 NSSA West Coast Championships, please email NSSA Executive Director Janice Aragon at jaragon@nssa.org.