NSSA - National Scholastic Surfing Association

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.


SOUTHEAST NORTH KICKS OFF THE 2014-15 SEASON IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH

Thursday, September 18, 2014 | Written by Linda Johnston

NSSA SOUTHEAST/NORT CONFERENCE

EXPLORER EVENT #1

NEW SMYRNA BEACH INLET, FLORIDA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

By: Linda Johnston

With small, contestable conditions the Southeast/North conference kicked off contest #1 at New Smyrna Beach Inlet. The conference enjoyed a host of new rippers to the NSSA enjoying a great day of competition. Robbie McCormick stepped up big to open up his season campaign taking an outstanding victory in the Open Mens and a runner up finish in the Open Juniors. Our 2014 National Explorer Mens Champion Cobie Gittner was back in action looking stronger than ever taking the win in the Explorer Mens. We witnessed several  double winners including  Kelton Beardall who won the Open Juniors and Explorer Boys divisions and Sophie Falzone who surfed super impressively in the season opener with a double division sweep in Open and Explorer Womens.  The Southeast/North welcomed a new hot grom Ava McGowan to competition and she turned heads with double wins in the Open Mini Groms and Explorer Girls. Lily Whatley is on a mission to get to Nationals this year and she showed it taking the win in the Womens Longboard and and a runner up in the Open Womens.  Newcomer Stella Marsch was another young standout winning the Explorer Super Groms.  James LaCour made the most of the small conditions taking an impressive victory in the Explorer Juniors. Other winners were Hannah Blevins in the Open Girls, Ryan Huckabee in the Open Boys and Logan Hofstetter in the Explorer Menehuene.  Charlie Hajak is always fired up to compete and he surfed strong to take the Seniors with former conference director Leon Johnston coming in a close second. 

It was fun day of competition and we look forward to our event #2 at New Smyrna Beach on October 11th!  

THE SCOREBOARD

SOUTHEAST/NORTH CONFERENCE EVENT #1

NEW SMYRNA BEACH INLET, FLORIDA

OPENS DIVISIONS

MENS

1-Robbie MCCormick

2-Cobie Gittner

3-Nikita Pandelos

4-Tino Salim

5-Jonthan Malizia

JUNIORS

1-Kelton Beardall

2-Robbie McCormick

3-Jake Hembree

4-Tino Salim

5-Evan Brownell

6-Jack Upchurch

BOYS

1-Ryan Huckabee

2-Ben Wingate

3-Logan Hofsteller

4-Devin Stickney

MINI GROMS

1-Ava McGowan

2-Ryan Huckabee

WOMENS

1-Sophie Falzone

2-Lily Whatley

3-Shealyn Cunningham

4-Hannah Blevins

5-Maddy Malizia

 

GIRLS

1-Hannah Blevins

2-Ava McGowan

3-Braidyn Cunningham

4-Maddy Malizia

5-Olivia Beavens

6-Kayla Schulz

EXPLORER DIVISIONS

MENS

1-Cobie Gittner

2-Nikita Pandelos

3-Andrew Sands

4-Tino Salim

5-Ethan Rich

JUNIORS

1-James LaCour

2-Nikita Pandelos

3-Robbie McCormick

4-Cobie Gittner

5-Jake Smith

6-Jonthan Malizia

BOYS

1-Kelton Beardall

2-Robbie McCormick

3-Jack Hembree

4-Ben Wingate

5-Logan Hofstetter

MENEHUENE

1-Logan Hofstetter

2-Bella Beavens

3-Ben Wingate

4-Kelesa McCormick

SUPER GROMS

1-Stella Marsch

2-Isabelle Barringer

3-Zander Kosmas

4-Bella Beaven

5-Ava McGowan

6-Krya Schulz

WOMENS

1-Sophie Falzone

2-Maddy Malizia

3-Hannah Blevins

4-Shealyn Cunningham

5-Lily Whatley

GIRLS

1-Ava McGowan

2-Olivia Beavens

3-Hannah Blevins

4-Braidyn Cunningham

5-Kayla Schulz

6-Maddy Malizia

SENIORS

1-Charlie Hajak

2-Leon Johnston

3-Rob Parson

4-James Ridgeall

WOMENS LONGBOARD

1-Lily Whatley

2-Hannah Blevins

3-Olivia Beavens

4-Maddy Malizia