SOUTHWEST EXPLORER EVENTS 5 & 6 SCORE FUN WAVES AT PONTO AND SALT CREEK!
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 | Written by Janice Aragon
NSSA SOUTHWEST
CONFERENCE
--EXPLORER EVENT #5
PONTO, CARLSBAD STATE BEACH – OCTOBER 18, 2014
CONDITIONS: 2-4
foot left and right peaks
--EXPLORER EVENT #6 SALT CREEK, DANA POINT – OCTOBER 19. 2014
CONDITIONS: PUMPING 4-6 FOOT LEFTS OFF THE POINT
JACOB SZEKELY TOOK DOUBLE MENS WINS AND POSTED A PERFECT 10! photo: Steinmetz
THE SCOREBOARD
RESULTS
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
EXPLORER EVENT #5
PONTO, CARLSBAD STATE
BEACH
EXPLORER MENS
1. Jacob
Szekely-La Jolla
2.
Trevor Spera-San Diego
3.
Jeremy Dugan-San Clemente
4.
Jake Marcy-Huntington Beach
5.
Parker Cohn-Newport Beach
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1.
Jake Marshall-Encinitas
2.
Nick Marshall-Encinitas
3.
Grayson Amthor-Encinitas
4.
Liam Gloyd-San Clemente
5.
Jordan Collins-Carlsbad
6.
Brock Crouch-Carlsbad
EXPLORER BOYS
1.
Kade Matson-San Clemente
2.
Nick Marshall-Encinitas
3.
Dagan Stagg-Carlsbad
4.
John West-Huntington Beach
5.
Brayden Chalfant-San Diego
6.
Ben Barone-La Jolla
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1.
Jett Schilling-San Clemente
2.
Kade Matson-San Clemente
3.
Peter Stewart-Imperial Beach
4.
Keanu Igarashi-Huntington Beach
5.
Connor Marshall-Encinitas
6. Noah Steinmetz-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER SUPER GROMS
1.
Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
2.
Brayden Burch-San Clemente
3.
Ryder Fish-San Clemente
4.
Max Lambert-Costa Mesa
5.
Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach
6.
Dane Matson-San Clemente
EXPLORER WOMENS
1.
Vahine Fierro-Tahiti
2.
Sara Kohrogi-Hermosa Beach
3.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
4.
Allie Frost-San Juan Capistrano
5.
Maile Davis-Carlsbad
6.
Sierra Garcia-Long Beach
EXPLORER GIRLS
1.
Bethany Zelasko-Dana Point
2.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
3.
Kayla Coscino-Laguna Beach
4.
Cameron Duby-San Juan Capistrano
5.
Kirra Pinkerton-San Clemente
6.
Olivia Pessanha-San Diego
EXPLORER SENIORS
1. Trevor
Nielson-San Diego
2.
Patrick Choothesa-San Diego
3.
Wes Skinner-Carlsbad
4.
David Hughson-San Diego
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1.
Jeff Leverette-Vista
2.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER DUKE
1.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
2.
Patrick Schlick-Leucadia
3.
Kyle Twitchell-San Clemente
4.
Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa
5.
Peter Townend-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER WOMENS LONGBOARD
1. Izzy
Hopkins-Dana Point
KADE MATSON THROWING BUCKETS AT THE CREEK! photo: Steinmetz
THE SCOREBOARD
RESULTS
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
EXPLORER EVENT #6
SALT CREEK, DANA POINT
EXPLORER MENS
1. Jacob
Szekely-La Jolla
2.
Trevor Spera-San Diego
4.
Jake Marcy-Huntington Beach
3.
Jeremy Dugan-San Clemente
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1.
Jordan Collins-Carlsbad
2.
Lucas Taub-Dana Point
3.
Liam Gloyd-San Clemente
4.
Sam Neiger-Corona Del Mar
5.
Chris Kervin-Newport Beach
6.
Parker Cohn-Newport Beach
EXPLORER BOYS
1.
Jett Schilling-San Clemente
2.
Nick Marshall-Encinitas
3.
Kade Matson-San Clemente
4.
Dylan Hord-Huntington Beach
5.
John West-Huntington Beach
6.
Dagan Stagg-Carlsbad
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1.
Kade Matson-San Clemente
2.
Jett Schilling-San Clemente
3.
Nolan Rogers-Laguna Beach
4.
George Williams-Laguna Beach
5.
Keanu Igarashi-Huntington Beach
6.
Mick Davey-La Jolla
EXPLORER SUPER GROMS
1-Hayden
Rogers-Laguna Beach
2.
Brayden Burch-San Clemente
3.
Callahan Corn-Del Mar
4.
Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
5.
Noah Steinmetz-Huntington Beach
6.
Finn Bertino-Hermosa Beach
EXPLORER WOMENS
1.
Vahine Fierro-Tahiti
2.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
3.
Allie Frost-San Juan Capistrano
4.
Cameron Duby-San Juan Capistrano
5.
Sara Kohrogi-Hermosa Beach
6.
Sierra Garcia-Long Beach
EXPLORER GIRLS
1.
Bethany Zelasko-Dana Point
2.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
3.
Kayla Coscino-Laguna Beach
4.
Kirra Pinkerton-San Clemente
5.
Chiasa Maruyama-Huntington Beach
6.
Cameron Duby-San Juan Capistrano
EXPLORER SENIORS
1. Trevor
Nielsen-San Diego
2.
Patrick Choothesa-San Diego
3.
Wes Skinner-Carlsbad
4.
David Hughson-San Diego
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1-Jeff
Leverette-Vista
2.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER DUKE
1.
Patrick Schlick-Leucadia
2.
Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa
3.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
4.
Kyle Twitchell-San Clemente
5.
Peter Townend-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1-Jaric
Fink-San Clemente
2.
Jeremy Guilmette-Huntington Beach
3.
Jake Marcy-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER WOMENS LONGBOARD
1-Izzy
Hopkins-Dana Point
2. Malia Mauch-San Clemente
EXPLORER KNEEBOARD
1-Mike Fernandez-Huntington Beach
2. Chris Bermudez-Oxnard
3. Sean Noone-Aliso Viejo
4. Evan Odom-Vista
JETT SCHILLING TAKES FLIGHT AT THE CREEK AND SCORES A PERFECT 10! photo: Steinmetz
PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT
**Kade
Matson-took two victories (The Boys win in event #5 at Ponto and the Menehuene
win at event #6 at Salt Creek. He made both the Boys and Menehuene finals at
both events #5 and #6)
**Jett
Schilling-took two victories (the Menehuene win in event #5 at Ponto and the
Boys win in event #6 at Salt Creek). He scored his first perfect 10 in NSSA
competition in the Boys repercharge at the Salt Creek event. He posted the
highest totals of the weekend-an 18. 7 out of a possible 20 in the Boys
repercharge at Salt Creek
**Bethany
Zelasko-swept double victories in the Girls division at event #5 at Ponto and
event #6 at Salt Creek.
**Jacob
Szekely-swept double victories in the Mens division at event #5 at Ponto and
event #6 at Salt Creek. Posted a perfect 10 wave score in the Mens final at the
Salt Creek event.
BETHANY ZELASKO RULING IT IN THE GIRLS DIVISION! photo: Aragon
The NSSA Southwest Conference is proud to have support from Huntington Surf and Sport, Java Point, Surfing Magazine, Sex Wax, Scosche and Channel Islands. Many thanks to the California State Parks Carlsbad State Beach, Dana Point Beaches and Harbors, Salt Creek and the NSSA staff for assisting us in staging a professional quality event for the Southwest Explorer Season series.
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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.
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