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.


SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE OPEN SEASON AT OCEANSIDE SOUTH JETTY: RESULTS ARE IN!

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE OPEN SEASON EVENT #9

OCEANSIDE HARBOR SOUTH JETTY

MARCH 21-22, 2015

3-4 FEET  AND WELL SHAPED SANDBARS PROVIDE LONG RUNNING LEFTS AND RIGHTS WITH LOTS OF SCORING OPPORTUNITY ON OFFER FOR THE COMPETITORS

MENS FINALISTS MICKY CLARKE AND BRADEN JONES   photo: Aragon

RESULTS

OPEN MENS – MAN ON MAN FORMAT

1. Micky Clarke-Ventura 17.17

2. Braden Jones-Pismo Beach 13.84

OPEN JUNIORS

1. Eithan Osborne-Ventura 18.17

2. Kade Matson-San Clemente 14.84

3. Cole Houshmand-San Clemente 14.07

4. Parker Cohn-Newport Beach 12.66

OPEN BOYS

1. Kade Matson-San Clemente 15.03

2. Jackson Butler-Encinitas 14.67

3. Jett Schilling-San Clemente 14.50

4. Dimitri Poulos-Ventura 12.67

OPEN MINI GROMS

1. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach 13.50

2. Cole McCaffray-Cardiff 13.43

3. Dax McPhillips-San Clemente 10.36

4. Callahan Corn-Del Mar 8.67

OPEN WOMEN

1. Steffi Kerson-Thousand Oaks 13.87

2. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente 13.26

3. Tiare Thompson-La Jolla 10.97

4. Malia Osterkamp-San Clemente 10.10

OPEN GIRLS

1. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente 14.04

2. Tiare Thompson-La Jolla 12.70

3. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad 11.17

4. Sydney Tisdel-Carlsbad 8.54

ANOTHER WINNING PERFORMANCE FROM KADE MATSON!              photo: Steinmetz

PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT

*Micky Clarke – First Open Men’s win of the season

*Eithan Osborne – First Open Juniors win of the season scoring a perfect 10.0 and an excellent 8.17 in the final.

*Kade Matson– Open Boys winner and stepped up big with a runner up placing in the hotly contested Open Juniors final.

*Jett Schilling – Surfed a perfect heat in the Open Boys round one scoring two perfect 10.0 rides for a 20 out of 20 total score.

*Dimitri Poulos – posted a perfect 10 in the Open Boys round one

*Samantha Sibley – Won the Open Girls for her 14th overall win of the 2014/15 season and also took runner-up in the elite Open Womens division.

Be sure to keep up with all the NSSA action via the website at nssa.org and social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.

The NSSA Southwest Conference is proud to have support from Body Glove, Huntington Surf and Sport, Java Point, Surfing Magazine, Sex Wax, Scosche and Channel Islands. Many thanks to the City of Oceanside, and the NSSA staff for assisting us in staging a professional quality event at Oceanside South Jetty for the elite Southwest Open Season series. And a big shout out to commentator Christian Saenz for calling the action.

About NSSA

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.

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