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.


WAVES WERE FIRING FOR THE GOLD COAST CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER AT VENTURA HARBOR

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 | Written by Janice Aragon

NSSA GOLD COAST CONFERENCE

EXPLORER EVENT #3 & #4

VENTURA HARBOR

SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2015

CONDITIONS: The Gold Coast Conference continued the 2015/16 season with a doubleheader weekend at Ventura Harbor. A solid southwest swell pumped in clean, hollow chest to head high lefts under warm sunny skies for both days of competition. The waves were firing with good barrels and steep left walls were on offer for the competitors to showcase their skills!

 

THE SCOREBOARD

GOLD COAST CONFERENCE EVENT #3

C STREET PIPE, VENTURA


EXPLORER DIVISIONS

EXPLORER JUNIORS

1. Quinten Rubalcava-Ventura

2. Ryder Alves-Ventura

3. Roy Kanazawa-Tokushima, Japan

4. Kairi Noro-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER BOYS

1. Tara Watanabe-Malibu

2. Tommy McKeown-Oxnard

3. Zane Booth-Goleta

4. Jabe Swierkocki-Ventura

5. Roy Kanazawa-Tokushima, Japan

6. Fisher DeVoe-Encinitas

 

EXPLORER MENEHUENE

1. Trevor Berry-Ventura

2. Hamilton Jacobs-Santa Barbara

3. Noah Steinmetz-Huntington Beach

4. Gavin Eason-Santa Barbara

5. Arata Tomatsuri-Carpinteria

6. Liam Osborne-Ventura

 

EXPLORER SUPER GROMS

1. Jake Chandler-Pacific Palisades

2. Pitas Higgins-Ventura

3. Karsten Wanke-Palos Verdes Estates

4. Jak Ziets-Santa Barbara

5. Caleb Faoro-Carpinteria

 

EXPLORER WOMENS

1. Autumn Hays-Santa CruzBrooke Young-Point Loma

2. Brooke Young-Point Loma

3. Betsey Lee-Topanga

4. Maddie Malmsten-Santa Barbara

5. Ashley Trevino-Ventura

6. Riley Cabanero-Pismo Beach

 

EXPLORER GIRLS

1. Makena Burke-Ventura

2. Brooke Young-Point Loma

3. Kyra Williams-Manhattan Beach

4. Maddie Malmsten-Santa Barbara

5. Riley Malmsten-Santa Barbara

6. Emma Stone-San Francisco

 

EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS

1. Riley Malmsten-Santa Barbara

2. Makena Burke-Ventura

3. Stella Mahan-Morro Bay

4. Sydney Beckett-Morro Bay

5. Nyah McGetrick-Santa Barbara

 

EXPLORER MASTERS

1. Chris Keet-Santa Barbara

2. Eric Pohring-Santa Barbara

 

EXPLORER SENIORS

1. Chris Keet-Santa Barbara

2. Brett Jordan-Ventura

3. Curt Harper-Santa Monica

 

EXPLORER WOMENS LONGBOARD

1. Betsey Lee-Topanga

2. Kyra Williams-Manhattan Beach

3. Adi Mahan-Morro Bay

 

THE SCOREBOARD

GOLD COAST CONFERENCE EVENT #2

C STREET PIPE, VENTURA

 

EXPLORER DIVISIONS

EXPLORER JUNIORS

1. Kairo Noro-Huntington Beach

2. Roy Kanazawa-Tokushima, Japan

3. Taro Watanabe-Malibu

4. SJ Murphy-Malibu

 

EXPLORER BOYS

1. Tommy McKeown-Oxnard

2. Jabe Swierkocki-Ventura

3. Roy Kanazawa-Tokushima, Japan

4. Kolby Clark-Los Angeles

5. Taro Watanabe-Malibu

6. Beck Adler-Los Angeles

 

EXPLORER MENEHUENE

1. Marley Sapp-Ventura

2. Gavin Eason-Santa Barbara

3. Jake Chandler-Pacific Palisades

4. Arata Tomatsuri-Carpinteria

5. Trevor Berry-Ventura

6. Noah Steinmetz-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER SUPER GROMS

1. Jake Chandler-Pacific Palisades

2. Jak Ziets-Santa Barbara

3. Pitas Higgins-Ventura

4. Talan Vodraska-Camarillo

5. Caleb Faoro-Carpinteria

 

EXPLORER WOMENS

1. Autumn Hays-Santa Cruz Brooke Young-Point Loma

2. Brooke Young-Point Loma

3. Maddie Malmsten-Santa Barbara

4. Ashley Trevino-Ventura

5. Cassidy Urbany-Santa Barbara

6. Claire Loughlin-Ventura

 

EXPLORER GIRLS

1. Brooke Young-Point Loma

2. Makena Burke-Ventura

3. Emma Stone-San Francisco

4. Saxon Rhodes-Malibu

5. Ashley Trevino-Ventura

6. Maddie Malmsten-Santa Barbara

 

EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS

1. Makena Burke-Ventura

2. Riley Malmsten-Santa Barbara

3. Stella Mahan-Morro Bay

4. Nyah McGetrick-Santa Barbara

 

EXPLORER MASTERS

1-Chris Keet-Santa Barbara

2. Eric Pohring-Santa Barbara

 

EXPLORER SENIORS

1. Chris Keet-Santa Barbara

2. Curt Harper-Santa Monica

 

EXPLORER WOMENS LONGBOARD

1-Adi Mahan-Morro Bay