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.


MID ATLANTIC EVENT #4 SCORES SOLID SURF AND GREAT WEATHER AT CAROLINA BEACH!

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | Written by Deb Barton

SOLID SURF AND GOOD WEATHER ARE ON OFFER AT CAROLINA BEACH FOR THE MID ATLANTIC EVENT #4

By: Deb Barton

CONTEST WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 AT CAROLINA BEACH, NC.   THE WEATHER WAS AWESOME WITH SUNNY SKIES.  SURF WAS CLEAN AND GLASSY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAD HIGH SETS.  THE HIGHEST SCORING WAVE OF THE DAY WAS A 9 BY BLAYR BARTON IN EXPLORER MENEHUENE.  GABE MORVIL HELD THE HIGHEST WAVE COMBO WITH A 15.5 IN EXPLORER JUNIORS.  GABE ALSO TOOK FIRST PLACE IN OPEN MEN, EXPLORER MEN AND EXPLORER JUNIORS.  DYLAN WEEKS PLACED FIRST IN OPEN JUNIORS AND EXPLORER BOYS.  BLAYR BARTON PLACED FIRST IN OPEN BOYS AND EXPLORER MENEHUENE.  CHARLES OBLINGER ENTERED HIS FIRST NSSA CONTEST AND TOOK FIRST IN OPEN MINI GROMS.  NEWCOMER RACHAEL WILSON WAS OUR ONLY FEMALE CONTESTANT AND SURFED ALL HER EVENTS WITH THE BOYS.  RACHAEL CHARGED THE WAVES AND MADE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.  OUR TWO LONGBOARDERS, COLIN SHOVLIN AND NOAH FERRELL TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE EXCELLENT CONDITIONS AND PUT ON A SHOW.  COLIN PLACED FIRST IN OPEN LONGBOARD AND EXPLORER LONGBOARD.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NSSA MID-ATLANTIC SURFERS!  YOU ROCK!

THE SCOREBOARD

NSSA MID ATLANTIC EVENT #4

JANUARY 16, 2016

CAROLINA BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA

OPEN MENS

  1. GABE MORVIL

  2. NOAH CONNOR

OPEN JUNIORS

  1. DYLAN WEEKS

  2. KAI BARTON

  3. ALEX HARRIS

OPEN BOYS

  1.  BLAYR BARTON

  2. KANOA WONG

  3. ELIJAH GLOSS

  4. OWEN MOSS

OPEN WOMENS

  1. RACHAEL WILSON

OPEN MINI GROMS

  1. CHARLES OBLINGER

  2. PEYTON SHAW

  3. HUNTER GRIFFITH

OPEN LONGBOARD

  1. COLIN SHOVLIN

  2. NOAH FERREL

OPEN GIRLS

  1. RACHAEL WILSON

EXPLORER MENS

  1. GABE MORVIL

  2. NASH CONNOR

EXPLORER JUNIORS

  1. GABE MORVIL

  2. NASH CONNOR

  3. KAI BARTON

EXPLORER BOYS

  1. DYLAN WEEKS

  2. KANOA WONG

  3. BLAYR BARTON

  4. ALEX HARRIS

EXPLORER GIRLS

  1. RACHAEL WILSON

EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS

  1. RACHAEL WILSON

EXPLORER MENEHUENE

  1. BLAYR BARTON

  2. KANOA WONG

  3. ELIJAH GLOSS

  4. OWEN MOSS

  5. HOLDEN GRIFFITH

EXPLORER LONGBOARD

  1. COLIN SHOVLIN

  2. NOAH FERRELL

EXPLORER SUPER GROMS

  1. PEYTON SHAW

  2. HUNTER GRIFFITH