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.


2018 INTERSCHOLASTIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

2014 NSSA INTERSCHOLASTIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

MARCH 2-4

SEASIDE REEF, CARDIFF BY THE SEA

CONDITIONS: 2-3 FOOT WINDSWEPT PEAKS

POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, SAN CLEMENTE HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY, SHORECLIFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES!

THE SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE TEAM

1. Point Loma-A 117

2. Mira Costa Red 111

3. Cal Poly SLO-A 108

4. Saddleback 93

5. UCSD-A 76

6. UCSB 68

7. CSUSM-A 64

8. SDSU 59

9. UCSC 52

    USD 52

11. Cal Poly SLO-B 51

12. CSUCI 50

13. Pepperdine 42

14. Santa Barbara City 40

      UCSD-B 40

16. Mira Costa White 34

17. UCLA 22

18. CSUSM-B 14

19. Point Loma-B 9

COLLEGE MENS

1. Brendan Donavan-Cal Poly SLO 12.10

2. Nick Holdman-PLNU 10.93

3. Jacob Szekely-Mira Costa 9.93

4. Corey Colapinto-Saddleback 8.73

5. Lucas Taub-Saddleback 5.83

6. Giancarlos Urcia-Mira Costa 4.77

COLLEGE WOMENS

1. Frankie Seeley-UCSD 11.10

2. Sophie Johnston-USD 8.84

3. Cayla Moore-Pepperdine 8.80

4. Avalon Johnson-Cal Poly SLO 5.80

5. Maya Saulino-CSUSM 4.40

6. Sarah Schwab-Mira Costa 3.20

COLLEGE LONGBOARD

1. Trevor Anderberg-UCSB 13.94

2. Kevin Skvarna-Saddleback 12.57

3. Tomas Germann-CSUCI 10.66

4. Christian Stutzman-SDSU 10.17

5. Jacob Szekely-Mira Costa 5.20

6. Chad Coons-PLNU 5.00

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY TEAM

1. San Clemente 126

2. Huntington Beach 86

3. Laguna Beach 74

4. San Dieguito 66

5. Mira Costa 43

6. Edison 33

7. Redondo Union 30

8. Newport Harbor 29

9. Marina 24

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY MENS

1. Liam Murray-San Clemente 13.53

2. Jackson Butler-San Dieguito 13.27

3. Davi Toledo-San Clemente 12.74

4. David Economos-San Clemente 11.57

5. Elijah Fox-San Clemente 11.53

6. Sage Guinaldo-Huntington Beach 5.03

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY WOMENS

1. Kiersten Noonan-San Dieguito 10.94

2. Kayla Coscino-Laguna Beach 10.86

3. Ella McCaffray-San Dieguito 10.03

4. Chiasa Maruyama-Huntington Beach 7.60

5. Kristina Hehl-Huntington Beach 6.20

6. Kyra Williams-Mira Costa 2.90

HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY LONGBOARD

1. Ryan Hughes-Redondo Union 10.20  

2. Jameson Roller-Laguna Beach 9.94

3. Landon Southard-San Dieguito 7.90

4. Jared Bernier-San Clemente 4.07

5. Jovan Smith Scott-Huntington Beach 3.80

6. Brent Overst-Newport Harbor 3.47

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM

1. San Clemente 137

2. Mira Costa 58

3. San Dieguito 57

3. Huntington Beach 53

5. Newport Harbor 45

6. Marina 44

7. Edison 39

8. Redondo Union 18

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY MENS

1. Ethan Mudge-San Clemente 15.50

2. Kai McPhillips-San Clemente 13.00

3. Hagan Johnson-San Clemente 11.10

4. Noah Hohenester-San Clemente 8.07

5. Max Beach-San Clemente 7.05

6. Noah Atwood-San Clemente 4.40

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY WOMENS

1. Sophie McGovern-San Dieguito 10.17

2. Summer Balentine-Huntington Beach 5.27

3. Kayla Little-Huntington Beach 5.20

4. Shannon Graney-San Dieguito 3.20

5. Sophie Arky-Mira Costa 3.10

6. Lani Morales-Edison 1.83

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY LONGBOARD

1. Ethan Mudge-San Clemente 17.40    

2. Jack Butler-San Dieguito 12.17

3. Brayden Gratzer-Marina 7.54

4. Jake Rosenberg-Mira Costa 4.77

5. Zach Grove-Edison 4.77

6. Dana Hayes-Huntington Beach 4.00

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM

1. Shorecliffs-Red 153

2. Oak Crest 98

3. Marco Forster 76

4. Dwyer-A 61

5. Sowers 57

6. Shorecliffs Blue 52

7. Oak Crest-B 41

8. Bernice Ayer 32

9. Manhattan Beach 31

10. Oak Crest-C 27

11. Dwyer-B 17

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS

1. Tyrone Fomenko-Shorecliffs 14.04

2. Luke Wyler-Shorecliffs 11.90

3. Wheeler Hasburgh-Oak Crest 10.80

4. Callan Emery-Marco Forster 10.17

5. Brayden Burch-Shorecliffs 8.73

6. Ben Brantell-Shorecliffs 6.14

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS

1. Sawyer Lindblad-Shorecliffs 10.77

2. Mara Morales-Sowers 9.47

3. Syd Ott-Oak Crest 8.50

4. Taylor Stacey-Shorecliffs 7.63

5. Elle Emery-Marco Forster 5.90

MIDDLE SCHOOL LONGBOARD

1. Aiden Sautner-Shorecliffs 11.27 

2. Harrison Gardner-Oak Crest 10.37

3. Tommy Coleman-Shorecliffs 9.77

4. Nate Pierce-Bernice Ayer

5. Max Lambert-Sowers

6. Myles Gaffney-Manhattan Beach

PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT

**Point Loma Nazarene University: Reigning National Champions PLNU claimed their fourth consecutive State Championship title.  

**San Clemente High School: Swept both categories in Varsity and Junior Varsity

The San Clemente Junior Varsity won their fourth consecutive State title. San Clemente place 4 of 6 team members in the Varsity Mens final and 6 of 6 team members in the Junior Varsity Mens final.

**Shorecliffs Middle School: Claimed their thirteenth consecutive State Title and their career sixteenth State victory. Shorecliffs team members dominated the individual wins in Middle School Boys, Middle School Girls and Middle School Longboard.

**Ethan Mudge: Won double State titles in the Junior Varsity Mens and Longboard divisions for San Clemente High School. Was the only competitor to claim a perfect 10-point ride at the 2018 State Championships. The titles were Ethan's 5th career State titles. He won 3 Longboard State titles as a member of the Shorecliffs Middle School Surf Team.