Scholastic Surf Series Middle School State Championships-Results

Oceanside CA— The Scholastic Surf Series a Division of the WSA completed its sixth year of competition Saturday & Sunday with the Middle School State Championships at Oceanside Harbor. Twenty seven (27) Middle School Teams from Santa Cruz to San Diego traveled to Oceanside to compete in some of the best waves of the season in search of a State Championship Title.
The surf was pumping both days as a southern hemi swell tested the competitor’s ability. 3 to 5 foot plus sets were the norm on Saturday with some blustery conditions throughout the day. Sunday we saw an increase in the swell averaging 5 to 6 foot plus with larger rogue sets.
Middle school surfing has evolved into a hotbed of rising young talent taking their surfing to the Next Level and it was on display at the SSS Middle School State Championships. We wish to thank our sponsors for their support throughout the season and providing prizes and awards for the competitors at the event: Firewire Surfboards, Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club, Sima Corp., Sticky Bumps, SuperBrand Surfboards, Surface Sun Systems, Surf Ratz, and the Western Surfing Assoc. (WSA). Awards were given for both Sportsmanship and Scholastic Surfer.
We also wish to thank the coaches and parents for supporting our scholastic surfing kids. Listed below are the top 6 middle schools. A complete list of results for all 27 schools will be listed on our website. For more information on the Scholastic Surf Series please contact Sue Lister, Administrative Director at 760-518-2727 info@surfsss.org or Carolyn Krammer, Competition Director 760-439-0863 carolnoceanside@cs.com or visit our website at www.surfsss.org.

Sportsmanship Award presented by SuperBrand Surfboards:

Luke Spooner, Medea Creek Middle School, Oak Park

Scholastic Surfer Award:

Kai McPhillips, Shorecliffs Middle School, San Clemente

Special Mention:

Kai McPhillips, Shorecliffs, Season Titles in both Boys Shortboard & Longboard, Highest waves of the event with a perfect 10.0 and 9.17 in Boys Shortboard, and Middle School State Champion in Boys Longboard along with the Scholastic Surfer Award

Individual Results

Boys Shortboard

Koby Hughes, Oak Crest
Max Beach, Shorecliffs
Jackson Butler, Oak Crest
Nico Coli, Shorecliffs
Kiko Nelsen, Thurston
Burkley Eggers, Muirlands

Boys Longboard

Kai McPhillips, Shorecliffs
Clay Johnson, Half Moon Bay
Tyler Blackburn, Muirlands
Jack May, Marco Forster
Cole Thompson, Bernice Ayer
Zach Wagner, Mission Hills, Santa Cruz

Girls Shortboard

Ella McCaffray, Santa Fe Christian
Olivia Pessanha, Earl Warren
Emma Stone, Half Moon Bay
Noah Klapp, Malibu
Rachel Risko, Oceanside
Tess Booth, Thurston

Girls Longboard

Hana Catsimanes, Shorecliffs
Brooke Carlson, Malibu
Jordyn Kelly, Muirlands
Tess Booth, Thurston
Hannah Grant, Oak Crest
Sophia McGovern, Diegueno

Coed Bodyboard

Eian McMillen, Niguel Hills
Evan McMillen, Niguel Hills
Tommy Capps, Valley
Patrick Root, San Elijo
Evan McLaughlin, Aviara Oaks
Andrew Dafnis, Aviara Oaks

Coach’s Shortboard

Gian Carlos Urcia, Diegueno
Jared Denham, Oceanside
Sean Santiago, Earl Warren
Pete Censoplano, Valley
Jeremy Cannon, Calavera Hills
Shawn Butler, Oak Crest

Coach’s Longboard

Ryan Leighton, Oceanside
Rusty Edwards, Valley
Gian Carlos Urcia, Diegueno
Seth Alderton, Oak Crest
S Johnson, Half Moon Bay
Jon Peterson, Aviara Oaks

Overall Team

Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 289
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 231
Muirlands, La Jolla – 227
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 176
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 166
Bernice Ayer, San Clemente – 127

Boys Shortboard Team

Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 184
Muirlands, La Jolla – 126
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 126
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 100
Bernice Ayer, San Clemente – 91
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 79

Boys Longboard Team

Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 47
Muirlands, La Jolla – 45
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 35
Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz – 31
Marco Forster, Dana Point – 21
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 21

Girls Shortboard Team

Oceanside – 31
Malibu – 28
Santa Fe Christian, Encinitas 27
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 24
Earl Warren, Encinitas – 23
Marco Forster, Dana Point – 23

Girls Longboard Team

Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 33
Muirlands, La Jolla – 31
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 28
Malibu – 25
Mission Hills, Santa Cruz – 21
Diegueno, Encinitas – 19
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 19

Coed Bodyboard Team

Niguel Hills, Laguna Niguel – 45
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 34
Valley, Carlsbad – 32
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 22
Calavera Hills, Carlsbad – 21
San Elijo, San Marcos – 17