Thursday, November 12, 2009 | Written by Miko Parker
NSSA HAWAII CONFERENCE
OPEN AND EXPLORER EVENT #7
TURTLE BAY, OAHU, HAWAII
NOVEMBER 7-8, 2009
CONDITIONS: 2-3 FEET, WINDY AND FUN
By: Miko Parker
2-time National Champ Leila Hurst carves to victory in the Open Womens.
NSSA Hawaii event #7 at Turtle Bay kicked off with sun, wind, rain and some decent surf. On Saturday, November 7, competition got underway for the Open divisions and a portion of the Explorer divisions. The NSSA Judges sat at the point to have a perfect view of how hard the surfers were ripping. The contest saw quite a few stand-out surfers. Seth Moniz was the one and only surfer who scored perfect 10’s across the board. Reigning National Open Boy’s and Explorer Menehuene Champion Ian Gentil blew up on one of his waves and came close to scoring perfection posting a 9.8. Ian delivered a tremendous surfing display all weekend taking double victories in the Open Juniors and Explorer Juniors. Kauai’s Leila Hurst was on fire and took the win in the Open Womens division. Another impressive Kauai up-and-comer is Kiana Fores who took the win in the Explorer Girls division. Kaimana Jaquias was in dominating form capturing a huge double win in both the Open Men’s and Explorer Men’s. Kalani David took the victory in Explorer Menehuene and also made finals in the Open Boys and Explorer Boys. Congratulations to all of our standouts for their outstanding performances this past weekend.
NSSA Hawaii would like to thank Turtle Bay for welcoming the NSSA and permitting us to have an amazing contest. We look forward to our next contest there!
NSSA Hawaii thanks our 2009-10 season sponsors: RVCA, Vans, Xcel, Koa Tree Foundation, Bubble Gum, Surf Co, Jason Nalu Bogle, Wahoos Fish Tacos, Kalani Robb, Aloha Kine.
2-time National Champ Alessa Quizon ripped the Explorer Womens.
THE SCOREBOARD
RESULTS NSSA HAWAII EVENT #7
TURTLE BAY, OAHU, HAWAII
OPEN DIVISIONS
OPEN MENS
1. Kaimana Jaquias
2. Elliott Leon
3. Isaiah Moniz
4. Makai McNamara
5. Kain Daly
6. CJ Owens
OPEN JUNIORS
1. Ian Gentil
2. Ka’oli Kahokuloa
3. Dylan Aoki Walsh
4. Josh Moniz
5. Makai McNamara
6. Jesse Guglielmana
OPEN BOYS
1. Imaikalani DeVault
2. Kalani David
3. Seth Moniz
4. Elijah Gates
5. Finn McGill
6. Kaulana Apo
OPEN MINI GROMS
1. Barron Mamiya
2. Finn McGill
3. Cody Young
4. Kaunaloa Ng
5. Wyatt McHale
6. Conan Gentil
OPEN WOMENS
1. Leila Hurst
2. Alessa Quizon
3. Nage Melamed
4. Tatiana Weston Webb
5. Bailey Nagy
6. Shruti Kartik
OPEN LONGBOARD
1. Justin Ringsby
2. Shelby Schweitzer
EXPLORER DIVISIONS
EXPLORER MENS
1. Kaimana Jaquias
2. Troy Weston Webb
3. Gavin Klein
4. Eli Olson
5. Dylan Kowalski
6. Evyn Tyndzik
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. Ian Gentil
2. Kaito Kino
3. Isaiah Moniz
4. Matty Costa
5. Jesse Guglielmana
6. Eli Olson
EXPLORER BOYS
1. Lahiki Minamishin
2. Ian Gentil
3. Josh Moniz
4. Makai McNamara
5. Kalani David
6. Ka’oli Kahokuloa
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1. Kalani David
2. Seth Moniz
3. Imaikalani DeVault
4. Finn McGill
5. Noa Mizuno
6. Elijah Gates
EXPLORER WOMENS
1. Alessa Quizon
2. Leila Hurst
3. Brianna Cope
4. Alisha Gonsalves
5. Dax McGill
6. Nage Melamed
EXPLORER GIRLS
1. Kiana Fores
2. Bailey Nagy
3. Maluhia Kinimaka
4. Tatiana Weston Webb
5. Dax McGill
6. Lianna Patey
