QUALIFYING STATEMENT
     ESA Southeast Regionals Overcome Small Ft. Pierce Inlet Surf, Select Solid Eastern Surfing      Championships Candidates
       By Nick McGregor

 
 

The 2010 ESA Southeast Regional Surfing Championships went hunting for treasure on April 17th-19th, venturing south from past territory in New Smyrna Beach and Sebastian Inlet in favor of Ft. Pierce Inlet. And although waves trended downward over the three-day period, starting out in the fun, punchy three- to four-foot range on Friday before eventually falling off into knee- to thigh-high range for Monday’s finals, the best surfers in the ESA’s 11 Southeast districts still put on a strong showing. “Ft. Pierce has pulled through,” said Charles Williams, owner/shaper of legendary South Florida label Impact Surfboards and ESA-Treasure Coast District director. “The user-friendly waves have been really good, [giving surfers] a chance to do lots of maneuvers.”

Division winners included household Sunshine State rippers like North Florida’s Keto Burns, Chelsea Gresham, Haley Watson, and Daniel Glenn, Space Coast standouts Luke Marks, Corey Howell, Chris Tucker, Ami Berg, and Nikki Viesins, and South Florida longboarder extraordinaire Patrick Nichols. North Florida dominated adult competition, with Mitch Kaufmann, Bill and Kate Whatley, Rodrigo Miranda, Garrett Carmichael, Kevin Leary, Nick Isabella, and George Alford winning their respective divisions, while South Florida’s Keahi Kam, Jim Miller, and Cheryl Williams also tasted victory. And North Florida shined in Bodyboard and Tag Team heats, with Cannon Embrey and John Day lodging boogie wins and ESA-NFL winning the team event.

All in all, it was a successful gathering for 450 of the Southeast’s best surfers — but the real work lies in the future, when the top six finishers from each division travel to Cape Hatteras, NC, along with finalists from the upcoming Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regionals. That will give them a chance to shine on the grandest East Coast stage in the comp surfing world — the ESA Eastern Surfing Championships, which will enter its 43rd year crowning the best of the East.

For more information on the ESA Southeast Regional Championships, visit www.SurfESA.org

FINAL RESULTS OF THE 2010 ESA REGIONALS

MENEHUNE
1. Luke Marks, CFL+AS
2. Chris O'Donnell, TCFL
3. Luke Hansen, TCFL
4. Matthew Glenn, NCFL
5. Logan Raulerson, NFL
6. Spencer Kopelcheck, PBFL

BOYS
1. Corey Howell, CFL+AS
2. Daniel Glenn, NCFL
3. Sam Duggan, CFL
4. Giorgio Gomez, TCFL
5. Tristan Thompson, NFL
6. Grant Castle, CFL

JUNIOR MENS
1. Chris Tucker, CFL
2. Keto Burns, NFL
3. Austin Clouse, NCFL
4. Nathan Behl, TCFL
5. Eros Exarhou, NCFL
6. Brent Lamprecht, NFL

MENS
1. Keahi Kam, SFL
2. Chase Robertson, TCFL
3. Alex Jackman, PBFL
4. Nick "Chuda" Isabella, FCFL
5. Rick Mellen, PBFL
6. Dylan Sims, NGFL

MASTERS

1. Garrett Carmichael, NFL
2. Adam McGill, NFL
3. Chad Carr, CFL
4. Dane Hoskins, NCFL
5. Darlan Lopes, NCFL
6. Ed Smith, NFL

SENIOR MENS
1. Rodrigo Miranda, NCFL
2. Jason Motes, NFL
3. Buddy Evans, NFL
4. Dave Hoag, PBFL
5. Dutch Schorn, SFL
6. Les Carrithers, NCFL

 



GRANDMASTERS
1. Mitch Kaufmann, NFL
2. Art Lueck, CFL
3. Jay Smith, NCFL
4. Charlie Hajek, SAFL
5. Jim Kathe, NFL
6. Lynn Harrington, SAFL

LEGENDS

1. Jim Miller, PBFL
2. Jon Jones, PBFL
3. Pete Lopez, WFL
4. Robin Martin, AL
5. Alex Arnold, NFL
6. Bill Miller, CFL

GRAND LEGENDS
1. George Alford, NCFL
2. Chum McCranels, PBFL

GIRLS
1. Nikki Viesins, CFL+AS
2. Piper Austin, NFL
3. Rossi Klein, SAFL
4. Natalie Varano, NCFL
5. Emily Ruppert, CFL+AS
6. Shealyn Cunningham, NFL

JUNIOR WOMENS
1. Haley Watson, SAFL
2. Kayla Durden, NFL+AS
3. Savannah Bradley, CFL+AS
4. Chelsea Gresham, SAFL
5. Cierra Cunningham, NFL+AS
6. Hailey Dawson, CFL

WOMENS
1. Ami Berg, CFL
2. Savannah Stadden, TCFL
3. Mallory Turner, NFL+AS
4. Katie Sullivan, NFL
5. Teale Beckenbach, NFL
6. Gigi Reiter, WFL

LADIES (SENIOR WOMENS)
1. Kate Whatley, NCFL
2. Suzanne Varano, NCFL
3. Christine Benedetto, TCFL
4. Dana Jones, TCFL
5. Tina Tyrone, NGFL
6. Erika Elliot, PBFL





MENEHUNE LONGBOARD
1. Daniel Glenn, NCFL+AS
2. Sam Duggan, CFL+AS
3. Ryan Cary, PBFL
4. Fisher Grant, CFL
5. Logan Raulerson, NFL
6. Canon Embrey, SAFL

JUNIOR LONGBOARD
1. Patrick Nichols, PBFL+AS
2. Steven McLean, CFL
3. Tommy Evans, CFL
4. Wesley Stewart, NFL
5. Patrick Kelly, TCFL
6. TJ Ralph, SFL

MENS LONGBOARD
1. Nick "Chuda" Isabella, FCFL
2. Dylan Andrews, NFL
3. Sean McCann, PBFL
4. Jonathan Edwards, SFL
5. Matt Botts, PBFL


MASTERS LONGBOARD
1. Kevin Leary, FCFL
2. Bill McCardell, CFL
3. Jason Motes, NFL
4. Buddy Evans, NFL
5. Roray Kam, SFL
6. Jeff Majaika, CFL

LEGENDS LONGBOARD
1. Bill Whatley, NCFL
2. Kent Morris, CFL
3. Tory Strange, SAFL
4. Mitch Kaufmann, NFL
5. Doug Bogue, TCFL
6. Carmen Garcia, TCFL

WOMENS LONGBOARD

1. Chelsea Gresham, SAFL+AS
2. Mallory Turner, NFL+AS
3. Susan Duggan, CFL
4. Addie Gibson, SAFL
5. Hannah Reynolds, NCFL
6. Samantha Gresham, SAFL

 

 



LADIES (SENIOR WOMENS) LONGBOARD
1. Cheryl Williams, TCFL
2. Suzanne Varano, NCFL
3. Tina Tyrone, NGFL
4. Debbie Walker, CFL
5. Dana Jones, TCFL
6. Kathryne Jehle, NGFL



MENEHUNE BODYBOARD
1. Cannon Embrey, SAFL
2. Samantha Embrey, SAFL
3. Douglas Shine, NCFL

OPEN BODYBOARD

1. John Day, NCFL
2. Joey Rosadio, CFL
3. Brandon Routh, CFL
4. Will Gresham, SAFL

OPEN SHORTBOARD

1. Keto Burns, NFL
2. Chris Tucker, CFL
3. Daniel Glenn, NCFL
4. Corey Howell, CFL
5. Adam McGill, NFL
6. Jason Motes, NFL

ESA ALL-STAR TAG TEAM
1. NFL
2. NCFL
3. TCFL
4. PBFL
5. All-Stars

Contest key:
AL = Alabama
NGFL = North Gulf Florida
NFL = North Florida
FCFL = First Coast Florida
SAFL = St. Augustine Florida
NCFL = North Central Florida
CFL = Central Florida
TCFL = Treasure Coast Florida
PBFL = Palm Beach Florida
SFL = South Florida
WFL = West Florida
AS = ESA All-Star

 



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