Breast cancer survivor and Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) Board Member Una Baker and the Western Surfing Association (WSA) partnered to organize the First Annual Surf For Awareness contest this past weekend at Trail 6, San Onofre; where nearly 100 competitors, ranging from elementary to adult, showed up to surf and support!
The event was a great success fundraising nearly $15,000 for B4BC’s educational outreach efforts. Funds were raised through contest fees, an insane product raffle, and personal fundraising efforts from the competitors, with the top three fundraisers being Ryan Baker ($1,800), Vania Carrette ($1,440), and Austin Toohey ($850).
B4BC would like to send out a special thanks to Una Baker, WSA, the wonderful volunteers, and all the fundraisers for their amazing support! Also many thanks go out to the following companies for their sponsorship and product donations: Surfer Magazine, Surfing Magazine, WaveWatch, Arrowhead Water, IZZE Beverage Company, Luna Bars, Betty Belts, Dewey Weber Surfboards, Pipes Cafe, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, Paul Frank, Nixon, Von Zipper, Matix, and DVS Shoe Co.!
Photos from the day.
Contest Results:
Women’s Longboard 46+
1. Sheri Crummer – San Clemente
2. Carol Malamud – San Clemente
3. Gerianne Johnson
4. Una Baker – San Clemente
=5. Kris Hatcher – San Clemente
=5. Mary Cappelli – Pacific Palisades
Women’s Age 30 – 45 Longboard
1. Maureen Drummy-Hagar – San Juan Capistrano
2. Cheryl McGregor
3. Cari McClemons
4. Blythe Bejan – Long Beach
5. Joyce Lee – Playa Del Rey
6. Elenice Senn – San Clemente
Women’s Age 18 – 29 Longboard
1. Lauren Ngan – Dana Point
2. Chenell Shields – Newport Beach
3. Christy Zaragoza – San Diego
4. Mary Cappelli – Pacific Palisades
Open Women’s Shortboard
1. Alexa Frantz – San Diego
2. Megan Coleman – Seal Beach
3. Chelsea Byland – San Clemente
4. Jorja Smith-Harmon – San Clemente
5. Jaclyn Ogata – Carson
6. Kathryn Ogata – Wilmington
High School Girls Shortboard
1. Chelsea Byland – San Clemente
2. Emmy Merrill – San Clemente
3. Alexa Frantz – San Diego
4. Chloe Cruse – San Clemente
5. Taylor Garrett – San Clemente
6. Torey Tschudin – Long Beach
High School Girl’s Longboard
1. Tory Gilkerson – San Clemente
2. Taylor Garrett – San Clemente
3. Bobbie Nickel – San Clemente
4. Chloe Cruse – San Clemente
5. Maria Williams – Mission Viejo
Middle School Girl’s Shortboard
1. Madi Swayne – Orange
2. Lani Merrill – San Clemente
Middle School Longboard
1. Anneke Barrie – San Clemente
2. Ally Lynn – San Clemente
Open Elementary School Girls
1. Becca Dunn – Capistrano Beach
High School Boys Shortboard
1. Matt Nickel – San Clemente
2. Shaw Kobayashi – San Clemente
3. Jeremy Carter – San Clemente
4. Mike Abeberry
5. Joshua Schuppert – Fullerton
6. Kyle Miller-Corliss – San Clemente
High School Boy’s Longboard
1. Cody Ulrich – San Clemente
2. Wes Miller – San Clemente
3. Matt Nickel – San Clemente
4. Christian Johnson – San Clemente
5. Ryan Baker – San Clemente
6. Austin Toohey – Newport RI
Middle School Boys Shortboard
1. Ian Crane – San Clemente
2. Jonah Carter – San Clemente
3. Jordan Kudla – San Clemente
4. Josh Giddings – San Clemente
5. Cameron Faris – Huntington Beach
6. Kevin Schulz – San Clemente
Open Elementary School Boys
1. Jordan Kudla – San Clemente
2. Adi Giddings – San Clemente
3. Kei Kobayashi – San Clemente
4. Conner Dand – San Clemente
5. Rutger Knottnerus – San Clemente
6. Cody Zemke – San Clemente
Open Men�s Longboard
1. Daren Eudaly – Laguna Beach
2. Dave Gadberry
3. Jeff Jones – San Clemente
4. Jeff Driessen – San Clemente
5. Charlie Zyvloski – Capo Beach
6. David Barker
Open Men�s Shortboard
1. Jeff Jones – San Clemente
2. Matt Carter – San Clemente
3. Arnie Smith
4. Griffin Carlborg – San Diego
5. Jeff Driessen – Huntington Beach
About Western Surfing Association
The Western Surfing Association (WSA) is the oldest amateur surfing association in the world. The WSA, established in 1959, is a California non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting and preserving the sport of surfing through fun, family oriented surf competitions. For more information on the WSA, please visit http://www.SurfWSA.org . WSA is the official West Coast member organization of Surfing America. WSA members can earn entry in the Surfing America US Championships and Team Trials.
