The 40th Annual Eastern Surfing Championships took place Sept. 23-30th on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This is one of the largest surfing events on the east coast drawing the top talent from Maine to Florida. Surfers must qualify through local ESA events and then regionals to earn a slot in Easterns. All the competitors who made the trek to the Outer Banks deserve a round of applause, but the bragging rights go to the winners listed below. Congrats!
Iron Woman Kate Easton, photo by Pete Taras, courtesy of Transworld Surf
Girls (14 & Under)
1st Keenan Lineback M02- NSC-1+AS
2nd Brittney Hickey N01- SNJ-3
3rd Liza M Caban M11- PRC-1
4th Savanna Bradley S01- CFL-1
5th Nikki Viesins S02- CFL-3
6th Haley Watson S06- SAFL-1
Junior Womens (15-17)
1st Jessie Carnes S01- NFL-1
2nd Ariel Engstrom M02- PRC-2
3rd Alexis Engstrom M01- PRC-1
4th Kim Kepich N03- CNJ-1
5th Kate Leonik N04- SNJ-3
6th Michelle Creamer S02- CFL-2
Womens (18-29)
1st Lauren McLean S03- CFL-1
2nd Lindsay Barfield S04- NFL-5
3rd Leanne Foster M02- OBNC-1
4th Tiffany Layton S02- RC+NFL-6
5th Kayla Beckman S05- NFL-1
6th Maria Del Mar Gonzalez M01- PRC-1
Ladies (30 & Over)
1st Ana Barend N01- SNE-1
2nd Jenny Brown M01- SSC-1+AS
3rd Mindy Fitzpatrick M02- CNC-1+AS
4th Christine Benedetts S02- TCFL-1
5th Kate Whatley S01- NCFL-1
6th Jessica Delosreyes M10- OBNC-1
Womens Longboard (29 and under)
1st Kate Easton M03- VA-1
2nd Brittney Hickey N06- SNJ-1
3rd Mallory Turner S07- NFL-5
4th Lisa Autrey S02- SAFL-1
5th Christine Emmanuelli M04- CNC-2
6th Regena Foster S05- TCFL-1
Ladies Longboard (30 & Over)
1st Mindy Fitzpatrick M03- CNC-2
2nd Jenny Brown M02- SSC-2
3rd Marty Mentzer M05- SNC-1
4th Traci Derbin M??- RC+OB
5th Beth Schub M01- CNC-1
6th Nathalie Glenn M04- CNC-3
Iron Woman
Kate Easton VA
Congrats ladies!