United States Amatuer Surfing Champs 2001
North Jetty, Oceanside, California
United States Surfing Federation (USSF) Event
In conjunction with:
ESA- Eastern Surfing Association
HASA- Hawaii Amatuer Surfing Association
TGSA- Texas Gulf Surfing Association
WRSA-Western Regiona Surfing Association
CSA-Christian Surfing Association
Wahine Event Coverage
For video clips, click here
Monday July 16th (contest is finished!)
What a week for weather and waves! The water has gone from a cozy 69 to a balmy 57 and then up to a moderate 62. The winds have been strong and now there is a red tide tint to the water. The mornings have been hazy and grey, and sometimes the sun peeks out after 11am, although it never broke through today. The surf began small and weak and has steadily built to overhead, peaking for the semi finals. Conditions have been favorable for some and more like closeouts for others. It's the draw of the heat, the timing of the sets, and an incoming or outgoing tide that has shaped the surfing we've witnessed this week.
Sixty five girls and women competed during the week and almost half traveled from the east coast! Wahines from Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, and New Jersey are vying for U.S. Amatuer Surfing Titles. eastcoastwahines.com wants to congratulate all the wahines who made the trek west, no matter if you fell out in the first round or made the finals, you should be proud! We are!
Final Results of the 2001 US Amatuer Surfing Championships
Girls Shortboard
1 Paige Alms, HASA
2 Shea Hodges, HASA
3 Kristen Quizon, HASA
4 Alana Brennan, HASA
Paige, Alana, Shea, and Kristen
Jr. Women Shortboard
1 Melody Hass, HASA
2 Karin Moran. WRSA
3 J. Lee Driscoll, ESA
4 Sunshine Makarow, WRSA
Melody, J. Lee, Sunshine (Karin not pictured)
Sr. Women Shortboard
1 Kate Whatley, ESA
2Marty Mentzer, ESA
3 Mary Sutterholm, WRSA
4 Michele Bybe, ESA
Kate, Marty, Mary (Michele not pictured)
Women Longboard
1 Miku Uemura, HASA
2 Joy Magelssen, HASA
3 Izzy Braly, ESA
4 Leah Dawson, ESA
Leah, Izzy, Joy, and Miku
Women Bodyboard
1 Alana Henline, HASA
2 Chantel Navarron, HASA
3 Nicole Diggs, ESA
4 Shea Lindon, ESA
Nicole, Shea, Alana, and Chantel
For a complete list of results, click here
For more photos, click here
For daily heat breakdowns, see below
July 14th
Girls Semi FInal
Heat J
1Shea Hodges, HASA
2KristenQuizon, HASA
3Paige Alms, HASA
Heat K
1Alana Brennan, HASA
2Miko Uemara,HASA
3Kirra Sheppard, ESA
Jr. Women Semi Final
Heat E
1J.Lee Driscoll, ESA
2Sunshine Makarow, WRSA
3Meredith Hodges, ESA
4Sara Willis, ESA
Heat F
1Melody Hass, HASA
2Karin Moran, WRSA
3Erica Peek, ESA
4Kelly Kane, ESA
Women Bodyboarding Semi Final
Heat E
1Alana Henline, HASA
2Shea Lindon, ESA
3Dana Wade, HASA
Heat F
1Nicole Diggs, ESA
2Chantel Navarro, ESA
3Leah Dawson, ESA
Women Longboard Semi Final
Heat G
1Izzy Braly, ESA
2Miko Uemara, HASA
3Marty Mentzer, ESA
Heat F
1Joy Magelssen, HASA
2Leah Dawson, ESA
3Jenny Quam, WRSA
July 11th
Conditions: Waist to Chest (2-4'), some wind chop. Some heats had consistent sets, some didn't . East Coast Girls are doing great!
Top 2 Advance to semi's.
Waves are supposed to increase to a foot overhead for the semi's and finals which start tomorrow. Photos will be up soon!
Girls Division
| Hope Henderson | ESA | 4 |
| Olivia Scroggs | TGSA | 3 |
| Shea Hodges | HASA | 1 |
| Paige Alms | HASA | 2 |
| Kristen Quizon | HASA | 1 |
| Kaitlin Falahee | WRSA | 4 |
| Amy Lawson | HASA | 2 |
| Lauren Mclean | ESA | 4 |
| Jenny Quam | WRSA | 3 |
| Leilani Gregory | HASA | 1 |
| Kira Sheppard | ESA | 2 |
| Heather Scroggs | TGSA | 4 |
| Lee Lee Greenwell | TGSA | 4 |
| Alana Brennan | HASA | 1 |
| Miku Uemura | HASA | 2 |
| Connie Arias | ESA | 3 |
| Molly Ware | TGSA | 3 |
| Leah Dawson | ESA | 1 |
| Mio Uemura | HASA | 2 |
| Chantel Navarro | HASA | 1 |
| Erika Dippolito | ESA | 3 |
| Natassja Gwizdak | ESA | 2 |
Jr Women
| Sara Willis | ESA | 1 | Melody Haas | HASA | 1 | |
| Karin Brown | WRSA | 2 | Jenny Flanigan | ESA | 3 | |
| Katie Coryell | ESA | 3 | J. Lee Driscoll | ESA | 2 |
| Sunshine "Fists" Makaroni | WRSA | 1 | Priscilla Brazell | 3 | ||||
| Jill Hansen | HASA | 3 | Meredith Hodges | ESA | 2 | |||
| Erika Peek | ESA | 2 | Kelly Kane | ESA | 1 | |||
Women Bodyboard Shea Lindon of Wilmington, NC; Nicole Diggs of the Outer Banks; Leah Dawson of Florida; and Diana Wade of New Jersey all advanced to the semi's.
Women Longboard (sorry I don't have all the results) Marty Metnzer of Ocean Isle, NC; Izzy Braly of St. Augustine, FL; Jenny Flanigan of FL, Barbara Corey of the Outer Banks, and Leah Dawson all advanced to the semi's.
Senior Women. Both Marty and Barbara advanced and so did Michelle Bybee from Virginia Beach, VA.