USA Surfing Longboard Championship

A record number of longboarders from across the nation and Hawaii competed in 2-4’ connecting, glassy rights and lefts at the USA Surfing Longboard Championship in Oceanside this week.

It was the first time the Oceanside USA Surfing Longboard Championship was a qualifier for the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) World Longboard Championship event, which in turn qualifies longboarders for the Pan Am Games.

After several round robin heats, Brendan White (La Jolla, Calif.) and Cole Robbins (Santa Barbara, Calif.) finished first and second in Open Men, qualifying them to represent their country at the ISA World Longboard Championship. Avalon Gall (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Kaitlin Mikkelsen (Encinitas, Calif.) finished first and second in the Open Women division and will represent the U.S. in the ISA World Longboard Championship.

Open Men Longboard
1st Brendan White
2nd Cole Robbins
3rd Kevin Skvarna
4th Jack Van Wagoner

Open Women Longboard
1st Avalon Gall
2nd Kaitlin Mikkelsen
3rd Indie Hoffman
4th Frankie Seely

Girls U18 Longboard
1st Indie Hoffman
2nd Natalie Wunderlich
3rd Mia McMahon
4th Sofia Todd

Girls U14 Longboard
1st Reid Van Wagoner
2nd Evelyn McDevitt
3rd Madison Bennett
4th Hope Mccarren

Womens Longboard 18-39
1st Fiona Sargente
2nd Heather Young