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June 17, 2022

USA Surfing Longboard Championship Draws Big Names and Record Numbers

​(Oceanside, Calif.) -- 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. 

(Oceanside, Calif.) -- 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. The date and location for ISA World's are TBD.

See results for all the age divisions below. 

 

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

 

Boys U14 Longboard

1st  Kalanoweo Desoto

2nd Slater Todd

3rd  Harper King

4th  Bobo Gallagher

 

Men Longboard 18-39

1st  James Holmes

2nd Yoshi Sanada

3rd  Matt Franklin

 

Junior Men Longboard U18

1st  Jack Van Wagoner

2nd Gavin Idone

3rd  Noah Hogle

4th   Asher Moore

 

Senior Mens Longboard 40+

1st  Wesley Moore

2nd  Robert Snelling

3rd   Andre Derizans

4th    Clayton Everline

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