UNDER 18 SQUAD SELECTED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SURFING AMERICA USA CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SUNDAY NIGHT

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – June 30, 2010 – Surfing America, the national governing body for surfing in the United States, is pleased to announce selection of the 2011 PacSun USA Surf Team has been completed.

Twenty one (21) of the very best under 18 year old surfers in the mainland United States will train together under the leadership of Head Coach Ian Cairns. Ultimately, only twelve of these Team members will be selected for the traveling team to the 2011 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships sometime next year.

2011 PacSun USA Surf Team Photo: Jack McDaniel 2011 USA Surf Team

“The 2011 PacSun USA Junior Team is young but includes many members of the 2010 New Zealand Bronze Medal Team,” said Ian Cairns, USA Surf Team Head Coach. “Believe me, we were not happy with our performance in New Zealand and are anxious to get right back at the Hawaiians and Aussies.”

The following athletes are named to the 2011 PacSun USA Surf Team:

Boys Under 18

Kolohe Andino – San Clemente, CA
Evan Geiselman – New Smyrna Beach, CA
Conner Coffin – Santa Barbara, CA
Luke Davis – Capistrano Beach, CA
Jake Halstead – La Jolla, CA
Trevor Thornton – San Clemente, CA
Derek Peters – Huntington Beach, CA

Boys Under 16

Parker Coffin – Santa Barbara, CA
Colin Moran – Costa Mesa, CA
Taylor Clark – Encinitas, CA
Jacob Davis – Capistrano Beach, CA
Skip McCullough – La Jolla, CA
Kanoa Igarashi – Huntington Beach, CA
Jake Marshall – Encinitas, CA

Girls Under 18

Lakey Peterson – Santa Barbara, CA
Quincy Davis – Montauk, NY
Nikki Viesins – Indialantic, FL
Jasset Umbel – Melbourne Beach, FL
Kulia Doherty – San Clemente, CA
Catherine Clark – Ventura, CA
Frankie Harrer – Malibu, CA

Surfing America Mission Statement

The Mission of Surfing America is to promote the growth, competitive success, and positive image of surfing in the USA and to provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing, and administrating the sport–while producing champions.

Check out the NSSA highlights!!! Great job to all the kids on a sick weekend of surfing.. Kiron Jabour took two wins on his 6-1 mbm+, Conner got a close second in open juniors on his Proton and a fourth place finish in Open Mens, and Lakey Peterson pulled off the first aerial ever(Check it on Surfline.com Here) in the Womens division at Nationals, locking in a 9 point ride on her first wave of the final and securing the win in the Open Womens division on her proton. Kanoa was doing some nuts airs and tricks in his 4-11 rookie model. Parker coffin was rippin all day on his rookie, Evan Geiselman scored a perfect 10 and a 9.75 and had the best heat of his life on his rookie model as well. Check the vid footage on NSSA LIVE.

Check out Lakey’s full sequence and video footage on Surfline.com