The Surfing America USA Championships concluded today with nine new USA Champions and 38 USA Surf Team members selected. Po‘ipu’s Kyle Ramey ripped it up with a first-place finish in the under-18 men’s division. Ramey was the only Kauaian to
The Surfing America USA Championships concluded today with nine new USA Champions and 38 USA Surf Team members selected.
Po‘ipu’s Kyle Ramey ripped it up with a first-place finish in the under-18 men’s division. Ramey was the only Kauaian to attain a top finish. Meanwhile, Hanalei’s Bethany Hamilton and Princeville’s Alana Blanchard were named to the under-18 women’s USA Surf Team. The two close friends were the only Kauaians to earn the prestigious distinction.
Spanning six days of solid competition among more than 300 of the best amateur surfers from across the nation, heated battles and devastating defeats in often challenging conditions determined who received the titles and open spots on the USA Surf Team. The USA Surf Team will represent the United States at the International Surfing Association’s Quiksilver World Junior Surfing Championships hosted by Surfing America in Huntington Beach in October 2005 where teams from around the globe will convene to prove which country prevails.
2005 USA Surf Team
Girls Under 18 — Demi Boelsterli, California; Erica Hosseini, California; Alana Blanchard, Hawaii; Connie Arias, Florida; Bethany Hamilton, Hawaii; Lexie Papilion, California; Courtney Conlogue, California; and Christa Alves, Florida.
