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2000 Freestyle Scholastics/AAU National Juniors Surfing Championships
Over 200 amateur surfers participated in this AAU inaugural surfing event, crowning seven AAU national champions in individual division competition and one AAU school team champion in a Tag Team competition. First through third place finalists each received a gold, silver or bronze Millennium AAU National Championship medal, respectively.
Title Sponsor FREESTYLE WATCHES presented a total of $4,200 in scholarship funds to top placing finalists, to be used for college related expenses by the recipients. Scholarship awards are held in trust by the ESA Marsh Scholarship Fund and released to college or university finance offices once the athlete is enrolled. Scholarship funds were awarded to athletes enrolled in ninth grade or higher as follows: 1st place Girls / 1st & 2nd place Jr. Men / 1st & 2nd place Jr. Women / 1st & 2nd place Open Collegian / 1st & 2nd place Longboard/ 1st & 2nd place Bodyboard / 1st place team - Tag Team.
MENEHUNE FINAL (12 & under)
1. Eric Rheaume - Duval City, FL 12 yrs.
2. Adam Wickmire - Satellite Beach, FL 11
3.Noah Beaman - New Smyrna Beach, FL 12
4.Russell Smith - Melbourne Beach, FL 11
5.Marshall Alberga - Melbourne Beach, FL 11
6.Caleb Johnston - New Smyrna Beach, FL
10 GIRLS FINAL (15 & under)
1.Marcie Baldwin - New Smyrna Beach, FL 15 yrs. $200.00 New Smryna Beach High School
2.Kira Sheppard - Merritt Island, FL 13
3.Morgan McDole - Port Orange, FL 15
4. Connie Arias - Indialantic, FL 13
5. Lindsey Wade - Jacksonville Beach, FL 15
6. Hope Henderson - Hampstead, NC
15 BOYS FINAL (14 & under)
1. Jeremy Johnston- New Smyrna Beach, FL 13 Repettello Middle School
2. Tommy O'Brien - Melbourne Beach, FL 14
3. David Awbrey - Cocoa Beach, FL 14
4. Shane Upchurch - Yaupon Beach, NC 14
5. Nils Schweizer - New Smyrna Beach, FL 14
6. Shawn McGovern - Virginia Beach, VA
JUNIOR MENS FINAL (15-17 yrs)
1. Eric Taylor - Satellite Beach, FL 16 $450.00 Melbourne Beach High School
2.David Awbrey - Cocoa Beach, FL 15 $200.00 Cocoa Beach High School
3.Jonathan Flick - Vero Beach, FL. 17
4.Alexander Morton - St. Augustine, FL 15
5.Jay Gordon - Jacksonville Beach, FL
6.Kevin Richards - Ocean City, NJ 17
7.Jason Venn - Jacksonville Beach, FL 17
8.Justin Rogge - Ft. Pierce, FL
15 JUNIOR WOMEN FINAL (15 )
1. Jamie DeWitt - N. Beach Haven, NJ 16 $300.00 Southern Regional High School
2. Sara Willis - Slater Beach, NC 17 $200.00 West Carteret High School
3. J. Lee Driscoll - St. Augustine, FL 22
4. Kira Sheppard - Melbourne Beach, FL
5. Lindsey Baldwin - New Smyna Beach, FL 17
6. Lindsey McDole - Ponce Inlet, FL 17
OPEN COLLEGIAN FINAL (18 )
1. Eric Taylor - Satellite Beach, FL 16 $450.00 Melbourne Beach High School
2. Eric Schub, Emerald Isle, NC 16 $200.00 West Carteret High School
3.Mike Sullivan - Jacksonville, FL 18
4.Jeff Petit - Daytona Beach, FL 23
5.Jonathan Flick - Vero Beach, FL 17
6.Alexander Morton - St. Augustine
7.Jason Preskitt - New Smyrna Beach, FL 18
8.Dylan Fiendt - New Smyrna Beach, FL 18
LONGBOARD FINAL (open)
1.Josh Autrey, St. Augustine, FL 16 yrs. $300.00 St. Augustine High School
2.Brent Russell, Cocoa Beach, Fl. 15 $200.00 Cocoa Beach High School
3.Shane Upchurch - Yaupon Beach, NC 14
4.Steve Mangiacapre - Wilmington, NC
5.Timothy McAuliffe - Wilmington, NC 16
6.Todd Kinsey - New Smyrna Beach, FL 15
BODYBOARD FINAL (open)
1. Chris Brooks - Wilmington, NC 19 yrs. $300.00 Univ. North Carolina-Wilmington
2. Elton Rivas - New Smyrna Beach, FL 17 $200.00 University of North Florida
3. Dan Worley - Flagler Beach, FL 17
4. Chris Raby - Palm Coast, FL 16
5. Don Raby - Flagler Beach, FL 17
6. J.C. Chandler- Bunnel, FL 16
TAG TEAM FINAL
1. Melbourne Beach High School $1200.00 Eric Taylor, Justin Jones, Tommy O'Brien, Justin Ellingham
2. Daytona Beach Community College Tom Chillington, Mark Straka, Jeff Petit
3. Flagler Palm Coast High School - Florida
4. James Island Christian School - South Carolina
JUDGES: Head Judge- Sal Ropero; Mike Martin, Tim Crouch, Richard Price, Ian Bean, Jeff Straka, Vance Service, Ritchie Van Kirk, Charlie Hayjek
Press Contact
Kathy Phillips 410-213-0515 centralhq@surfesa.org
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