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Day 3: Rough Piha Seas Continue as Youngest Americans Rule the Day |
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Rough Piha Seas Continue as Youngest Americans
Rule the Day
PacSun USA Surf Team's Under 16 Boys Surfed like Men--Sweeping their Qualifying Round with Wins in Powerful and Unsettled Piha Waters
Piha, New Zealand - Friday, January 23 - The youngest boys on the PacSun USA Surf Team put on a quite a show during Day Three at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships at Piha, New Zealand. Rain, wind, and churning seas were thematic again, but the USA Team was ready. No second podium today and, for the PacSun USA Surf Team, the event was limited to the second Qualifying Round for the Boys Under 16 Division.
The PacSun USA Surf Team, fired up over yesterdays misfortunes in the Under 18's, came to the beach with their game face on. Trevor Thornton started it off in the second heat of the day--winning with a commanding lead over 2nd place finisher Hawaiian Kain Daily.
Next was Jake Halstead, who battled hard to win his heat in the challenging conditions. He was followed by Parker Coffin who opened it up in the surging sea and threw down a 8.5 to defeat Hawaiian Koa Smith.
Kolohe Andino batted clean up for the USA Under 16's and dominated his heat; he captured the day's high score of 9 and defeating Australian Creed Taggart.
"Today was a day we've been training for," said Ian Cairns, Head Coach of the PacSun USA Surf Team. "The big messy surf demanded punchy and deliberate movements. The Under 16 Boys all stepped up and surfed with authority and poise - like men. They demonstrated the composure and power of surfers well beyond their years. I'm proud of their performance today."
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