USA Surfing Names Junior Teams

​San Clemente, California (June 19, 2018) – USA Surfing is excited to announce our junior developmental and junior teams. The selection comes after months of deliberation and analysis of surfers’ performance and potential. The presentations of these two teams took place at the closing award ceremony at the USA Surfing Junior Championships at Lower Trestles. 
 
USA Surfing has three levels for its USA Junior Teams: developmental, junior national and ISA world juniors training team. Each level creates a progressive path to perform at elite levels and potentially qualify for future Olympic Games. To learn about the ISA world juniors training team, which competes internationally, read the announcement press release.
 
Selection to national USA Surfing teams brings athletes into an elite program with year-round high-performance training and skill development. See Making the USA Surfing Junior National Teams.
 
The teams are as follows: 
 
Developmental Surf Team  
Boys
Seamus Carey, Linwood, NJ
Cannon Carr, San Clemente, CA
William Hedleston, Cocoa Beach, FL
Kai Kushner, Manhattan Beach, CA
Dane Matson, San Clemente, CA
Cole McCaffray, Encinitas, CA
Sterling Makish, Deerfield Beach, FL
Lucas Owston, Oceanside, CA
Hayden Rodgers, Laguna Beach, CA
Hudson Saunders, Laguna Beach, CA
Luke Wyler, San Clemente, CA
Jak Zietz, Santa Barbara, CA
 
Girls
Sarah Abbott, Palm Beach, FL
Cascia Collings, Dana Point, CA
Taylor Green, Milton, FL
Julia Guild, San Clemente, CA
Bella Kenworthy, Dana Point, CA
Isabelle Kryger, Santa Fe, TX
Lillie Kulber, Los Angeles, CA
Marlee Lovell, Oceanside, CA
Keana Miller, Santa Cruz, CA
Syd Ott, Encinitas, CA
Bree Smith, Melbourne Beach, FL
 
Junior Team
Boys Under 18
Crosby Colapinto, San Clemente, CA
Tommy Coleman, Vero Beach, FL
Caleb Crozier, Encinitas, CA
Noah Hill, Venice, CA
Cole Houshmand, San Clemente, CA
Nick Marshall, Encinitas, CA
Kade Matson, San Clemente, CA
Laird Myers, Virginia Beach, VA
Taro Watanabe, Malibu, CA
 
Girls Under 18
Kayla Coscino, Laguna Beach, CA
Maddie Garlough, Port Aransas, TX
Olivia Pessanha, San Diego, CA
Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente, CA
Coral Schuster, Cocoa Beach, FL
Samantha Sibley, San Clemente, CA
Tiare Thompson, La Jolla, CA
 
Boys Under 16
Blayr Barton, Sandbridge Beach, VA 
Nico Coli, San Clemente, CA
Robbie Goodwin, Jacksonville, FL
Ryan Huckabee, Flagler Beach, FL
Taj Lindblad, San Clemente, CA
Owen Moss, Wilmington, NC
Jett Schilling, San Clemente, CA 
Levi Slawson, Encinitas, CA
 
Girls Under 16
Zoe Benedetto, Palm City, FL
Makena Burke, Ventura, CA
Ryann Daly, Dana Point, CA
Sawyer Lindblad, San Clemente, CA
Ella McCaffray, Cardiff by the Sea, CA
Ava McGowan, New Smyrna, FL
Caitlin Simmers, Oceanside, CA
Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad, CA
 
USA Surfing head coach Joey Buran stressed that the Gold Medal in the Olympics is the highest aspiration for any sport and requires an unwavering commitment to growth – as individuals and team members. “We want every kid in this program to be blessed and benefit from the team in both experience and character. For the rest of their lives on college applications and resumes they can say ‘Member Team USA Junior Olympic Surfing Team,’ and it will convey a next-level work ethic and strength of character,” Buran said. 
 
The U.S. team won gold at the 2017 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Hyuga, Japan, where 306 surfers from a record-breaking 41 nations across the globe, competed. This year the United States will host the next International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championshipand get a chance to defend our title with a blockbuster team. 
Contact: Becky Fleischauer, 302-588-0671, becky (at) usasurfing (dot) org
USA Surfing is the National Governing Body for surfing in the United States, recognized by the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). USA Surfing’s mission is to promote and grow the sport of surfing and support United States athletes of all backgrounds to achieve sustained competitive excellence in Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American competition. USA Surfing will oversee and support America’s Olympic team as surfing makes its debut in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and surfing and stand-up paddleboarding athletes compete in the 2019 Pan American Games.