USA announces National Team for the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships

<sup>Surfing America has announced the surfers that will represent the United States at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships to take place in Costa de Caparica, Portugal from May 4 to May 13, 2007.

The surfers that will represent the United States at this year’s biggest Junior event will be:

Under 18 Boys
Cory Arrambide
Trevor Saunders
Cody Thompson
Kris Wiernecki
Michael Dumphy – Alternate

Under 16 Boys
Kolohe Andino
Evan Geiselman
Riley Metcalf
Luke Davis
Evan Thompson – Alternate
Dane Zaund – Alternate

Under 18 Girls
Courtney Conlogue
Sage Erickson
Amy Nicholl
Sara Taylor
Kaliegh Gilchrist – Alternate

From placing last at the first WJSC held in Durban, South Africa 2003, the USA team has greatly improved their positions in the following years: obtaining second in Tahiti 2004, a third in Huntington 2005 and a sixth in Brazil 2006.

This year, the United States surfing team has some junior standouts. Familiar names like Cory Arrambide, Trevor Saunders, Kolohe Andino, Evan Geiselman and Courtney Conlogue will be defending their nation in Portugal.

Watch Cory Arrambide ripping http://www.grindtv.com/video/surf/billabong_surf_coryarrambide/
Watch Courtney Conlogue surfing huge Honolua Bay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSZaLiIixxk
Watch Kolohe Andino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRNlV7ceeqc
Watch Cody Thompson ripping at Huntington:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-B5798Ta3w
Watch Riley Metcalf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSnrtvhzCEY</sup>






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