Hawaii will look for their second Gold in Salinas

The Hawaiian Amateur Surfing Association (HASA) has announced the team that will represent the Aloha spirit in the world biggest junior event, the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship to be held in the waves of La FAE, Salinas, Ecuador from March 28th until April 5th.

Hawaii‘s junior talent will be represented by:

Under 18 Boys
Alfred Layer IV
Dylan Goodale
Tanner Hendrickson
Kyle Galtes

Under 16 Boys
Keanu Asing
Ezekiel Lau
Anthony Kevin Jaquias
Matthew Costa Jr.

Under 18 Girls
Kelsey Manuel
Leila Hurst
Alessa Quizon
Nage Melamed

Team Manager
Rainos Hayes

Coaches
Megan Abubo
Kahea Hart

Hawaii is one of the greatest producers of amazing junior surfers and is definitely on the favorite list of teams to take Australia off the throne. In the 2005 edition of the event in Huntington Beach, Hawaii won the Gold in the Overall Team Standings, with one individual Gold Medal (Tonino Benson in the Under 16 Boys) in addition to a Bronze and Copper in Under 18 Girls (Carissa Moore and Lani Hunter).

They have competed in six editions of the event, always placing in the top 5.

About the International Surfing Association (ISA)
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karin Sierralta (Peru).

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