Posts Tagged ‘richie collins’

July 6th, 2012

Richie Collins

June 24th, 2012

Surfing America USA Championships Photos

Today was the finals of the 2012 Surfing America USA Championships

We’re in

Opposites attract

When you ride on jet ski’s this is why it’s always best to ride with a friend (out of gas)


Girls Under 12
1st: Sunshine Patey
2nd: Ashlyn Owings
3rd: Zoe McDougaly
4th: Kailan Jones


Ashlyn Ownings

Zoe McDougaly

Sunshine Patey

Sunshine Patey with her proud parents

Girls Under 12 Podium, Sunshine Patey, Ashlyn Owings, Zoe McDougaly

Boys Under 12
1st: Cole Houshmand
2nd: Eithan Osborne
3rd: Griffin Foy
4th: Barron Mamlya


Barron Mamlya

Griffin Foy

Eithan Osborne

Cole Houshmand surfing

Cole Houshmand winning


Boys 12 and under; Griffin Foy, Barron Mamlya, Cole Houshmand, Eithan Osborne

Girls Under 14
1st: Meah Collins
2nd: Dax McGill
3rd: Mahina Maeda
4th: Madie Peterson

Dax McGill wathcing Madie Peterson get the interfernce

Mahina Maeda


Dax McGill

Meah Collins

Richie Collins and daughter Meah

Girls 14 and under; Madie Peterson, Mahina Maeda, Meah Collins, Dax McGill

Boys Under 14
1st: Jake Marshall
2nd: Mikey Clarke
3rd: Noa Mizumo
4th: Griffin Colapinto


Griffin Colapinto with a pre-heat talking

Griffin Colapinto

Mikey Clarke

Noa Mizumo

Jake Marshall

Jake Marshall all shaka’s


Boys under 14; Griffin Colapinto, Jake Marshall, Noa Mizumo, Mikey Clarke

Girs Under 16
1st: Tatiana Weston
2nd: Dax McGill
3rd: Meah Collins
4th: Malunia Kinimaka

Dax McGill

Malunia Kinimaka

Meah Collins

Tatiana Weston

Tatiana with her father


Girls under 16; Meah Collins, Dax McGill, Malunia Kinimaka, Tatiana Weston

Boys Under 16
1st: Jake Davis
2nd: Colt Ward
3rd: Thelen McKinna
4th: Seth Moniz

Colt Ward checking the conditions (sounding more like a name for a cowboy)

Colt Ward

Thelen McKinna

Jake Davis with his notorious half turn


Jake Davis hitching a ride on pops shoulders and O’Neills team manager Sean Ward



Boys 16 and under; Colt Ward, Seth Moniz, Thelen McKinna, Jake Davis

Girls Under 18
1st: Tatiana Weston
2nd: Dax McGill
3rd: Maena Maeda
4th: Frankie Harrer

Dax McGill

Frankie Harrer

Mahia Maeda

Tatiana Weston


Girls under 18; Tatitana Weston, Dax McGill, Frankie Harrer, Mahina Maeda

Boys Under 18
1st: Kanoa Igarashi
2nd: Cam Richards
3rd: Jake Halstead
4th: Ian Gentil

Ian Gentil talking with his agent Blair Marlin (do you think the surfers tell Blair, “show me the money”)

Ian Gentil

Jake Halstead in the competitors area


Jake Halstead

Cam Richards


Kanoa Igarashi (surfing a lot like Kolohe)

Kanoa Igarashi

Boys under 18; Ian Gentil, Cam Richards, Kanoa Igarashi, Jake Halstead

Matt “Mayhem” Biolas showing up fashionably late