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sports
Long Beach surfers
unite for good cause
By Tom Carey
On-line Forty-Niner
Students, alumni
and surf team members hit the waves Sunday at the annual Long
Beach State Campuswide Surf Contest in Huntington Beach.
Surfers of all skill levels showed up to show their support
and help raise money for the American Red Cross. The contest
set the way for more events in the future.
"One hundred percent of our proceeds are being donated
today," said Joe Quilico, a senior communication major
and vice president of the Surf Club. We hope to get more people
involved next year."
According to Rita Hayes, director of club sports at LBSU,
the contest was also a way to draw more students out of physical
education classes and away from the more traditional sports.
"We are going to try to put this contest on each semester
to get a different group of students involved, not just your
average sports player," Hayes said.
The final heat of the day looked more like the final of a
professional contest with four standout surfers fighting for
bragging rites and free gift certificates.
The competitors were pulling out all the stops throughout
the final as each surfer tried to outscore his opponent's
wave with aerials, reverse 360s and powerful snaps.
"The competition in the final was tough," said Mike
Reilley, the Surf Club president who finished third overall
"I was really happy with third place."
In the end, it was Surf Club Coach Chad Wells who schooled
his own team and friends to take home first place and gift
certificates to Jamba Juice. Wells was pleased with the contest
and hopes to compete again.
"The cause was great," Wells said, "and I can't
wait to do it again."
Final Results of the first annual Long Beach State Campuswide
Surf Contest -- 1st place: Chad Wells (Surf Club coach);
2nd place: Ben Will (alumni); 3rd place: Mike Reilley (Surf
Club president); 4th place: Ryan Johnson (Surf Club treasurer).
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Tom Carey/On-line
Forty-Niner
Long Beach State Surf Club Coach Chad Wells
tackles a wave Sunday in Huntington Beach at the Long Beach
State Campuswide Surf Contest. Wells won the event, which
benefited the American Red Cross.
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