5 of 6 Kaua‘i surfers in top 10 in world

They’re back home: Members of the Verizon Wireless Junior Hawai‘i Surf Team pose for one last shot in Salinas, Ecuador, site of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, before jetting back home. The Kaua‘i members include Nage Melamed (front second from left), Malia Manuel (front left), Leila Hurst (front third from left), Dylan Goodale (standing fourth from right), Kyle Galtes (standing third from right) and Kaimana Jaquias (standing second from left). Mike Latronic, FreeSurf Magazine/Contributed photo

By The Garden Island

Published: Friday, April 10, 2009 2:09 AM HST

Some of the Kaua‘i members of the Verizon Wireless Junior Hawai‘i Surf Team arriving home at Lihu‘e Airport earlier this week were themselves unsure exactly where they had finished in the Quiksilver International Surfing Association World Junior Surfing Championship.

They knew, though, that they had surfed well, five of six of them ending in the top 10 in the world in the contest, and content with their second-place finish (silver) to defending champion Australia.

Some things are certain: all but Kyle Galtes among the Kauaians survived six straight days of surfing to make it into Sunday’s final heats; going into those Sunday finals, Kaimana Jaquias and Dylan Goodale were both undefeated in the boys under-16 age division; and Nage Melamed, who ended the contest in eighth place overall, was 6-2 in her heats in the girls division.

Goodale ended fourth and Jaquias fifth in the boys under-16 division, Leila Hurst was fifth in the girls division, and Malia Manuel was sixth, in the double-elimination event.


Teen surfers Alex, Koa Smith featured on ‘MTV Teen Cribs’		Six still unbeaten in KSA spring play

Related headlines

Article Rating

Reader Comments

The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of kauaiworld.com.

You must register with a valid email to post comments. Only your Member ID will be posted with the comments.

Registered users sign in here:

Become a Registered User

*Member ID:
*Password:
Remember login? (requires cookies)
	Forgot Your Password?

Do not use usernames or passwords from your financial accounts!

Note: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required!

*Create a Member ID:
*Choose a password:
*Re-enter password:
*E-mail Address:
*Year of Birth:
	(children under 13 cannot register)
*First Name:
*Last Name:
Company:
Home Phone:
Business Phone:
*Address:
*City:
*State:
*Zip Code:

Return to: Kauai Sports « | Home « | Top of Page ^

Archives > Sports > Kauai Sports