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THE HEAT IS ON
Arias and Nicely win Billabong East Coast Wahine Champs in tiny surf
The 9th Annual East Coast Wahine Championships was held August 20-21, 2005 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Nearly 175 wahines traveled from Maine to Florida, California and even Hawaii to compete in the all female competition. Contestants ranged in age from 3 to 58 years old, and surfing divisions included Pro/Am shortboard, Pro/Am longboard, bodyboard, and novice. Conditions were trying with triple digit temperatures and a high-pressure system that kept waves at a minimal one to two feet all weekend, but the wahines persevered with through delayed starts and schedule changes to make another memorable year.
Believe it or not Kelly Nicely took her third Pro Longboard title! That's three in a row for the 27-year-old NC State college student from Newport, NC. After spending last semester studying abroad in New Zealand, Kelly developed a taste for larger waves and was unsure of her ability to grovel in the small conditions offered at this year’s event. But she was yet again unstoppable, beating out runner up and longboard legend Mimi Munro, local favorite Erin Whittle, and 2001 champ Lauren Hill.
Kelly also took second place in the Pro Shortboard, but she couldn't keep ahead of Billabong team rider and ECWC cover girl Connie Arias of Melbourne Beach, Florida. Connie’s image was placed on the event poster and when she wasn’t surfing, she was signing autographs. Rounding out the division was Florida’s Christa Alves in third place and Ainslee Wallace of Virginia Beach in fourth.
For a complete list of results, see below. For more information on the East Coast Wahine Championships, please visit the official website, eastcoastwahines.com
Official Results of the 9th Annual East Coast Wahine Championships
Pro Shortboard
1. Connie Arias- FL
2. Kelly Nicely- NC
3. Christa Alves- FL
4. Ainslee Wallace- VA
Pro Longboard
1. Kelly Nicely- NC
2. Mimi Munro- FL
3. Erin Whittle- NC
4. Lauren Hill- FL
Grommet Shortboard
1. Keenan Lineback- SC
2. Quincy Davis- NY
3. Kate Easton- VA
4. Alexis Engrohm-
5. Chelsea Cogburn- NC
6. Adrianne Munden-Dixon-
Girls Shortboard
1. Caitlin Lawson- SC
2. Kayleigh Winslow- NC
3. Leilani Pickett- NC
4. Kristin Tanner- SC
5. Casey Knoell
6. Carly Myers- CA
Jr. Women Shortboard
1. Sindia Sosdian- NJ
2. Veronica Bolus- SC
3. Brooke Rudow- HI
4. Laura Butler- SC
5. Erin Whittle- NC
6. Jennifer Hamrock- NC
Women Shortboard
1. Jessica Delosreyes- NC
2. Kristin Nannini- NC
3. Jennifer Butler- NC
4. Stephanie Green- NC
5. Tina Piper- NC
6. Kristin Kornegay- NC
Goddess Shortboard
1. Mindy Ballou Fitzpatrick- NC
2. Jo Pickett- NC
3. Marty Mentzer- NC
4. Kim Watters- NC
5. Mimi Munro- FL
6. Margaret Haga- NC
Girls Longboard
1. Leilani Pickett- NC
2. Airlie Pickett- NC
3. Liza Dean- NC
4. Kate Easton- VA
5. Caitlin Lawson- SC
6. Hannah Frazelle- NC
Women Longboard
1. Cayce Patterson- NC
2. Janie McGregor- NC
3. Sindia Sosdian- NJ
4. Jennifer Lovelace- VA
5. Christina Jones- NC
6. Kathleen Bing- NC
Goddess Longboard
1. Nathalie Glenn- FL
2. Mindy Ballou Fitzpatrick- NC
3. Terri Tanner- SC
4. Janet Sanderson- RI
5. Beth Schub- NC
6. Marty Mentzer- NC
Girls Bodyboard
1. Rachel Nessuno- NJ
2. Roxana Boyd- NC
3. Courtney McLoud- ME
4. Sierra Nelson- NC
5. Bonny Allison- NC
6. Maisie Bruno- NC
Women Bodyboard
1. Shea Lindon- NC
2. Allison Cohen- FL
3. Jenny Owens- NC
4. Karen Wilson- NC
5. Morgan Knight- VA
6. Ocean Priselac- NC
Novice
1. Angela Fusco- VA
2. Delphine Foo- NY
3. Rebecca Rhodes- NC
4. Gabriella Scales- NC
5. Kristina Wolfe- NC
6. Lisa Brodrick- NJ
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