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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers featuring the Oakley Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 4 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

YOUTH DOMINATE CLEAN SURF AT LOWERS FOR DAY 1 OF JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT

Nick Kovak Picture, Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Trestles. Pic Credit Grodesky

SAN CLEMENTE, California (Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2007) – Clean conditions greeted day one of the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout today as an international field of top-notch competitors tore apart the clean 3 to 4 foot (0.91 – 1.22 metre) waves at Lower Trestles.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star event saw the opening rounds of competition steamroll through 24 heats today as beachgoers and online viewers were treated to some of the most explosive surfing of the season.

Jeremy Johnston (New Smyrna Beach, FL) put fellow Surfbout competitors on notice this afternoon in securing the day’s high heat total of a 17.07 out of a possible 20. The fiery goofy-footer tore apart the glassy lefthanders with an impressive blend of power gouges and fin-free snaps.

“I think my heat really turned on for conditions,” Johnston said. “It’s just epic and glassy right now. You can go either way you want. There are wedgey lefts and rights everywhere. It seemed like every wave that came to me lined up perfect and I could just tee off on them.”

Although highly touted as an amateur, Johnston has been uncharacteristically absent from the competitive stage in recent years. Following a solid start to the 2007 ASP North America season, and under a healthy new sponsorship, Johnston’s performance today puts the young Floridian one step closer to regaining his spot as a top contender amongst his peers.

“I’ve just really been working on getting my equipment dialed and my sponsors in order,” Johnston said. “Now that they are, I feel like I can focus on my surfing and everything has been coming together. I didn’t have a sponsor for two years so I’m just now getting back into competitive surfing. I plan on doing all the domestic events this year and then bumping it up to the international ones next year.”

Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), who will also be competing in the Oakley Pro Junior beginning Friday, took the day’s honors with the highest single wave score of a 9.57 out of a possible 10 for a series of blistering turns on his backhand. The young goofy-footer reveled in the improving afternoon conditions and will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming rounds.

“The waves really cleaned up on the afternoon high tide,” Arrambide said. “Everything feels really good – board, body, etc. I’m competing in both the Pro Junior and the Surfbout so consistency and endurance will be a big thing for me this week.”

Jeremy Sherwin (Encinitas, CA) proved the most consistent surfer of the day for his high heat scores in both Round 1 and 2. The stylish natural-footer tore apart the morning and afternoon sets locking in a 15.66 followed by a 14.26.

“It’s pretty tricky conditions out here at Lowers on the low tide today,” Sherwin said. “It looks really fun, but you have to know which waves to grab. That being said, there are still some really good sets. I feel really lucky as I’ve been in rhythm today. I have a fair bit of experience out there and I have some good boards under my feet so everything is coming together.”

As the first event of the 2007 Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep (an ASP North America Specialty Series), the winner of the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout will be crowned following the finals on Saturday and will also take the ratings lead in the three-event series. From Lowers, the Macy’s Trifecta will then venture to Newport Beach in September before culminating in Santa Cruz in October.

Running in conjunction with the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout, the ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior will begin Friday with the Round of 32.

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Action will recommence tomorrow morning at 8am with Heat 9 of Round 2.

Check out all the LIVE action now at www.surfbout.com.

For full coverage of yesterday’s action including photos, results and news feeds, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. or www.surfbout.com.

RESULTS – DAY 1

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout – ASP WQS 4-Star

Round 1: 192 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeremy Sherwin (USA) 15.66, Hizon Lin-Kee (HAW) 8.53, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 7.10, Logan Dulien (USA) 4.83
Heat 2: Andrew Bennett (USA) 10.00, Jacob Kirschenbaum (USA) 9.50, Justin Jones (USA) 7.00, Gary Wheeler (USA) 5.57
Heat 3: Peter Mussio (USA) 10.74, Sean Tubbs (USA) 9.44, Eddie Lester (USA) 7.50, Matt Seymour (USA) 3.94
Heat 4: David Rutherford (MEX) 13.00, Kahana Kalama (USA) 10.27, Michael Dunphy (USA) 7.86, Marshal Alberga (USA) 7.64
Heat 5: Alex Ganguli (USA) 12.34, Tarik Khasshoggi (USA) 8.74, Matt Shadbolt (USA) 7.40, Tony Adams (USA) 6.67
Heat 6: Dennis Rizzo (USA) 8.33, Ezra Sitt (HAW) 6.73, Eric Rheaume (USA) 6.17, Kawika Stilwell (HAW) 5.03
Heat 7: Granger Larsen (USA) 13.34, Nick Kovack (USA) 12.83, Shey Yates (USA) 7.27, Danny Hart (USA) 4.43
Heat 8: Riley Metcalf (USA) 14.50, TJ Mikus (USA) 8.67, Matt Myers (USA) 7.23, Nick Skawinksi (USA) 5.20
Heat 9: Chris Abad (USA) 11.83, Wyatt Taubman (HAW) 10.17, Tom Rudd (AUS) 7.96, Jeremy Summerville (USA) 3.80
Heat 10: Ryan Briggs (USA) 11.83, David Giddings (USA) 10.76, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 8.77, Ryan Peterson (USA) 8.73
Heat 11: Leslie Bursian (PRI) 10.00, Scott Hammonds (USA) 9.84, Scott Posner (USA) 5.77, Willie Safreed (USA) 3.63
Heat 12: Leif Engstrom (USA) 13.00, Nils Schweizer (USA) 10.66, Rylan McCart (USA) 9.10, Frank Chenault (USA) 2.50
Heat 13: Tom Rezvan (USA) 12.83, Chris Dennis (TTO) 6.47, Clay Marzo (HAW) 5.66, Kyle Kennelly (USA) 3.24
Heat 14: Mark Dawson (USA) 10.27, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 7.50, Kyle Ramey (HAW) 5.90, Brad Burdick (USA) 5.20
Heat 15: Brandon Guilmette (USA) 11.27, Colin Schildhauer (USA) 6.84, Zack Humphries (USA) 5.96, Yosuke Komada (JPN) 5.50
Heat 16: Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 13.50, Layne Harrison (USA) 8.50, Vince Alessi (USA) 6.77, Alex Kamkoff (VEN) 5.50

Round 2: 160 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeremy Sherwin (USA) 14.26, Wesley Larsen (HAW) 10.59, Zander Morton (USA) 9.93, Jacob Kirschenbaum (USA) 5.23
Heat 2: Heath Walker (AUS) 10.33, Kalani Chapman (HAW) 10.27, Hizon Lin-Kee (HAW) 6.50, Andrew Bennett (USA) 2.23
Heat 3: Dillon Perillo (USA) 13.34, Peter Mussio (USA) 9.00, Kahana Kalama (USA) 6.77, Ian Ekberg (USA) 5.34
Heat 4: Jeremy Johnston (USA) 17.07, David Rutherford (MEX) 16.34, Daisuke Sazuki (JPN) 9.66, Sean Tubbs (USA) 9.30
Heat 5: Devon Tresher (USA) 11.74, Jeremy Ryan (USA) 5.17, Ezra Sitt (USA) 5.00, Alex Ganguli (USA) 4.40
Heat 6: Tarik Khasshoggi (USA) 12.77, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 12.50, Dennis Rizzo (USA) 10.76, Casey Landvogt (USA) 9.16
Heat 7: Cory Arrambide (USA) 15.40, Granger Larsen (HAW) 14.84, Joe Tanaka (JPN) 7.20, TJ Mikus (USA) 6.93
Heat 8: Nick Kovack (USA) 14.00, Roger Eales (USA) 11.00, Riley Metcalf (USA) 8.03, Bron Heussenstamm (USA) 6.77

SCHEDULE – JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT & OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR

Day 1: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 1 (192 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 16
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 2: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) – Heats 9 – 16
10:40am – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 3 (128 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 16

Day 3: Thursday, April 26, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 4 (96 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 16
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 4: Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) – Heats 9 – 16
10:40am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 6 (32 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Oakley Pro Junior Round 1 (32 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 5: Saturday, April 2007
8:00am – 9:40am: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (16 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 4
9:40am – 11:20am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Quarterfinal (16 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 4
11:20am – 12:10pm: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (8 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 2
12:10pm – 1:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Semifinals (8 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 2
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Oakley Pro Junior Final (4 surfers remain)
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Final (4 surfers remain)
2:20pm: Award Ceremonies

NOTE: Schedule is subject to change – check in daily at event site.

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