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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA
OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR PRESENTED BY HERITAGE SURF AND SPORT
Ocean City, New Jersey USA
August 5 – 6, 2006
DYLAN GRAVES WINS ASP OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR IN NEW JERSEY
Dylan Graves Picture Credit ASP Tostee
OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY (Sunday, August 6th, 2006) – Dylan Graves (Isabella, PRI) took down the $10,000 Oakley Pro Junior presented by Heritage Surf and Sport today at 7th Street Beach in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Graves, who was ranked fifth on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior series prior to this event, took advantage of today’s slightly larger conditions (1-foot plus) and blasted through a stacked final that included Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL), Nick Rozsa (Oxnard, CA) and Devon Tresher (New Smyrna Beach, FL).
Perennial favorites and top-five stalwarts Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), Sterling Spencer (Pensacola, FL) and Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) suffered surprise eliminations going down before reaching the semifinals – Geiselman and Arrambide went down in Round 4, Spencer in the Quarterfinals. Their early eliminations opened the door for a potential ratings shift which Graves, Wickwire and Rozsa took advantage of – updated ratings will be available this week on www.aspnorthamerica.org.
The 2006 ASP North America Pro Junior series has been hotly contested with competitors battling it out for the highly-coveted seeds in the ASP Pro Junior Championships held in Narrabeen, Australia, in early January. The four top-rated surfers from each region receive an invite to the prestigious event, which has crowned such celebrities as Joel Parkinson (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW) and Adriano de Souza (BRA). The winner and runner-up of the World Championships will also be awarded wildcard invitations to all of the six star WQS events in 2007.
The next stop on the ASP North America Pro Junior series is the Grade-One event that will run in conjunction with the East Coast Surfing Championships in Virginia Beach from August 23 – 27, 2006.
For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.aspworldtour.com.
RESULTS:
OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR PRES. BY HERITAGE SURF & SPORT – ASP $10,000 Grade-Two
Day 2
Round 4: 32 competitors left (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeremy Johnston (USA) 14.84, Wesley Toth (PRI) 9.00, Diego Gelain (BRA) 8.67, Cody Thompson (USA) 5.07
Heat 2: Brady McKenzie (USA) 12.80, Adam Wickwire (USA) 9.50, Tommy Bursian (PRI) 7.53, Ian Ekberg (USA) 4.84
Heat 3: Alejandro Moreda (PRI) 13.33, Dylan Graves (PRI) 8.60, Chris Ropero (USA) 7.67,Kris Wiernicki (USA) 2.23
Heat 4: Eric Geiselman (USA) 8.37, Evan Geiselman (USA) 7.93, Marshall Alberga (USA) 4.87, Chris Eaves (USA) 2.10
Heat 5: Sterling Spencer (USA) 11.66, Jake Kirshenbaum (USA) 10.60, Travis Beckman (USA) 7.10, Blake Jones (USA) 5.44
Heat 6: Jesse Heilman (USA) 7.67, Ben Powell (USA) 4.07, Brandon Ragenovich (USA) 3.93, Zack Humphreys (USA) 3.73
Heat 7: Michael Powell (USA) 13.50, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 7.04, Shane Murray (USA) 6.73, Matt Mohagen (USA) 4.93
Heat 8: Nick Rozsa (USA) 13.60, Devon Tresher (USA) 11.50, Cory Arrambide (USA) 6.27, Trevor Saunders (USA) 5.73
Quarterfinals: 16 competitors left (1st and 2nd advance)
QF 1: Dylan Graves (PRI) 9.74, Jeremy Johnston (USA) 9.60, Brady McKenzie (USA) 7.10, Evan Geiselman (USA) 5.36
QF 2: Adam Wickwire (USA), Alejandro Moreda (PRI), Eric Geiselman (USA), Wesley Toth (PRI) – scores not available
QF 3:Devon Tresher (USA) 10.10, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 7.60, Sterling Spencer (USA) 7.43, Jesse Heilman (USA) 6.50
QF 4: Jake Kirchenbaum (USA) 12.00, Nick Rozsa (USA) 11.44, Michael Powell (USA) 8.10, Ben Powell (USA) 4.06
Semifinals: 8 competitors left (1st and 2nd advance)
SF 1: Adam Wickwire (USA) 12.67, Dylan Graves (PRI) 11.56, Jeremy Johnston (USA) 7.74, Alejandro Moreda (PRI) 5.80
SF 2: Nick Rozsa (USA) 11.63, Devon Tresher (USA) 8.54, Jake Kirshenbaum (USA) 8.40, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 7.50
Final:
1 – $2,500 Dylan Graves (PRI) 12.67
2 – $1,500 Adam Wickwire (USA) 11.23
3 – $1,100 Nick Rozsa (USA) 10.96
4 – $900 Devon Tresher (USA) 5.40
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