Hamrock wins longboard event

Huntington Beach’s Kim Hamrock turned back all comers to win the

Kuini Division title at the 2004 Wild Women Waterday competition.

The sixth annual event, which attracted women from across the

state, was held at the Huntington Beach Pier.

Hamrock, an 11-time U.S. women’s longboard champion, dominated the

Kuini Division where competitors ranged in age from 35 to 45. She

also entered the Kuini Division shortboard competition and finished

second to Stephanie Hoffman of La Jolla.

The Kuini shortboard competition was dominated by Surf City

athletes. In addition to Hamrock’s second-place finish, Jill Hawtrey

finished third and Heidi Tschauner was fourth.

In the Wahine Division (ages 25-34) longboard, Huntington Beach’s

Francesca Ligman finished in third.

The Wild Women Waterday is designed to celebrate female athletes

of all ages and abilities. The event combined longboard and

shortboard surfing contests, a one-mile ocean swim, paddleboard races

and a quad relay.

Below are the results by division for the 2004 Wild Women

Waterday:

Shortboard

Menehunes (12 and under): 1. Courtney Conlogue, Santa Ana; 2.

Kirra Kehoe, Santa Monica; 3. Chloe Cruse, San Clemente; 4. Amelia

Hollow, La Jolla.

Babes (13-17): 1. Jenna Sussex, San Clemente; 2. Anne Marie

Bordwell, Ventura; 3. Emma Herrera, Ventura; 4. Ginger Wojcik,

Shelter Cove.

Gidgets (18-24): 1. Crystal Hoskins, Garden Grove; 2. Emma Roll,

El Segundo; 3. Shelia Huber, Newport Beach; 4. Melissa Neff, Redondo

Beach.

Wahine (25-34): 1. Jamilah Star, Santa Cruz; 2. Siri Cota; 3. Mary

Barnes, Agoura; 4. Jamie Shindle, Lawndale.

Kuini: 1. Stephanie Hoffman, La Jolla; 2. Kim Hamrock, Huntington

Beach; 3. Jill Hawtrey, Huntington Beach; Heidi Tschauner, Huntington

Beach.

Longboard:

Menehunes (12 and under): 1. Kirra Kehoe, Santa Monica; 2. Amelia

Hollow, La Jolla; 3. Courtney Hoffman, La Jolla.

Babes (13-17): 1. Leanne Ringquest, Ben Lemonde; 2. Sarah Foley,

Manhattan Beach; 3. Ann Marie Bordwell, Ventura; 4. Emma Herrera,

Ventura.

Gidgets (18-24): 1. Caitlin O’Connor, Dana Point; 2. Melissa Neff,

Redondo Beach; 3. Crystal Hoskins, Garden Grove; 4. Emma Roll, El

Segundo.

Wahine (25-34): 1. Jamilah Star, Santa Cruz; 2. Adelle Ricci,

Newport Beach; 3. Francesca Ligman, Huntington Beach; 4. Erika

Villarza, Long Beach.

Kuini (35-45): 1. Kim Hamrock, Huntington Beach; 2. Stephanie

Hoffman, La Jolla; 3. Jill Nakano, Long Beach; 4. Blythe Bejan, Long

Beach.

Divas (45 and over): 1. Sally Saenger, Santa Barbara; 2. Mary

Cappelli, Pacific Palisades.

One-Mile Swim: 1. Diane Gallas, Manhattan Beach; 2. Susan Suomu,

Los Angeles; 3. Courtney Negand; 4. Jenny Cook, Los Angeles.