| National Surf Team still in need of Sponsorship |
by John Murphy
The new Amateur Mexican National Surf Team is in need of sponsors to help with the expense of sending the team to Durban, South Africa May 24th - June 2nd 2002 for the International Surfing Associations World Surfing Games. For most of these young participants the amount required for the trip is more than they and their parents will make in a year. Travel expenses are high, about $3500 US per competitor, and additional equipment will be necessary. Most of these surfers do not own a wetsuit and have never experienced water as cold as a South African winter will bring. Champions have been told by the Mexican Surfing Association they must solicit their own sponsorship to get there. Originally the World Championships were set for October of this year but were moved up six months to May 24th through June 3rd. This meant the Mexican Surfing Association had to move up all their qualifying events to allow the surfers to advance through the necessary rounds and unfortunately, it also left Mexico’s New National Surfing Team with just a little over a month to solicit sponsors to help them get there. Also unfortunately, too little time apparently to go through the necessary channels to get the needed involvement of large Mexican corporations. Not a single Mexican corporation has been willing to help the Mexican National Surfing team get to South Africa.
Here’s some information about 5 talented team members who will be happy to accept help in the form of equipment, plane tickets or money for expenses.
Christian Corzo Rosales is ranked 3rd in the Junior Division of the Mexican National Surfing Team, 2002. He is 14 years old and is from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. He began to surf at age 10. His awards include: Mexpipe, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Result: Quarter Finals. Mexpipe-Aroma Jr. Challenge 2001 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: 2001 Result: 2nd Place Tournament: State Circuit Tournament in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: July 20-22, 2001Result: 2nd Place Mexpipe-Aroma Jr. ‘School’s Out’ 2001 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: July 29, 2001 Result: 2nd Place Local (Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca) Category: Junior Date: 2001 Result: Eighth final Second Regional Circuit in Escolleras, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Category: Junior Date: September 28-30, 2001 Result: Semifinal International Tournament, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Open Date: November 23-25, 2001 Result: Eighth final First Tournament of the Mexican National Circuit in Rio Nexpa, Michoacan Category: Junior Date: March 3-5, 2002 Result: 3rd Place Second Tournament of the Mexican National Circuit in Play Bonfil, Acapulco, Guerrero (Final Tournament of the National Circuit) Category: Junior Date: March 8-10, 2002 Result: Semifinal. E-mail: angelo_jlc@hotmail.com
Angelo Josuè Lozano Corzo is currently the Mexican National Juniors Surfing Champion, 2002. He is 15 years old, and is from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. He began to surf at age 9, his first tournament at age 11. His awards include: Mexpipe Open, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Open. Date: 1998 Result: Quarter Finals. Regional Surf Tournament Category: Junior Date: 2000 Result: Quarter Finals. Mexpipe-Aroma Jr. in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: 2000 Result: Quarter Finals. Mexpipe-Aroma Jr. Challenge 2001 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: 2001 Result: 1st Place. Tournament: Oaxaca State Circuit Tournament Category: Junior Date: June 20, 2001 Result: 1st Place. Tournament: State Circuit Tournament in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: July 20-22, 2001 Result: 1st Place. Mexpipe-Aroma Jr. ‘School’s Out’ 2001in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Junior Date: July 29, 2001 Result: 1st Place. Local (Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca) Category: Junior Date: 2001 Result: 1st Place. Second Regional Circuit in Escolleras, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Category: Junior Date: September 28-30, 2001 Result: 1st Place International Tournament, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Category: Open Date: November 23-25, 2001 Result: Semifinal Third Regional Circuit in Acapulco, Guerrero Category: Junior Date: November 30-December 2, 2001 Result: 1st Place. First Tournament of the Mexican National Circuit in Rio Nexpa, Michoacan Category: Junior Date: March 3-5, 2002 Result: 1st Place Second Tournament of the Mexican National Circuit in Play Bonfil, Acapulco, Guerrero (Final Tournament of the National Circuit) Category: Junior Date: March 8-10, 2002 Result: 1st Place E-mail: angelo_jlc@hotmail.com
Jose Roberto Rutherford Marquez is the Mexican National Bodyboarding Champion. He is 17 years old, a bodyboarder from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. He has competed in more than 11 tournaments of all kinds and placed 5th place or above. His awards include: 1st place in the International Surf Tournament of November 2001 in Puerto Escondido , 1st place Men’s Bodyboard in the National Surf Tournament held in Rio Nexpa, Michoacan, Mexico on March 3,4,5, 2002, 1st place Men’s Bodyboard in the National Surf Tournament held in Playa Bonfil, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on March 3,4,5, 2002, 1st place Men’s Bodyboard on the National Circuit in 2002. He hopes to represent Mexico in the world games in Durban South Africa.
Ana Isabel Scales is currently the Mexican National Champion in the Womens Division. Ana Isabel Scales is 21 years old, born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. After 2 years surfing in California and Hawaii she returned to Mexico and began to compete on the Guerrero State Circuit. She resides in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico. In addition to surfing Ana is a qualified massage therapist and yoga instructor, currently working in Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico at Las Olas Surfing School for Women (http://www.surflasolas.com) Ana qualified for the National Contest by winning 1st place Women’s Surfing in the Guerrero State Surfing Contest in Acapulco earlier this year. 1st place Women’s Surfing in the National Surf Tournament held in Rio Nexpa, Michoacan, Mexico on March 3,4,5, 2002. 2nd place Women’s Surfing in the National Surf Tournament held in Playa Bonfil, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on March 3,4,5, 2002. 1st place Women’s Surfing on the National circuit 2002. Email: anascales@hotmail.com
Daniel Rhodes is a 24-year-old Mexican American born and raised in Mexico, currently ranked 3rd in Bodyboarding in Mexico, in the summer of 2000 he represented Mexico in the world surfing games in Brazil. His awards include: B.I.A. tour event #4 March 23, 2002 Ponto Beach, Calif. (Second place, AA,) Mexican National Circuit 2002 (ranked 3rd national)Event #2 March 8,9,10, 2002. Acapulco, Mex. (5th place). Event #1 March 3,4,5, 2002. Rio Nexpa, Mex. (2nd place) B.I.A. tour event #3 February 23, 2002. Ventura, Calif. (second place, AA) B.I.A tour event #2 January 26, 2002 Salt Creek, Calif. (second place, AA) B.I.A tour event #3 March 31, 2001 Ponto Beach, Calif. (men’s second place) National 99/2000. Acapulco, Guerrero (1st place) - Overall ranking - Mexican National Champion - . I.S.A BRASIL 2000 World surfing games (June 10 to June 25) Recife Pernambuco Brazil (33rd place world ranking) Regional Tournament Playa Azul, Michoacan (2nd place) San Blas, Nayarit (4th place) National 97/98 Ensenada, Baja California (6th place) - Overall ranking 6th -.USCS circuit: Oceanside, California (quarter finals) Santa Cruz, California (4th place) San Diego, California (semifinal Regional Tournaments: Manzanillo, Colima ( 3rd place) Punta de Mita, Nayarit ( 4th place) National Circuit 95/96Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca (7th place) Rio Nexpa, Michoacan (4th place) - Overall ranking 5th.
April 2002
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