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Santa Barbara’s Lakey Peterson has won the 2011 Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior in North San Diego County, earning a good chunk of points in her quest to repeat as North American ASP Junior champion.
Peterson won Saturday’s four-person heat over Nage Melamed, Leila Hurst and Taylor Pitz. Peterson’s two-wave score of 14.76 bested Melamed’s 11.10. The 16-year-old Californian recorded her highest point total of the contest in the final.
“The final was super fun and the waves were super good the whole time,” Peterson said. “The waves never really stopped which was nice. I didn’t really have that good of heats in the beginning and I had been sick in bed the past few days. All of the girls were surfing so well and I’m excited to win.”
Conner Coffin competed in the Junior boys contest, finishing up with an equal-17th after bowing out in the fourth round. Parker Coffin was also in the lineup, advancing through one heat before getting knocked out in the third round.
Florida’s Evan Geiselman went on to win the boys event, putting him in second in the ASP North American Pro Junior Series. Kolohe Andino remains No. 1 after reaching Saturday’s final.
Peterson is the top female after the first of three girls events. It was the fifth of nine boys events. The top performers in each series qualify for the ASP World Junior Tour.
“I want to go to Worlds and this result puts me in a good position,” Peterson said. “Hopefully I can get a couple more results this year.”
FINAL DAY RESULTS
1 – Evan Geiselman (USA) 11.17
2 – Kolohe Andino (USA) 10.67
3 – Chase Wilson (USA) 8.47
4 – Dane Zaun (USA) 7.26
Women’s Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior Final Results:
1 – Lakey Peterson (USA) 14.76
2 – Nage Melamed (HAW) 11.10
3 – Leila Hurst (HAW) 6.60
4 – Taylor Pitz (USA) 6.40
Men’s Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior Semifinals Results:
Heat 1: Chase Wilson (USA) 12.83, Kolohe Andino (USA) 11.17, Andrew Doheny (USA) 9.90, Derek Peters (USA) 7.50
Heat 2: Evan Geiselman (USA) 16.33, Dane Zaun (USA) 13.33, Keanu Asing (HAW) 11.14, Fisher Heverly (USA) 5.10
Women’s Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior Semifinals Results:
Heat 1: Nage Melamed (HAW) 12.07, Lakey Peterson (USA) 10.90, Meah Collins (USA) 7.17, Chelsea Roett (USA) 6.90
Heat 2: Taylor Pitz (USA) 8.73, Leila Hurst (HAW) 8.66, Brianna Cope (HAW) 8.30, Alessa Quizon (HAW) 6.60
Men’s Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior Quarterfinals Results:
Heat 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.10, Chase Wilson (USA) 12.50, Luke Davis (USA) 10.47, Victor Done (USA) 9.10
Heat 2: Derek Peters (USA) 10.43, Andrew Doheny (USA) 7.04, Ian Gentil (HAW) 6.33, Jake Marshall (USA) 5.60
Heat 3: Keanu Asing (HAW) 16.67, Evan Geiselman (USA) 14.33, Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 10.90, Evan Thompson (USA) 9.33
Heat 4: Dane Zaun (USA) 14.66, Fisher Heverly (USA) 12.43, Taylor Brothers (USA) 8.20, Makai McNamara (HAW) 7.63
Women’s Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior Quarterfinals Results:
Heat 1: Lakey Peterson (USA) 10.73, Chelsea Roett (BRB) 8.83, Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) 8.00, Shelby Detmers (USA) 6.83
Heat 2: Nage Melamed (HAW) 10.33, Meah Collins (USA) 6.43, Chandler Parr (USA) 5.90, Jasset Umbel (USA) 3.10
Heat 3: Alessa Quizon (HAW) 15.60, Leila Hurst (HAW) 12.50, Kylie Loveland (USA) 5.56, Haley Watson (USA) 5.40
Heat 4: Taylor Pitz (USA) 12.70, Brianna Cope (HAW) 7.67, Jordan Hundley (USA) 6.20
Men’s Rob Machado Seaside Pro Junior Round of 32 Results:
Heat 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.16, Jake Marshall (USA) 6.04, Trevor Thornton (USA) 5.50, Jake Halstead (USA) 4.17
Heat 2: Chase Wilson (USA) 12.73, Ian Gentil (HAW) 9.07, Balaram Stack (USA) 8.37, Albee Layer (HAW) 5.57
Heat 3: Derek Peters (USA) 11.03, Luke Davis (USA) 10.80, J.D. Lewis (USA) 9.70, Nathan Carvalho (HAW) 7.33
Heat 4: Andrew Doheney (USA) 10.80, Victor Done (USA) 10.60, Ian Crane (USA) 10.16, Ian Simmons (USA)
Heat 5: Evan Geiselman (USA) 16.60, Tayler Brothers (USA) 9.50, Koa Smith (HAW) 8.17, Taylor Thorne (USA) 7.17
Heat 6: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 11.50, Makai McNamara (HAW) 10.00, Conner Coffin (USA) 9.73, Dylan Goodale (HAW) 8.57
Heat 7: Fisher Heverly (USA) 13.60, Evan Thompson (USA) 10.17, P.J. Raia (USA) 8.73
Heat 8: Dane Zaun (USA) 13.33, Keanu Asing (HAW) 12.47, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 12.00, Taylor Clark (USA) 7.83
