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****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2007 **** ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA 45th Annual East Coast Surfing Championships (ECSC) ASP NORTH AMERICA CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT 45TH ANNUAL ECSC VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (Monday, August 20, 2007) – The 45th Annual East Coast Surfing Championships (ECSC) will begin this Wednesday, August 22, 2007, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with four divisions of competition crowning two ASP regional champions by week’s end. One of the more comprehensive events on the 2007 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Tour, the ECSC features an ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star men’s division, an ASP WQS 1-Star women’s division, an ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior men’s event as well as an ASP regional men’s longboard event. Aaron Cormican (New Smyrna Beach, FL), defending ECSC Champion, has been a standout East Coast competitor for several years and his penchant for producing high-caliber performances will make him one of the most dangerous surfers in the men’s draw. “The ECSC is a good event for me because it’s close to home and there is always a huge turnout at the beach,” Cormican said. “I always try to do the ECSC because it’s a prestigious event on the East Coast and it looks like we’ll be getting waves this year – hopefully it goes off.” The women’s division of the 2007 ECSC is the final event on the 2007 ASP North America Women’s Tour and will be the deciding factor in crowning this season’s ASP regional women’s champion. The 2006 ECSC women’s final showcased the new guard of professional women’s surfing with then-14-year-old Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA) taking the big win over Anastasia Ashley (Hollywood, CA), Maria Gonzales (San Juan, PRI) and Darlene Conolly (Del Mar, CA). Conlogue’s determination has only intensified since last year, and the prodigious natural-footer will surely be the woman to beat at this season’s event. “I’m definitely heading to Virginia to win,” Conlogue said. “It should be pretty fun as there is a swell coming and it is supposed to be three to four feet. That would be a huge improvement over last season when it was probably about a foot and pretty tough conditions.” Following a solid 3rd-place finish in front of hundreds of thousands on the beach at July’s Honda U.S. Open of Surfing, Conlogue has not only grown comfortable with big venue competitions, but thrives on the pressure. “The crowd on the beach is huge,” Conlogue said. “I had no idea that Virginians were so enthusiastic about surfing. It’s a great feeling to be competing while the beach is packed with people having a good time.” The ASP Grade-1 Pro Junior event at the ECSC will feature current top-10 competitors Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL), Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL) and Tommy Bursian (Isabella, PRI) all looking to lock up valuable ratings points to solidify their respective positions as the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series comes into the business end of the season. Several ASP Pro Junior competitors will also be surfing in the men’s division creating a real possibility for a dual-event champion. The ASP World Longboard Tour (WLT) 1-Star regional event will be the final event of the 2007 ASP North America Men’s Longboard season, playing a pivotal role in ratings race for this year’s Title. Dodger Kremel (Huntington Beach, CA) took the ASP North America Men’s Longboarding Title last season following his stunning hometown victory at the Honda U.S. Open and a solid performance at the ECSC. This season’s race is wide open and a champion will be crowned this week in Virginia. The event is forecast to receive swell in the two to three-foot (0.5 metre) range from Hurricane Dean, which is moving through the Caribbean early this week. For the first time in the event’s prestigious 45-year history, the 2007 ECSC will be webcasting all the action LIVE for online viewers. To access the LIVE webcast, please visit www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.surfusa.org. For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. Daily event images will be available to the media. For more information, please contact the ASP North America Media Manager. Additional Info: Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Dave Prodan Additional Info: 45th Annual East Coast Surfing Championships Kevin Gaydosh About ASP:
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