Guerrero State Selection 2012

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Playa Bonfil in Acapulco was the site of the first stage of the Guerrero state surfing selection tournament for 2012.

Aldahir Cruz, Ulises Rodriguez, Kristal Hernandez, Jorge Dias, Luis Rey Hernandez, Fernando Garcia, Vicente Vega, Marcos Candela, Ivan Fernandez, Javier Hernandez, Sixto Mendez, and Manuel Rios, emerged champions of the first stage tournament.

Seventy-four competitors from 10 to 50+ years of age, hailing from Zihuatanejo and Acapulco, vied in fourteen categories for placement in this years’ state surfing selection and the opportunity to represent the state of Guerrero in the national games.

Below are the results in each catgory:

CATEGORIA TABLA CORTA LIBRE (Open Short Board)

1.- ALDAHIR CRUZ (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- OSCAR CHINO (ACA 900 pts 3.- ROBERTO OLGUIN (ACA) 810 pts 4.- DANIEL NAJERA (ZIHUA) 725 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA DE CUERPO LIBRE (Open Body Board)

1.- ULISES RODRIGUEZ (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- DANIEL DIAZ (ACA) 900 pts 3.- JORGE DIAZ (ACA) 810 pts 4.- MIGUEL ANGEL CEBRERO (ACA) 725 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA CORTA SUB 16 (Short Board Sub-16)

1.- VICENTE VEGA (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- IVAN SOTELO (ZIHUA) 900 pts 3.- CARLOS CARRANZA (ZIHUA) 810 pts 4.- BRANDON CABRERA (ACA) 725 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA CORTA SUB 18 (Short Board Sub-18)

1.- MARCOS A. CANDELA (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- ARNOLD CABRERA (ACA) 900 pts 3.- LEONARDO MENDEZ (ZIHUA) 810 pts 4.- DAVID SOTELO (ZIHUA) 725 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA LARGA (Open Long Board)

1.- FERNANDO GARCIA (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- CHRISTIAN ZAMUDIO (ACA) 900 pts 3.- RAFAEL SANTIAGO TRINIDAD (ACA) 810 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA DE CUERPO FEMENIL (Women’s Body Board)

1.- GINA DE LA PAZ (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- ANN LISE FUENTES (ACA) 1000 3.- EVERLY CAMPOS (ACA) 900

CATEGORIA TABLA CORTA FEMENIL (Women’s Short Board)

1.- KRISTAL HERNANDEZ (ZIHUA) 1000 PTS 2.- ANA PAULA CASTILLO (ACA) 900 pts 3.- YONE PEREIRO (ACA) 810 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA CORTA INFANTIL 10 A 14 AÑOS (Children’s Short Board)

1.- LUIS REY HERNANDEZ (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- DANIEL ZAMORA (ACA) 900 pts 3.- FERNANDO OLEA (ACA) 810 pts 4.- RONALDO GONZALEZ (ACA) 725 pts

CATEGORIA TABLA DE CUERPO JUVENIL SUN 18 (Body Board Sub-18)

1.- JORGE DIAZ ALVARADO (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- JORGE LUIS OJEDA ZAMORA (ACA) 900 pts 3.- DANIEL ROMAN (ZIHUA) 810 pts 4.- JOSE ALEJANDRO CORTEZ (ACA) 725 pts

CATEGORIA MASTER (Masters)

1.- IVAN FERNANDEZ (ZIHUA) 1000 PTS 2.- IVAN BLANCO (ACA) 900 pts 3.- ULISES URIBE (ACA) 810 pts

CATEGORIA GRAN MASTER (Grand Masters)

1.- MANUEL RIOS (ACA) 1000 PTS 2.- JOE ESTRADA (ACA) 900 pts

CATEGORIA KAHUNA (Kahuna Class)

1.- SIXTO MENDEZ (ZIHUA) 1000 PTS

CATEGORIA GRAN KAHUNA (Grand Kahuna)

1.- JAVIER HERNANDEZ (ACA) 1000 PTS

The Asociación de Surfing del Estado de Guerrero a.c., is grateful for the support given by the Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Restaurant Amigo Simón, Michasurf, Bonfil surf shop, Iguana Surf, Diamond surf, Mexpipe, Protección Civil del Estado as well as the media.

Information and photos provided by Prensa ASEG

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