2008 Woodie Awards
Surfers make beach shine
Surf club gathers to clean their home turf
Kari Wilberg
Issue date: 9/26/07 Section: News
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But the team is made up of people from the club.
The team has placed at least second at regionals the past three years, competing against teams from schools such as the University of Florida and Florida State University. They have gone to nationals in California every year for the past 10 years.
Ron Jon Surf Shop sponsors all the entry fees for the team's competitions and takes care of all travel expenses for nationals, which include airfare, car rental and hotel costs.
"We also hold concerts at places like the Liquid Cellar to promote local bands and help pay some of the expenses so our sponsors don't have to," surf team captain Todd Rhoten, a civil engineering major, said.
Members said they were thankful to have gracious sponsors that allow them to focus on surfing and team building instead of worrying about money.
Team members said they felt the surf team does not receive enough credit, even though the team has been so successful at competitions.
Laurent Domaingue, an industrial engineering major, moved to Florida from Mauritius, Africa, a small island outside of Madagascar.
"I looked at Georgia Tech and a bunch of other schools like that, but this was the only place with a Web site for their surf team," Domaingue said. Domaingue said his choice for choosing a college was very easy considering UCF's esteemed engineering program and amazing surf team.
Even though the team has a limited number of spaces, the club is open to all students. Meetings are held almost every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Business Administration, Room 119. The club Web site, www.surfucf.com, maintains an updated schedule.
Rhoten said that interested students, even ones with little-to-no surfing experience, are encouraged to join the club. The team holds random clinics to teach inexperienced surfers the ins and outs of the sport.
"Anyone is allowed to come to our meetings," Winslow said. "Just show up at 9 on Tuesday nights."
The team has placed at least second at regionals the past three years, competing against teams from schools such as the University of Florida and Florida State University. They have gone to nationals in California every year for the past 10 years.
Ron Jon Surf Shop sponsors all the entry fees for the team's competitions and takes care of all travel expenses for nationals, which include airfare, car rental and hotel costs.
"We also hold concerts at places like the Liquid Cellar to promote local bands and help pay some of the expenses so our sponsors don't have to," surf team captain Todd Rhoten, a civil engineering major, said.
Members said they were thankful to have gracious sponsors that allow them to focus on surfing and team building instead of worrying about money.
Team members said they felt the surf team does not receive enough credit, even though the team has been so successful at competitions.
Laurent Domaingue, an industrial engineering major, moved to Florida from Mauritius, Africa, a small island outside of Madagascar.
"I looked at Georgia Tech and a bunch of other schools like that, but this was the only place with a Web site for their surf team," Domaingue said. Domaingue said his choice for choosing a college was very easy considering UCF's esteemed engineering program and amazing surf team.
Even though the team has a limited number of spaces, the club is open to all students. Meetings are held almost every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Business Administration, Room 119. The club Web site, www.surfucf.com, maintains an updated schedule.
Rhoten said that interested students, even ones with little-to-no surfing experience, are encouraged to join the club. The team holds random clinics to teach inexperienced surfers the ins and outs of the sport.
"Anyone is allowed to come to our meetings," Winslow said. "Just show up at 9 on Tuesday nights."