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TWO STEPS

HANGING 10 SINCE '88

How Texas

CONGRATULATIONS ALL-STARS

Join us in our mission to empower the All-Star Team by making a difference. Your donations will help us achieve our goals of traveling to Waco for training and attending an event in California this season to grow our experience in competitive surfing. 

The 2024-2025
All-Star Team

Yates Harris 

Eva Castillo 

Parker Whitfield  

Banyan Smith 

Caden Shelton 

Keagan Sohl 

 Phoebe Rogers 

Kiahla Shelton 

Rudy Whittington 

Elle Hable 

Beckem Edwards 

Coaches

Morgan Faulkner

Kris Hopkins

Walter Sohl 

The All-Star Team is a prestigious group within the Texas Gulf Surfing Association, selected based on top season points from the Under 18 divisions. This year, additional slots were filled through an essay submission from a member of the Under 18 divisions. Essays were reviewed by our coaches to select the new team members.

The coaches are responsible for vetting the team, carefully reviewing all submissions, and selecting both the additional members and the top  surfers in each Under 18 division.

All-Star Team members have several responsibilities throughout the season, including attending training sessions, participating in Zoom meetings, engaging in fundraising activities, volunteering at events, and joining meet-ups organized by coaches. The team’s accountability is maintained through support and oversight by fellow members and coaches.

The age limit for the All-Star Team focuses on juniors as per the Board's decision to prioritize youth development. Coaches for the team are selected based on volunteer interest, experience, respect and participation within the surf community, with nominations reviewed and approved by the Board.

Scheduled practices are organized by the coaches to ensure optimal training. The All-Star Team enhances the organization by driving participation in events, increasing visibility, and boosting economic support through heightened engagement and community involvement.

 

We are committed to supporting our juniors through the All-Star Team.

 

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Yates Harris

IG: yates_surfing
Home town: Port Aransas
Goal for 2024 Season: To win all the comps and to improve rails and airs.

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 Keagan Sohl

IG: @keagansohl

Home town: Port Aransas

Goal for 2024 Season: My goal for the 2024 season is to improve my surfing!

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Rudy Whittington 

All Star

Home town: South Padre Island 

Goal for 2024 Season:  Improving my turns

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Phoebe Rogers

IG: phoebemrogers
Home town: Portland

Goal for 2024 Season: to improve turns and get higher scores in competition

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Parker Whitfield

Parkers goal for the year: to have as much fun as he can doing the sport he loves to do with his friends. 

His Insta: PJ_surfbeast

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 Kiahla Shelton

Home town: Port AransasHometown- Clear Lake 
Goals- generating more speed on the wave
IG: kiahla_june_surf

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Caden Shelton

IG: caden_surfs_texas
Home town: Playa Jaco, Costa Rica but living in Clear Lake since age 3
Goal for 2024 Season: More vertical snaps and continue having fun competing with friends

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Eva Castillo 

IG: @77surfandskate
Hometown: South Padre Island
Goal for 2024: To learn how to get more speed on the wave!

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Banyan Smith

IG: Banyan_808 Hometown: PA
Goal for the season: 360 Chop Hop!

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Beckem Edwards

13 years old
Port Aransas Tx
My goal for 2024 is to work hard to improve my surfing and the best I can be

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Elle Hable 

All Star

Home town: South Padre Island 

Goal for 2024 Season:  To inspire the youth of South Padre Island to get involved in the local surf community and compete with TGSA

CURRENT & PAST STANDINGS
2024-25 COMPETITION RULES
TEAM ENTRY
FORM

$2000 Awarded in 2024

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JOHN OLVEY SCHOLARSHIP

John Olvey was an award-winning and widely-recognized Texas surfer and artist who made it known he wanted a scholarship established in his name for a local surfer. The John Olvey Scholarship was established to honor John’s desire to encourage young surfers to achieve their professional dreams and contribute to the community while continuing to surf as he himself did. Administered by Texas Gulf Surfing Association (TGSA), the goal of the Scholarship is to identify and help a student who represents John’s positivity and has a desire to carry on the legacy of John’s lifelong contribution to the local community.

The John Olvey Scholarship will be awarded in April 2025 at the John Olvey Texas State Surfing Championships. If you are interested in applying, please fill out the application and return it to yvonne.olvey@gmail.com  

ThanK YOU
SPONSORS

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