Surf team wins silver and two solo titles in national competition

Ryan Alkhatab. Courtesy of the UNF surf team

The UNF surf team finished second in the 2017 National Interscholastic Championship in Dana Point, Calif., with two surfers taking home the top honors.

The surf team before they headed to California for a competition. Photo by UNF’s Surf Team

Team captain Corey Howell became the first college men surfer to win back-to-back titles. Emily Ruppert, a 2014 winner, grabbed her second career college women crown.

This is the third consecutive year the team has taken home silver in the competition.

 

 

 

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