For the 10th consecutive year, Costa Rica has captured the Central American surfing title. Jason Torres and Leilani McGonagle won respective titles in the men's and women's categories.
Costa Rica's Noe Mar McGonagle and Carlos Muñoz came up just short against surfing's biggest figures Wednesday at the Vans World Cup at Sunset Beach in Hawaii.
Jason Torres of Jacó won this past weekend's Billabong Fest in his home surf. With the win, he occupies No. 8 in the Association of Latin American Professional Surfers (ALAS) rankings.
The first-ever i20 Costa Rica surf championship in Esterillos Oeste was dominated by surprise winners in both the men's and women's fields as David Herrera and Nataly Bernold took home titles.
ROCA LOCA, Puntarenas -- With an unusually light schedule for this year’s Latin Pro, the Association of Latin American Professional Surfers (ALAS) was fortunate that Diego Naranjo stepped in to secure two Costa Rica stops on the association's competitive circuit.
While the winners of last weekend’s Masters, Stand Up Paddle (SUP) and Longboard National Circuit finals got plenty of applause, the biggest kudos went to a courageous, determined 14-year-old girl who fought the worst kind of conditions to earn a spot on the podium.
While his surfing has always been outstanding -- a mixture of power and aerials — Jason Torres has had to learn and accept an important lesson among professional competitors: It takes a certain mindset to be a winner.
Though once the stepchild of more popular and better-funded sports, surfing is finally claiming its spot in Costa Rica thanks to an ultra-talented generation of young surfers.
Jason Torres claimed his first national surf championship after 10 years competing on the Costa Rican national surf circuit. Meanwhile, Lisbeth Vindas continued to make history with her 12th national women’s championship title.
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