| Senor Frog's 2009 Bodyboarder's Choice Awards scheduled to February |
| Thursday, 15 January 2009 16:59 |
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The Bodyboarder's Choice awards is dedicated to showcasing the dedication, ambition and performance of those involved with the sport of Bodyboarding. The Senor Frog's 2009 Bodyboarder's Choice Awards will happen on the Feb 27th 8PM. The event is presented by Senor Frogs, USBA, IBA and Bodyboarder Magazine. To qualify for nomination a recipient will be choosen by the staff at the USBA, Bodyboarder Magazine and the IBA which have created an online voting survey. A category nominee winner will be chosen at the hands of the general bodyboarding public through the online voting system. For each category there has been a selected group of nominees created by the board committee, from here they will be posted online and available for the public to vote for. Best Prone-(male/female) this award is given to the rider who the public feels has proven they are owning the line-ups on their gut wherever they go! Uri Valadao Brazil Guilherme Tamega Brazil Ben Player Australia Pierre Louis Costes France Jeff Hubbard Hawaii Hugo Pinheiro Portugal Paulo Barcellos Brazil Mark McCarthy Sth Africa Magno Oliveira Brazil Mike Stewart Hawaii Amaury Laverhne Reunion Dave Winchester Australia Yeray Martinez Canary Is Ryan Hardy Australia Luis Villar Brazil John Showell Australia Mitch Rawlins Australia Dave Hubbard Hawaii Richard Diaz Canary Is Ivan Hernandez Canary Is Brad Hughes Australia Chad Jackson Australia Dallas Singer Australia Igor Sanchez Canary Is Michael Novy Australia Alex Bunting Australia Max Arent-Highfield Australia Andre Botha Sth Africa Damian King Australia Jake Stone Australia Chris James Australia Jose Marquina Australia Tom Wilson Australia Andrew Lester Australia Thomas Robinson Australia Paul Benco Hawaii Jason Bitzer USA Javier Baez Puerto Rico Jacob Romero Hawaii Nick Ormerod Australia Ross McBride USA Spencer Skipper Hawaii Rex Moibe Hawaii Jonah Romero Hawaii Tyler Ching-Johnson Hawaii Eli Beach Australia Alex Leon Australia Tyler Wiemann USA Michael Murphy USA
Best DropKnee- this award is to the rider laying it hard on the knee! Dave Hubbard HI Bud Myiamoto HI Leroy Kaiwa HI Derek Mirashido HI Micah McMullin HI Bobby Kichart CA Matt Lacky AUS Dylan Lee AUS Mason Rose AUS
Peirre Louis Costes FRN Ben Player AUS Jeff Hubbard HI Uri Valadao Brazil Mike Stewart HI Huge Pinheiro PORT Guilherme Tamega Brazil
Minor Threat- To the international grommet who is pushing the limits in the sport Charilie Holt AUS Thorpe Waluew AUS Dillan Druz USA Jimmy Williamson AUS Travis Smith HI
Video- awarded to the best video production of the year. Editor/Videographer and Company all receives awards for this one. ROAM 2 - Digital Children production BEN PLAYER PROJECT- BEN PLAYER/WALDRON BROTHERS FIRE - MIKE STEWART/SCOTTY CARTER Best Photo of the year- Goes to rider and photographer
Female Rider- award given to the lady taking bodyboarding to a whole other level for female riders. Neymara CARVAHLO Claudia Ferrari Roberta Bitzer Jessica BECKER Leila Ali Natasha SARGARDIA Lilli Pollard Life Time Achievement- this award is for the individual who has been the most influential to the sport of bodyboarding.
Ben Severson Guilherme Tamega Keith Sasaki Top Shaper- Dialing in measurements and lungs full of foam dust, they get the specs right to put you where you want to be. Nick Mesritz Todd Quigley PMA (Pete Anaya) Glen Taylor North Shore 08/09 North Shore Stand out- this award is set-aside for the hell man out there pushing the limits of not only the sport but the human body as well. Award will be limited to the media you see coming out from the 08/09 North Shore Season!
Mike Murphy Andre Botha Jeff Hubbard Mitch Rawlins Jason Bitzer Jacob Romero Ben Player Toby Player Paulo Barcellos Guilhereme Tamega Max Arnet Micheal Novy Paul Benco Jonah Romero Spence Skipper Dave Winchester Group Effort- award given to the team that's making a stand and presence in our sport. Plastic People BZ Empire Turbo Surf Designs NMD VS
Eddie Solomon (662mob.com, bodyboarder, Empire Bodyboards) Jason Bitzer (USBA) Terry Mckenna (IBA) Chris Monroe (BZ)
IBA - International Bodyboarding Association Bodyglove BZ Morey Turbo Surf Designs
SOURCE: IBA World Tour |
