Santa Cruz County’s remaining three locals, Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg, John Mel, and Cooper Shank, were eliminated from the World Surf League’s Virginia Beach Pro in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for ninth place at the World Surf League’s Pacifico Surf Open Cerritos, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Friday.