Mrs. Julia Mekrut, Surfing Head Coach
The St. Augustine High School & Academy of Our Lady of Peace Surf Team is coached by Julia Mekrut, Jim Eischen ’80, Kevin Flynn, Carmine Rocci ’68, and Jim Shaw ’71 who together have many years of recreational and competitive surfing experience.
DURING SEASON: The Saints & OLP Surf Team is an established club for students of all levels of surfing abilities. Each year the team is made up of advanced surfers that compete for the team, intermediate surfers that are interested in competing, and beginner surfers interested in improving their skills. The team requires all surfers to be strong swimmers before joining the team. Participating surf team members may receive PE credit (as defined by eligibility standards), and surf team competitors may receive a Varsity Athletic Letter (as defined by eligibility standards). Families, friends, and Alumni are invited to join our Saturday morning practices held at Mission Beach at 8 AM.
Competitions – The team competes in 5 surf competitions per season through the Scholastic Surf Series – Division IV of the Western Surfing Association. For more information on team vs. team meets, including the competition schedule, please visit: https://surfsss.org/
OFF SEASON: The program encourages its members who do not participate in a Spring sport to join forces with the Swim Team – keeping the students both physically and mentally fit and enhancing their experiences in a city surrounded by water.
Questions/Interested in participating? Contact Coach Julia Mekrut at JMekrut@sahs.org
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