By Andrea Swayne
Lexi Morgan
Age: 10, Marblehead Elementary
Since learning to surf at age 6, under the tutelage of her dad, Lexi Morgan has been a fixture in the local lineup and this season marks her debut into surf series competition. Lexi has committed to compete in the 2012-2013 Western Surfing Association Championship Series. To get a feel for WSA contests, she entered the annual WSA Menehune Surf Fest in July and turned in a second-place finish. At Event No. 1 of the regular season, she went two for two, making another podium appearance with a fifth-place finish in Girls U12 Shortboard. Lexi practices at least three times a week, usually at T Street—her favorite local break. Lately she’s been focused on her cutbacks and strengthening her turns in general. In school, she earns 3s and 4s (on a scale of 1-4, 4 being the best) and counts math and reading as her favorite subjects. Her goals include becoming a pro surfer, competing at Pipeline and becoming a marine biologist. She also plans on switching to a longboard when she’s “too old to shortboard” and continuing to compete for as long as she can. “I love the feeling of making the drop on a wave. That’s my favorite part of the wave. Once I know I’ve caught it, any fear or doubt goes away and I just have fun with it,” Lexi said. “The drop is the best but also the scariest part. The adrenaline when it happens is just amazing.”
