Robert Crist

Robert Crist
Robert Crist
  • Birth Date:
    07/21/1999
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Weight:
    165
  • Hometown:
    Ladera Ranch
  • Position:
    Short and Longboard
  • Events:
    Salt Creek
News mentions
Silke Martinez reached her third NSSA final of the season last weekend in Santa Cruz.
Silke Smooth: Martinez Takes Third in Santa Cruz

It was another weekend, another NSSA final round, for Westcliff star surfer Silke Martinez last Saturday and Sunday in Santa Cruz. “Silke destroyed the quarters and semifinals, both with big scores, to make her third NSSA final,” Westcliff assistant coach Chelsea Ehlen said. “She faced a stacked heat and would have finished higher with better waves. But we are very happy with the result.” Martinez finished third overall in the women’s competition, just 6.78 points from the win.

Silke Martinez makes a turn during the opening round Sunday at Huntington Beach. Photo by Brandon Petersen.
Martinez Makes History at Inhospitable HB

Westcliff’s Spanish surfing sensation, freshman Silke Martinez, called them the worst conditions in which she’d ever surfed a contest. Huntington Beach was tidal, windy, swell-less mess over the weekend for the NSSA’s Southwestern Conference contest, and it brought major headaches — especially for the Warriors’ men’s teams — as Westcliff finished a disappointing fourth overall.  But for Martinez, who has been a heavy-hitter for the Warriors since stepping off the plane from Spain and taking second overall at Black’s in La Jolla, Surf City USA was just another beach to tame, and she did just that, making history as Westcliff’s first-ever female NSSA first-place finisher.