Santa Ana surfer Courtney Conlogue is unstoppable.

First, she took home the women’s title at the Hurley US Open of Surfing just last month. Then, the 16-year-old hopped on a plane to take home gold at the ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica, pitted against some of the best junior girls from around the world.

And on Sunday, she again proved she’s unstoppable after being named the 2009 Supergirl Pro Junior champ at the contest held in Oceanside.

Keep an eye on this girl – if she continues on this path, she will no doubt be a world champ one day.

In the second annual Supergirl Pro Junior, Conlogue beat out surfers Malia Manuel of Hawaii and Sage Erickson of Ojai, California, for the title.

Here’s more from the release:

“Last year I took fourth in this event and saw Coco Ho take home the Supergirl cape when she won it,” said Conlogue.  “I really wanted the win—and to take home the cape to be this year’s Supergirl champion.  It’s an honor to win an event like this that focuses on, and supports, the girls.”

Competing in smaller surf conditions than day one of the event weekend, the finals got started with a bang.  Conlogue grabbed the highest score of the final out of the gate, when she posted a 7.50 on her opening wave.  Manuel answered with her second and third waves, posting a 5.75 and 6.65 to take the lead.  With Manuel in the lead, Conlogue hunted the horizon for an answer, but fell short until her fifth wave, when she posted a 5.40.  With only minutes remaining in the final, Conlogue continued to catch waves while employing a defensive strategy to Manuel by shadowing her in the line-up.  As the clock ticked down, Conlogue hung on to win by a nail-biting half point.
“I knew it was going to be a battle with Courtney right to the end—and it was.  We were both fighting hard for the win,” said Manuel. “This is my first time competing in the Supergirl Pro Junior and I’m happy with the result.”

Also check out this feature by Surfline.com’s Darlene Conolly with Courtney.

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