A SANTA CRUZ SURFER PLACED 1ST AT A WORLD SURF LEAGUE COMPETITION IN CHILE. 18 YEAR-OLD AUTUMN HAYES WON $10,000 FOR HER PERFORMANCE. THIS EVENT WAS THE FIRST ONE IN W-S-L HISTORY WHERE BOTH THE FIRST PLACE WOMAN, AND THE FIRST PLACE MAN, RECEIVED THE SAME PRIZE MONEY.
THE W-S-L ATTRIBUTED THAT TO THE CITY WHERE THE CONTEST TOOK PLACE ADVOCATING FINANCIAL EQUALITY.
