CAPITOLA TEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED vs

A CAPITOLA 16-YEAR-OLD IS RANKED AT THE TOP OF HIS DIVISION IN THE INTERSCHOLASTIC SURF FEDERATION SCHOOL LEAGUE. AUSTIN SMITH-FORD ALSO MADE THE COVER OF THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF SURFING MAGAZINE, ONE OF THE SPORT'S MAJOR PUBLICATIONS. INSIDE THERE IS AN INTERVIEW ALONG WITH MORE PICTURES OF THE SURFER. SMITH-FORD IS THE YOUNGEST SURFER OUT OF SANTA CRUZ TO ATTAIN SUCH RECOGNITION. HE IS A SOQUEL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHERE HE GETS ALMOST STRAIGHT A'S. HE HAS BEEN A SPONSORED SURFER SINCE HE WAS ABOUT 13. THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF SURFING MAGAZINE SHOULD BE IN STORES BY EARLY JANUARY.