Christina Penner-Sugiyama is an American surfer who started surfing when she was seven years old, and rose through the ranks of the NSSA. The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) is a high profile amateur competitive surfing association in the United States. With a special emphasis on student surfers, the NSSA membership is open to anyone who wants to surf competitively as an amateur.
Penner was born and raised in Huntington Beach, Cali...
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