{"id":38426,"date":"2012-07-03T11:53:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=38426"},"modified":"2012-07-03T17:32:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T21:32:49","slug":"ucf-surfer-wins-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-surfer-wins-national-title\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Surfer Wins National Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surf\u2019s up &#8212; way up &#8212; for Amy Nicholl.<\/p>\n<p>The UCF Surf Team member brought home her second national title in three years in the college women\u2019s division at the National Scholastic Surfing Association\u2019s recent\u00a0Interscholastic National Championships. Nicholl also won the women\u2019s NSSA national title in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The team finished ninth at the June 16-18 competition in Salt Creek, Dana Point, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholl, a 22-year-old marketing major, grew up in New Smyrna Beach and\u00a0has been surfing since she was 9. 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