As Carissa Moore Prepares for the 2023 Surf Season, Relive the Moment She Won the 92nd AAU Sullivan Award

02/03/2023


Take a look back at when Moore won the prestigious 92nd AAU James E. Sullivan award in a December 2022 ceremony in Hawaii

HONOLULU, HI (February 3, 2023) -- The 2023 World Surf League (WSL) season started this week. As five-time WSL champion Carissa Moore aims for a sixth world title, take a look back at when she won the prestigious 92nd AAU James E. Sullivan award in a December 2022 ceremony in Hawaii.

Moore beat out fellow deserving finalists Jocelyn Alo (softball), Jordan Burroughs (wrestling), Ivan Melendez (baseball) and Bryce Young (football) to become the first-ever surfer to win the AAU Sullivan Award.

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The AAU James E. Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding athlete at the collegiate or Olympic level in the United States.