2026 Inductees
2026 Inductees
Two surfers whose impact runs deep — locally and globally.
This summer, Courtney Conlogue and Jay Larson will be honored across from the iconic Huntington Beach Pier — leaving their handprints, footprints, and signatures, joining the legacy of surfing's greats.
Courtney Conlogue's career is defined by excellence and longevity. A Santa Ana native raised near Huntington Beach, she began surfing at age four and competing by nine. Her early dominance led to a place on the USA Junior Surf Team at just eleven. She went on to win multiple NSSA titles and, in 2009, claimed both individual and team gold at the ISA World Surfing Games. That same year, she captured her first US Open of Surfing title.
Over more than a decade on the World Championship Tour, Conlogue earned 13 victories and finished World No. 2 in 2015 and 2016. In 2018, she returned to Huntington Beach to win the US Open once again — nine years after her first triumph. Her achievements continued with a team victory at the Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championships in 2023. Inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in 2019, she remains a respected competitor, a member of the Huntington Beach Marine Safety Lifeguard team, and a beloved figure in our local community.
Jay Larson embodies the spirit of Huntington Beach surfing. He began surfing at age ten and quickly rose through amateur competition, later serving as Surf Team Captain at Huntington Beach High School in 1993. His powerful style earned him national recognition, including the cover of Surfing Magazine and appearances in influential surf films alongside filmmaker Taylor Steele, contributing to the iconic Momentum Generation.
Turning professional in 1993, Larson competed worldwide through 2002, earning multiple finals appearances in places like Jeffreys Bay and Santa Cruz, along with two professional wins. Deeply rooted in the surf industry from a young age at Huntington Surf & Sport, he has built a lifelong career around the sport of surfing.
In 2019, he co-founded the L8nightwithChoccy podcast, now a long-running platform for conversations with surfers, creatives, and industry leaders. Today, he continues to surf and remains a familiar presence in the lineup and around town with his family.