title: Marcel Soros
text: # Marcel Soros
  
  Marcel Soros (b. Marcel Jerome Soros April 24, 1966, Santa Cruz, California) is a professional surfer.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Growing up at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California, Marcel Soros spends a part of each day surfing and exploring the California coastline. As a widely recognized professional surfer with over 35 years of surfing experience and 100+ competition wins, he has a vast amount of local knowledge and a great understanding of the local California coastal area and will be happy to tell you all about it.
  
  ## Career
  
  Men’s Division
  
  * 1st Santa Cruz 3a Invitational 1984
  * 1st Iceberg Surf Trials (Pro-Am Division) 1985
  * 1st Sam Reid Memorial 1985
  * 2nd O'Neill’s Yea-Now 4th Annual No-Cord Classic 1985
  * 3rd N.S.S.A. Manhattan Open 1984
  * 3rd Winter Surf Festival 1984
  * 3rd Winter Surf Festival (Pro-Am Division) 1984
  * 3rd Iceberg Surf Trials 1984
  * 5th 16th Annual Mabo Royal Surf Meet 1984
  
  Junior Division
  
  * 1st Oceanside 3a Invitational 1984
  * 1st Sam Reid Memorial 1984
  * 1st Summer Surf Festival 1984
  * 1st Summer Surf Spectacular 1984
  * 1st Kmel Summer Surf Classic 1984
  * 1st Santa Cruz 3a Invitational 1983
  * 1st Summer Surf Festival 1983
  * 1st Summer Surf Festival (Pro-Am Division) 1983
  * 1st Santa Cruz Beach Surf Festival 1983
  * 1st Fall Surf Frolic 1983
  * 1st Sam Reid Memorial 1983
  * 1st Spring Surf Spree 1983
  * 1st Iceberg Surf Trials 1983
  * 1st Iceberg Surf Trial 1982
  * 1st Spring Surf Spree 1982
  * 1st O’neill’s Yea-Now 1st Annual No-Cords Classic 1982
  * 2nd Santa Barbara 3a Invitational 1984
  * 2nd Summer Surf Festival (Pro-Am Division) 1984
  * 2nd Summer Surf Spectacular 1984
  * 2nd Australia’s Team Challenge 1983
  * 2nd Malibu 3a Invitational 1983
  * 2nd Sam Reid Memorial 1983
  * 2nd Fun in the Sun Spree #2 (Pro-Am Division) 1984
  * 2nd Spring Surf Spree #2 (Pro-Am Division) 1983
  * 2nd West Coast Surfing Championships 1982
  * 3rd West Coast Surfing Championships 1984
  * 3rd Spring Surf Spree 1984
  * 3rd Spring Surf Spree (Pro-Am Division) 1984
  * 3rd West Coast Surfing Championships 1983
  * 3rd Fun in the Sun #1(Pro-Am Division) 1983
  * 3rd Santa Cruz 3a Invitational 1982
  * 4th District 4 3a Invitational 1984
  * 4th Fall Surf Frolic (Pro-Am Division) 1983
  * 5th Santa Barbara 3a Invitational 1983
  * 6th Cayucas 3a Invitational 1982
  * 6th Santa Barbara 3a Invitational 1982
  * 6th San Diego 3a Invitational 1982
  * 9th United States Surfing Championships 1984
  * 18th United States Team Trials 1984
  
  Boy’s Division
  
  * 1st Sam Reid Memorial 1981
  * 1st Spring Surf Spree 1981
  * 1st Summer Surf Festival 1981
  * 1st Fall Surf Frolic 1981
  * 4th Santa Cruz 3a Invitational 1981
  
  Menehue Division
  
  * 1st Iceberg Surf Trials 1980
  * 1st Spring Surf Spree1980
  * 1st Summer Surf Festival 1980
  * 1st Sam Reid Memorial 1979
  * 1st Fall Surf Frolic 1979
  
  Overall Ratings
  
  * 1st W.S.A. Junior 1984
  * 1st W.S.A. Junior 1982
  * 2nd W.S.A. Junior 1983
  