Santa Ana’s female athletes honored at City Council meeting

Surfing Champ Courtney Conlogue and Councilwoman Michele Martinez

The Santa Ana City Council honored a great many good people at tonight’s City Council meeting.  Amongst them were several notable female athletes.

Councilmember Michele Martinez gave a certificate of recognition to Santa Ana resident Courtney Conologue, who recently won the Hurley U.S. Open Women’s Surfing Champtionship in Huntington Beach.

Martinez also recognized Santa Ana resident Julie Kindstrand for taking first place at the World Cup Skateboarding Pro Tech Pool Party.  (See the pictures below).

Surf Champ Courtney Conologue speaks to the Santa Ana City Council

Julie Kindstrand and Councilwoman Michele Martinez

Skateboard champ Julie Kindstrand speaks to the Santa Ana City Council

The City Council also honored the Santa Ana Pop Warner Monarchs Pee Wee White Cheerleaders on winning the National, Regional and Local Championships.  See the pictures below.

The Santa Ana Pop Warner Monarchs Pee Wee White Cheerleaders

The Santa Ana Pop Warner Monarchs Pee Wee White Cheerleaders and Sal Tinajero

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido quipped during the award presentation that Tinajero was once a cheerleader, which prompted Tinajero to explain.  Apparently in his last year in college he ran out of money and so he went out for the cheerleader squad and made the team.  Tinajero was a good sport but he did promise, with tongue in cheek, to get back at Pulido.