MACAULEYS BEACH, COFFS HARBOUR
Thursday, 25 July 2019
by Surfing NSW
The NSW School Surfing Titles wrapped up today with eight new champions being crowned across all divisions.
Jay Brown (Cronulla) dominated the Under-19 Boys All-Stars division, executing a variety of technical carves and innovative wraps to nab a 9.43 and an 8.83 which resulted in an excellent 18.26 two-wave heat total. As a result, the Cronulla goofy-footer left his fellow finalists chasing two-wave combinations of scores to take away his long lead.
Jarvis Earle (Cronulla) ensured another title would return to the Sutherland Shire, taking out the Under-16 Boys All-Stars division. Earle posted a solid 14.46 two-wave heat total to get the win ahead of fellow Woolworths NSW State Junior Titles standouts Taj Simon (Port Kembla), Lennix Smith (Barrack Heights) and Kalani Van de Polder (Cronulla).
Nyxie Ryan (Lennox Head) put the icing on the cake in what has been a week that has seen her win the 16 Girls division at the Skullcandy Oz Grom Open and a third place in the Under-18 Girls Woolworths NSW State Junior Titles, taking out the Under-19 Girls All-Stars. Ryan surfed well beyond her years in the heat, nailing an array of impressive turns to finish the final with a respectable 13.06 two-wave heat total.
Cedar Leigh-Jones (Avalon) shone in the Under-16 Girls All-Stars division, taking out the division with a decent 15.84 two-wave total. Local surfer Rosie Smart (Sawtell) put on a valiant performance, posting 14.1, but was unable to catch Leigh-Jones who sat comfortably on the aforementioned total.
All MR Shield and All-Stars results are below.
Competitors were vying for an NSW Junior Title and in turn, earn their position into the upcoming 2019 Australian Junior Surfing Titles, which will take place in Western Australia at the end of the year.
Over 250 competitors called Coffs Harbour home for the Woolworths NSW Junior State Titles pres. by Ocean and Earth.
All qualifiers for the Woolworths NSW State Junior Titles pres. by Ocean and Earth were determined by eight individual regional titles, which took place up and down the NSW coastline earlier in 2019. 2019 was the ninth year Surfing NSW combined the NSW School Surfing Titles into the event.
Former competitors in the NSW Junior State Titles include current World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) surfers Owen, Mikey and Tyler Wright, Sally Fitzgibbons, Matt Wilkinson, Wade Carmichael and Connor O'Leary.
The Woolworths NSW Junior Titles pres. by Ocean and Earth was proudly supported by Woolworths, Ocean and Earth, Coffs Harbour City Council, Carve, Australian Skin Cancer Clinics, Mothernest, Volkswagen, H2Coco, Reflections Holiday Park and Surfing NSW.
RESULTS:
Under-16 Boys All Stars
1 – Jarvis Earle (Cronulla)
2 – Taj Simon (Port Kembla)
3 – Lennix Smith (Barrack Heights)
4 – Kalani Van de Polder (Cronulla)
Jarvis Earle - photo by Georde Grigor / Surfing NSW Social
Under-16 Girls All-Stars
1 – Cedar Leigh-Jones (Avalon)
2 – Rosie Smart (Sawtell)
3 – Oceanna Rogers (Shell Cove)
4 – Gabi Spake (Collaroy)
Cedar Leigh-Jones - photo by Georde Grigor / Surfing NSW Social
Gabi Spake - photo by Georde Grigor / Surfing NSW Social
Under-19 Boys All-Stars
1 – Jay Brown (Cronulla)
2 – Mike Clayton-Brown (Corlette)
3 – Saxon Reber (Manly)
4 – Arch Whiteman (Avalon)
Saxon Reber - photo by Georde Grigor / Surfing NSW Social
Arch Whitemen - photo by Georde Grigor / Surfing NSW Social
Under-19 Girls All-Stars
1 – Nyxie Ryan (Lennox Head)
2 – Charli Hurst (Port Kembla)
3 – Madison Poole (Newcastle)
4 – April Davey (Cronulla)
Nyxie Ryan - photo by Georde Grigor / Surfing NSW Social
Under-16 Boys MR Shield
1 – Illawarra Sports High
2 – Byron Bay High
3 – Great Lakes High
4 – Cronulla High
Under-16 Girls MR Shield
1 – Illawarra Sports High
2 – Coffs Harbour High School
3 – Woolgoolga High
4 – Narrabeen Sports High
Under-19 Boys MR Shield
1 – Kingscliff High
2 – Woolooware High
3 – Woolgoolga High
4 – Swansea High
Under-19 Girls MR Shield
1 – St. Francis Xavier College
2 – Narrabeen Sports High
3 – Xavier Christian College
4 – TLSC Tumbi Campus
ABOUT WOOLWORTHS
Future Australian surfing champions will receive further help to ride the wave to success, with Woolworths expanding its commitment to the sport to include Surfing Australia’s six affiliated State branches Woolworths State Junior Surfing Titles, with 18 events to be run nationally across six States in 2019.
CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT THE 2019 WOOLWORTHS NSW STATE JUNIOR TITLES AT COFFS HARBOUR.
MACAULEYS BEACH, COFFS HARBOUR
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
By Surfing NSW
The Woolworths NSW Junior Titles pres. by Ocean and Earth saw four new NSW junior champions crowned today following a series of impressive finals in slow, but decent one-foot waves.
Northern Beaches natural-footer Jamie Thomson (Narrabeen) put on an impressive display of backside surfing in the Under-18 Boys smashing out a two-wave heat total of 15.00. Thomson – who won his last NSW Title back in the Under-12 division – linked together a chain of solid backhand snaps to get the victory ahead of 2018 Under-16 Champion Mike Clayton-Brown (Corlette) by a 0.87 margin. All four finalists have qualified for the Australian Junior Titles which will be held in Western Australia at the end of the year, while Thomson also claimed an NSW wildcard into the WSL Qualifying Series 6000 rated divisions of 2020 Newcastle Surfest.
Charli Hurst (Port Kembla) synced her impressive forehand repertoire to the playful lefthanders on offer, taking out the Under-16 Girls division. Hurst shone in the final, performing a handful of powerful wraps and turns to finish the heat with a 14.63 two-wave heat total and claim the victory ahead of Kasey Hargreaves (Stanwell Park), Nyxie Ryan (Lennox Head) and Elle Clayton-Brown (Corlette) who claimed second third and fourth respectively. Much like the boys division, all four finalists have qualified for the Australian Junior Titles, while Hurst also claimed an NSW wildcard into the WSL Qualifying Series 6000 rated divisions of 2020 Newcastle Surfest.
Lennix Smith (Barrack Heights) ensured another title would make its way back to the Illawarra, taking top honours in the Under-16 Boys. Smith put on an impeccable performance in the final, nailing a mammoth 17.44 two-wave heat total for a series of decent backside snaps. Fellow finalist, Jarvis Earle (Cronulla) remained hot on Smith’s tail, finishing a mere 0.04 points behind Smith, but was unable to find the score required to take away Smith’s lead. All four finalists have qualified for the Australian Junior Titles, while Smith also claimed a wildcard into an NSW based WSL Qualifying Series 1000 rated event in 2020.
Cali Barrett (Banora Point) put on a commanding performance in the Under-16 Girls, performing a mix of exciting forehand snaps and carves. Barrett put herself in a dominant position posting a 8.17 wave score and a 7.5 wave score to amass a solid 15.67 two-wave heat total to claim the win. All four Under-16 Girls finalists have qualified for the Australian Junior Titles, while Barrett also claimed wildcard into an NSW based WSL Qualifying Series 1000 rated event in 2020.
The Ocean and Earth Performer of the Event awards were awarded to Joel Vaughan (Bateau Bay) and Nyxie Ryan (Lennox Head) for their overall performance over the duration of the event, while Olly Bolton was awarded the AirAsia Big Air Award for a giant full-rotation air-reverse he stuck on the opening day of competition.
Joel Vaughan - photo by Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW
Competitors were vying for an NSW Junior Title and in turn, earn their position into the upcoming 2019 Australian Junior Surfing Titles, which will take place in Western Australia at the end of the year.
Over 250 competitors called Coffs Harbour home for the Woolworths NSW Junior State Titles pres. by Ocean and Earth.
All qualifiers for the Woolworths NSW State Junior Titles pres. by Ocean and Earth were determined by eight individual regional titles, which took place up and down the NSW coastline earlier in 2019. The last two days of the event comprised of the NSW School Surfing Titles.
RESULTS:
Under-18 Boys
1 – Jamie Thomson (Narrabeen)
2 – Mike Clayton-Brown (Corlette)
3 – Grayson Hinrichs (Bondi)
4 – Joel Vaughan (Bateau Bay)
Jamie Thomson - photo by Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW
Under-18 Girls
1 – Charli Hurst (Port Kembla)
2 – Kasey Hargreaves (Stanwell Park)
3 – Nyxie Ryan (Lennox Head)
4 – Elle Clayton-Brown (Corlette)
Charli Hurst - photo by Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW
Under-16 Boys
1 – Lennix Smith (Barrack Heights)
2 – Jarvis Earle (Cronulla)
3 – Touma Cameron (Byron Bay)
4 – Taj Simon (Port Kembla)
Lennix Smith - photo by Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW
Under-16 Girls
1 – Cali Barrett (Banora Point)
2 – Gabi Spake (Collaroy)
3 – Oceanna Rogers (Shell Cove)
4 – Bonnie Hills (Mullaway)
Cali Barrett - photo by Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW
