Junior Surfers relish on finals day in Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, NSW (Sunday 11 September 2022): The Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps in Coffs Harbour wrapped up in ideal fashion today with champions being crowned across all four age divisions.

Hawaii’s Zoee Bradshaw (Haleiwa) arrived on the shores of Coffs Harbour in breathtaking form by taking out the win in the Under 10 girls. Bradshaw couldn’t have asked for much more in her final by locking in a perfect 10-point ride, as she went on her way to post the highest heat total of the whole entire event, 17.50 out of a possible 20.  .

Kade Kelly (Newcastle) played a patient final to secure his maiden victory for 2022, in a slow and tight final, he achieved a very smart game plan to catch quality waves over quantity. Kelly took home the win over current State Champion Locana Cullen (Avalon) and local Luca Martin (Coffs Harbour).

In a highly contested Under 14 girls it was Queensland’s Charli Hatley (Currumbin) day. All weekend Hatley had been sneaking under the radar of Leihani Zoric (Broken Head), it wasn’t until the semi-finals that Hatley asserted her dominance and showed that she was the inform surfer by posting a 9.17.

All finals scores can be seen here.

Close to 100 competitors are expected in the event.

Regarded as one of the major stepping stones in the development of young Australian surfers, the 10-event Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps series caters for surfers from Under 8 to Under 14 and will be held in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia over summer.

As an added bonus, the respective winners of the Under 14 boys’ and girls’ divisions from each event will receive an invite to attend an all-expenses-paid, three-day Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps National Final Surf Camp, (1-day coaching clinic, two days of competition and heat analysis coaching) at the Surfing Australia High-Performance Centre (HPC). For the South Australian, Victorian and Tasmanian events, the Woolworths Surf Camp prize will be awarded to the highest place Under-14 Boy and Girl who reside in that respective state

Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps 2022 Schedule:
EVENT 1 – Kiama, NSW – Sept 3 – 4, 2022
EVENT 2 – Coffs Harbour, NSW – Sept 10 – 11, 2022 
EVENT 3 – Gold Coast, QLD – Sept 24 – 25, 2022
EVENT 4 – Fleurieu Peninsula, SA – Oct 1, 2022 
EVENT 5 – Northern Beaches, NSW – Oct 15 – 16, 2022 
EVENT 6 – Clifton Beach, TAS – Oct 29, 2022
EVENT 7 – Torquay, VIC – Nov 12 – 13, 2022 
EVENT 8 – Trigg, WA – Nov 19 – 20, 2022 
EVENT 9 – Cronulla, NSW – Dec 3 – 4, 2022 
EVENT 10 – Sunshine Coast, QLD – Dec 10 – 11, 2022

U8 Mixed
1^st Atlas Zoric (Broken Head)
2^nd Flynn Swierczewski (Coolangatta
3^rd Lakey Schomberg (Bonville)
4^th Noah De Campos (Emerald Beach)

U10 Girls
1^st Zoee Bradshaw (Haleiwa)
2^nd Isabel O’Boyle (Lennox Head)
3^rd Coco Woolley (Boomerang)
4^th Alanni Morriss (Shelly Beach)

U10 Boys
1^st Phoenix Talbot (Yamba)
2^nd Sage Lewis (Sandy Beach)
3^rd Billy Daniel (Fingal Head)
4^th Conor O’Boyle (Lennox Head)

U12 Girls
1^st Lehiani Zoric (Broken Head)
2^nd Talia Tebb (Avoca)
3^rd Zoee Bradshaw (Haleiwa)
4^th Olive Morriss (Shelly Beach)

U12 Boys
1^st Kade Kelly (Newcastle)
2^nd Locana Cullen (Avalon)
3^rd Luca Martin (Coffs Harbour)
4^th Liam Gason (Collaroy)

U14 Girls
1^st Charli Hatley (Currumbin)
2^nd Lehiani Zoric (Broken Head)
3^rd Madora Barton (Yamba)
4^th Avalon Vowels (Scotts Head)

U14 Boys
1^st Ben Zanatta (Manly)
2^nd Balin Cullen (Avalon
3^rd Lucal Leal (Dee Why)
4^th Will Tebb (Avalon)