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SOUNDWAVE AUSTRALIAN
JUNIOR TITLES
THE SUNSHINE COAST’S ISABELLA NICHOLS IS THE NEW SOUNDWAVE AUSTRALIAN UNDER 18 JUNIOR
CHAMPION, CROWNED IN SOLID SIX
FOOT SURF AT WERRI BEACH ON NSW’S
SURF RICH SOUTH COAST.
Coming down to the wire, won the Girls
under 18 final in exciting circumstances, languishing in 4th position until her
final ride in the last minute and securing a
good score to jump to 1st place.
“I wasn’t nervous but more relieved to
finally get a decent wave at the end” said
Nichols.
“I moved closer to the shore just to find a
decent wave and it was just lucky that one
arrived before the final finished and I’m
so happy to have won.”
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Nichols had been the stand-out all week
and her win was later complimented
with the Isabel Letham Award which is
awarded to the most promising emerging
female surfer at the event.
Queensland’s Juniors saw a great deal of
success with the State placing first over all
at the National Titles with a win for Palm
Beach Currumbin High’s Joe Brooker and
Quin Bruce in the Under 16 MR Shield and
also in the All Stars School finals Under 19
Boys, Under 19 Girls and Under 16 Girls.
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1. Luke Hynd
2. Joe Brooker
3. Jaleesa Vincent
4. Isabella Nichols
5. Jaggar Bartholomew
6. Isabella Nichols
Under 16 Boys: 1st Zac Wightman, Luke
Condon (NSW) 2nd Joe Van Dijk, Mikey
Robinson (VIC)
Under 16 Girls: 1st Lucy Callister/Laura Poncini (QLD) 2nd Billie Melinz, Alyssa
Lock (NSW)
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM QUEENSLAND.
Under 19 Boys: 1st Nick Callister, Jack
Reginato (Qld), 2nd Cody Robinson, Walter Hiatt (VIC)
Under 19 Girls: 1st Isabella Nichols, Jade
Wheatley QLD), 2nd Tayla Hanak, Ellie
Francis (SA)
SUMMER ISSUE – 15