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Xavier Huxtable
Rip Curl
GromSearch
Matraville’s Jackson
Giles and Coolum’s Isabella Nichols are Australia’s 2013 Rip Curl
GromSearch Champions.
(Wollongong, NSW - 12.60),
Laura Poncini (Moffat Beach –
11.83) and Holly Wawn (Avalon,
NSW – 10.87) placing third to
fifth respectively.
The Rip Curl GromSearch, presented by POSCA, wrapped up
at Coolum on Queensland’s
Sunshine Coast. Surf conditions improved for the National Final and clean 1.5m waves
were served up for the remaining heats of this year’s series.
Isabella Nichols
In the final of the 16 and Under
boys, Jackson Giles (Matraville,
NSW) ran white hot to claim
the National Title with a combined-wave total of 14.37 over
Joe Van-Dijk (Smiths Beach,
VIC – 12.93), Jackson Baker (Merewether, NSW) and
Maroubra’s Monty Tait who
scored an unfortunate interference in the last minute of
the final.
Isabella Nichols (Coolum,
QLD) continued her recent
blistering form in the 16 and
Under Girls National Final to
put together a combined-wave
total of 14.17. Alexandra Headland’s Sophie McCulloch was
hot on Nichols’ heels throughout the bout, but ultimately placed a close second with
12.90 points, with Billie Melinz
16 – autumn IssuE
Giles and Nichols will now represent Australia in the International GromSearch Final
scheduled for early 2014 at an
undisclosed location.
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