KZN claim bronze at surf champs

KWAZULU-Natal Central (KZNC) finished third at the Hurley SA Junior Champs in Jeffreys Bay recently with Western Province, claiming the coveted Freedom Cup for the provincial team accumulating the highest points.

WP, who last won the team title in Durban in 2011, also clinched two of the six individual titles at stake and provided seven of the 24 finalists, earning 29 670 points to dethrone hosts Eastern Province who totalled 27 770. KwaZulu-Natal Central placed third followed by Boland, Border, Southern KSN, Southern Cape, Zululand and the SA Development Academy team.

Kai Woolf (EP) was crowned the Hurley Surfer of the Contest presented by All Aboard Travel and a trip to Bali valued at R20 000. The 11 year-old Jeffreys Bay local was in outstanding form throughout the event and captured the SA U13 Girls title for the second time along with the Oakley Highest Heat Score award and R3 000 for posting a heat total of 18.75 out of 20 that included a near-perfect 9.75 out of 10 plus a 9.0 in her quarter-final heat earlier today.

Max Armstrong won the Red Bull Best Air award and the R5 000 that went with it for his perfectly executed air reverse on the opening day of the event while Koby Oberholzer (KZNC) was awarded the Zigzag Blowing Up prize-purse of R3 000 for charging throughout the event.

Boys U17

1. Matt McGillivray (EP) 2. Dylan Wichmann (WP) 3. Steff Burrows (BOL)

Girls U17

1. Teal Hogg (KZNC) 2. Robyn VD Merwe (EP) 3. Inge McLaren (BOR)

Boys U15

1. Ethan Fletcher (WP) 2. Jordy Maree (WP) 3. Jake Elkington (WP)

Girls U15

1. Ruth Armstrong (WP) 2. Cana Foster (KZNC) 3. Crystal Hulett (EP)

Boys U13

1. Angelo Faulkner (EP) 2. Koby Oberholzer (KZNC) 3. Max Elkington (WP)

Girls U13

1. Kai Woolf (EP) 2. Sophie Bell (KZNC) 3. Kirsty McGillivray (EP)