SA Champions Crowned at the Woolworth Surfer Grom Comp 2022

Published on 02/10/2022

SA Champions Crowned at the Woolworth Surfer Grom Comp 2022

Middleton, SA (Saturday, 1 October 2022): The SA,  Woolworths Surfer Groms Comp 2022 was completed today in 2-3 foot clean surf at Day Street, Middleton. Stoked groms had a massive day of surfing and beach games. 

Ashton Crowley and Keira Hunt took the coveted U14 Divisions winning trips to attend an all-expenses-paid, three-day Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps National Final Surf Camp, (1-day coaching clinic, 2 days of competition, and heat analysis coaching) at the Surfing Australia High-Performance Centre (HPC).  

The Under 12 Girls and Boys went to Isabel O’Boyle and Hamish Harrington respectively. Under 10 Girls went to Isabel O’Boyle and the Under 10 Boys were taken out by Connor O’Boyle with Gus Wilson taking out the Under 8 Mixed division. The Surfing SA Under 16 mixed title went to Arley Partridge, Maia Taite, Riley Lewis, and Jax Williams.

This years Woolworths Fresh wave awards went to Seth Bailey and Isabel O’Boyle for outstanding performances and sportsmanship.

Regarded as one of the significant steppingstones in the development of young Australian surfers, the 10-event Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps series caters to 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.

RESULTS:

U8 Mixed

  1. Taj Winter (Port Noarlunga South)

2. Ben Forbes (Seaford)

U10 Girls

  1. Isabel O’Boyle (Lennox Head)

2. Matilda Harrington (Emerald Beach)

U10 Boys

1. Connor O’Boyle (Lennox Head)

2. Leo Wilson (West Lakes)

3. Alfie Howse (Seaford)

4. Cole Winter (Port Noarlunga South)

U12 Girls

1. Isabel O’Boyle (Lennox Head)

2. Isla Kindstrom (Port Noarlunga South)

3. Chloe Crowley (Port Noarlunga South)

4. Edie Howse (Seaford)

U12 Boys

1. Hamish Harrington (Emerald Beach)

2. Connor O’Boyle (Lennox Head)

3. Seth Bailey (Victor Harbor)

4. Max Disley (Hallett Cove)

U14 Girls

1. Keira Hunt (Kingston Park)

2. Jemma Crowley (Port Noarlunga South)

3. Priya Jakhwal (Port Noarlunga South)

4. Eve Disley (Hallett Cove)

U14 Boys

1. Ashton Crowley (Port Noarlunga South)

2. Mitchell Henderson (Christie’s Beach)

3. Noah Keelan (Encounter Bay)

4. Cadel Garner (Port Noarlunga South)

U16 Mixed

1. Arley Partrdge (Port Noarlunga South)

2. Maia Taite (Seaford)

3. Riley Lewis (West Beach)

4. Jax Williams (Port Noarlunga)

RESULTS

Open Women LB

  1. Erica Oemcke
  2. Priya Jakhwal
  3. India Washington
  4. Karen Riley

Open Men LB

  1. Adam Barley
  2. Robin Ponzini
  3. Simon McLean
  4. Alexandra Dalbeto

Grom Girl Event

  1. Isla Kindstrom

Grom Boy Event

  1. Mitchell Henderson

Men’s Twin

  1. Kale Brock
  2. Mitchell Henderson
  3. Robin Ponzini
  4. Seth Baillie

Women’s Twin

  1. Isla Kindstrom
  2. Amanda Robinson
  3. Prima Jakhwal
  4. Keira Hunt

Log

  1. Robin Ponzini
  2. Adam Barley
  3. Anthony Ivcenic

Men’s ML

  1. Kale Brock

  2. MH

  3. Christian Lock

  4. Reece Hudson

Women’s ML

  1. Lola Jackson

  2. Isla Kindstrom

  3. Annabelle Greenleaf

  4. Jessica Dean

Inter Club

  1. Seaford A

Over 60 Men SB

  1. Tim Hoile

  2. Max Perot

  3. Alan Bruse

Over 50 Women SB

  1. Erika Oemcke

Over 50 Men SB

  1. Christian Lock

  2. Luke HS

  3. Matt Baillie

Over 70 Women LB

  1. Anna Markey

Over 70 Men LB

  1. John Amos

Over 40 Men LB

  1. Anthony Ivcenic

  2. Alexandra Dalbeto

  3. Pieter Havenhoek

Over 40 Women SB

  1. Carita Strengell

Over 40 Men SB

  1. Christian Lock

  2. Adam Washington

  3. Lee Dean

Over 50 Women LB

  1. Karen Riley

  2. Erika Oemcke

Over 50 Men LB

  1. Jason Russel

  2. Matt Baillie

  3. Simon McLean

  4. Pieter Haverhoek

Over 60 Women SB

  1. Cheryl Buck

Over 60 Women LB

  1. Cheryl Buck

Over 60 Men LB

  1. Wayne Gurney

  2. Peter Barley

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