Avoca Beach junior surfer Talia Tebb took out the Under 12 girls event at the Woolworths Surfer Groms Northern Beaches Final Day on October 16, taking her to first spot on the national rankings.
Held at Curl Curl Beach, the event saw Talia notch up her fourth win in the 2022 calendar year.
She continued her impressive form in challenging conditions, scoring one of the highest single waves for the ladies with a 6.33 ride.
Olive Morriss, also of Avoca Beach, came second in the event, taking her to second spot on the national rankings.
An extremely close final in the Under 10 Girls saw Alani Morris of Shelly Beach emerge victorious, after locking in the highest single waves of the heat with a 5.8 ride.
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, with events to be held in NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia over summer as competitors earn points towards state and national rankings.
Other results for Central Coast surfers saw Alani Morris of Shelly Beach take out the Under 10 Girls and Nixon Vaughan of Bateau Bay come second in the Under 10 Boys.
Mia MacMahon of Norah Head came fourth in the Under 14 Girls and Noah Hartney of Killcare came fourth in the Under 14 Boys.
The next NSW event will be held at Cronulla on December 3.
Source:
Media release, Oct 17
Surf Life Saving NSW