Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula surfers have been named in the Victorian junior surfing team that will head to the Woolworths Australian Junior Surfing Titles this weekend in Queensland.
Sixteen of the 30-person squad are local.
Held on North Stradbroke Island, the event will host 180 athletes with teams from each surfing state competing in the prestigious event.
Thirty of Victoria’s best up and coming surfers will compete with surfers to watch including current ISA World Champion Willis Droomer (Jan Juc), Victorian State Champions Emily McGettigan (Torquay), Sara Hickson (Rye), Will Watson (Shoreham), Jarrah Cicero (Sandy Point), Jarvis Barrow (Jan Juc) and Dune Pruvot (Jan Juc).
“It is really exciting to be gearing up for the return of the Australian Junior Surfing Titles,” Surfing Victoria High Performance Coaching Director Cahill Bell-Warren said.
“It feels like a decade ago Victoria won our maiden Champion State trophy in WA back in 2019.
“This squad of junior athletes are ready to rip in at Straddie, effectively they’ve put in three years of work with the Surf Better Now team in preparation for this event.”
The opening ceremony will be held on North Stradbroke Island on Saturday November 26 with surfing to begin on November 27. The event will be completed by December 3.
Full coverage of the Woolworths Australian Junior Surfing Titles can be found by following Surfing Victoria’s Instagram page @surfingvictoria and @surfbetternow. More information on the event can be found at australianjuniorsurfingtitles.com
Full Team:
UNDER 18 GIRLS
Emily McGettigan (Torquay)
Eva Bassed (Sandy Point)
Sarsha Pancic (Blairgowrie)
Ruby Armstrong (Flinders)
Cielle Bouvier (Jan Juc)
UNDER 18 BOYS
Willis Droomer (Jan Juc)
Jack Bassett (Barwon Heads)
Lucas Hickson (Rye)
Willem Watson (Shoreham)
Isaiah Norling (Barwon Heads)
UNDER 16 GIRLS
Sara Hickson (Rye)
Sophie Wilkinson (Shoreham)
Ava Holland (Dromana)
Maeve Wilkinson (Inverloch)
Juliet Muscroft (Jan Juc)
UNDER 16 BOYS
Jarrah Cicero (Sandy Point)
Max Bassett (Barwon Heads)
Jay Phipps (Pt. Lonsdale)
Harry Farrer (Barwon Heads)
Rye Cicero (Sandy Point)
UNDER 14 GIRLS
Dune Pruvot (Jan Juc)
Chloe Muscroft (Jan Juc)
Lillian Bassed (Sandy Point)
Billie Cook (Wallington)
Cedar Davie (Jan Juc)
UNDER 14 BOYS
Jarvis Barrow (Jan Juc)
Remy Filer (Jan Juc)
Jack Lindsay (Jan Juc)
Angus Kennedy (Cowes)
Alex Dewar (Eltham)
