WOOLGOOLGA Surf Life Saving Club have proven themselves to be one of the best clubs in country NSW.
The Woolgoolga club had a very successful state country championships, finishing seventh out of all the clubs at the NSW Surf Life Saving Club Country Championships in Forster.
The Woolgoolga club members brought home a number of medals and also placed top ten in many events.
Woolgoolga Surf Lifesaving Club’s Director of Junior Administration, Sue Macnamara, said the club members performed well in Forster.
“Our awesome little club finished an amazing seventh overall out of 39 country clubs with 214 points, not far behind Lennox Head on 252 and Yamba on 255,” she said.
“It was a hot and humid weekend but the kids (and adults) performed amazingly and brought home lots of medals and top ten placings.
“Woolgoolga also had a great deal of top 10-20 placings in fields of 30-55 competitors which is a huge achievement.
“Woolgoolga Seniors and Boaties also performed well, all seven surf boat crews who travelled to Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving Club in Forster scored medals and points for the club.”
Woolgoolga Surf Lifesaving Club results
U8
Teo Eggeling – 1st in U8 Male Wade, 3rd in U8 Beach Sprint Relay and 8th in U8 Wade relay
Mia Brown – 2nd in U8 Female beach sprint & 6th in U8 Female beach flags, 7th U8 female wade
Allirah Hazeldene, Teo Eggeling, Bonnie Harris & Mia Brown – 3rd in U8 Beach sprint relay
Parker Skibba – 6th in U8 Male beach flags
Bonnie Harris – 10th in U8 Female beach flags
U9
Evie Sutton – 1st in U9 Female beach sprint, 2nd in U9 Female Surf Swim
Freya Hannaford, Evie Suttton, Indiarna Banks, & Alex Crockford – 2nd in U9 Surf SwimTeam
U10
Kalani Brown – 3rd in U10 Male beach flags, 4th in U10 Male Board race
Hugh Morgan – 6th in U10 Male surf swim
Saxon Gourley – 7th in U10 Male surf swim
Ben Wilson – 8th in U10 Male surf swim, 10th in U10 Male Board race
Eliza Kelly – 7th in U10 Mixed Board Relay, 8th in U10 Female surf swim
Mackenzie Jamieson – 9th in U10 Female Surf Swim,
Indiana Eggeling – 10th in U10 Female surf swim,
Ben Wilson, Kalani Brown, Eliza Kelly & Mackenzie Jamieson – 4th in U10 Surf Swim Team
Indiana Eggeling, Saxon Gourley, Bobby Mcguiggan & Angus Morgan – 6th in U10 Surf Swim Team
Ben Wilson, Eliza Kelly & Bobby Mcguiggan – 7th in U10 Mixed Board relay
Indiana Eggeling, Hugh Morgan & Angus Morgan – 10th in U10 Mixed Board relay
U11
Luke Wilson – 2nd in U11 Male Surf swim, 8th in U11 male ironperson
Lachlan Zemaitis – 9th in U11 Male Beach flags
Khloe Pepper – 5th in U11 Female Beach Flags
Luke Wilson, Khloe Pepper, Will Jamieson & Lachlan Zemaitis – 5th in U12 mixed Surf Teams
U12
Olivia Kelly – 1st in U12 Female beach flags, 3rd in U12 Female beach sprint
Zara Johnson – 4th in U12 Female surf swim, 5th in U12 Female Ironperson, 8th in U12 Female beach flags, 9th U12 Female Board race.
Hannah Burton – 2nd in U12 1km Beach Run
Dylan Hannaford – 7th in U12 1km Beach run.
Josh Howard – 6th in U12 Male Surf race
Ned Griffin – 7th in U12 Male beach sprint
Hannah Burton, Olivia Kelly, Ned Griffin & Willem Rowbotham – 3rd in U12 Mixed Beach relay
Josh Howard, Zara Johnson, Olivia Kelly & Ned Griffin – 5th in Junior Cameron relay
Zara Johnson, Saxon Bannerman & Josh Howard – 5th in Mixed Board relay
Scarlett Hazeldene – 10th in U12 1km beach run.
Saxon Bannerman, Josh Howard, Zara Johnson & Dylan Hannaford – 4th in U12 Surf Swim Team
U13
Bayley Johnson – 2nd in U13 2km Beach Run, 5th in U13 Female Surf, 7th in U13 Female Board Race, 7th in U13 Female Ironperson,
Tom Ricketts –5th in U13 Male beach sprint, 5th in Male beach sprint, 7th in Male Ironperson, 8th in Male surf swim, 10th in Male beach flags.
Lily-Mei Wong – 8th in Female Beach Sprint
Bayley Johnson, Lily-Mei Wong, Jordy McPherson, & Tom Ricketts – 2nd U13 Mixed beach Relay,
Lily-Mei Wong, Jake Wilson, Bayley Johnson & Tom Ricketts – 3rd in U13 Surf swim team
U14
Cara Crockford – 2nd in U14 Female Surf Swim, 4th in U14 Female Board race, 8th in U14 Female Beach Flags
Xavier Poole – 1st in U14 Male Board race, 5th in U14 Male Ironperson, 8th in U14 Male Surf swim
Lara Hannaford – 1st in U14 Female Beach Sprint, 3rd in U14 Female Beach Flags,
Riley Burgess – 8th in U14 Male Board Race.
Isabel Kelly – 7th in U14 Female Beach Flags
Xavier Poole, Isabel Kelly, Cara Crockford, Riley Burgess – 4th in U14 Surf Swim Team
Alannah Zemaitis, Koby Kudrins, Lily Morgan Lara Hannaford – 8th in U14 Surf swim team.
Xavier Poole, Cara Crockford & Riley Burgess – 2nd in U14 Mixed Board Relay
Riley Burgess, Lara Hannaford, Xavier Poole & Cara Crockford – 2nd in U14 Mixed Beach Relay
Chloe Burton, Xavier Poole, Cara Crockford, Lara Hannaford – 4th in Senior Cameron Relay
Bayley Johnson, Tom Ricketts, Riley Burgess, Jordy McPherson – 8th in Senior Cameron Relay,
Riley Burgess & Xavier Poole – 3rd in Senior Board Rescue
Cara Crockford & Bayley Johnson – 6th in Senior Board Rescue
U15
Charlotte Ricketts – 7th in U15 female beach sprint, , 7th in U15 Female beach flags, 10th in U15 female Ironperson
Shanae Crispin – 1st in U15 Female beach flags, 8th in U15 Female Beach Sprint
Finn Casper – 10th in U15 Male Surf Race, 10th in U15 Male Board race
Roy Gulliford – 5th in U15 2km Beach Run, 9th in U15 Male Beach flags,
Charlotte Ricketts, Billy Macpherson, Shanae Crispin – 3rd in U15 Mixed Beach Relay
Lara Hannaford, Riley Burgess, Xavier Poole, Cara Crockford (u14’s) – 4th in U15 Mixed Beach Relay
Charlotte Ricketts, Shanae Crispin, Cara Crockford Chloe Burton – 4th in U15 Female Cameron relay
Roy Gulliford, Riley Burgess, Finn Casper, Billy Macpherson – 6th in U15 Male Cameron
Charlotte Ricketts & Shanae Crispin – 7th in U15 female board rescue
Shanae Crispin, Roy Gulliford, Finn Casper, Charlotte Ricketts – 6th in U15 Mixed Surf Team
Roy Gulliford, Finn Casper, Charlotte Ricketts – 8th in U15 Mixed Board relay
U17
Richard Mansbridge – 3rd in U17 Male Beach Flags
Riley Nugent – 7th in U17 2km Beach Run
By Aiden BURGESS