BELLS BEACH
MEN:
1: Mikey McDonagh
2: Lucas Wrice
WOMEN
1: India Robinson
2: Alyssa Spencer
CRONULLA
MEN
1: Reef Heazlewood
2: Kyuss King
WOMEN
1: Macy Callaghan
2: Bodhi Leigh-Jones
AVOCA
MEN
1: Reef Heazlewood
2: Alister Reginato
WOMEN
1: Zahli Kelly
2: Alyssa Lock
TRIGG
MEN
1: Kehu Butler
2: Kael Walsh
WOMEN
1: Alyssa Lock
2: Sophia Fulton
On the men’s side of the draw in Kiama, Lucas Wrice powered through the field
to meet Mr consistent, Sandon Whittaker in the final. Wrice, with the better wave
selection the difference, won a hotly contested affair.
Hometown hero and eventual series winner Reef Heazlewood took his strong
form to the next level on the Sunshine Coast to pip Sandon Whittaker in his second
final appearance in as many events.
Kobie Enright and good mate Macy Callaghan were the two best athletes in the
draw for both Sunshine and Gold Coast events and deservedly met in both finals
and finished with a win apiece.
After the final hooter at Duranbah Beach, the series crowned its youngest ever
female champion in 13-year-old Zahli Kelly and three-event winner Reef Heazle-
wood on the men’s side of the draw. The two proud Queenslanders couldn’t have
been happier.
“It was my main goal this year and it feels great to achieve that,” said Heazle-
wood. “It was a bummer to get knocked in the second round here but overall I’m
happy with my performance this year.
“The Subway Surf Series is amazing. It’s so good for the juniors to get that ex-
perience of surfing back-to-back events and aiming for a title while travelling to
different locations. It’s great preparation for the Qualifying Series and beyond. It’s
been a great 2017 so far, I’m over the moon.”
Despite not making the final on the Gold Coast, Kelly was over the moon with
her status as series champ.
“It would have been nice to make the final but to win the JQS is amazing. I defi-
nitely didn’t expect to take it out this year. I’m really excited to head to the WJC, I
never thought it would be something I’d achieve this year,” said Kelly.
KIAMA
MEN
1: Lucas Wrice
2: Sandon Whittaker
WOMEN
1: Sophia Fulton
2: Alyssa Lock
SUNSHINE COAST
MEN
1: Reef Heazlewood
2: Sandon Whittaker
WOMEN
1: Kobie Enright
2: Macy Callaghan
GOLD COAST
MEN
1: Morgan Cibilic
2: Noah Stocca
WOMEN
1: Macy Callaghan
2: Kobie Enright
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