Western Province reclaimed the Freedom Cup in fine style on the final day of the O’Neill SA Junior Championships in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, when they convincingly beat defending champions KwaZulu-Natal by more than 7000 points.
WP also won the Best Team Trophy for their genuine team spirit and support of each other throughout the championships, and the Freedom Cup victory due to a concerted effort by the whole team, and secured by the eight Western Province finalists, three of whom went on to win their respective divisions.
Province star Tarryn Chudleigh made history when she became the only girl to win the U14, U16 and U18 divisions, beating Chantelle Rautenbach of Boland into second spot. Defending champion Nikita Robb of Border came third and Adele Nortje of Southern Cape was fourth.
Surfer of the Contest Bianca Buitendag of Southern Cape posted a huge score of 17,25 to win the U14 girls division from KZN’s Sarah Baum, Cara MacDonald of Border and Heidi Palmboom of KZN.
Alice MacGregor of Border took honours in the U16 Final, beating Tanika Hoffman and Holly Armstrong of WP and Faye Zoetmulder of Eastern Province.
Carryn MacNicol earned Southern KZN their second title, when she won the U12 Girls division, beating Nicole Pallet of KZN, Jenna van der Au (Southern Cape) and Paige Meecham (Border) in the final.
The event was first held in 1996 and is the most important contest for
junior surfers in South Africa. It not only determines National
Champions in the Under 18, Under 16, Under 14 and Under 12 boys and
girls age divisions but also determines the winning provincial team
each year.
The five day 2007 O’Neill South African Junior Championships began in gale force onshore winds last Wednesday (September 26) but the balance of the tournament took place in 2-4 foot offshore surf.
The Final results and pictures of the 2007 O’Neill SA Junior Championships are available on the Surfing South Africa website.
Women’s and Combined Results for the 2007 O’Neill SA Junior Championships:
U18 Girls:
1. Tarryn Chudleigh (WP)
2. Chantelle Rautenbach (Bol)
3. Nikita Robb (Bor)
4. Adele Nortje (S/Cape)
U16 Girls:
1. Alice MacGregor (Bor)
2. Tanika Hoffman (WP)
3. Holly Armstrong (WP)
4. Faye Zoetmulder (EP)
U14 Girls:
1. Bianca Buitendag (S/Cape)
2. Sarah Baum (KZN)
3. Cara MacDonald (Bor)
4. Heidi Palmboom (KZN)
U12 Girls:
1. Carryn MacNicol (SKZN)
2. Nicole Pallet (KZN)
3. Jenna van der Au (S/Cape)
4. Paige Meecham (Bor)
Freedom Cup:
1. Western Province 38436
2. KwaZulu-Matal 31298
3. Eastern Province 31082
4. Boland 29006
5. Southern KZN 28900
6. Border 28132
7. Southern Cape 27102
8. Development Team 20450
Surfer of the Contest:
Bianca Buitendag
Sportsmanship Trophy:
EP Surfing Council
Best Team:
Western Province
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