Young talent time on Coast’s waves
THE second stop of the Pro Junior series is on the Gold Coast this weekend as more than 100 of Australia’s best young surfers hit the waves.
Competitors from around the country will be eager to boost their series rankings this weekend before the series moves south to Cronulla in August.
Event 1 winner and Gold Coaster Dextar Muskens has his sights set on achieving another result this weekend to boost his Australasian Junior Qualifying Series ranking.
“It’s always good having an event at home, it would be unreal if we got to surf one of the points because that rarely happens in a competition,” he said.
“This is my last year doing the Pro Juniors so I’m really hoping to get through some heats and then focus on the Qualifying Series.” The 18year-old is second on the Australasian series leaderboard behind Callum Robson (Tweed Heads).
Zahli Kelly (Clayfield) will lead the chase in the women’s division and with a first place finish at Event 1 at Bells and finishing runner up at the Sydney Pro, Kelly will be confident.
Closely trailing Kelly in the Australalsian rankings are Alyssa Locke (Tweed Heads) and Kirra Bella Olsen (Avoca).
Surfing Queensland CEO Adam Yates is thrilled to see the Pro Junior returning to the Gold Coast again and is optimistic about the forecast.
“Surfing Queensland are stoked to have another Pro Junior here on the Gold Coast,” he said.
“The level of talent is so high in this series each year.”