Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Cottsurf Admin

Last Sunday we had the qualifying carnival for the Junior State Championships at Trigg Island. The conditions were rough and all the kids did the Club proud. Participation, having a go and doing your best is what it is all about. It was great to see all the Cott competitors displaying good sportsmanship and a sense of fair play. Whilst it is great when we win, and those that qualified certainly deserve all our applause, having a go and playing fairly is just as important.  Well done to all the competitors.  

Trigg Island Surf Lifesaving Club held a great carnival . They were very organised and made us very welcome at their beach. Well done Trigg!

A few of our competitors received injuries on the day but between the volunteer water safety and first aid personnel everyone was quickly attended to and there was genuine concern from both Cott members and other clubs as to the well being  of our young members. I am happy to let you know that all our injured competitors are now ok.

A big thanks to all the Cott members who helped out as officials and with first aid and water safety.

Don’t forget there are many events that you don’t have to qualify for at the Junior State Championships. It is not too late to enter, just talk with your Age Group Manager. If you haven’t been to a carnival before it may be that you might just want to try one or two beach events to start with. I would encourage all juniors to have a go.

Below are the results from Trigg:

Under 11’s
Trigg Island dished up some big surf for our youngest competitors (remember some of these kids are still only 10!). The qualifiers are:

Board rescue
Boys
Dion Brown – Oliver Line
Ryan Barrett – Robert Line
Alex Cain – Owen Quiskamp

Girls
Sara Foster – Emmalie Kay 

Board race
Oliver Line
Robert Line
Sara Foster

Flags
Owen Quiskamp

Sprints
Owen Quiskamp

Under 12s
Our Under 12s as a group showed a great team spirit. Well done Under 12s. 

Board Rescue
Kalani Bennell and Sofia Chaves 

Board Race
Kate Martin 

Beach Sprint
Ethan Williams

Under 13s
Iwould like to acknowledge Sara Johnson and Deb Fisher who battled hard all day in tough conditions with a never give up attitude. Well done girls! The qualifiers are: 

Sprints
Patrick Skipworth 

Board rescue
Boys
Connor Brown/Lachie Price

Girls
Aosie Noone/Sophie  Foster
Lucy Rose/Holly Richmond

Board race
Boys
Lachie Price
Connor Brown – reserve

Girls
Aoise Noone

Flags
Boys
U12 Jay King

Flags
Boys
Patrick Skipworth
Connor Brown
Lachie Price – reserve (Lachie was extremely unlucky not to go through as he was the last one eliminated)

Under 14s
A great attitude and some real leadership shown by our recent SRC graduates. Adele, Andy, Sarah and Claudia provided encouragement all day to their team mates. In the water there was a huge effort from Georgina Hill, Brielle, Ellen, Jenna, Jack Lewins and Connor Ryman. Well done. Our Under 14 qualifiers are: 

Board Rescue
Girls
Simona Vitelli and Sabrina Quickstamp  qualified
Jess Sexton & Mel Kenny reserves

Flags
Sabrina Quickstamp

Dean Davidson
Development Officer