Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 

International Surfing Association
Maresias in Brazil.
6 - 14 May 2006

Team Australia announced for World Junior Championships

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 17 March, 2006 : - - Surfing Australia is proud to announce the team of 12 surfers that will be representing Australia at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in Brazil from May 6 to 14 at Maresias in Brazil. Team Australia will be contesting all three divisions, the under 18 boys, the under 18 girls and the under 16 boys. Team Australia will also contest the “team” event which consists of members from all three divisions.

Team Australia’s Head Coach, Sasha Stocker is excited with the talent he has in this year’s team. “Each year they get better, their skills, their attitude
and above all, their willingness to work hard to bring the championship back to Australia. Last week at the Surfing Hall of Fame Awards, we introduced the team to the audience which included many former world champions and legends and it was great to see the positive response from the audience and also the positive effect it had on the team being introduced to a room full of surfing champions including Australia’s first Women’s World Champion from 1964, Phyllis O’Donnell”

Details for the members of Team Australia that will be travelling to Brazil are below;-

Team Australia 2006

U/18 Boys
Nick Vasicek – Coolangatta QLD
- U/18 Australian Junior Champion 2005
- Currently rated 26th ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006

Julian Wilson – Coolum Beach QLD
- 2nd U/16 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Titles 2004 – Tahiti
- Currently rated 2nd ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006
- 1st Billabong Pro Teen - Gold coast 2006
- 2nd MP Classic 2006

Matt Wilkinson – Copacabana NSW
- 1st U/16 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Champion 2004- Tahiti
- Currently rated 1st ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006
- 1st Billabong Pro Teen – Wollongong 2006
- Finished 2nd Overall in ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2005

Caleb Reid – Bronte NSW
- 2nd U/18 Australian Junior Titles 2005

U/18 Girls
Sally Fitzgibbons – Gerroa NSW
- 1st U/16 Girls Australian Junior Titles 2005
- 1st Billabong Pro Teen – Wollongong 2006
- Currently ranked 15th ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006

Kirra Townsend – Sawtell NSW
- 1st U/18 Girls Australian Junior Titles 2005
- Currently ranked 22nd ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006

Angela Keighran – Mullaway NSW
- 2nd U/18 Girls Australian Junior Titles 2005
- Currently ranked 6th ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006

Jessica Hickson – Boomerang Beach NSW
- 8th Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships – USA
- Currently ranked 3rd ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006


U/16 Boys
Davey Cathels – Narrabeen NSW
- 2nd U/16 Boys Australian Junior Titles 2005

Owen Wright – Culburra Beach NSW
- 1st U/16 Boys Australian Junior Titles 2005
- Currently ranked 6th ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series 2006
- Quiksilver ‘King of the Groms’ Australian Winner

Chris Friend – Alexandra Headland QLD
- 5th U/16 Boys Australian Junior Titles 2005

Garrett Parkes – Byron Bay NSW
- 3rd U/16 Boys Australian Junior Titles 2005

Last year Stephanie Gilmore was the only member of Team Australia to win an individual championship making her a “back to back” champion in the
under 18 girls division when they were contested at Huntington Beach in California, USA. The last year that Team Australia made a clean sweep of the championships was in 2004 when they were held in Tahiti. Team Australia won all three age divisions, the tag team event and “overall” champion
nation.

For more history and information on the event which is hosted by the International Surfing Association (ISA) visit www.isa.org

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