BENJI Lowen has taken out a prestigious junior title after beating some of the country’s top junior surfers.
The Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member won the Under 18 Boys title at the Youth Surfing National Battle at Caves Beach in Lake Macquarie.
The premier surfing competition features some of the best up-and-coming surfers in the country.
Lowen beat out 47 other surfers to win the four-day event, scoring 13.67 to win the final by 0.87 against Taj Air.
He won a very tight semi-final by 0.13 after scoring 10.57, and had a score of 11.83 to finish second in his quarter finals.
The Coffs Coast surfer won both his first and second round heats to qualify for the quarter finals.
Lowen is currently in a rich vein of form having also won the NSW Junior Regional Series-North Coast event at Sawtell in March.
Fellow Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member Jarrah Jay White also had a successful event at Caves Beach, making the semi-finals of the Under 14 Boys competition.
The Youth Surfing National Battle features Under 12s, Under 14s, Under 16s and Under 18s divisions, and is a 6500 star-rated event on the surfing calendar.
By Aiden BURGESS
