BENJI Lowen has conquered some of the best groms in Australia on his home break.
The Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member won the Under 18 Boys title at the Rip Curl GromSearch Oz Cup in Coffs Harbour.
Lowen won the final by 3.57 points after scoring a total of 17.24.
He described his last wave as “pretty decent”.
“But it didn’t break out the back, so I held all its energy and doubled up and I got one really good vertical, and then the end section was huge and just a nice slipline, “ he said.
The victory was the latest in a purple patch of form for the Coffs Coast surfer, having also won the Under 18 Boys title at the Youth Surfing National Battle at Lake Macquarie in May.
Fellow Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member Hamish Harrigan qualified for the National Final after finishing third in the Under 16s Boys division.
The Rip Curl GromSearch Oz Cup brought together Australia’s best junior surfers for five days of elite competition in Coffs Harbour.
It is a key fixture on the Surfing Australia Junior Pathway, giving emerging talent the chance to earn national ranking points and progress to the National Final.
The 6500-rated event on the Surfing Australia Junior Series sees the top four finishes from the Under 16s, Under 14s, and Under 12s divisions qualify for the National Final.
By Aiden BURGESS
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