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State Beach Series Race 9 Report

Race News
Wednesday, 25 January 2012

The first race of the 2012 season delivered warm waters and calm seas to competitors in Race 9 of the State Beach Series. The 3km Stand Up Paddle was an epic battle to the line between the two intensely competitive Troy's, Huston and McAsey. But by the slimmest of margins, it was Huston who crossed the line first, 1 second ahead of McAsey. Olympic 470 hopeful, Jo Aleh took time out from her sailing programme. She led the women's field home, 19 seconds ahead of series leader Stacey Smith.

The competition resumed between another Olympic hopeful Steven Kent and Shore youngster Jackson Cropp in the 1km ocean swim. Kent who made short work of the conditions, despite the sun strike on the homeward leg, stroking out the distance in 10m:41s, ten seconds ahead of Cropp with Sean Newcombe nine seconds back in third. Triathlete Terenzo Bozzone came home in sixth place as his training builds towards the NZ Ironman in Taupo, an event he finished second in last year. Kirsty Wannan was a clear winner in the women's race.

Steven Ferguson was in good form, dominating the 5km Surf Ski race,finishing 30s ahead of Oskar Stielau with Simon McLarin back in third. In the women's race Dene Simpson turned the tables on overall series leader Rachael Dodwell winning by over 30 seconds.

It was another outstanding performance on the sand from Tara La Grange. Fresh from the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman, she took out the Women's 5km beach run, making it 9 from 9 while Nick Sutherland led the men's field home.

Race results follow after the photos.

Photos by Georgia Schofield.

Results: State Beach Series Race 9

Ocean Swim 1000/1500m – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 KENT, Steven 10m 41s 100.00
2 CROPP, Jackson 10m 51s 98.90
3 NEWCOMBE, Sean 11m 00s 97.91

Ocean Swim 1000/1500m – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 WANNAN, Kirsty 11m 14s 100.00
2 ROSEWARNE, Nicole 11m 31s 98.25
3 MCKENZIE, Danielle 12m 04s 94.89

Beach Run 5km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 SUTHERLAND, Nick 17m 30s 100.00
2 BENNETTS, Cam 17m 58s 98.13
3 EICHMANN, Adrian 18m 49s 94.93

Beach Run 5km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 LA GRANGE, Tara 19m 51s 100.00
2 RYAN, Lesley 20m 15s 98.64
3 BARBOUR, Geraldine 20m 37s 97.37

Surf Ski Paddle 5km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 FERGUSON, Steven 28m 53s 100.00
2 STIELAU, Oskar 29m 23s 98.84
3 MCLARIN, Simon 29m 26s 98.71

Surf Ski Paddle 5km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 SIMPSON, Dene 32m 53s 100.00
2 DODWELL, Rachael 34m 27s 96.74
3 MARK, Louise 37m 25s 90.86

Stand-Up Paddle 3km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 HUSTON, Troy 21m 59s 100.00
2 MCASEY, Troy 22m 00s 99.97
3 GOOCH, Bevan 22m 06s 99.67

Stand-Up Paddle 3km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 ALEH, Jo 25m 35s 100.00
2 SMITH, Stacey 25m 54s 99.15
3 STUART, Victoria 29m 42s 89.47

Board Paddle 3km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 MCKENZIE, Ben 26m 32s 100.00
2 DONNELL-BROWN, Nico 26m 39s 99.67
3 BRODERICK, Miles 29m 13s 93.20

Board Paddle 3km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 BORER, Jacinta 29m 32s 100.00

Junior Beach Run 2.5km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 ELLIOT, Luke 10m 27s 100.00
2 COYNE, Jackson 11m 09s 95.48
3 MUNNIK, Matthew 11m 35s 92.77

Junior Beach Run 2.5km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 CUNDY, Olivia 11m 34s 100.00
2 POPE, Symantha 12m 01s 97.39
3 HANRAHAN, Jaime 12m 06s 96.91

Junior Swim 300m – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 ELLIOT, Aidan 5m 54s 100.00
2 GRIMWOOD, Will 6m 34s 92.58
3 BRAMLEY, Jackson 7m 03s 87.38

Junior Swim 300m – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 BROOKE, Elle 4m 54s 100.00
2 HARROWER, Lauren 5m 45s 88.82
3 GAZE, Maddison 6m 39s 78.19