<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Avoca local <strong>Caleb Tancred</strong> seemed destined to end up in the final as he tore through the field, posting excellent scores all event. The final was no different as he threw down a 15.25 (out of a possible 20) two-wave combination. Fellow finalists <strong>Alister Reginato</strong>, <strong>Tane Bowden</strong> and <strong>Jagger Bartholomew</strong> put on a great chase but couldn’t catch a rampaging Tancred who was surfing in his fourth Final from five events.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“That was challenging out there today especially with the standard of surfers in the event,” Tancred said. “I really enjoyed today and the perfect conditions yesterday at Redhead. I’ll take some confidence from this win as we have a big stretch of events coming up in 2019.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hailing from Shelly Beach, <strong>Molly Picklum’s</strong> win made it a double for the Central Coast as she took down event standouts <strong>Alyssa Spencer</strong>, <strong>Pacha Luque-Light</strong> and <strong>Nyxie Ryan</strong>. Picklum and Californian Spencer jousted for the top spot but the young Aussie was able to run away with her second JQS victory for 2019.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“I’m very happy to win another Junior Qualifying Series event,” Picklum said. “The waves here and at Red Head were excellent and tested all of us especially today. I’m looking forward to coming back to Newcastle and competing at the QS6,000 later in the month at Merewether.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About the WSL</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The World Surf League (WSL) is dedicated to celebrating the world's best surfing on the world's best waves through a variety of best-in-class audience platforms. The organization, headquartered in Santa Monica, is a global sport with regional offices in Australasia, Africa, North America, South America, Hawaii, Japan and Europe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The WSL has been championing the world's best surfing since 1976, annually running more than 180 global events across the Men's and Women's Championship Tours, the Big Wave Tour, Qualifying Series, Junior and Longboard Championships, as well as the WSL Big Wave Awards. The League possesses a deep appreciation for the sport's rich heritage while promoting progression, innovation and performance at the highest levels, and in doing so crowns the undisputed Men’s and Women’s World Champions across all tours.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Showcasing the world's best surfing on its digital platform at WorldSurfLeague.com, the WSL has a passionate global fan base with millions tuning in to see world-class athletes like Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Tyler Wright, John Florence, Lakey Peterson, Paige Alms, Kai Lenny, Carissa Moore, Gabriel Medina, Courtney Conlogue, Mateus Herdy, Kirra Pinkerton, Steve Sawyer, Soleil Errico and more battle on the most dynamic field of play of any global sport.</div>