Surf lifesavers from around Queensland converged for the inaugural Hayden Kenny Classic at Alexandra Headland over the weekend.
A host of talented athletes raced for big prizemoney at the Shaw and Partners-sponsored event, which was named in honour of a surf sports pioneer.They competed amid picture perfect conditions, with a punchy shore break.
Scroll down for more photos and a list of winners.
Athletes competed in ski, swim, board, ironman and team races, across the under-15, under-17 and open divisions.
Maroochydore young gun Tiarnee Massie celebrated an emotional win, finishing ahead of Northcliffe duo Georgia Miller and Harriet Brown.“I have always looked up to Georgia and she is my inspiration,” she said. “To win against such an amazing field means the world to me. I am seriously so happy right now.”
She won $10,000 as a result.
Burleigh Heads’ Ben Carberry won the marquee ironman race, ahead of Northcliffe’s Auden Parish.
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The host club won a thrilling mixed Taplin relay, after Cam Guthrie out-sprinted Northcliffe’s Matt Bevilacqua.
The event and the series are supported by Shaw and Partners. The series heads to North Bondi for the next event, on January 7-8. It will return to the Sunshine Coast for the Murphy Homes Maroochy Classic on January 21-22.
Hayden Kenny Classic results
- Open ironwoman: Tiarnee Massie (Maroochydore)
- Open women’s ski: Mackenzie Duffy (BMD Northcliffe)
- Open women’s swim: Lani Pallister (Alexandra Headland)
- Open women’s board: Hannah Sculley (BMD Northcliffe)
- Open women’s run swim run: Georgie Miller (BMD Northcliffe)
- Open women’s 2km swim: Gemma Smith-Welch (Sunshine Beach)
- Open ironman: Ben Carberry (Currumbin)
- Open men’s ski: James Porter (Alexandra Headland)
- Open men’s swim: Hayden Cotter (Maroochydore)
- Open men’s board: Sean Rielly (Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park)
- Open men’s run swim run: Joe Collins (BMD Northcliffe)
- Open men’s 2km swim: Lucas Miller
- U17 Ironwoman: Jasmine Rayward (North Burleigh)
- U17 girls ski: Emerson Hardy (BMD Northcliffe)
- U17 girls swim: Yve Warren (Maroochydore)
- U17 girls board: Yve Warren (Maroochydore)
- U17 Ironman: Riley Brennan (Currumbin)
- U17 boys ski: Luke Cahill (Currumbin)
- U17 boys swim: Jacob Dickey (Alexandra Headland)
- U17 boys board: Jacob Dickey (Alexandra Headland)
- U15 Ironwoman: Bianca Rayward (North Burleigh)
- U15 girls swim: Bianca Rayward (North Burleigh)
- U15 girls board: Britt Ackerley (Maroochydore)
- U15 Ironman: Kobi Holden (Elliott Heads)
- U15 boys swim: Kobi Holden (Elliott Heads)
- U15 boys board: Kobi Holden (Elliott Heads)
- U15 girls Taplin: Alexandra Headland
- U15 boys Taplin: Sunshine Beach
- U17 girls Taplin: Burleigh Heads
- U17 boys Taplin: Currumbin
- Open women’s 3-person Taplin: Alexandra Headland
- Open men’s 3-person Taplin: Burleigh Heads
- Open women’s ski relay: Alexandra Headland
- Open men’s ski relay: Alexandra Headland
- Open women’s board relay: Burleigh Heads
- Open men’s board relay: Currumbin
- Open women’s double ski: Alexandra Headland
- Open men’s double ski: Alexandra Headland
- Open mixed 6-person Taplin: Alexandra Headland
