Multiple medals for Gisborne clubbies at junior nationals

Midway's Sam Matthews paddled his way to a silver medal in his age group final of the board race at the Oceans 25 junior nationals at Mount Maunganui on Friday. Photo / Jamie Troughton-Dscribe Media

Gisborne competitors tasted medals of all colours on day 2 of the Oceans 25 junior nationals surf lifesaving carnival in Mount Maunganui on Friday.

Gold went to Noah Atkins, silver to Sam Matthews, Eli MacArthur and Brooke Williams, and bronze to Blake Taylor, Xavier Booker and MacArthur.

In pristine conditions - clean and small waves - most of the Gisborne medals came in the board race.

For the Dawson Building Midway club, Atkins won the Under-11 boys board final, Matthews was runner-up in the U14 boys and Taylor was third in the U13 boys.

For Riversun Wainui, MacArthur collected silver in the U11 boys and Booker bronze in the U12 boys.

Wainui’s Brooke Williams had to settle for fifth in her U12 girls board final, while clubmate Hannah Hudson was fourth in the U11s and Indy Williams sixth in the same age group.

Wainui's Brooke Williams is looking to add to the gold and silver medals she has won so far at the Oceans 25 junior nationals when she contests the surf race on Saturday and the diamond final on Sunday. Photo / Jamie Troughton-Dscribe Media

Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae’s Tessa Webb was sixth in the U14 girls board final.

In beach sprint finals on Friday, Brooke Williams added a silver to her gold in the run-swim-run on Thursday. MacArthur got bronze in the U11 boys beach sprint.

Surf races and several relay heats and finals are being contested on Saturday.

Sunday’s final day will include the diamond “iron”’ events.