Tom Robinson best placed Northlander at Scholastic Surfing Championships

Tom Robinson was the best placed Northlander at last week's national Scholastic Surfing Championships, coming second in the Under 16 boys section, above. Photo / Cory - NZ Surfing Magazine

Young surfer Tom Robinson was the best placed Team Northland member at last week's national Scholastic Surfing Championships.

Robinson, from Whangārei, came second in the Under 16 Boys Division at the national Scholastic Surfing Championships which finished in Gisborne last Thursday.

Robinson was the Northland Team's top performing surfer at the event, finishing runner-up in the Under 16 Boys Division.

As well, fellow Northland team member Billy Whelan came fourth in the Under 18 Longboard Division.

The Northland Team finished the event fifth overall out of the 12 teams competing.

The 2018 Northland Scholastics Surfing Team:

U14 Boys -
Tai Erceg-Gray WBHS
Tama Kauwhata Correspondence

U16 Boys -
Tom Robinson WBHS
Jacob Buckle Huanui College
Oscar Harper WBHS
Billy Gilbert WBHS

U18 Boys -
Tom Norton Bream Bay College
Max Brunker WBHS

U14 Girls -
Sky Gundry Kerikeri High School

U16 Girls -
Ely Backhouse Bream Bay

U18 Girls
Grace Pevats Whangārei Girls' High School

Longboard -
Billy Whelan Rodney College

Travelling Reserve -
Ben Moretti Correspondence

Coach - Paul Moretti
Manager - Mark Pevats

Robinson departs for the World Junior Championships with the New Zealand Team this week.