Surf League Announces Championship Club and Award Winners
SPORT/RECREATION COMMISSION--Surf League Announces Championship Club and Award Winners
The Central Province Makos were officially named the Nova Scotia Surf League Champions today, amassing 37 points through the five-round surf lifesaving competition. Captained by Neal Durling of Prospect, the Makos' successful season included three competition-round victories, one second-place finish, and one third-place finish.
Also announced today were the most valuable men's and women's competitors, the most outstanding men's and women's rookie competitors, and the mens and women's All-Nova Scotian teams. The most valuable competitor awards are given to the man and woman who accumulated the highest number of points over the course of the four-round competition series. The most outstanding rookie awards are given to the male and female rookies who place highest in a voting system where all team captains are polled. The All-Nova Scotian team recognizes the top five male and female achievers over the course of the surf league season.
Alison Spurr, a rookie competitor from Halifax, won every award for women. She was named the Nova Scotia Surf League most valuable female competitor, having accumulated 431 points through five rounds of competition. She also claimed the most outstanding rookie award, receiving five of a possible six first-place votes from team captains. Ms. Spurr, who competed for the Central Province Makos, helped the team to the 2001 League Championship. As well, she was named to the All-Nova Scotian Team, having the highest number of points among women competitors.
This fall, Ms. Spurr will enter her first year at Mount Alison University, where she will swim with the varsity swim team.
The men's most outstanding rookie award was presented to Adam Smith of Wollongong, Australia. Mr. Smith, who has a great deal of Australian Surf Lifesaving competition experience to his credit, also won the rookie award by receiving five of six possible first-place votes from team captains.
Adam Teasdale of Antigonish was named the Nova Scotia Surf League most valuable male competitor, earning 274 points over four rounds of competition. Mr. Teasdale, who competed for the Cape Breton Threshers and was a member of the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service team, which recently competed in the 2001 Canadian Surf Lifesaving Championship.
In addition to Ms. Spurr, other women named to the All-Nova Scotian team were Nancy Witty of Wolfville, Katie Campbell of Chance Harbour, Liz Bishara of Yarmouth, and Maia Von Maltzahn of Halifax. Of the five named, only Witty was an All Nova Scotian last year.
Men earning this distinction were Adam Teasdale of Antigonish, Neal Durling of Prospect, Adam Smith of Wollongong, Australia, Jason Cross of Eastern Passage, and Pat McGrath of Halifax. Both Teasdale and Cross were named All Nova Scotians last year.
The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, a joint project of the Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission and the Lifesaving Society, Nova Scotia Branch, operates the Nova Scotia Surf League. The Lifesaving Society is the governing body for lifesaving -- a sport recognized by the International Olympic Committee.