Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Series Trial

Seven more BMD Northcliffe athletes qualified through the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series at the trial held over three grueling rounds at Tugun on the weekend. The top 11 highest point scorers after the three rounds in both male and female earned themselves a birth into the professional ironman series.

In the women's field Flora Manciet was the highest of the BMD Northcliffe girls in 3rd, with Sheree Merryfull in 4th, Bonnie Hancock in 7th, Terri Sullivan in 8th and Katie Graham in 10th. These 5 girls will join the 3 BMD Northcliffe girls that automatically qualified through from last season's series - Kristyl Smith, Elizabeth Pluimers and Courtney Hancock.

In the men's trial, we had two BMD Northcliffe athletes to qualify through for their first ever Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Series with Cory Hill in 6th and "Kiwi" Dan Moodie in 9th. These two youngsters will join automatic qualifiers, Shannon Eckstein, Zane Holmes, Pierce Leonard and Nathan Smith. Unfortunately, after placing 4th in Round 1, veteran Dean Mercer was forced to pull out with a calf injury after the heat of Round 2, leaving his hopes resting on the wild card position into the series being picked by selectors.

After the weekends results, BMD Northcliffe will have a strong representation in the series which kicks off with Round 1 on the Gold Coast, January 16 with 14 of the 34 competitors.

The dates and venues for the series are below.

Round 1 - 16 January 2010 - Kurrawa
Round 2 - 17 January 2010 - Kurrawa
Round 3 - 6 February 2010 - Alexandra Headland
Round 4 - 7 February 2010 - Alexandra Headland
Round 5 - 21 February 2010 - North Cronulla

Click here for series race formats and prize money

2009 Coolangatta Gold

BMD Northcliffe men filled the top four placings in yesterdays Coolangatta Gold. Caine Eckstein claimed his 3rd Coolangatta Gold victory with a dominating performance in the grueling 46km race. Veteran Dean Mercer put in an impressive performance to finish 2nd place a month out from his 40th birthday, with Nathan Smith in 3rd and Cory Hill in 4th place.

In the women's race, Courtney Hancock finished 3rd with younger sister Bonnie in 5th place. Elizabeth Pluimers, who lead the race going in to the final run leg collapsed with exhaustion only 20 metres from the finish line and unfortunately was unable to finish.

In the Under 19 race, BMD Northcliffe's Michael Booth finished in 2nd place with Aaron Murphy putting in a courageous performance just to finish the race only 10 months after being hit by a car which left him in a coma for 3 weeks with severe head trauma.

For all the results and the latest news Click Here.

L to R - Caine Eckstein celebrates his victory, Aaron Murphy gives a thumbs up to completing the Gold, Dean Mercer celebrates his 2nd placing with his kids.

2009 BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic Results

The Annual BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic was held on the weekend with once again a record number entrants.

Conditions were testing for the 700 entrants that took part in marathon ski, board and swim events as the tempreture hit 35 degrees.

The premier events were hotly contested with some tight finishes. BMD Northcliffe's Dean Mercer took out the Open Male 20km Ski followed by clubmate Caine Eckstein in 2nd and Current Australian Single Ski Champion, Murray Stewart from Manly in 3rd place. In the Female Open 20km Ski Race BMD Northcliffe's Courtney Hancock blitzed the field finishing several minutes in front of Kurrawa's Jasmin Kelly with BMD Northcliffe's Elizabeth Pluimers in 3rd place.

The Open Male 10km Board Race was taken out by Met Caloundra's Corey Jones followed by BMD Northcliffe's Cory Hill and Tugun's Hugh Dougherty. In the Womens Race BMD Northcliffe's Bonnie Hancock was 1st followed by Aimee Berridge from Kawana Waters and Flora "Frenchy" Manciet from BMD Northcliffe in 3rd.

The Final events of the day were the Open Male and Female 1km Ocean Swims which were taken out by Maroochydore's Trent Grimsey and Kurrawa's Melissa Gorman.

For a full list of results Click here.

2009 BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic

SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2009

Long Distance Board, Ski & Swim events for Under 11's through to Masters

$25,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES TO BE WON!

Click on the links below for more information -
Event Poster
Event Information
General Public Entry Form
SLSC Entry Form
Dolphin Surfcraft Special Offer

SOUTH COAST BRANCH ANNUAL DINNER

The South Coast Branch Annual Dinner was held on
Saturday 19 July 2009 at Bond University.

BMD Northcliffe featured in a number of awards on the night.

Congratulations to the following award winners -

• Officials of the Year - David & Helen Irvine

• Outstanding Services Assessors - David & Helen Irvine, Tim Burgess, Adam Jones

• Under 15 Champion Lifesaver - Violet Atkinson

• Under 17 Champion Lifesaver - Stuart Duffy

• Open Male Champion Lifesaver - Stuart Snell

• Open Female Champion Lifesaver - Kathryn McKenzie

• Under 17 Champion Patrol Team - Callum Booth, Josh Crouch, Stuart Duffy, Jordan Hart

• Open Champion Patrol Team - Stuart Snell, Kathryn McKenzie, Damien Moffrey, Nick Pluimers, Trent Rowe, Ben Fretten

2009 PROFICIENCY DATES

WHO NEEDS TO COMPLETE A PROFICIENCY???
Everyone who holds an SRC, Bronze Medallion, ARC, Defib, IRB Driver, IRB Crew.
Proficiencies must be completed by 31 December 2009 to be eligible to patrol and compete.
If you completed any award training after July1 2009 you will not need to complete
proficiency in that award.

Proficiencies will be run in the same format as last season
Friday nights for workbooks, ARC, Defib and CPR
Saturday or Sunday morning for pool swim and beach practical sessions

The following dates have been confirmed -

FIRST PROFICIENCY
(Patrol Captains - Please try to all make this date)
Friday 21 August 6pm Training Room
and
Sunday 23 August 8am Southport Swimming Pool and back to beach
Patrol Captain/Vice Captains Induction and Lunch to follow

SECOND PROFICIENCY
Friday 11 September 6pm Training Room
and
Saturday 12 September 8am Southport Swimming Pool and back to beach
BBQ to follow for all who attend this proficiency


THIRD PROFICIENCY
Friday 9 October 6pm Training Room
and
Saturday 10 October 8am Southport Swimming Pool and back to beach

You must be a financial member and have completed your membership
prior to completing any of the above proficiencies

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2009 ANNUAL DINNER AND AWARDS PRESENTATION

SATURDAY 9 MAY, 2009.

5pm Pre-dinner drinks for a 6pm start

Adults $45 Under 18's $30

includes pre-dinner drinks, three course meal and entertainment

RSVP to Lee Teudt on 5539 8091

by Friday 24 April

2009 Clubs Queensland Achievement Awards

BMD NORTHCLIFFE SURF LIFE SAVING

SUPPORTERS CLUB

Best Surf Life Saving

Supporters Club in Queensland - 2009

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

BMD NORTHCLIFFE CLAIMS SIXTH CONSECUTIVE TITLE

BMD Northcliffle Surf Club defended their Australian Champion Club Title on the weekend making it their sixth consecutive title. The Club won 25 gold medals, 18 silver and 12 bronze and finished 127.5 points ahead of closest rival Kurrawa. This is the clubs official biggest winning margin over the past six years, a very impressive effort given that the titles were held in Perth. The Championships will return to Kurrawa on the Gold Coast next year allowing BMD Northcliffe to have an even stronger team.

Some of BMD Northcliffe's stand out performers for the Championships were Shannon Eckstein who snagged 6 gold medals in the Board, Restricted Surf Race, Surf Teams, Board Relay, Board Rescue and Taplin Relay, as well as Pierce Leonard and Zane Holmes took home 5 golds each. Veteran Beachie Simon Harris took out his 7th Open Male Beach Flags Championship and Tate Smith and Nick Crilly took out their 3rd consecutive Double Ski Championship.

BMD Northcliffe concluded the carnival in fine form by claiming both the Male and Female Taplin Relays and the Open Ironman and Open Ironwoman events with Pierce Leonard and Kristyl Smith.

For BMD Northcliffe results down to sixth place click here.

BMD NORTHCLIFFE MASTERS CLAIM BACK THEIR TITLE

BMD Northcliffe Masters snatched back their Champion Masters Club title at the Australian Masters Surf Life Saving Championships in Perth this week after being defeated by local club Scarboro, at last year's titles. With only a small team of masters making the trip to Perth for the final year, it was going to be a tough ask to defeat the local Western Australian Clubs. BMD Northcliffe claimed 12 gold, 8 Silver and 9 bronze medals to win the overall pointscore by 54 points.

BMD Northcliffe's best performer at the Championships was Anna Ballara who picked up four gold medals in the Ironwoman, Ski, Board and Board Relay events. Gavin Hill and Barry Newman dominated their 40-44yrs age group claiming three golds each.

For a full list of BMD Northcliffe's Masters results click here.

SHANNON TAKES BACK THE CROWN

Shannon Eckstein took out the 2009 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series after claiming a convincing victory in the final round of the series at Coogee. Eckstein blew his rivals away with sheer power to bag the final round and collect $33,000 in prizemoney for his fourth KNG title.

Pierce Leonard finished 2nd in the final round boosting his overall series position up to 4th. Zane's 4th place in the final round was enough to secure runner up in the series behind Shannon.

In the womens race Defending Series Champion Elizabeth Pluimers did all that she could to defend her title by winning the final round but unfortunately the positions behind her decided the overall series winner with Manly's Naomi Flood taking out the crown. Elizabeth was happy with her best performance of the season after battling injury early in the season. In the overall standings Kristyl Smith claimed 2nd with Elizabeth in 3rd and Courtney Hancock in 4th.

Overall Series Results - Male
1st - Shannon Eckstein
2nd - Zane Holmes
4th - Pierce Leonard
6th - Nathan Smith
12th - Luke Nisbet

Overall Series Results - Female
2nd - Kristyl Smith
3rd - Elizabeth Pluimers
4th - Courtney Hancock
13th - Bonnie Hancock
16th - Flora Manciet
17th - Kirsten Ulmer

Well done to all of the above BMD Northcliffe athletes!

Australian Team Honours

Six BMD Northcliffe Members have been named in the Australian Team to compete in the 2009 International Challenge being held in South Africa in March.

Congratulations to -
Shannon Eckstein (Captain)
Kristyl Smith
Zane Holmes
Courtney Hancock
Nathan Smith
Elizabeth Pluimers

Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Series

After 4 rounds completed of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman series, several BMD Northcliffe athletes are in contention to take out the overall series title. Shannon Eckstein on 69 leads the mens field 3 points clear of Zane Holmes on 66, with Nathan Smith in 4th on 52 points and Pierce Leonard in 5th with 51 points.

In the womens field, Courtney Hancock is sitting in 2nd place on 51, Kristyl Smith in 3rd on 49 and Elizabeth Pluimers 4th on 45 points.

The final round which will decide the overall series winners will be held at Coogee Beach on 22 February 2009 with double points on offer.