Looks like the Coffey bros have been pushing themselves. The following are notes from Susan Coffey, their mom:
They also had some nice results, this summer. Susan states:
"At Junior Guard Regionals in Newport Beach, Ben extended his winning streak in the Distance Paddle to 5 years. He also took home a 2nd in the paddle relay, and 3rd in the swim relay.
"We had great
conditions for last weekends Surfing America contest at Church. Ben and
Sam both won their first round heats and advanced to the quarter finals.
They're learning a ton at every contest - it's been a good experience
and a lot of fun. Next up is NSSA at Morro Bay, next weekend."
They also had some nice results, this summer. Susan states:
"At Junior Guard Regionals in Newport Beach, Ben extended his winning streak in the Distance Paddle to 5 years. He also took home a 2nd in the paddle relay, and 3rd in the swim relay.
Sam
anchored the winning paddle relay team and was leading the whole way in
the distance paddle but got an unlucky break at the end when a number of
kids caught a wave in and boxed him out. He ended up in 5th overall.
The last competition of the summer was Nor Cals at Main Beach where the boys took home another batch of ribbons.
Ben
was a Captain this year with the Santa Cruz City Junior Guard program,
which comes with the perk of jumping off lifeguard headquarters!
The last
day of Junior Guards was Friday and both boys were chosen as Most
Outstanding in their age division for the summer - I'm proud of them
both as it's based not just on athletic ability but also attitude and
sportsmanship.
Ben
also did the GnaR S R, a Run / Swim / Run / Swim / Run / Swim / Run
race from Santa Cruz wharf to Capitola. It's about a mile of swimming
and 5 miles of running. He finished in just over an hour. 1:04."
