Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Tour - Mollymook

In an exhilarating showcase of talent, NSW athletes shone recently at round 3 of the Australian Junior Volleyball Tour and the Australian Volleyball Tour events held at Mollymook Beach. These young sports stars displayed outstanding skills, teamwork, and determination, bringing home an array of medals and accolades.

The NSW contingent, comprising some of the most promising talents in the country, set the sand courts ablaze with their exceptional performances throughout the tournaments.

The Women’s U19 Final was a see-sawing contest, with momentum first with Mireille Smith and Remy Song before their opponents sent the contest to a decider. In the end, it was Smith – who won in Caloundra with Yasmin Ramos – and Song – who won in Cobram with Oriwia Noble – winning the last set by five points to take top spot on the podium. Noble teamed up with Sautualasi Heron and successfully claimed the bronze medal for the division.

The U19s men’s final New South Welshman Cooper Ryan took home silver, teaming up with Levi Beard.

After finishing runners-up at both Cobram and Caloundra, Jett Rocker-Graham and Killian Donovan were keen to go one better and the anticipation of the U21 men’s final saw a crowd gathered on the hill overlooking the court. 

NSW's Harley Sinclair teaming up with Finley Bennett drew first blood, winning the first set in a sideout game that was back and forth until the very last point. However, Rocker-Graham and Donovan hit back in the second to win by four.

A late burst of back-to-back points from Rocker-Graham and Donovan in the third set helped push them over the line for a final score of 2-1 (19-21, 21-17, 15-12).

Felix Birke and Asher Gill secured the bronze medal for the division with a 2:0 win in their final match of the event.

There was a large contingent of NSW athletes who took part in this event and we congratulate them all for their performances.

Click here for the full list of the final placings for each division - FINAL-PLACINGS-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (volleyball.org.au)

Australian Beach Volleyball Tour - Mollymook

In the Women's Elite division, Stefie Fejes led the charge for NSW taking out the Gold medal alongside teammate Jana Milutinovic.  The highest-placed NSW athlete in the Men's Elite division was Izac Carracher who claimed silver with teammate Mark Nicolaidis. 

NSW duo Mateusz Zieba and Sam Halley secured bronze in this division in a close-fought victory.  After their success in the Under 21's Jett Rocker-Graham and Killian Donovan put in another excellent showing, finishing 5th overall.

Other NSW athletes coming home with medals include:

Men's Challenger Division 1:  Adax Brienen/Lasse Froehlich - Silver

Women Challenger Division 1: Chantal Tung/Caitlin Cockburn - Silver, Mireille Smith/Remy Song - Bronze

Men Challenger Division 2:  Levi Beard/Cooper Ryan (NSW) - Gold, Nigel Lamont/Rene Mrva - Silver   

Women Challenger Division 2: Michelle Kopecka/Ludimila Brunorio - Gold, Lara Limbrick (NSW)/Lilyana Stanojevic - Bronze

Congratulations to all the medalists as well as all our NSW athletes who took part in the event. 

For a full list of final results  - FINAL-PLACINGS-Mollymook.pdf (volleyball.org.au)

Photos courtesy of Rogue Gun Photography and Jovy Gill