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Maddie eyes State success News It’s all happening for Maddie Spencer: Sydney Northern Beaches Branch team selection for the first time, Branch team captain, State selection and event organiser for the successful 20 Beaches ocean ski paddling event. It took Maddie until the ripe old age of just 21 to represent SNB Branch. And just for good measure the Branch selectors chose her as the co-captain with Nutri Grain ironman and her Newport clubmate Max Brooks. Not only did she prove a great mentor with the younger team members but led from the front with inspiring performances as SNB Branch won the Interbranch trophy again. She won the open female board, open ski, paddled the ski in the open Taplin Relay victory, was a member of the winning mixed board relay, second in the ironwoman to her Newport clubmate Emily Doyle and second in the mixed ski relay with Brooks. Her outstanding performances on the crucial second day of competition at the Interbranch Championships on the mid north coast last month played a huge part in SNB heading off the challenge from Sydney Branch. And those performances also led to NSW selection for the Interstate Championships, which will be held at Newport Beach on January 24. All this happened just a week after Maddie won bronze in the individual open board final at the world titles at Glenelg and had she not hit a ‘pothole’ after being first off the board, then she may have even taken silver from Georgia Miller (Northcliffe) or the gold from Karlee Nurthen (Currumbin). At Aussies in Perth last April she was beaten in a blanket finish for the bronze in the open board final by Danielle McKenzie (Northcliffe). So she’s right up there with the best on the board. Maddie started out with Mona Vale SLSC and still patrols there with her family. “I wanted to do ironwoman and that’s why I went to Newport because they had an iron program, Mona Vale didn’t,” she said. Maddie teamed with Georgia Miller and Lara Moses to win two Aussie open board titles. Miller has gone to Queensland, Moses is no longer competing, while Liv Heaton and Grace Gurr exited to Queensland. Maddie said it never crossed her mind she’d also leave. “I have my degree in Business and Event Management at ICMS to complete, and I wanted to stay at Newport and help the younger ones like Emily (Doyle), Madie (Louw), Alex (Lefevre) and Sascha (Taurins),” she said. “They are a tight-knit group and have so much potential.” Maddie said training with the Newport boys squad helped her development on the board. “Doing Molokai (in Hawaii) made me a lot more comfortable on the board and I learnt how to chase the runners.” Of the current Branch team, forget seniority: Maddie felt she was one of the least experienced members in terms of Interbranch. “I was surprised that a number of them first represented as under-12s and are still there,” she said. “You never give up hope that you’ll represent your Branch but I have always had so many strong girls in my age group that it was hard to get a break. 12 JANUARY 2019 The Local Voice Since 1991
BUSY: Newport’s Maddie Spencer Photo: HARVPIX “It was such a wonderful experience. I was just stoked to be captain. And it was such a good feeling in camp and winning on the final day.” Maddie was event manager for the resurrected 20 Beaches (ocean ski paddling) last month. The event clashed with the Ocean6 series on December 15. “I will get back into the swing of board paddling in the fourth round at Currumbin on January 11/12,” she said. “It’s unfortunate I couldn’t compete at North Wollongong but I just love what I am doing outside of board paddling. “The 20 Beaches was a massive success. We had more than 300 entries and everyone was impressed.” – John Taylor News The Local Voice Since 1991 JANUARY 2019 13
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