Huxtable achieves top result in Hawaii

JAN Juc surfer Xavier Huxtable has achieved one of biggest competitive feats to date, securing a Semi Final finish at the Lexus Pipe Challenger event in Hawaii.

The 23-year-old produced some champagne surfing at Banzai Pipeline, taking off deep in the barrel and looking right at home in the 10- to-15-foot wave faces.

Huxtable scored the top combined heat total of the whole event in his Quarter Final, posting a massive 17.57 (out of a possible 20 points).

This included a truly remarkable 9.57 for making it through a deep barrel that rolled off the reef with ease.

Unfortunate conditions turned Huxtable’s Semi Final into a wave-starved heat, with the Jan Juc youngster unable to drop a score to make it through.

With this strong result, Huxtable now moves to up to 17th place on the Men’s Challenger Series rankings ahead of Newcastle SURFEST in March.