Margaret River surfers Willow Hardy and Ruby Berry in top five for Surfing Australia’s She’s Electric comp

Two of the region’s most prominent teenage surfers have scored big in a national online competition.

Willow Hardy and Ruby Berry placed in the top five in Surfing Australia’s recent She’s Electric contest.

The challenge sees surfers submit recordings of their best waves for a panel of judges to consider alongside the same awards season for the sport’s peak body that crowned Jack Robinson and Molly Picklum as the country’s top surfers at the weekend.

Hardy made the final list in last year — the second year of competition — and this year was joined by fellow Margaret River firebrand Berry, with the young women placing second and fourth respectively.

The competition finalists were up for almost $60,000 in prizes and included full-paid attendance at a three-day camp at Surfing Australia’s High Performance Centre.

The two local women were stoked at the news.

“I’m so excited,” Hardy said.

“There were so many incredible clips from all the girls. I was stoked to come out in the top five.

“It’s so epic, as you can see all the girls are fully charging from all the clips put out.”

Berry said she was looking forward to the training opportunity at the High Performance Centre.

“I’m looking forward to learning new things and improving my surfing even more,” she said.

“The experience sounds super fun and I really want to make the most of it.

“The support means a lot and having the girls pushing each other to be better and better is going to be sick.”

Judge Tahlia Henderson said she was impressed by the “outstanding calibre” of female surfing on show.

“The girls never failed to deliver incredible clips week in and week out, ranging from committed barrels to critical turns and progressive airs,” she said.

“It’s great to see a variety of surfers from the World Surf League Qualifying Series and Pro Junior Series, as well as up and coming surfers of different ages pushing their limits and submitting clips.”

Henderson said the competition showed the future of the women’s sport was “very bright”.