And now there are 17 qualifiers

AUCKLAND ADVENTURE: Six Gisborne trampolinists competed in the Auckland champs. With coach and judge Natalya Barber (back, centre) are, back (from left): Taylan Barber, Danielle van Aswegen, James van Aswegen and Parker Anderson. Front: Kaiya Huta and Jasper Florence. Picture by Liam Clayton

Gisborne Trampoline Club will take the biggest number of representatives “for quite some time” to the national championships at Tauranga in October, says coach Doug Callahan.

“We had three more trampolinists qualify at the Auckland champs — Parker Anderson, Jasper Florence and Taylan Barber — bringing the total to 15, plus two power tumblers.

“We haven’t had that many for quite a few years now . . . the standard is so high these days.

“We took a small team, six, to Auckland and as well as adding three more national qualifiers we brought home four medals — two silver medals and two bronze.”

Kaiya Huta, who has qualified to compete at the world age-group champs in St Petersburg, Russia, next month, was second in the junior international tramp class.

“Kaiya had a pulled muscle in his chest before going but he really wanted to compete,” Callahan said.

“But after his performance on tramp we pulled him out of the double mini to avoid doing more damage.

“He’ll have one and a half weeks off before he starts training again, with the emphasis on the world champs.”

James van Aswegen, who had already qualified for the nationals, won a silver medal in the 12-and-13-year boys’ trampoline and bronze in the double mini (12-13yrs).

Florence was third in the 11-12yr double mini.

“I’m rapt for all those who have qualified for the nationals and have high hopes for them,” Callahan said.

“The Auckland champs were also Natalya Barber’s first as an elementary judge, which is all ages bar internationals. She did well.”

National trampoline qualifiers from the Gisborne club —

Junior international boys: Kaiya Huta.

Jun int girls: Leah Scholefield.

17-years-plus women: Alissa Thomas.

13-14yr boys: James van Aswegen.

13-14yr girls: Danielle van Aswegen.

11-12yr boys: Liam Walters, Jasper Florence, Ariki Campbell.

11-12yr girls: Taylan Barber, Lilly Arnold.

Youth boys, 10-12yrs: Raine Lamont-Milner.

10yrs and under boys: Riker Rolls, Parker Anderson, Ngature Tuhuri.

10yrs and under girls: Mia Blot-Mouterde.

Power tumblers —

13-14yr girls: Jade Swann.

11-12yr girls: Lauren Chambers.