Big turnout from Gisborne club

Front row from left to right:Greer Robertson, Haley Rolls, Sarah Hawkins, Kay-Lynne Cabral 2nd row from left: Caitlin Winchester, Casey Willson, Stephanie Collier, Lily Rolls, Reilly McKay 3rd row from left: Isabelle Arthur, Gloria Allen, Miriam Cornfeld, Summer Ferris, Olivia Gardner, Jordis Anderson, Sacha Sims 4th Row from left: Amelia Arthur, Danielle Blair, Ella Arthur, Ralo Bright, Charlie Keepa

GISBORNE Gymnastics Club (GGC) members were out in force at their last competition for the year, a girls-only event in Whakatane this month.

Head coach Nicola Ludwig said she had never seen so many GGC Step 1 entries in the 17 years she had been coaching with the club.

“For some of our gymnasts it was the first time they had competed, but with so many of our gymnasts there it felt like home,” she said.

In Step 1 (eight-years-and-over division), Lily Rolls was first overall. She also won gold on beam and silver on uneven bars, and placed fourth on vault and floor.

Second overall was Reilly McKay. She won gold on floor, and bronze on beam and vault.

Fourth overall was Caitlin Winchester, who won silver on floor and was fourth-equal on uneven bars.

Fifth overall was Miriam Cornfeld, who won bronze on uneven bars,

Sixth overall was Summer Ferris, who won silver on beam and was fourth-equal on uneven bars.

Kay-Lynne Cabral won bronze on floor and was fifth on vault and beam.

Jordis Anderson was fifth on floor, and Isabelle Arthur was sixth.

Haley Rolls, competing in Step 1 (seven-years-and-under division) was the club’s youngest competitor. She was third overall and won silver on floor, and bronze on vault, bar and beam.

In the Step 1 team awards, Gisborne were first with Gisborne 1 (Lily Rolls, Reilly McKay, Summer Ferris and Casey Wilson) and second-equal with Gisborne 2 (Caitlin Winchester, Miriam Cornfeld, Jordis Anderson and Bethan Winchester) and Gisborne 3 (Sacha Sims, Isabelle Arthur, Olivia Gardner and Kay-Lynne Cabral).

In Step 2 (eight-years-and-under division), Sarah Hawkins was first overall. She also won gold on uneven bars, beam and floor, and silver on vault.

In Step 2 (nine years and over), Charlie Keepa was second overall, and won uneven bars and floor.

Fourth overall was Greer Robertson, who won silver on uneven bars and was sixth-equal on beam.

Amelia Arthur placed fourth-equal on beam.

In the Step 2 team awards, Gisborne (Charlie Keepa, Amelia Arthur, Greer Robertson and Sarah Hawkins) were first.

In Step 3 (nine-years-and-under division), Ralo Bright was second overall. She won gold on vault, silver on uneven bars and floor, and bronze on beam.

In Step 3 (10-years-and-over division), Ella Arthur was second overall. She won gold on vault and silver on floor, and was fifth on uneven bars.

Stephanie Collier won bronze on floor.

In Step 3 team awards, Gisborne (Stephanie Collier, Danielle Blair, Ralo Bright and Ella Arthur) won silver.

In Step 4, Gloria Allen was first overall, won gold on vault, uneven bars and floor, and was second on beam.

• Earlier this month, Gisborne Gymnastics Club members Jade Swann and Lauren Chambers competed in Step 5 at the national championships in Nelson.

Jade Swann qualified for the all-round finals, and was 15th overall.

Lauren Chambers placed fourth on floor, 0.06 of a point behind third.

“The girls have been absolutely fantastic,” Nicola Ludwig said.

“We are so motivated to top our results in 2018.”