More national glory for Gisborne trampolinist Warren-Hillman

Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes, home again after a successful campaign at the national championships in Palmerston North. They are, back (from left): Sophie Hawkes, Rioss Smith, Lily Arnold, Mia Goldsmith, Malia Waihi, Thomas Bull and Bella Campbell-Reidy. Front: Lucy Spence, Porsha Warren-Hillman, Alfie Connon, Addison Pickering and Rongokako Nepe-Apatu.

Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes brought back 19 medals from the New Zealand Trampoline Nationals in Palmerston North.

Porsha Warren-Hillman was a national champion for a third year, winning gold in 11/12-year female tumbling, trampoline and double mini.

Gisborne athletes made a clean sweep of the 9/10yr male double mini. Thomas Bull won gold, Rongokako Nepe-Apatu silver and Alfie Connon bronze.

Thomas and Rongokako got bronze in synchro.

Sophie Hawkes got silver in the 11/12yr female trampoline. She and Warren-Hillman also collected silver in synchro.

Lucy Spence won bronze in the 9/10yr female trampoline and bronze in synchro.

Mia Goldsmith won silver in the 13/14yr female double mini and bronze for trampoline.

Lily Arnold, in the junior international female class, won silver for trampoline and double mini, and bronze for tumbling.

Bella Campbell-Reidy added a bronze for 11/12yr female tumbling and Rioss Smith won silver in the 13/14yr male tumbling.

Gisborne Trampoline Club members were grateful to Wayne Marsh, from Hawke’s Bay, and Gerry O’Brien, from Auckland, for contributing their time and coaching expertise to the Gisborne team effort.

Club head coach Doug Callahan, who could not be at the competition because he was having hip surgery at Waikato Hospital, was kept up to date with photos and videos sent by athletes’ parents.

Callahan, now on the road to recovery, was proud of the team’s achievements.