Young Gisborne trampoline athletes return from Midland club championships with 13 medals

Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes with their Midland club championship medals. Back: Porsha Warren Hillman. Middle row: Bella Campbell-Reidy, Mia Goldsmith, Thomas Bull and Hugo Thorpe. Front row: Ormond Hope, Jasper Whye and Patrick Gaddum. Absent: Capria Tamatea and Cody Swift. Photo / Ashtra Hillman

Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes returned from the Midland club championships at Mid Island Gym Sports in Rotorua with 13 medals – five gold, four silver and four bronze.

Porsha Warren Hillman proved her high standing again, winning gold medals in trampoline, double mini and tumbling.

On the trampoline, she did a routine with a 10.3 difficulty score, very high for a 12-year-old. In doing so, she qualified for all divisions. She will compete in the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) junior international division in trampoline at the nationals.

Bella Campbell-Reidy, competing in the tumbling FIG junior international class, won gold and qualified for the nationals. She is going from strength to strength.

Capria Tamatea, competing in the senior tumbling 15-plus age group, also qualified for the nationals.

Competing in his first competition, Jasper Whye won gold in the eight-and-under division on trampoline and bronze on double mini.

Patrick Gaddum, also in the eight-and-under division, won silver on trampoline and double mini.

Both boys demonstrated a high skill level.

Others who won medals were Thomas Bull, who took bronze on double mini and on trampoline in the 11-and 12-year age group.

Mia Goldsmith, in the 15-plus age group, won silver on double mini, displaying consistent good form.

In the 9-and-10-year boys, Hugo Thorpe collected silver on the trampoline, and Ormond Hope won bronze on double mini.

Cody Swift, in his first competition in the same age group, qualified for the nationals in trampoline.

This means the club will have 11 athletes representing Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay at the nationals in Henderson, Auckland, from September 22 to 28.