Kaitaia gymnasts' efforts recognised at prizegiving

TOP TUMBLERS: The top performers at the Kaitaia Gymnastics Club's end-of-year presentation last month.

The Kaitaia Gymnastics Club's competitive and recreational gymnasts all spent time during December competing for end-of-year prizegiving medals and trophies.

Among the results saw a number of trophies presented to the club's recreational gymnasts including for, Senior Recreational: Kara Wells 1 (e.g. 1st), Charlotte Thorpe 2 and Shyan Wilson 3 (as the runnersup), and Junior Recreational: Ezrah Hill 1, Te Manawa Chapman 2 and Serena Laurenson 3. Other results over the various grades were as follows.

COMPETITIVE BOYS. Level 1: Scott Haines 1st on rings, vault, parallel bars, 2nd pommel, thus 1st overall; Declan Matthews 1st high bar and pommel, 2nd floor and rings, 2nd overall; Jacob Matthews 1st floor, 2nd vault and parallel bars, 3rd overall.

Level 2 & 3: Brad Johnson (L2) 1st floor, rings, high bar and pommel, 2nd vault and parallel bars, 1st overall; Riccardo Hone-Moore (L3) 1st vault, parallel bars, 2nd floor, rings, high bar and pommel, 2nd overall.

Level 4&5: Andrew Van der Linden 1st rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar and pommel, 2nd floor, 1st overall; Morgan Dolfing 1st floor, 2nd rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar and pommel, 2nd overall.

Merit certificates awarded to Ethan Nemeroff, Reuben Nemeroff, Nathan Haines, Ryan Johnson and Tyrell Daval-McKay. Also, Kotare Krafts Trophy (levels 4, 5, 6 boys): A Van der Linden, and, Bull Trophy (levels 1, 2, 3): S Haines.

COMPETITIVE GIRLS: Pre-comp: Brie Osborne 1st bar, beam and floor, 2nd vault, 1st overall; Ruby Apatu 1st vault, 2nd beam, floor, 3rd bar, 2nd overall; Cheleyna Malley Rivera 3rd vault and floor, 3rd overall; also notable: Jorja Pederson 2nd bar, 3rd beam, 4th vault; Erin Atkinson 4th beam and floor; and, merit certificates to Maia Tracey and Ngahere Gregory.

Novice Step 1s: Raukura McNab 1st beam, 3rd vault, 4th floor, 1st overall; Lily Matthews 1st= bar, 5th floor, 2nd overall; Lucy Hale 1st vault, 2nd beam, 3rd overall; Roimata Clark-Fairclough 1st floor, 2nd vault 4th overall; while also notable were Aria Peters 2nd bar, 3rd floor; Ocean-Maree Robson 4th beam; Tiana West 3rd bar and beam; Tiana Pirini 1st= bar, 2nd floor; and Xanthe Hone-Moore 5th beam.

And, merit awards for India Ruddell, Lauren Wagener, Starbright Hoani and Lesley Blud.

Step 1 girls: Tiaawai Witana 1st vault, floor, 2nd bar, beam, 1st overall; Anika Riddle 1st bar, 2nd vault, 2nd overall; Laurel Wilson 1st beam, 3rd vault and floor, 3rd overall; Indianna Foster 2nd floor, 3rdbeam, 4th= vault, 4th overall; and Paige Logan 3rd bar, 4th= vault.

Step 2 girls: Jessica McCarthny 1st floor and beam, 2nd bar, 3rd= vault, 1st overall; Zara Riddle 1st bar, 2nd vault, floor, 4th beam, 2nd overall; Bree McGlashon 1st vault, 2nd beam, 3rd overall; Moanaroa Witana 3rd beam, 4th floor, Sheena Gardner 3rd= vault, 3rd bar.

Step 3 girls: Nadine Witana 1st vault, bar and floor 2nd beam, 1st overall; Cassidy Foster 1st beam, 2nd bar, floor, 3rd vault, 2nd overall; Nina Heron 2nd vault, 3rd bar, beam, floor, 3rd overall. Step 5 girls: Jacinta Van der Linden 1st vault, bar, beam and floor, 1st overall; Shelby Callaghan 2nd vault, bar, beam, floor, 2nd overall.

Trophy winners: Novice Trophy: R McNab, Step 1, 2, 3 Trophy: T Witana, Step 4, 5, 6 Trophy: J Van der Linden, and Medal for senior college student for effort: S Callaghan. Trophies were also presented to Morgan Dolfing, and Andrew and Jacinta McNab for being selected to represent Northland at the National Gymsports Championships earlier in the year.

The club gave a big thank you to all the people who put in many hours during the year to coach, administrate, clean and just help out when needed. Gymnastics will start up again on the week beginning February 9. For bookings and/or other enquiries, contact 408-3270 (and leave message on answer phone).