Gymnast from Cooroy Gymnastics Club excelled at this week’s Queensland Junior State Championships on the Gold Coast.
The event was held over four days at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre where gymnasts from all over Queensland competed for state titles. This year the club had 11 gymnasts qualify, some for the first time.
The Queensland State Championships also includes the Regional Challenge where selected gymnasts qualify to represent their region which provided a great chance to represent the Sunshine Coast.
Cooroy Gymnastics Club came away with three State Championship titles including the women’s level 4 all around trophy and 11 top three podium places in all. Cooroy also had four gymnasts representing the Sunshine Coast, Neve, Zayden, Khan and Dermott. The level 3 men’s team finished first while the level 4 women’s team came in third.
Results
WAG Level 4 Open:
Neve Baylden: 1st All Around, 1st Uneven bars, 7th Beam & 3rd Floor
MAG Level 3 Open:
Zayden Johnson: 3rd All Around, 7th Pommel, 8th Parallel Bars & 3rd Rings
Khan Ormerod: 4th Floor
Max Ormerod: 8th Pommel & 7th High Bar
Beau Anderson: 5th High Bar
MAG Level 4 Open:
Dermott Craig: 3rd All Around, 5th Pommel, 6th Rings, 6th Vault, 4th Parallel Bars & 4th High Bar
MAG Level 6 Optional:
Mackenzie Jones: 2nd all around, 1st Floor, 4th Pommel, 2nd Rings, 5th Vault, 3rd Parallel Bars, 2nd High Bar
The squads will take a short break before resuming training for next year’s events.