Craig Jones
Almost 200 gymnast took to the floor at the Sunshine Coast Regional Championships in preparation for the upcoming junior state championships.
This year the Cooroy Gymnastics Club took a record 26 athletes to compete in levels 3 – 6.
The event, held at Maroochy Beach Gymnastics saw gymnasts from Deception Bay to Hervey Bay compete for regional championship awards as well as selection to the Sunshine Coast representative teams.
The Cooroy gymnastics team won an impressive nine Sunshine Coast Championship titles and 15 medals in total. In addition to the medal haul, three athletes were selected to represent the Sunshine Coast in the Queensland Regional Challenge – Isabella Dean, Neve Bayldon and Anaya Dickson.
Gymnasts will now prepare for the major competition of the year, the 2022 Queensland junior state championships. This year, 14 Cooroy girls have qualified to compete in Brisbane in September.
Level 3 Under – Neve Whitehill: 1st uneven bars, 1st beam, 1st floor and 1st all around.
Level 3 Open – Amelie Pennel: 1st beam, Emily Alizzi: 2nd floor.
Level 4 Open – Millie McTaggart: 1st uneven bars, 2nd beam and 2nd all around, Grace Henderson: 2nd uneven bars.
Level 5 Open – Isabella Dean: 1st beam, 1st floor and 1st all around, Neve Bayldon: 2nd vault, Polly Boyd: 3rd floor.
