By Craig Jones
THE Cooroy Gymnastics Club is celebrating after their win at the regional titles.
Five level-two male gymnasts and three level-four male gymnasts from the Cooroy Gymnastics Club competed at the Sunshine Coast Regional Championships against competitors from several regional clubs including the Wide Bay area, Maroochydore and Caloundra.
Flying the flag for Cooroy were Ashton Davis, Eli Brauman, Mini Betteridge, Riley Brown, Noah Bennell, Baylen Jup, Mackenzie Jones and Ryan Collins, who competed on all six apparatus and for the all-around award.
The boys won seven individual apparatus titles plus one prestigious all-around title.
The level-two gymnasts won four apparatus and filled the podium for first, second and third in the all-around division, which was a first for Cooroy at a Regional Championship.
The level four boys were Baylen, Mackenzie and Ryan, who were all chosen to represent the Sunshine Coast in the Queensland Regional Challenge to be held at the coming Queensland State Championships in September.
Coach Jeff Ferrer said he was impressed with the results and said the boys had been working hard to learn and perfect their routines.
The results for the Cooroy Club were:
Level 2 open:
Ashton Davis: 1st Floor, 1st Pommel, 2nd Parallel Bars, 2nd High Bar and 1st all around
Eli Brauman: 2nd Floor, 2nd Vault and 2nd all around
Mini Betteridge: 1st Rings, 1st P Bars, 3rd High Bar and 3rd all around
Riley Brown: 3rd Pommel, 3rd Vault
Noah Bennel: 4th on Floor
Level 4 open:
Baylen Jup: 1st Pommel, 3rd Rings, 1st P Bars, 1st High Bar and 2nd all around
Mackenzie Jones: 2nd Floor, 2nd Rings and 3rd all around
Ryan Collins: 3rd Floor, 3rd Vault and 3rd P Bars
