THE Cooroy Gymnastics team have returned home with a pile of awards from the Sunshine Coast Regional Championships.
Held at Maroochydore Gymnastics Club over two weekends in August, the competition brought together some of the most impressive gymnast talent on the Sunshine Coast.
Local team, Cooroy Gymnastics, took out six titles over the two weekends of tough competition.
In what has been called the best outcome for the Cooroy Gymnastics, the girls’ team excelled winning eight regional titles including two all-round titles at level five and level six.
Women’s Coast Letisha Thomson said she was proud of the girls who competed.
“All girls had excellent results and personal achievements including passing their levels, personal bests, state qualifications, regional challenge members, apparatus placings and overall placings,” she said.
The boys’ team also did well, with a number of placings in the competition. New Men’s coach, Lyndon McKay, has recently joined the Cooory Gymnastics team and said he is focused on getting the team ready for the state championships in seven weeks’ time.
Breakout Box
Results for the Cooroy Gymnastics team at the Sunshine Coast Regional Championships
Level 4 Under-
Hannah Parlane 3rd overall
Level 4 Open-
Kaitlyn Hauser 4th overall
Maddison Jenkins 2nd Vault, 2nd Floor
Level 5-
Chakera Thompson 1st Vault, 2nd Beam, 1st Floor and 1st overall
Sarah Toffoli 3rd Bars, 3rd Beam, 3rd Floor and 2nd overall
Level 6-
Lily Hooper 1st Vault, 1st Bars, 3rd Beam, 2nd Floor and 1st overall
Other Level 3-6 Apparatus Placings-
Anouk Betteridge, Amie Kerz, Mia Mahanga-Hawkins, Lillie Mellin, Allana Burr.
Regional Challenge members were picked from the top six in each level, the following will represent the Sunshine Coast Region at State Championships in September.
Level 4 Hannah Parlane and Kaitlyn Hauser
Level 5 Chakera Thompson and Sarah Toffoli
Level 6 Lily Hooper
The highlights from the boys’ competition were:
Level 3
Lewiis Crump 3rd Pommel, 3rd Parallel Bars and 4th overall
Cohen Porteos 2nd Vault
