Gymnasts shine at Country Capital Cup

Gunnedah gymnasts returned home from the Country Capital Cup in Tamworth over the long weekend with a swag of medals and trophies.

The Gunnedah gymnasts were among almost 1000 competitors from throughout NSW to contest this three-day event at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre (TRECC).

Competing in Levels 3 to 7, the Gunnedah girls secured top honours in five divisions, with three out of four gold medal team awards.

The Level 3 team secured the gold medal in its division last Friday morning to set the scene for the rest of the weekend.

Newcomer, Maddi Hill, stole the show with an immaculate floor routine, to score 9.50 and take the gold medal.

Elodie Warren collected the silver medal on Floor, with 9.325, and also secured silver on Vault ahead of teammate Ava Reid, who claimed bronze.

Evie Formann secured gold on Uneven Bars.

Ashley Ross and Stella Geddes were valuable contributors to the team total, picking up minor medal placings across different apparatus.

In Level 4, Lily Griffith was the overall gold medallist in her division. She also claimed the individual gold medal on Bars, and silver on Vault and Floor.

Maleaka Sharpley secured silver in the all-around, accompanied by silver on Bars.

Elsie Sanderson won the gold medal in her division for Level 4, and secured gold on Vault and Bars and silver on Floor to add to her collection.

Having achieved silver on Bars, Mimi Sheridan pushed the Gunnedah White team into the gold medal position.

Lexie Martin, Savannah Campbell, Mia Griffith, Amelia Anscombe and Eloise Launders made up the Gunnedah Navy team, also competing in National Level 4.

Lexie secured silver medals on Bars and Floor, and Mia took bronze on Floor while Eloise achieved bronze on Vault.

Consistent performances by the five-strong team enabled the quintet to claim the bronze medal in the team event.

In National Level 5, Lilah Edmunds was the all-around gold medallist in her division and also secured gold on Beam and bronze on Bars.

Kate Randall secured gold in the all-around in her division, with gold on Vault and Floor and bronze on Beam.

Mia Geddes claimed silver in the all-around, with a near-flawless beam routine that scored 9.50 and earned her the gold medal on that apparatus.

Hadley Durrant claimed silver on Bars, while Ava Willoughby achieved bronze on this apparatus to help secure gold for this team of five.

In National Level 6, Ruby Cygan won silver in the all-around, as well as silver on Vault and Floor.

In National Level 7, Mikayla Ferguson easily claimed gold in the all-around, and gathered additional gold medals on Vault, Beam and Floor as well as bronze on Bars.

Mikayla’s vault drew high praise from the judges, who gave her a score of 12.35 out of a possible 12.50.

The Gunnedah girls are now gearing up for an Invitational competition in Armidale on June 21, followed by the Gunnedah Invitational a week later.

Gunnedah Level 5-7 gymnasts at the Country Capital Cup. Back: Hadley Durrant, Mikayla Ferguson, Lilah Edmunds, Ava Willoughby. Kneeling: Mia Geddes, Ruby Cygan. Front: Kate Randall.