WARRNAMBOOL Springers gymnasts are celebrating another year of success at their annual two-day invitational.
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The Springers had competitors achieve in almost every grade at the Hyland Street centre on Saturday and Sunday.
The pick of the results came in girls’ level seven, with Lucinda Cahill, Sophie Weir and Amy Johnston completing a clean sweep of the podium.
Kaitlyn Lane and Lily Jenkins also went one-two in girls’ level four while Ella McCorkell took out girls’ level eight.
A boys’ team – Sam Marris, Will Johnston, Rossi Ten Have and Lauchlin Wright – placed second in level two.
Event co-ordinator Brenda Jarry said a host of Springers gymnasts also earned placings on individual apparatuses.
They were among almost 350 who took to the bars, rings, beam, vault and floor across the weekend.
“We’re probably on par with results. The year changes but we’re still on par, that’s a good result,” Jarry said.
“I don’t think we’ve got any more or less medals than any other year.”
Jarry said the competitors used the event to qualify for Gymnastics Victoria state championships later this year.
“All the children in level seven and eight passed their LAT, which is their assessment test,” she said.
“It means they can compete at state championships at that level. You can’t do that if they don’t do (the test).”
She was also pleased with the efforts of the club’s youngest prospects.
“The level ones and twos, it’s quite possibly their first competition, they did do well,” she said. “They’ve tried their best and they’ve all come away with a ribbon in each apparatus.”
The invitational attracted competitors from Mount Gambier to Melbourne and up to Mildura. Hamilton, Natimuk, Ballarat, Stawell and Geelong were also represented.
Competitor numbers were slightly down compared with entries received, but Jarry declared the weekend a success. She said feedback from other clubs had been largely positive.
“We ran ahead of time for all sessions, that was a good result. Feedback that I’ve had so far has been good,” she said.
“I approached all the other clubs and it’s been positive. One of the clubs said it was their first time here and they’d bring their lower levels next year.
Jarry said the Springers would next head to a judges’ invitational competition in August, where they can receive feedback about their technique. Regional competitions at Hamilton and Mount Gambier are also on the calendar, as are state championships.