GYMNASTICS
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Hard work has paid off for the Dubbo RSL School of Gymnastics with some incredible results achieved at the recent Country and State Championships.
The Dubbo gymnasts have showed they can match it with the best in the state, picking up very good placings across the different disciplines and some strong outright finishes.
Dubbo RSL head coach Angie Dixon praised the girls for their hard work at training and strong form at the representative events.
The state championships were split into three groups and carried out at Rooty Hill.
The level four and five National Development Program (NDP) competitors included Alix Medley, Eryn Beattie, Brigid Isbester and Ashlee Finch in level four and Charlotte Duffy, Alice Edmonsen, Hunter Crane, Tahlia Macphail and Tyler Beattie in level five.
Finch finished fifth overall in the state in an outstanding performance.
At the level one to three state titles, Tara King claimed sixth in the state overall in level three and third in the teams event.
Liana Campbell finished second in teams level two and Sarah Woolbridge and Tyler Wilson were fourth as part of a level one team.
Ashlee Rowe was the level nine open champion at the level four to 10 competition while Gabby and Maddie Pollard, Laura Newton and Lauren Cook got good results in level five, as did Kelsey Rowe and Ava Medley in level four.
The competitors at the Country Championships in Orange provided the club with its most successful effort ever, with every gymnast picking up at least one placing during the event.
A total of 30 athletes from the RSL took part in the competition and Dixon was delighted with the outcome.
“It was a fantastic tournament.
“Everyone did really well and it made it our most successful competition ever,” she said.
“There were a couple of standouts. Ashlee Rowe came first overall in the level nine opens and Ava Medley got second overall in the level four opens.”
Level 1 preparation competitors included Mackenzie Powyer, Hannah Wilsmith, Meg Webster, Emily Watson, Abby Wykes and Kate Duffy, while level 2 preparation involved Heather Brendon, Kaitlyn Butler, Maddi Fernando, Eilash Smith, Emma Duffy.
Level 4 open participants included Medley and Kelsey Rowe, while Gabby and Maddie Pollard, Lauren Cook and Laura Norton were in level 5 and Ashlee Rowe in level nine competition.
Those in the NDP system also competed across five levels, including level 1 athletes Zara Woolbridge, Taylah Wilson, Tanaya Unger and Liana Campbell, Eva Jordan in level 2, and Sophie Stovell and Tyra King in level 3.
Eryn Beattie, Alix Medley and Ashlee Finch were level 4 and Tyler Beattie and Charlotte Duffy rounded out the level 5 entries.