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15th November, 2011
Down Under Christmas Classic!
Our Cheerleaders had a great day at the Down Under Christmas Classic held at Menai Sports Stadium on Sunday 13th November. Aside from getting some great results, the day was jam packed with activities, games and prizes for both Cheerleaders and their parents!
The results for our squads were:
- "Shazzam" - 1st place in Level 3 Group Stunt,
- "Rebels" - 2nd place in Level 4 Group Stunt,
- "Jazzy & Miranda" - 1st place in partner Stunt,
- "Opals" - 2nd place in Group Stunt,
- "Chickapow" - 2nd place in Group Stunt,
- "Diamonds" - 2nd place in Pom
- "Dolphins" - 3rd place in Pom.
4th November, 2011
WG Summer Athlete Clinic & Dance/Acro Clinic are on again!
Once again, we'll be holding our WG Athlete and Dance/Acro clinics in the Summer School holidays.
The WG Athlete Clinic will be held on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th January at Carmel & Co Gymnasium. We are luck enough to have Stacey Umeh, Xiaoqing Li, Ming Lu and Carmel Blades running the clinic. Not only is it a great opportunity for WG level 3 - 10 NDP Gymnasts, and IDP Gymnasts to work with some great coaches, but also a good opportunity for other coaches to learn something also.
Individual Athlete registration forms are available here. If your club is interested in attending, please email andrew@carmelandcogymnastics.com.au for a club registration form.
Our Dance/Acro clinic has been very popular with the dancers. Stacey Umeh will be working on leaps & turns among other things, and Carmel Blades will be working aerial skills.
Registration forms, with additional information, are available here. Numbers are limited, so don't miss out.
24th October, 2011
Great Results as the WAG IDP Gala Comp
Congratulations to Emmy Withers, Jorja Rogers, Miranda Blades and Samara Cox who did exceptionally well at the IDP Gala Comp held at Westfields Sports High on Saturday 22nd October.
The girls represented the club in IDP level 1, and finished the teams event in 3rd place all around, with a 1st place on Vault, and 3rd places on Beam, Bars and Floor.
The teams event adds together the top three scores of the team on each apparatus, and then adds those apparatus scores together to get the “all around” team scores.
The difference between the top three team scores was extremely tight, with the top two teams finishing on 176.850 and 176.450, and our girls coming in at 173.200
A complete list of results are available here at the Gym NSW website.
18th October, 2011
MG Level 1-5 State Championships
Congratulations to Nat Marland, Connor McAllister, Zac Paplauskas, Matthew O'Shea, Charlie Gabor, Kaydin Harrison and Phoenix Stamp who competed at the State Sports Centre in Homebush on the weekend.
Some of the highlights include:
- In Level 3 Under 9, Connor McAllister acheived 7th on Pommel & P-Bars for 9th AA.
- In Level 3 open, Zac Paplauskas came equal 6th on P-Bars with team mate Matthew O'Shea. Zac also managed 7th place on vault to finish 9th AA, while Matthew came in at 11th AA.
- In Level 4 under 10, Charlie Gabor finished 7th on Rings, and equal 10th on Vault with Kaydin Harrison. Charlie ended in 12th place AA.
A complete list of results is available from the NSW Gymnastics website.
26th September, 2011
Auscheer Grand National Championships Results
Great results for our Senior Cheer Squad over the weekend of 24th and 25th September at the Auscheer National Championships held at the State Sports Centre at Sydney Olympic Park. The Diamonds came an impressive 3rd in their Jazz routine, and 4th in Pom. The Rebels acheived 3rd place in Level 4 Group Stunt, while the Opals managed 4th in Level 3 Group Stunt. All in all, a great weekends work from the girls.
1st August, 2011
Nice work from our Junior Cheer Squads at the AASCF Winterfest
Congratulations to our junior Cheer squads, the Seahorses and the Dolphins who competed at the AASCF (Australian All Star Cheer Federation) Winterfest competition held at Penrith on 24th July. The Seahorses came 3rd in the Under 8 Pom division and 3rd in Level 1 Cheer, while the Dolphins finished 5th in the under 14 Pom, and 4th in Level 2 Cheer. Well done girls!!
20th July, 2011
Boys finished at Nationals!
The Level 9 opens, and Level 9 U16's have now completed their Nationals campaign in Canberra, and what a successful event it was for them!
In Level 9 U16's, AJ Lovatt's 2 Day combined score saw him finish 11th All Around, with a 6th on P-Bars. Meanwhile Level 9 Open Gymnasts Michael Tonegato, and Jack Doyle finished 2nd and 5th All Around respectively. Outstanding effort boys!
18th July, 2011
Great results for our Gymnasts so far at Nationals
So far, our Gymnasts have acheived some great results at Nationals in Canberra (Men) and Perth (Women).
In Womens IDP level 6, Kayleigh Falconer has finished the two day event to come 14th overall. Kayleigh's highlights were 2nd on Beam by just 0.125, and 3rd on Floor! Kayleigh now heads to the Team Future camp with the National coaches before heading home at the end of the week.Full results for Womens National Championships here.
In Canberra, our boys have also done well. In Level 8 Open, Hugh Gabor finished 12th All Around, with 3rd on Pommel. In Level 9 Under 16, AJ Lovatt currently sits in 11th place All Around with another day of competition to go. Level 9 Open team mates Michael Tonegato and Jack Doyle also have another day of competition, but currently Michael sits in 2nd place All Around with 1st on High Bar, 2nd on Vault and 3rd on P-Bar. Jack sits in 5th place All Around with a 1st on Pommel, 2nd on Vault and Floor, and a 3rd on High Bar. Good luck tomorrow boys!! Full results of Mens National Championships here.
27th June, 2011
Congratulations to our State Reps heading to Nationals
Well done to the following Gymnasts who have gained selection onto the NSW team for the prestigious National Championships in July:
- Kayleigh Falconer,
- Michael Tonegato,
- Jack Doyle,
- Hugh Gabor,
- AJ Lovatt
The Boys will travel down to Canberra to compete at AIS Arena, while Kayleigh will head over to Perth. Good luck!
5th June, 2011
First Bronze Squad Clinic for the year at Carmel & Co
The 1st NSW Elite Bronze Squad was held at our Gym on Sunday 5th June. The Bronze Squad has been running for several years now, with a focus on utilising the best coaches to foster the States Gymnastic talent for the future. Travelling down to the South Coast for the clinic were Coaches and Gymnasts from Westfields, Epping, Castle Hill, Blackert Gymnastics, and of course Carmel & Co.
A great day with a lot of valuable instruction for our Gymnasts. Well done Jorja Rogers, Emmy Withers, Jemima Clarke and Samara Cox on making the squad.
30th May, 2011
2011 NSW State Championships
Congratulations to all of our MAG & WAG Gymnasts who competed at State Championships over the weekend. Some highlights in Women’s Artistic gymnastics include:
- WAG IDP 1 – Emmy Withers finished 6th all around with 3rd on Beam, 5th on Bar & 7th on Vault. Team mate Jorja Rogers finished 9th all around with 3rd on Vault & 6th on Bar. Samara Cox also placed 6th on Vault. The Level 1 IDP team of Emmy, Jorja, Samara & Miranda finished 4th in the teams division.
- WAG IDP3 – Kalila Stanley finished 7th on Vault & 9th on Bar.
- WAG IDP5 – Kaitlin Lloyd was 8th on Bar & 9th on Beam.
- WAG IDP6 – Kayleigh Falconer finished 3rd all around with 1st on Beam, 4th on Floor & 5th on Bar. Kayleigh’s great results mean she has qualified for National Championships in Perth in July.
- WAG IDP8 – Gabby Hussey earned 2nd on Bar & 5th on Beam for a 5th place all around.
For a complete list of results, visit Gymnastics NSW WAG State Championships results.
The Boys also achieved some outstanding results over the weekend including:
- MAG Level 7 Open – Robert Fassone placed 7th on Rings & 15th all around while Level 7 team mate Luke Tomic finished 17th all around.
- MAG Level 9 U16 – A.J. Lovatt took out 1st on Rings, with 2nd on Floor, Pommel, P-Bars & High Bar, and 3rd on Vault. AJ was 2nd all around.
- MAG Level 9 Open - Team mates Michael Tonegato and Jack Doyle took turns winning Gold. Michael was 1st on Floor, Rings & Bar, while Jack matched Michael on floor for an equal 1st place, along with 1st on P-Bar 7 Vault. Generally, if one was taking Gold, the other was close behind with Silver! Both boys have earned a spot on the NSW MAG team for National Championships in Canberra this year.
A full breakdown of results are available from Gymnastics NSW MAG State Championships results.
3rd May 2011
MAG State Trial 1 for Level 6 to Snr
Hugh Gabor, Michael Tonegato, Jack Doyle and Alexander Lovatt travelled to Newcastle for their first State trial held at the Hunter Sports Centre on Saturday 30th April. Michael Tonegato took out 1st place All around in level 9 open, while team mate Jack Doyle came in a close 2nd All around. In Level 9 under 16, Alexander Lovatt placed 2nd All around while in Level 8 open, 1st place All around went to team mate Hugh Gabor. A full list of results can be found on the NSW Gymnastics website results section.
18th April 2011
Country Championships results for MAG
In the NSW Country Championships, held at the Central Coast Youth Club on the 16th of April, the Men’s Artistic Gymnasts achieved some great results across the various levels:
- Level 2 Under 8, Nat Marland finished 6th all around,
- Level 3 Under 9 Charlie Gabor finished 1st All around, while Connor McAlister finished 3rd All around,
- Level 3 Open, Zac Paplauskas finished 5th All around,
- Level 4 Open, Phoenix Stamp finished 1st All around, while team mate Kaydin Harrison finished 3rd All around,
- Level 4 Open, Aron Cox finished 2nd All around,
- Level 5 Open, Josh Iacovelli finished 3rd All around,
- Level 7 Open, Robert Fassone finished 2nd All around, while Sam Davies finished 6th All around,
- Level 9 Open, Alexander Lovatt finished 1st All around.
Congratulations. For a complete list of results, visit the NSW Gymnastics Results section.
21st March, 2011
Congratulations Tricia!
We'd like to congratulate our MAG Head Coach Tricia O'Connell for recieving the NSW Mens Artistic Gymnastics Open Levels coach of the year award!
2010 was a big year for Tricia, with great results at Nationals, State Championships, and of course in her recent trip to the USA were she was announced as Australian Coach. Well done, and great to see you recieve acknowledgement for all of your hard work! Looking forward to seeing what 2011 brings!!
10th March, 2011
Congratulations to our Boys on their success in Los Angeles
A huge congratulations to Michael Tonegato, Jack Doyle & Hugh Gabor for their performances as part of the Australian team, having finished competition in Los Angeles!
In Level 9…….
- Michael Tonegato: 1st All Around, with 1st on Pommel & P- Bars, 2nd on Floor, Rings & High Bar, and 4th on Vault!
- Jack Doyle: 2nd All Around, with 1st on Vault & High Bar, 2nd P-Bars, 3rd Floor and 4th on Pommel & Rings
In Level 8…….
- Hugh Gabor: 7th All around, with 2nd on P-Bars, 3rd on Rings, and 4th on High Bar & Pommel.
A fantastic effort from the boys. Unfortunately in Level 8, Hugh had to sit out Vault and Floor exercise due to a foot injury, but achieved impressive results in the apparatus he competed.
In Level 9, Michael just managed to squeeze out Jack for the Gold all-around, finishing just 0.1 of a point in front of Jack! Michael completed his six apparatus to finish on 76.450, while Jack completed his routines to finish on 76.350 to take Silver.
1st March, 2011
Good Luck to our MAG Australian Reps!
We'd like to wish all the best to Jack Doyle, Michael Tonegato & Hugh Gabor who depart for Los Angeles tomorrow. The boys, along with MAG Head Coach Tricia O'Connell, have all been selected to represent Australia in in the open Levels tour. The Boys, and Tricia, were selected by Gymnastics Australia as a result of outstanding results at Nationals, and througghout 2010.
25th February, 2011
Congratulations to our NSW Bronze, Silver & Gold Squad Representatives
An outstanding effort from our IDP Girls on gaining selection into the NSW Gold, Silver and Bronze squads for Clinics throughout 2011.
In the Bronze Squad, Emilia Withers, Jemima Clarke & Jorja Rogers were selected. In the Silver Squad, Kalila Stanley and Kaitlin Lloyd were chosen, while Gabby Hussey and Kayleigh Falconer gained selection into the NSW Gold Squad.
All squads will meet and train throughout 2011 in several clinics. The Silver & Gold Squads will work under the Australian National coaches, and also attending a camp at the Australian Institute of Sport.
13th December, 2010
2010 Annual Awards Presentation
A big thankyou to all of our staff and volunteers for their efforts throught 2010, and in the leadup to our annual awards presentation. The event was held on Saturday 11th December at Shellharbour Workers Club with our trophy presentation, followed by a Disco for the kids. Visit our 2010 Perpetual Awards winners page for a full list.
