Alex
Strachan Cup 2005
Weston
Aerobic Gymnastics Club fielded their largest squad of gymnasts at the first
National Competition of the year. Held at Bracknell Leisure Centre with over
200 gymnasts competing it was always going to be a hard fought contest.
First
time out for Lucy Bladon and Jade Hayes and they performed very confidently and
scored 12.217 to get the silver medal, closely followed by team-mates Jessica
Taylor and Ellen Owen 12.150 who won the Bronze medal in the National
Development section pairs.
Jessica
and Ellen were then joined by team-mate Rosie Hitchins and the three of them
executed their routine beautifully scoring 12.467 to gain another bronze.
In
the 12-14 year section Charlotte Davies came 6th in a field of 29
gymnasts with her highest score so far 13.900, while in the trios Olivia Owen,
Flora Lacy and Charlotte White won the bronze medal on a score of 13.400.These
three are going from strength to strength and look to be a great potential for
the future. Martha Woodland and Tasha Weston took new
team member Tasha Biss out
on stage for the first time and thrilled the coaches with their performance,
showing how much they are improving.
In
the 15-17 age group Katherine Saunders had the highest
execution and difficulty score of the day, but was unlucky to get a deduction
that left her in second place with a score of 14.450. She then partnered up
with Charlotte Davies to score 13.417 and get silver in the pairs, beaten by
their team mates Emma Berry and Becky Rose who experience showed through to
score 13.483 and got a very well deserved gold.
Also
in this section the terrific experience of trio Rachel Harvey, Sadie Berry and
Ness Pow overcame massive difficulties in the lead up to the competition and
they were justifiably proud to score 13.817 and get the gold medal.
The
senior trio Faye and Amy Cheeseborough and Emma Berry entertained the crowd and
the judges scored 12.633 and got the gold medal, Faye also competed as an
individual and making her mark by scoring 12.950 to get the silver medal.
Although she will have to learn to control her presentation skills in future
On
the second day the FIG trio Kirsty Harvey, Trina Rose
and Gemma Barnfield were
unplaced but performed a clean routine and hopefully will soon get the result
they deserve from so much hard work.
The
next big competition for the whole club is the Welsh Open in September, but
before then Sadie Berry and Katherine Saunders will be travelling to
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