It is with pleasure that we announce our 2018 NZ Trampoline team to compete at the Australian Gymnastics Championships to be held in Melbourne, 27 May – 3 June.  The selected athletes are:

Men’s Double-mini

• Jordan Twigge – Senior (ICE Trampoline)
• Kieran Growcott – Senior (Ice Trampoline)
• Scott Phillips – Senior (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
• Nathan Monkton – Junior (North Shore Trampoline)
• Brendan Bekker – Junior (North Shore Trampoline)
• Blake Costley – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Ethan Strickland – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Jack Jones – Sub Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Ryan Jefferson – Sub Junior (North Shore Trampoline)
• Samuel Hall – 17+ years (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
• Alex Withers – 17+ years (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
• Thomas McGann – 17+ years (Icon Trampoline)
• Thomas Fisher – 10 years & under (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Lachlan Fisher – 10 years & under (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)

 

Women’s Double-mini

• Alexa Kennedy – Senior (Icon Trampoline)
• Brooke Teear – Junior (Ice Trampoline)
• Leah Scholefield – Junior (Gisborne Trampoline)
• Luisa Birkenhake – Junior (Ice Trampoline)
• Maya James – Sub Junior (Ice Trampoline)
• Ashleigh Solomann – Sub Junior (Counties Manukau)
• Sienna French – Sub Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Zoe Davis – Sub Junior (North Shore Trampoline)
• Brianna Masterson – 13-14 years (North Shore Trampoline)
• Emily Reeves – 13-14 years (Ice Trampoline)
• Ruby James – 13-14 years (Ice Trampoline)
• Hadley James – 10 years & under (Ice Trampoline)

 

Men’s Trampoline

• Blake Costley – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Reegan Laidlaw – Junior (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• James Dougal – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Nathan Monkton – Junior (North Shore Trampoline)
• Liam Costley – Sub Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Jakarta Klebert – Sub Junior (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Jack Jones – Sub Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Jackson Stone – Sub Junior (Hamilton City GymSports)
• Kieran Growcott – 17+ years (Ice Trampoline)
• Brendan Bekker 17+ (North Shore Trampoline)
• Ethan Strickland – 15-16 years (Icon Trampoline)
• Regan Langford – 15-16 years (Icon Trampoline)
• Jack West 13-14 years (Hamilton City GymSports)
• Ryan Jefferson 13-14 years (North Shore Trampoline)
• Lachlan Fisher – 10 years & under (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Thomas Fisher – 10 years & under (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Flynn Gunther – 10 years & under (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)

 

Women’s Trampoline

• Alexa Kennedy – Senior (Icon Trampoline)
• Rachel Schmidt – Senior (Icon Trampoline)
• Amelia Greet – Junior (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Abigail Mills – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Halle Rankin Hastie – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Olivia Cook – Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Sienna French – Sub Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Lauren Sheere – Sub Junior (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Cindy Wang – Sub Junior (Icon Trampoline)
• Maya James – Sub Junior (Ice Trampoline)
• Megan Merrick – 17+ years (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• Brooke Teear – 15-16 years (Ice Trampoline)
• Brianna Masterson – 13-14 years (North Shore Trampoline)

 

Synchro

Senior

• Alexa Kennedy (Icon Trampoline) & Rachel Schmidt (Icon Trampoline)

 

Junior

• Blake Costley (Icon Trampoline) & Reegan Laidlaw (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
• James Dougal (Icon Trampoline) & Nathan Monkton (North Shore Trampoline)
• Abigail Mills (Icon Trampoline) & Hallie Rankin Hastie (Icon Trampoline)
• Amelia Greet (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) & Olivia Cook (Icon Trampoline)

 

Sub Junior

• Liam Costley (Icon Trampoline) & Jack Jones (Icon Trampoline)
• Jakarta Klebert (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) & Jackson Stone (Hamilton City GymSports)
• Sienna French (Icon Trampoline) & Cindy Wang (Icon Trampoline)
• Lauren Sheere (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) & Maya James (Ice Trampoline)

 

17+ years

• Kieran Growcott (Ice Trampoline) & Brendan Bekker (North Shore Trampoline)
• Megan Merrick (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) & Brooke Teear (Ice Trampoline)

 

15-16 years

• Ethan Strickland (Icon Trampoline) & Regan Langford (Icon Trampoline)

 

13-14 years

• Jack West (Hamilton City GymSports) & Ryan Jefferson (North Shore Trampoline)

 

10 years & Under

• Lachlan Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) & Thomas Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)

 

Wishing all athletes the best for their lead in and competitions.

Tour officials who have been selected are:

Coaches

• Jarrod Heriot – International
• Rosa Esteban Martinez – Age Group and International (North Shore Trampoline)
• John Howe – Age Group and International (Ice Trampoline)
• Rachael Sadler – Personal Coach (Hamilton City Gymsports)

 

Coach/Judge

• Vicki Humphreys – Judging International (Ice Trampoline)
• Janine Glover – Judge for YOG only (Icon Trampoline)

 

Judges

• Maree Stenning (All, including YOG)
• Lance Henry (YOG only)
• Jessica Thompson (Age Group only)

 

Chaperones

• Anabel French – International
• Sarah Stone – International
• Tim Gunther – Age Group
• Vicki Fisher – Age Group
• Mecca James – Age Group

 

Managers

• Vicki Humphreys – Age Group
• Alana Costley – International

 

A big thank you to all officials in advance, for their time and efforts dedicated to ensuring our athletes have the best opportunity of success over in Australia.