Each year we venture over to Melbourne to compete in the Australian Gymnastics Championships for some healthy trans-Tasman rivalry, and we very much look forward to another year’s competition, to be held 27 May – 3 June at Hisense Arena.
Representing New Zealand for Trampoline Gymnastics will be the following teams:
Synchronised Trampoline
- Senior Men: Dylan Schmidt and Sean Wilson (Icon Trampoline)
- U22 Men: Brodie Miller and Sam Hall (North Shore Trampoline, Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
- U22 Women: Rhona Robertson and Perrie Macdonald (Icon Trampoline, Hamilton City GymSports)
- U17 Men: Jakarta Klebert and Nathan Monkton (Olympia Gymnastic Sports, North Shore Trampoline)
- U17 Men: Regan Langford and Jack Jones (Icon Trampoline)
- U17 Women: Halle Rankin Hastie and Abby Mills (Icon Trampoline)
- U15 Men: Jackson Stone and Sebastian Smith (Hamilton City GymSports, North Shore Trampoline)
- U15 Men: Jack West and Ryan Jefferson (Hamilton City GymSports, North Shore Trampoline)
- U15 Women: Sienna French and Trinity Kelly (Icon Trampoline, Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- U13 Men: Lachlan Fisher and Thomas Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
- U13 Men: Flynn Gunther and Deacan Brill (Olympia Gymnastic Sports, Hamilton City GymSports)
- U13 Women: Lauren Sheere and Madison Mills (Olympia Gymnastic Sports, North Shore Trampoline)
- U13 Women: Sarah Porter and Shanti Heaton McKoy (Hamilton City GymSports)
Tumbling
Under 15 years
- Trinity Kelly (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Michaela
Willmer (Counties Manukau Gymnastics) – withdrawn - Emma Hampson-Tindale (Mid Island Gym Sports) – withdrawn
Trampoline
Senior
- Rachel Schmidt (Icon Trampoline) – withdrawn
- Lachlan Smith (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sean Wilson (Icon Trampoline)
- Dylan Schmidt (Icon Trampoline)
Under 22 years
- Brooke Teear (ICE Trampoline)
- Perrie Macdonald (Hamilton City GymSports)
- Rhona Robertson (Icon Trampoline)
- Brodie Miller (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sam Hall (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
Under 17 years
- Abby Mills (Icon Trampoline)
- Ashleigh Solomann (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Halle Rankin Hastie (Icon Trampoline)
- Jack Jones (Icon Trampoline)
- Jakarta Klebert (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
- Nathan Monkton (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Regan Langford (Icon Trampoline)
Under 15 years
- Sienna French (Icon Trampoline)
- Trinity Kelly (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Zoe Davis (North Shore Trampoline Club) – withdrawn
- Jack West (Hamilton City GymSports)
- Jackson Stone (Hamilton City GymSports)
- Matthieu Rigter (ICE Trampoline)
- Ryan Jefferson (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sebastian Smith (North Shore Trampoline Club)
Under 13 years
- Lauren Sheere (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
- Madison Mills (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sarah Porter (Hamilton City GymSports)
- Shanti Heaton McKoy (Hamilton City GymSports)
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Deacan Brill (Hamilton City GymSports) - Flynn Gunther (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
- Lachlan Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
- Thomas Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
Double-Mini Trampoline
Senior
- Brittany Wang (ICE Trampoline)
- Brooke Teear (ICE Trampoline)
- Melissa Romeril (Icon Trampoline)
- Alex Withers (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
- Campbell Robertson (ICE Trampoline)
- Jordan Twigge (ICE Trampoline)
- Lachlan Smith (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sam Hall (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
- Scott Phillips (ICE Trampoline)
Under 22 years
- Luisa Birkenhake (ICE Trampoline)
- Brodie Miller (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Tom McGann (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
Under 17 years
- Ashleigh Solomann (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Brianna Masterson (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Emily Reeves (ICE Trampoline)
- Leah Scholefield (Gisborne Trampoline Club)
- Corentin Manti (Dunedin Trampoline)
- Ethan Strickland (Icon Trampoline)
- Jack Jones (Icon Trampoline)
- Lachlan Kirk (Ricochet Trampoline)
- Mitchell Unkovich (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Nathan Monkton (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Non-travelling 1st Reserve: Dion Todd (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Non-travelling 2nd Reserve: Dominic Saunders (North Shore Trampoline Club)
Under 15 years
- Trinity Kelly (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Zoe Davis (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Matthieu Rigter (ICE Trampoline)
- Ryan Jefferson (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sebastian Smith (North Shore Trampoline Club)
Under 13 years
- Eva Angjelinovic (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Madison Mills (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Sarah Porter (Hamilton City GymSports)
- Lachlan Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
- Roman McEvedy (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- Thomas Fisher (Olympia Gymnastic Sports)
Officials
The following officials have been selected to the team:
Team Manager: Robyn Rankin (Icon Trampoline)
Assistant Manager: Maree Stenning
Coaches
- Jarrod Heriot (NZ Trampoline Coach)
- Rosa Esteban (North Shore Trampoline Club)
- John Howe (ICE Trampoline)
- Rachael Sadler (Hamilton City GymSports)
- Emily Knight (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
- Will Rotte (Christchurch School of Gymnastics)
Judges
- Maree Stenning
- Jessica Thompson (Icon Trampoline)
- Alison Payne (Counties Manukau Gymnastics)
Chaperones will be added to the team in the next fortnight.
A big congratulations to all those who have been selected. We wish you all every success with your competition goals and look forward to cheering you on from here come May-June.