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CMIG gymnast, Anton Hudson (on the left) winning his silver medal at the South African International Cup in Pretoria on Saturday 7th November 2009

The Greater Manchester 2 piece and Teams Birchwood, Warrington.
 

Sunday 31st May saw the Under 12 and Under 14 boys teams travel to Warrington for the North West Regional Team Championships. Unfortunately during the week, the Senior team  had to withdraw due to injury.
 

The under 12 team have won this team title for the last two years, however 3 of the original team have moved to the under 14 age group which left a very young and inexperienced team, apart from the experienced Team captain Alex Gagon. The younger boys had all been training very hard and were hoping to be in with a chance of a medal no matter what colour!  However the whole team, Ryan Dempsey, Alex Brierley, Josh Harrison and Ted Gagon along with their captain Alex were fantastic and produced some great routines, with the less experienced keeping their nerve  to be triumphant and win the team title for the 3rd year running. Well done boys, it was a brilliant achievement.
 

The Under 14 team was full of experience with seasoned Gymnasts Henry Faulkner, Marvin Coleman, Robert Reddington and Jack Tupman. We hadn't won this title for a few years as we haven't had a full team at this age group, so all eyes were on the team to put on a gold medal winning performance and the boys didn't disappoint.  After some great routines the boys held the trophy aloft and claimed the title.

On Saturday 30th May the younger boys from our Junior, Primary and Preparation Groups travelled to Warrington to compete in the Greater Manchester 2 Piece Competition.
 

We started with Level 1 in the morning and saw Tyler Shepherd and Harrison Jacques swoop in to take the medals. Tyler won 2 silver and 2 bronze while Harrison took 3 gold medals crowning him overall Greater Manchester Champion.

Level 2 saw Levi Gifford compete and boy did he sweep the competition to one side. A gold on floor and vault gave him overall first place and the title of Greater Manchester Champion.
 

In the Level 3 we had Isaac Ul-Haq, Mikey Winnard, Kyle Holes, Christopher Summers and Enrico Robinson competing.  Kyle unfortunately didn't medal but Mikey took silver on floor, Christopher took Gold on Vault, Enrico Bronze overall with Isaac winning 1 Gold and 1 Silver taking overall gold and the title Greater Manchester Champion.
 

Level 4 was split into two sections, Under 9 and 10 and over. We had boys in both sections.  In the Under 9's we had Sam Bennett who just missed out on a medal, Frazer McDonald who took Bronze on floor, Anthony Harding taking silver on vault, Harrison Armstong, Silver on floor, Bronze on vault and bronze overall, Bradley Nuttall gold on floor and silver overall and Jon McKenna, bronze on floor, gold on vault and gold overall making him Greater Manchester Champion.
 

The under 10 section saw Mathew Bowles take bronze on vault, Robert Pack, bronze on floor, Tom Sullivan Gold on floor, silver on Vault and silver overall and Jerrell Machin, silver on floor, gold on vault and gold overall, making, you guessed it  another Greater Manchester Champion.

What a great day!

So with the weekends results in we had won 15 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze medals. Out of 7 titles up for grabs we won all 7, this included 2 team titles and 5 individual Greater Manchester Champions.

Our Junior Development girls competed in the North West Floor and Vault Championships on the weekend of  9th and 10th May.
The girls had trained hard for this competition for weeks with the hope of winning some medals on the day and they weren’t to be disappointed.

On the Saturday we had four girls competing, Shakira Nelson and Jessica Walker in the pre-novice aged 10, Shania Shields in the novice aged 10 and Gabrielle James in the pre-novice over 12.
Gabrielle did herself proud by taking Silver on floor and overall Silver whilst Jessica Walker took Silver on vault, narrowly missing out on an overall medal.

On the Sunday we had thirteen girls competing.
Ese Osivwemu in the novice age 11, Abbie Davies, Shauntea Brown Stewart, Carmel Townend and Charlotte McGillon in the pre-novice age 11, Nicole Borwiak and Antonia Crowther in the pre-novice age 9, Lauren Taylor, Georgia Jackson, Chloe McGuire and Iona Stratton in the pre-novice age 8, Caitlin Carroll in the pre-novice age 7 and Freya Webb in the pre-novice age 6.

Best performance on the day has to go to Abbie Davies who took Silver on floor and Gold on vault giving her an overall position of first place and an overall Gold medal.
Hot on her heels was Carmel Townend who took Bronze on floor and joint Gold on Vault giving her overall Silver medal.

Ese Osivwemu took Gold on floor and overall Bronze in her age group whilst Caitlin Carroll took overall Bronze in her category.
A massive well done to all the girls who competed and long may you go on training hard and winning medals.

On the weekend of the 2/3 May the boys from our Development and Performance Squads travelled to Newcastle to take part in the British Gymnastics Men’s Setwork Team Championships.  This was the first major competition for all our Level 1's on both days and is always a massive entry as the teams from each region, all over the Country compete. Our boys were representing the North West.

On the Saturday it was the turn of our Development Competitiors, Level 1's Anthony Harding, Bradley Nuttall and Josh Lincoln in the morning and then Level 3's  Ryan Dempsey and Tom Sullivan. Unfortunately no medals were won but they all had a good competition.

Onto Sunday and the Performance Competition. First to compete were Ted Gagon and Josh Kelly in the Level 1. Both boys had a good competition but no team medal for them this time. So we were looking towards the more experienced competitors to deliver and they didn't let us down

Level 2's Alex Brierley and Josh Harrison both came away with a bronze team medal after a good all around team performance.

Level 4 Alex Gagon had a very good competition coming 5th overall which was our highest individual ranking all weekend and his team finished in silver medal position. 

Level 5 Henry Faulkner, Robert Reddington and Marvin Coleman made up 3/4 of the North West Team for this level and achieved a gold with not the best competiton these boys are capable of, however a gold is a gold!

Level 2 Compulsory 2009

Sunday March 8th saw Jade Stedford and Morgan Finnegan travel to Liverpool to compete in the Elite Level 2. This is a difficult competition with the girls being up against gymnasts from all over the country. Jade had a great competition taking fourth position and narrowly missing out on a medal. This earned her a well deserved pass which is a massive achievement at this difficult level.
Morgan also had an excellent competition passing her Elite Level 2 with marks to spare, quite an achievement in this National event.  Well Done Girls.

Compulsory Elite Level 3

The same weekend saw our Elite Level Compulsory Grade 3 girls compete,
Stefanie Bowles was pick of the crop having a great competition taking overall third place and earning herself a place on the North West Team, travelling to Birmingham to compete in the National Finals.

Georgina Clements  competed in the same Elite Compulsory Level 3. Georgina did herself proud taking overall fourth position Bronze, also earning  a place on the North West Team.

Naomi Gayle also took part in the Elite Grade Compulsory Level 3, Naomi put in a great performance taking overall fifth position, earning a place as travelling reserve on the North West Team.

Last but by no means least we had Katy Ann Barton competing at the same Level 3. Katy passed the grade which now makes her eligible along with Naomi to compete as individuals at the National Level 3 finals in Birmingham. Good Luck Girls.

Jessica Triffit competed at National Grade 7 level also held at Birchwood on Saturday March 7th, She had an excellent competition, taking second place silver medal and earning herself a place on the North West Team to compete in the National Finals held in Birmingham.

Ellie Smith, Sian Carroll  and Tanith Rhodes competed in the National Grade 8 held at Birchwood on Saturday March 7th.
All three gymnasts performed very well with Tanith taking second place silver medal, Sian taking fourth place bronze medal and Ellie overall fifth position as travelling reserve. All three girls earned themselves a place on the North West Team to compete in the National Finals held in Birmingham.

Lauren Illidge also competed in the National Grade 8 Competition, although she narrowly missed out on a team place she passed her grade and took overall Gold medal on Range and Conditioning.
Well done Girls.

Susan Roberts competed in the Regional Grade 14 Team Finals which was held at Birchwood on Sunday March 8th.
Susan qualified for the finals by taking overall first place Gold medal in the Greater Manchester grades. She was competing in her first Regional finals and had an excellent competition helping her team win overall Bronze Medal in the Region.
Well done Susan

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