Central West Gymnastics’ run to next year’s nationals has kicked off, but for the moment the spotlight is firmly fixed on Chloe Jaques after she cleaned up at the Gymnastics NSW State Levels Championships, claiming one of the meet’s highest honours in the process.
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Along with claiming two bronze medals the 14-year-old produced a near-perfect routine on her way to level five individual trampoline gold, which also netted her the John Hendry Memorial Trophy, awarded to the gymnast who produces the championships’ highest execution score.
“[The John Hendry Memorial Trophy] presented after the final session so Chloe didn’t actually realised she’d won, she’d already gone home because she’d finished,” CWG coach Madeleine Waters laughed.
“She was so excited once she found out though, she’s done incredibly well. It’s a huge honour winning that trophy.”
Jaques’ bronze medals came in the level five double mini-tramp and level six tumbling, her individual haul accounting for three of the 10 medals the Orange gym claimed at the meet.
James Parish also shone, claiming gold in the level four individual trampoline, second in the level four tumbling and third in the level four double mini-tramp.
Abbie Hetherington, Sienna Kirby, Jocelyn Blair and Bella Slattery claimed podium finishes as well, with CWG’s group also picked up another seven top six finishes combined.
“It was our first year competing in trampoline and double mini-tramp, normally we just compete in tumbling. Considering that we’ve done really well,” Waters said.
That group’s results came after the gym’s encouraging showing at Winter State Championships in August, where a five-strong group competed in the level five and six women’s artistic gymnastics divisions.
Amelia Skrtic put her best foot forward in the level five section, while Rosie Corcoran, Bella Slattery, Tianah Windiate and Taylah Davis all contested level six.
Corcoran came home with a bronze medal in division one too, finishing third in the vault with a score of 9.150.
She finished a whisker behind the top two in Sydney Academy’s Timeka Collins – the eventual overall gold medal-winner too – and Wollongong’s Saga Engelan, who both scored 9.200 in that discipline.
From here, Waters said, CWG will look toward the level four WAG state titles next month before regionals at Sir Neville Howse Stadium in November and their own inter-club events.
“After all that it’s just starting to work towards nationals, and the 2019 season in general,” Waters said.
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Matt Findlay
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
