Results 2019-2020
BC Secondary School Provincial Gymnastics Championships:
March 5 & 6 marked the BC Secondary School Provincial Gymnastics Championships in Victoria, BC, where our team of High School athletes competed representing their schools! For some, this is the last time they’ll be competing. And emotions were running high.
Here are their results (top 10):
Level 2:
Tessa Coyle (Aspengrove) competed at her first Provincial Championships and stuck her Beam routine!
Level 3:
Sophie Chernykh (Dover Bay): Gold on Beam, Silver All Around, 5th on Floor and 10th on Vault!
Rachel Zuccaro (Dover Bay): Bronze on Beam, 10th on Vault and All Around!
Midori Minami (NDSS): 4th on Beam and 6th on Bars!
Megan Grimmer (Dover Bay): 5th on Bars!
Adah Godley (John Barsby): 7th on Bars!
Level 4:
Aylan Vincent (NDSS): 5th on Bars and All Around, 6th on Beam and 8th on Floor!
Dover Bay Secondary also took the team award for Level 3 WAG team!!
Mt. Arrowsmith Invitational:
A split weekend for our artistic team, with some athletes competing in Coquitlam and the others in Port Alberni!
The Mt. Arrowsmith competition was fantastic with many athletes achieving scores to qualify for Provincials. Here are the top results:
Level 3s:
Teegan Ware-Oxbury: Gold on Bars, Floor and All Around, Silver on Beam and 6th on Vault!
Abby Doyle: Silver on Floor and All Around, 4th on Bars
Keauni Barbour: Gold on Beam, 4th All Around, 5th on Vault, 6th on Bars
Emily Hildebrand: Silver on Beam
Olivia Simpson: Bronze on Bars, 6th on Beam and All Around
Avery Ostle: Bronze on Vault
Destiny Carlow: 6th on Beam
Level 6s:
Sophie Chernykh: Gold on Vault, Beam, Floor and All Around
Midori Minami: Gold on Bars, Silver on Beam, Floor and All Around
Emie Picard: Gold on Beam, Silver on Vault and All Around, Bronze on Bars, 6th on Floor
Megan Grimmer: Bronze on Bars and All Around, 4th on Vault, 5th on Beam, 6th on Floor
Tabitha Carson: Silver on Floor, 5th on Beam, 6th on Vault and All Around
Adah Godley: Bronze on Vault, 5th on Floor and All Around
Caelyn Corcione: 6th on Vault and Beam
Omega Invitational 2020:
Back in the Lower Mainland, the other half of our artistic athletes competed at the Omega Invitational, and are coming back with loads of awards! Here are their results (top 6):
Level 4s:
Skylah Chalker: Bronze on Vault, Beam and 4th on Bars
Abigail Harris: Silver on Vault, 4th on Bars and All Around and 5th on Floor
Hailey Doberstein: 4th on Vault
Nadya Suna: 6th on Vault and Floor
Level 6s:
Aila Limshue: Gold All Around, Silver on Bars and Floor and Bronze on Beam
Broklynn Cox: Bronze on Vault and All Around and 4th on Beam and Floor
Katie Tomkins: Gold on Floor
Livia Picard: 4th on Bars
Ella Creed: 4th on Floor
Level 8:
Ella Husband: Silver on Bars, 4th on Beam and All Around,
Level 9:
Mylah Vanden-Elsen: Gold on Beam, Vault and All Around, Silver on Bars and Floor
Aspire 2:
Makayla White: Silver on Beam and Floor, Bronze All Around and 4th on Vault and Bars
Nanaimo Gymnastics also took Gold for team JO4 and team JO6!!
Congratulations Athletes!
2020 BC Winter Games
From February 19-23, 2020, our five NGS athletes who qualified for the BC Winter Games travelled to Fort St. John in order to sleep on the floor of a classroom and compete to become champions! The BC Winter Games are a stepping stone for athletes, giving them the opportunity to see how you compete for a team while travelling without parents. Here's how they did:
Level 7s:
Tatum DeSchutter: 9th on Beam, Silver Medal on Floor (event finalist) and 6th All Around
Hazel Quarress: 8th on Floor and 16th All Around
Level 8s:
Ryann Sandland: 7th on Floor and 20th All Around
Makayla White: 5th on Beam (event finalist), 7th on Bars (event finalist) and 8th All Around
Ella Husband: 13th on Floor and 26th All Around
We are also excited to announce that the Vancouver Island Team, made up of both the Level 7s and 8s, won Silver Medal in the Team Competition!
Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational 2020:
Some of our artistic girls represented NGS at the Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational in Langley!
Level 8:
Ryann Sandland: 4th on Beam
Ella Husband: 5th on Floor, 6th on Bars
Level 9:
Mylah Vanden-Elsen: 1st on Beam, 2nd on Vault, 4th on Floor, 6th on Bars, 4th All Around!
Aspire 2:
Makayla White: 2nd on Beam, 3rd on Floor, 5th All Around
Aaron Johnson Memorial Cup
Over the weekend, our Trampoline Gymnastics Team competed at their first competition of the year, the Aaron Johnson Memorial Cup in New Westminster!
They had a fantastic time and came back with some amazing results (top 6):
Quinn Hallett: Gold Medal on Trampoline (Level 2)!
Owen Harbo: Gold on Tumbling (Level 4) and 5th on Double-Mini (Level 5)!
Ben Ryper: Bronze on Trampoline (Level 2)!
Alicja Kwasniak: 4th on Trampoline and Tumbling (Level 3) and 6th on Double-Mini (Level 4)
Madison Slater: 5th on Double-min (Level 1)
Special mention to Angela Mulcahy who also competed in the Level 2 category in Double-Mini and Trampoline for the first time!
Pajama Party Invitational 2020
First competition for most of our artistic gymnasts and also the High School trials for the BC Secondary School Provincial Championships!
Level 3s:
Olivia Simpson: 2nd on Vault, 1st on Beam, 4th on Floor, 3rd All Around!
Avery Ostle: 1st on Vault, 3rd on Beam, 2nd on Floor and 4th All Around!
Destiny Carlow: 6th on Beam, 5th on Floor, 6th All Around
Teegan Ware-Oxbury: 4th on Vault, 5th Bars, 2nd on Beam, 1st on Floor and 3rd All Around!
Emily Hildebrand: 6th on Vault, 4th on Beam, 2nd on Floor, 5th All Around!
Level 4s:
Abigail Harris: 3rd on Vault, 1st on Bars and Floor, 1st All Around!
Emmelyn Szopa: 2nd on Vault, 3rd on Bars, 5th on Beam, 2nd All Around
Nadya Suna: 5th on Vault and Bars, 4th on Beam, 6th on Floor and 4th All Around
Skylah Chalker: 4th on Bars
Hailey Doberstein: 5th on Floor
Level 6s:
Sophie Chernykh: 1st on Vault, Beam, Floor and All Around
Aila Limshue: 2nd on Vault, 3rd on bars, 1st on Beam, 1st on Floor, 1st All Around
Livia Picard: 3rd on Vault, 2nd on Bars, 2nd on Beam, 2nd All Around
Tabitha Carson: 2nd on Vault, 5th on Beam, Floor and All Around
Emie Picard: 6th on Bars, 3rd on Beam
Katie Tomkins: 4th on Vault, 4th on Beam, 5th on Floor
Caelyn Corcione: 4th on Floor
Level 7s:
Tatum DeSchutter: 3rd on Vault, 1st on Bars, 5th on Beam, 1st on Floor, 2nd All Around
Hazel Quarress: 1st on Vault, 6th on Bars, 2nd on Beam, 4th on Floor, 3rd All Around
Sophia Erler: 6th on Vault, 1st on Beam
Tessa Bell: 4th on Vault, 2nd on Bars, 4th on Beam, 6th on Floor, 4th All Around
Level 8s:
Ella Husband: 2nd on Vault, 1st on Bars, Beam, Floor and All Around!
Ryann Sandland: 1st on Vault, 3rd on Bars, 2nd on Beam, Floor and All Around!
High School Trials:
Level 2:
Tessa Coyle: 6th on Vault, 4th on Bars, 6th on Floor!
Level 3:
Sophie Chernykh: 1st on Bars, Beam, Floor and All Around!
Midori Minami: 4th on Vault, 2nd on Bars, 3rd on Beam, 5th on Floor, 3rd All Around!
Rachel Zuccaro: 4th on Bars, 2nd on Beam, 4th All Around!
Megan Grimmer: 3rd on Bars, 5th on Beam and All Around!
Adah Godley: 5th on Vault!
Level 4:
Aylan Vincent: 4th on Vault, 1st on Bars, 5th on Beam, 1st on Floor and 2nd All Around!
All High School Athletes have qualified to attend the BC Secondary School Provincial Championships! Congratulations!
BC Winter Games Trials
Our Trials for BC Winter Games took place on Sunday, January 5th here at the Nanaimo Gymnastics School. Athletes from all over the island came to compete and trial for a chance to qualify for the BC Winter Games.
We are happy to announce that 4 of our athletes qualified as Team Members and that 1 athlete received a wildcard spot. We also qualified one of our coaches to attend as the Team Coach for both the Level 7 and Level 8 Team.
Level 7 Team:
Tatum DeSchutter: 1st on Vault, 3rd on Bars, 2nd on Beam, 1st on Floor, 1st All Around
Hazel Quarress: 7th on Vault, 7th on Bars, 3rd on Beam, 3rd on Floor, 3rd All Around
Level 8 Team:
Makayla White: 1st on Vault, 3rd on Bars, 1st on Beam, 3rd on Floor, 1st All Around
Mila Stjepanovic: 6th on Vault, 5th on Bars, 3rd on Beam, 2nd on Floor, 1st All Around
Level 8 Wildcard:
Ryann Sandland: 3rd on Vault, 4th on Bars, 2nd on Beam, 7th on Floor, 4th All Around