LATEST NEWS - 2008

13th November, 2008
Kelsie Henry has become Robertson's second international gold medallist! Her winning performance at the Indo-Pacific Championships in New Zealand came in the Open Women's Double Mini event. Congratulations Kelsie!

Well done also to Lauren Sampson (4th on Double Mini, 13-14 years) and Lilly O'Donoghue-Scarce for your excellent performances.

2nd September, 2008
Robertson has won the National Clubs Championship for Trampoline Sports for the fifth time in succession! Congratulations to the team for a fantastic result at the competition over the weekend, held at Ormiston College. Robertson won the title by a massive 71 points. Great effort to all involved!

Congratulations to the following National Champions for 2008:

Carol Chang - Level 4 Tumbling
Eden Tarvit - Level 4 Trampoline, Level 5 Trampoline
Cody Cheung - Level 4 Trampoline, Level 5 Double Mini
Fletcher Donahue - Level 5 Tumbling
Jared Archer - Level 5 Trampoline
Lara Tarvit - Level 6 Double Mini
Samantha Doney - Level 7 Double Mini
Kelsie Henry - Level 7 Trampoline
John Yamasaki - Level 8 Double Mini

30th August, 2008
The Acrobatic Gymnastics State Championships were held on the 9th and 10th of August, at Ormiston College. Many Robertson athletes competed, and some fantastic results were achieved. Robertson also won the Overall State Shield, as the best performing club for 2008. Well done!

Congratulations to the following for qualifying to the Queensland team for the National Championships in December in Canberra, and also to the new State Champions.

Level 4 Womens Pair: Ella Grimley, Tahlia Simmonds
Level 4 Mens Pair: Elijah Rousseau, Liam Rousseau - 2008 State Champions
Level 4 Womens Group: Sophie Gruhl, Emy Nelson, Megan Smart
Level 6 Womens Pair: Jenni Blair, Beth Krause - 2008 State Champions
Level 6 Womens Pair: Julianne Pilon, Rylee Cran
Level 7 Womens Group: Marni Forde-Sloan, Gabrielle Martin, Emily Shaw - 2008 State Champions
Level 7 Womens Group: Elodie Rousseau, Rebecca Smith, Anna O'Neill
Level 7 Womens Group: Lisa Tovey, Jodie Rybarcyzk, Melanie McComb
Level 7 Womens Group: Dannielle Kefoed, Sandra Low, Jessica Tainton
Level 8 Womens Group: Samara Berger, Leeana Keevers, Morgan Moroney - 2008 State Champions
Level 9 Mens Pair: Jake Sergeant, Adrian Buck - 2008 State Champions
Level 9 Mixed Pair: Laura Sergeant, Glenn Bowling - 2008 State Champions
Level 10 Mixed Pair: David Hamer, Skye Sowden - 2008 State Champions
11-16 Womens Pair: Nikki Drake, Mauryssa Inthason - 2008 State Champions

17th August, 2008
Click on the links below to view full placements of Robertson athletes in various competitions:

2008 WAG Junior Regionals

2008 MAG Regionals

2008 WAG & MAG State Championships

2008 Trampoline Sports National Championships

20th July, 2008
Robertson's Trampoline Sports athletes carried on the successful tradition at the Australian Championships in Bendigo earlier this month. Congratulations to everyone who took part and represented Australia with pride. A special congratulations to the following medallists from Robertson:

Cody Cheung - 1st U11 Trampoline, 1st U11 Double Mini, 1st U11 Synchro
Jared Archer - 2nd U11 Trampoline, 3rd U11 Double Mini, 1st U11 Synchro
Calista Theron - 1st U11 Synchro
Eden Tarvit - 1st U11 Synchro, 1st U11 Tumbling
Rylee Cran - 2nd U13 Synchro
Samantha Dennehy - 2nd U13 Synchro
Lara Tarvit - 3rd U13 Synchro
Kililipi O'Donahue Scarce - 3rd U13 Synchro
Lauren Sampson - 3rd U15 Trampoline
Fletcher Donahue - 3rd U15 Synchro
Lachlan Banham - 3rd U15 Synchro
Rebecca Stacey - 3rd U15 Synchro
Samantha Doney - 3rd U15 Synchro
Emily Shaw - 3rd U17 Double Mini
Kelsie Henry - 2nd 17+ Trampoline, 3rd Senior Double Mini
Lincoln Hughes - 1st 17+ Double Mini
John Yamasaki - 2nd 17+ Double Mini

15th July, 2008
David Hamer and Skye Sowden have finished 2nd in the senior mixed pairs division at the first Sports Acrobatics World Championship Trial in Sydney. The second and final trial will be held on 2-3 August in Sydney. Good luck!

13th July, 2008
Congratulations to all Robertson athletes who have competed in the following three major competitions, and a rundown of the outstanding results are as follows. Full results can be found on the results page.

WAG & MAG Queensland Championships
Congratulations to Jacob Almsetter, Cassiel Rousseau and Brody-Jai Hennessy for becoming State Champions for 2008.

Jacob Almsetter - 1st rings, 7th pommel horse, 8th p bars (Level 2U)
Cassiel Rousseau - 1st vault, 2nd rings, 3rd high bar, 7th p bars, 4th overall (Level 3U)
Bobby Faragher - 8th pommel horse (Level 4O)
Etienne Rousseau - 2nd floor, 4th high bar (Level 6U)
Matthew Fountain - 4th rings (Level 7O)
Brody-Jai Hennessy - 1st floor, 2nd rings, 2nd p bars, 3rd pommel horse, 3rd vault, 6th high bar, 2nd overall (Level 8U)

Rianna Mizzen - 3rd floor, 5th vault, 5th bars, 5th beam, 6th overall (Level 3A)
Sarah Crisp - 7th bars, 7th floor, 8th overall (Level 3A)
Carol Chang - 8th bars (Level 7)
Abbie Benstead - 2nd beam, 8th overall (Int Level 6)

WAG & MAG National Championships
Three Robertson athletes were selected to represent Queensland at the National Championships. Well done to all three on a great effort.

Etienne Rousseau - 6th p bars, 8th rings, 8th overall (MAG Level 6 Under 12)
Brody-Jai Hennessy - 4th rings, 4th vault, 6th p bars, 7th overall (MAG Level 8 Under 15)
Abbie Benstead - 30th overall (WAG International Level 6)

28th June, 2008
As always at this time of the year, the competitions have been running thick and fast. Congratulations to all Robertson athletes who have been competing, and gaining some excellent results. Following is a rundown of the highlights, while full results are available on the results page.

WAG & MAG Senior Regionals / State Team Trials
Carol Chang - WAG Level 7 - 11th overall, 4th beam, 5th floor
Abbie Benstead - WAG Level 6 Intl - 5th overall, 2nd vault, 2nd beam, 4th bars, 8th floor
Eden Tarvitt - WAG Level 6 Intl - 6th overall, 4th vault, 5th floor, 5th bars, 7th beam

Etienne Rousseau - MAG Level 6 U - 7th overall, 1st floor, 5th high bar, 7th rings
Ben Lowe - MAG Level 6U - 20th overall
Matthew Fountain - MAG Level 7O - 13th overall, 8th pommel horse
Kieran Rees - MAG Level 7O - 16th overall
Brody-Jai Hennessy - MAG Level 8U - 6th overall, 3rd vault, 4th rings, 5th pommel horse, 7th floor, 7th parallel bars, 7th high bar

MAG Junior Regionals
Jacob Almstetter - Level 2U - 4th overall, 1st high bar, 2nd rings, 5th floor, 7th parallel bars
Nanduh Ranasingh - Level 2U - 7th floor
Edward Healy - Level 2O - 5th overall, 3rd floor, 4th rings, 4th parallel bars, 6th pommel horse, 6th high bar
Ruben O'Brien - Level 2O - 8th overall, 2nd parallel bars, 4th pommel horse, 5th high bar
Alex Whybird - Level 2O - 9th overall, 1st rings, 6th parallel bars, 6th floor, 7th pommel horse
Cassiel Rousseau - Level 3U - 2nd overall, 1st vault, 1st parallel bars, 3rd rings, 3rd high bar, 4th pommel horse, 8th floor
Trenton Warren - Level 3O - 9th overall, 3rd vault, 6th pommel horse, 7th floor
Haymen Lau - Level 5U - 7th overall, 2nd rings, 5th floor, 5th vault, 6th parallel bars, 6th high bar, 7th pommel horse

Acrobatic Gymnastics - Queensland Cup
Robertson has again taken out the Queensland Cup! Congratulations to all acrobats for helping the team to the victory, as well as Robertson coaches and officials.

Congratulations to the following groups who have qualified for the State Championships, to be held 8-9 August at Ormiston College:

Level 1 Pair: Jamie Simpson, Sarah Turner
Level 1 Pair: Katie Lowther, Eliza Dowell
Level 1 Pair: Georgia Dowell, Lucy Pearson
Level 2 Pair: Harrison Cooke, Asha Loneragan
Level 2 Trio: Nikita Begley, Katelyn Mills, Alice Robinson
Level 2 Trio: Madison Kehn, Evie Nelson, Matilda Pearson
Level 3 Pair: Asha Bohan, Logan Norton-Twine
Level 3 Trio: Katelyn Graham, Ana Lovric, Emma Stam
Level 4 Mens Pair: Elijah Rousseau, Liam Rousseau
Level 4 Womens Group: Sophie Gruhl, Emy Nelson, Megan Smart
Level 4 Womens Group: Elke Bowman, Amelia Martin, Emily Taylor
Level 4 Womens Pair: Ella Grimley, Tahlia Simmonds
Level 6 Womens Group: Tamara Keevers, Teegan Sivhola, Gemma Yates
Level 6 Womens Pair: Jenni Blair, Beth Krause
Level 6 Womens Pair: Julianne Pilon, Rylee Cran
Level 7 Womens Group: Marni Forde-Sloan, Gabrielle Martin, Emily Shaw
Level 7 Womens Group: Elodie Rousseau, Rebecca Smith, Anna O'Neill
Level 7 Womens Group: Hilary Conroy, Kate Ryan, Jessica McIntosh
Level 7 Womens Group: Lisa Tovey, Jodie Rybarcyzk, Melanie McComb
Level 7 Womens Group: Dannielle Kefoed, Sandra Low, Jessica Tainton
Level 7 Womens Pair: Madison Barlow, Jessica Saunders
Level 8 Womens Group: Samara Berger, Leeana Keevers, Morgan Moroney
Level 9 Mens Pair: Jake Sergeant, Adrian Buck
Level 9 Mixed Pair: Laura Sergeant, Glenn Bowling
11-16 Womens Pair: Nikki Drake, Mauryssa Inthason
Senior Mixed Pair: David Hamer, Skye Sowden

Good luck also to David Hamer and Skye Sowden, who are competing in the World Championship trial in Sydney this weekend. We wish you all the best!

1st June, 2008
Robertson's artistic gymnasts have been busy competing over the past couple of months, and doing very well at that. Congratulations to everyone who has taken part, and full results are on the results page.

Following is a rundown of the major results and medal winners.

WAG Spring Hill Invitational
Carol Chang - 1st overall, beam and floor (Level 7)

MAG BGS Invitational
Cassiel Rousseau - 2nd overall and parallel bars, 1st vault and high bar (Level 3)
Trent Warren - 7th pommel horse (Level 3)
Isaac Ward - 7th parallel bars (Level 5)
Etienne Rousseau - 1st rings, 2nd floor, 5th overall (Level 6)
Brodie-Jai Hennessy - 5th floor, 7th on all other apparatus and overall (Level 8 Under 15)

WAG Mitchelton Invitational
Cindy Valentine - 1st overall, 1st beam, 2nd bars, 2nd floor (Level 3 Novice)
Eden McLaren - 3rd floor, 4th vault, 6th beam, 8th bars (Level 3 Novice)
Simone Mitchell - 4th floor, 6th vault (Level 3 Novice)
Alyssa Jenkins - 7th floor (Level 3 Open)
Ashley Hannan - 1st overall, vault and beam, 2nd bars, 6th floor (Level 4 Novice)
Blaize Dowell - 3rd overall, vault and bars, 5th floor (Level 4 Novice)
Lisa Herbohn - 4th overall, 3rd beam, 4th floor, 7th vault and bars (Level 4 Novice)
Bethany Lawson - 5th overall, 4th bars, 6th beam, 7th floor, 8th vault (Level 4 Novice)
Cynthia Gan - 7th overall, 2nd vault and floor, 4th beam (Level 4 Novice)
Elizabeth Baxter - 5th vault and bars, 8th beam (Level 4 Novice)
Katherine Baxter - 5th beam (Level 4 Novice)
Melissa Sanguineti - 5th overall and bars, 1st vault (Level 5 Open)
Kate Robinson - 6th vault, 7th floor, 8th beam (Level 5 Open)

31st May, 2008
The Trampoline State Age & Open Championships were held at Ormiston College earlier this month, with Robertson athletes doing extremely well. Congratulations to everyone who competed, and especially those who qualified for the Queensland team for Nationals.

Congratulations to the following, who are State Champions for 2008:

Cody Cheung - 9-10 Trampoline, 9-10 Synchro
Jared Archer - 9-10 Synchro
Calista Theron - 9-10 Synchro
Eden Tarvit - 9-10 Synchro, 9-10 Tumbling
Lachlan Banham - 11-12 Trampoline
Lara Tarvit - 11-12 Double Mini
Rylee Cran - 11-12 Synchro
Samantha Dennehy - 11-12 Synchro
Lauren Sampson - 13-14 Double Mini
Matthew Henry - 13-14 Synchro
Denyon Peacan - 13-14 Synchro
Fletcher Donahue - 13-14 Tumbling
Hayley Mellon - 15-16 Trampoline
Jessica Lewis - 17+ Trampoline, Senior Int Synchro
Aaron Knight - 17+ Double Mini
Kelsie Henry - 17+ Double Mini, Senior Int Double Mini
Hayley Elsmore - Junior Int Double Mini
Katelyn Reyne - Senior Int Synchro

29th April, 2008
The first two qualifiers for Trampoline Sports have been held at Bayside PCYC over the past few weeks, with many Robertson athletes taking part. Congratulations to all who competed, and particularly those who qualified for the State Championships. Full results are now on the results page, but special congratulations to the following first place getters:

SEQ Qualifier 1 - 30 March
Jared Archer - 9-10 Double Mini
Eden Tarvit - 9-10 Tumbling
Lachlan Banham - 11-12 Trampoline, 11-12 Double Mini
Samantha Dennehy - 11-12 Trampoline
Luke Seal - 13-14 Trampoline, 13-14 Double Mini
Lauren Sampson - 13-14 Trampoline, Junior Trampoline
Matthew Gifkins - 15-16 Trampoline
Anthony DeLaney - 15-16 Double Mini
Lincoln Hughes - 17+ Trampoline, Junior Trampoline, 17+ Double Mini, Junior Double Mini
Jessica Lewis - 17+ Trampoline, Senior Trampoline, 17+ Double Mini
Hayley Elsmore - Junior Double Mini
Kelsie Henry - Senior Double Mini

SEQ Qualifier 2 - 20 April
Cody Cheung - 9-10 Trampoline, 9-10 Double Mini
Eden Tarvit - 9-10 Tumbling
Lachlan Banham - 11-12 Trampoline, 11-12 Double Mini
Lara Tarvitt - 11-12 Trampoline
Matthew Henry - 13-14 Trampoline
Fletcher Donohue - 13-14 Double Mini
Matthew Gifkins - 15-16 Trampoline, Junior Double Mini
Emily Shaw - 15-16 Trampoline
Hayley Mellon - 15-16 Double Mini
Tsz-Hei Tang - 17+ Trampoline
Lincoln Hughes - Junior Trampoline
Hayley Elsmore - Junior Double Mini

7th January, 2008
Welcome to a new year, and let's hope it's a happy, safe and successful year to all involved in Robertson Gymnastics!

Congratulations to all who won awards at the 2007 Robertson Awards Night in December. Please click here to see a list of all award recipients.