FOURTEEN trampolinists and their coach, Anne Dodds, travelled to Places Leisure Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire on Saturday, January 19, to compete in the National Schools Zonal trampoline competition, having qualified through from their regional competition last November.
All of the children train with Anne at Launceston Leisure Centre and some of them also train with their club Zero Gravity in Saltash.
The competition consisted of qualifiers from the South, South East, South West and London regions with nearly 500 competitors taking part on the day.
To qualify through to the National Final in March, the trampolinists had to be placed in the top three of their category and age group. Eight of Dodds’ students managed the feat.
The results are as follows:
Under 11 Boys Novice
Mason Parker-Groves (Ashwater Primary School) — 1st; Noah Ryder (Brunel Primary) — 6th
Under 11 Girls Novice
Adela Wrzecionko (St Stephens Academy) — 5th; Evie Hughes (Harrowbarrow School) — 9th
Under 11 Boys Intermediate
Oliver Vine (Delaware Primary School) — 1st
Over 11 Years Girls Novice Category Two Disability
Emillie Hughes (Notre Dame RC School) — 1st
Under 13 Boys Novice
Adam Hazucha (Launceston College) — 3rd
Under 13 Girls Novice
Kiera Moore (Launceston College) — 4th
Under 14 Girls Novice
Millie Vine (Callington Community College) — 4th
Under 14 Boys Intermediate
Thomas Barriball (home schooled) — 2nd; Dylan Rundle (Callington Community College) — 10th
Under 14 Girls Intermediate
Madison Vine (Launceston College) — 3rd
Under 14 Boys Elite
Arran Stannard-Heap (Callington Community College) — 1st
Under 18 Boys Intermediate
Sam McTernan (Liskeard Community College) — 2nd
The qualifiers now have just over three weeks to continue training and perfect routines ready for the National Finals which will be taking place on Saturday, March 2, in Cannock, Staffordshire.
Coach, Anne Dodds, said: “Again I’m extremely pleased with all the results and the behaviour of the children was a credit to their parents and schools. Huge thanks to Joanne Vine and Stephi Dodds who gave up their day to judge at this competition and to Tricia Vine for helping me all day on the competition floor.