By Alesha Capone
Three girls from the Werribee Gymnastics Club have vaulted, leaped and cartwheeled their way to success at a statewide gymnastics competition.
Charli, 12, Lily, 14 and Ruth, 12 took part in the Women’s Junior Victorian Championships at Geelong Arena last month, in the level six teams division.
They placed fourth overall out of 19 teams, with Ruth also being named the Victorian Vault Champion for her age group and level.
The girls also performed bars, beam and floor routines.
The Werribee club’s Australian Levels Program co-ordinator Ebony Biden said Charli, Lily and Ruth “showed exceptional maturity and sportsmanship through the competition, and achieved many personal and team goals”.
Lily said that she and her teammates trained for nine hours per week, three days after school, at their gymnastics club.
“I liked everything about the competition, I thought it was good that we went in with a positive frame of mind and had fun,” she said.
Six other girls from the Werribee club – Lilly, Tiah, Paige, Caitlin, Ellie-Ruth and Caitlyn – competed in level four and five at the state championships.
Another youngster, 10-year-old Elizabeth, competed on an individual basis and placed fourth overall in the level five gymnasts category for her age group.
