Profiles - Boys

NBG Boys' Profiles
 


Matthew Angel    
DOB: January 1992 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 1998 Level: 9 Open

2008 Highlights:
• National Championships: Level 9 Open: National Champion
• State Championships: Level 9 Open: 2nd overall
• State Trial 2: Level 9 Open: 2nd overall
• State Trial 1: Level 9 Open: 1st overall

2007 Highlights:
• Sth African National Championships - Lvl 8 Open - 1st Overall
• Australian Levels Tour: Team member to South Africa
• National Campionships: Level 8 Open - 3rd Overall
• State Championships: Level 8 Open  - 1st overall
• State Trial 2: Level 8 Open - 1st overall
• State Trial 1: Level 8 Open  - 1st overall
• Aloha Gymfest: Level 8 Open - 1st Overall

2006 Highlights:
• Aloha Gymfest: 4th Overall
• State Championships: Level 8 Open: 2nd overall
• National Championships: Level 8 Open: 5th Overall

2005 Highlights
• State Championships: Level 8 Open: State Champion
• NSW State Training Squad member
• National Championships: Level 8 Open:4th Overall
• Australian Open Levels Tour to New Zealand
• MAG NSW Junior Levels 'Gymnast of the Year'

2004 Highlights
• State Championships: Level 7 U/13: 4th overall
•'Reach for the Stars': 1st overall

2003 Highlights
• NSW State Championships - 4th overall

2002 Highlights
• MAG NSW Junior Elite 'Gymnast of the Year'
• NSW State Championships - 8th
• Australian National Championships - 28th
• 'Reach for the Stars' - 2nd

2001 Highlights
• NSW State Championships - 6th
• Australian National Championships - 12th

Other Highlights
• 2000 NSW State Championships Level 4 Optionals – 4th Overall
• 1999 NSW State Championships: Level 2 Jnr: State Champion

Favourite Apparatus: Floor and vault

Ambitions: To reach Level 10

Favourite International Gymnast: Sebastian Hui

 

Aaron Bruce    
DOB: April 1993 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 1995 Level: 8 Open

2007 Highlights:
• Aloha Gymfest: Level 7; 2nd O'all
• National Clubs: 1st Team
• State Trial 2: 3rd O'all

2006 Highlights:
• Aloha Gymfest: Level 7; 1st overall
• NSW State Championships: 4th Overall
• NSW State Squad Member
• Australian Junior Squad Member
• National Championships: 12th Overall
• National Clubs: Division 3; 1st Overall

2005 Highlights
• NSW State Ch'ships - Level 7 U/13: 4th Overall
• NSW State Squad Member
• National Championships: Level 7 U/13: 10th overall
• Australian Junior Squad member

2004 Highlights
• NSW State Ch'ships: Level 7: 2nd Overall
• NSW State Squad Member
• National Championships: Level 7: 5th overall

2003 Highlights:
• NSW State Ch'ships: Level 6 Age: 2nd Overall
• NSW State Squad Member

2002 Highlights
• NSW State Ch'ships: Level 4: 2nd Vault, 6th Overall
• National Clubs Ch'ships: Level 4: 1st Floor, 3rd Overall
• 'Reach for the Stars': Level 4: Overall

2001 Highlights
• NSW State Ch'ships – Level 3 - 2nd Floor, 3rd Rings, 7th Overall

2000 Highlights
• YMCA Sydney Cup – Level 1- 1st Overall

Favourite Apparatus: Pommel

Ambitions: To wear an Australian tracksuit

Favourite International Gymnast: Alexai Nemov

 

John Bushnell
DOB: May 1996 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 2001 Level: 7 Open

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2007 Highlights
• State Trial 1: 2nd hi-bar, 5th pommel
• State Trial 2: 3rd pommel, 6th o'all
• State Ch'ships: 3rd rings, 3rd p-bars, 5th pommel, 5th floor

2006 Highlights
• National Championships: NSW Team member
• NSW State Development Squad member
• State Ch'ships: Level 6 Int- 8th Overall

2005 Highlights
• NSW State Development Squad member
• State Ch'ships – Level 5 - 5th Overall

2004 Highlights
• State Ch'ships – Level 3 Age - 2nd Overall
• Sydney Invitational – Level 3 - 1st Overall
• NBG Invitational: Level 3: 1st overall

2003 Highlights
• State Ch'ships – Level 2 Age - 7th Overall

Favourite Apparatus: Pommel

Ambitions: To make the NSW team in 2008

Favourite International Gymnast: Phillipe Rizzo

 

Brandon Forrest
DOB: August 1997 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 1998 Level: 6 International U/12

2008 Highlights
• National Championships: 6 Int'l U/12: National Champion
• State Ch'ships: L6 Int: 1st Floor, 1st P-Bars, 1st Rings, 1st Vault, 2nd Pommel, State Champion

2007 Highlights
• NSW State Squad member
• National Championships Team Member
• State Championships — L6 Int: 2nd Floor, 3rd P-Bars, 7th overall

2006 Highlights
• Aloha Gymfest (Hawaii) – Level 4: 1st overall
• Singapore Open: Level 4: 1st overall
• Sydney Invitational: Level 4: 1st overall
• National Clubs: Ist Teams event, Ranked #1 on both days of comp
• State Ch'ships: L 4: 1st o'all, 1st floor, 1st pommel, 1st rings, 1st P-Bars, 2nd Hi-Bar, 6th vault

2005 Highlights
• Sydney Invitational: 1st Overall
• State Championionships: Level 3 Age: State Champion
• National Clubs Division 6: 1st Overall
• NSW Jnr Development Squad Member
• NBG Club: Competitor of the Year, Level 1-3 Club Champion

2004 Highlights
• State Championships - Level 2 Age: 5th Overall

Favourite Apparatus: Rings

Ambitions: To go to the Olympics

 

Luke Meehan - Retired 2009
DOB.: August 1989 Coach: Mark Forrest Weekly Training Hours: 10
Started at NBG: 2006 Level: 9

2007 Highlights
• State Trial 1: L8 Open: 4th O'all
• State Trial 2: L8 Open: 2nd O'all
• State Championships: L8 Open: 2nd O'all
• National Championships: L8 Open: 2nd O'all
• Australian Levels Tour(South Africa): L9 Open: 2nd O'all

Favourite Apparatus
Floor

Ambitions
To represent Australia/ Reach Level 10

Favourite International Gymnast
Alexei Nemov

 

Luke Milross
DOB.: January 1993 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 15
Started at NBG: 2007 Level: 7/8

2008 Highlights
• State Trial 1: 3rd O'all
• State Trial 2: 2nd O'all
• State Ch'ships: L 7: 1st Pommel, 1st P-Bars, 1st H-Bar, 1st Vault, 2nd Rings, 4th Floor, 1st O'all
• Nationals: L 7: 6th Overall

2007 Highlights
• NSW Junior Gymnast of the Year
• State Ch'ships: L 5: 1st Pommel, 1st Rings, , 1st O'all
• National Clubs: 1st Pommel, 1st O'all. Team 2nd
• Won Level 5 State Opens

Favourite Apparatus
P-Bars, Hi-Bar, Rings

Ambitions
Keep having fun, do well in future years

Favourite International Gymnast
Justin Spring

 

Jae Nagle
DOB: April 1998 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 17.5
Started at NBG: 2003 Level: 6 International

2008 Highlights
• State Ch'ships: L 4: 2nd O'all

2007 Highlights
• State Ch'ships: L 3: 3rd O'all
• National Clubs: L 3: 2nd O'all

2006 Highlights
• State Ch'ships: L 2: State Champion

2005 Highlights
• State Ch'ships: L 1: 2nd O'all

Favourite Apparatus Vault and floor

Ambitions To represent Australia at the Olympics

 

Joel O'Neill
DOB.: October 1998 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 9
Started at NBG: 2001 Level: 4

2007 Highlights
• Sydney Invitational: L3Age: 1st O'all
• Hunter Invitational: L3Age: 1st O'all
• National Clubs: DivF:1st O'all
• State Ch'ships: L3Age:1st O'all


 

Jordan Papandrea
DOB: December 1995 Coach: Yusuf Topari
Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 2002 Level: 7 International

2007 Highlights
• National Championships: Level 6 Int – 3rd Pommel,10th Overall
• State Ch'ships: Level 6 Int– 1st Pommel,2nd P Bar,3rd High Bar,4th O'all

2006 Highlights
• National Championships: NSW Team member
• NSW State Development Squad member
• State Ch'ships: Level 6 Int- 3rd O'all

Highlights
• National Clubs: 1st H-bar, 2nd floor, 2nd vault, 2nd pommel, 4th rings; 6th O'all
• Hunter Invitational: L6: 3rd vault, 3rd pommel
• Sydney Invitational: L6: 6th vault

2004 Highlights
• National Championships: 1st vault, 2nd p-bars, 2nd rings; 6th Overall
• Hunter Invitational: L4: 3rd vault, 3rd pommel

2002 Highlights
• Regional Trial – Level 1C - 1st Rings, 4th Overall

Favourite Apparatus: Pommel

Ambitions: To represent Australia

Favourite International Gymnast: Adrien Janssen

 

Andrew Scognamiglio
DOB: September 1995 Coach: JAson Semeniuk
Weekly Training Hours: 14
Started at NBG: 2004 Level: 7

2008 Highlights
• Sydney Invitational: Level 5 - 5th Overall
• State Championships: Level 5 - 4th Overall

2007 Highlights
• Sydney Invitational: Level 4 - 2nd Overall
• HTP Invitational: Level 4 - 1st Overall
• State Championships: Level 5 Age - 2nd Overall

2006 Highlights
• State Champ'ships: Level 4: 3rd overall
• Sydney Invitational: Level 3: 2nd O'all

Favourite Apparatus: Rings

Ambitions: To make Nationals

Favourite Gymnast: Igor Cassina

 

Chris Toursounoglou
Age: 9 years Coach: Jason Semeniuk
Weekly Training Hours: 13
Trained at NBG: N/A Level: 4 Internatonal

2006 Highlights
• State Championships: Level 3 Int'l: 5th overall

2005 Highlights
• HTP Invitational: 3rd Overall
• Sydney Invitational: 2nd Overall
• NBG v MWGC Challenge: 1st Overall
• National Clubs: Division 6: 7th Overall

Favourite Apparatus
Pommel

 

Ben Wood
Age: 21 years Coach: N/A Weekly Training Hours: N/A
Trained at NBG: 16 years Level: Senior International

Jordan

2007 Highlights
• Jurassic Classic: Calgary, Canada: 4th pommel, 3rd O'all
• Pacific Coast Classic: Oakland, Calif: Team 1st(B Div)
• National Clubs: 8th hi-bar, 9th O'all
• World University Games: Bangkok: 1st in Aussie team (42nd O'all)

2006 Highlights
• National Championships: Senior Int'l: 4th pommel, 12th AA
• State Championships: Senior Int'l: Runner up State Champion
• NSW Senior Levels Gymnast of the Year

2005 Highlights
• National Championships: Level 10 U/18: National Champion
• State Championships: Level 10 U/18: State Champion
• NSW Senior Levels 'Gymnast of the Year'

2004 Highlights
• State Championships: Level 9 Open: State Champion
• National Championships: Level 9 Open: 3rd overall

Other Highlights
• 2002 Australian Opel Levels Tour to Hawaii
• 2001 National Championships: runner-up overall

Ambitions: To make the national squad