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Matthew Angel	Luke Meehan	Declan Springthorpe
Elliot Brown	Luke Milross	Christopher Thomas
Aaron Bruce	Joel O'Neill	Chris Toursounoglou
John Bushnell	Jordan Papandrea	Tom Van Gils
Richard Carson	Sebastian Parsons	Ben Wood
Brandon Forrest

Matthew Angel
DOB: January 1992	Coach: Mark Forrest	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

Elliot Brown
Age: 15 years	Coach: Lu Ming	Training Hours: 15
Trained at NBG: 8 years	Level: 8 Open
	2003 Highlights • National team 2002 Highlights • NSW State Championships: Level 7: 3rd overall • National team 2001 Highlights • NSW State Championships: Level 6: State Champion • ACT State Championships: Level 6: 2nd Overall Other Highlights • 2000 Elite Stage 2: NSW State Champion • 2000 NSW State Champ'ships: Level 5: 5th Overall Favourite Apparatus: High Bar Ambitions: To compete for Australia Favourite International gymnast: Adrien Janssen

Aaron Bruce
DOB: April 1993	Coach: Mark Forrest	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: Mark Forrest	Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 2001	Level: 7 Open
	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

Richard Carson
Age: 11 years	Coach:	Weekly Training Hours: 13 hrs
Trained at NBG: 5 years	Level: 5 International
	2007 Highlights • HTP Invitational – 2nd Overall • State Ch'ships– 4th Overall 2006 Highlights • Aloha Gymfest – Level 4 – 1st P-Bars, 1st Rings, 2nd Floor, 4th H-Bar, 5th Vault, 5th Pommel – 2nd Overall 2005 Highlights • MAG Regional Invitational – 3rd Overall – Level 3 age • HTP Invitational – 4th Overall – Level 3 age • National Club team member – 2nd 2004 Highlights • NSW State Championships – 3rd Overall – Level 2 age • HTP Invitational – 3rd Overall –Level 2 age • National Club team member – 1st 2003 Highlights • MAG Regional Invitational – 1st Overall – Level 1 age • National Club team member – 1st Favourite Apparatus: Pommel and floor Ambitions: To represent Australia Favourite International Gymnast: Ben Wood

Brandon Forrest
DOB: August 1997	Coach: Lu Ming	Weekly Training Hours: 20
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 Championion • 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
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: Mark Forrest	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

Joel O'Neill
DOB.: October 1998	Coach: Lu Ming	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: Lu Ming	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

Sebastian Parsons
Age: 10 years	Coach: Lu Ming	Weekly Training Hours: 15
Trained at NBG: 4yrs	Level: 5 International
	2007 Highlights • State Development Squad member • Sydney Invitational: Level 5 Age - 3rd Overall • HTP Invitational: Level 5 Age - 1st Overall • State Championships: Level 5 Age - 1st Overall 2006 Highlights • MAG National Clubs: Level 4: !st Teams event • State Champ'ships: Level 4: 4th overall • Sydney Invitational: Level 4: 2nd P-Bars, 3rd Hi-bar, 4th vault, 4th floor, 5th rings, 5th pommel; 3rd overall • Singapore Open: Level 4: 4th overall • Aloha Gymfest, Hawaii: Level 4: 4th overall 2005 Highlights •State Championships: Level 3 Age: 9th Overall 2004 Highlights • State Championships: Level 2 Age: 7th Overall • 'Reach for the Stars' : Level 2 Age: 1st Overall Favourite Apparatus: Vault, rings Ambitions: To wear an Australian jacket

Declan Springthorpe
DOB: April 1996	Coach: Lu Ming	Weekly Training Hours: 15
Started at NBG: 2003	Level: 7
	2007 Highlights • National Clubs: Lev 7: 4th O'all (Day 1), Team 2nd • National Ch'ships: L6; 2nd vault, 2nd high bar; 3rd overall: NSW Team 1st • State Ch'ships: L6: State Champion 2006 Highlights • Aloha Gymfest: 1st O'all • National Ch'ships: competitor • Member State Development Squad 2005 Highlights • State Championships: Level 4: 2nd Overall • Sydney Invitational: Level 4: 1st Overall • National Clubs Division 5 - 1st Overall Day 2 • Hunter Invitational: Level 4: 1st Overall • Member State Development Squad 2004 Highlights • State Championships: Level 2 Age: 2nd Overall • Sydney Invitational: Level 2 Age: 4th Overall • Hunter Invitational: Level 2: 6th Overall /p> Favourite Apparatus Vault Ambitions To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games Favourite International Gymnast Prashant Sellathutai

Christopher Thomas
Age: 10 years	Coach: Lu Ming	Weekly Training Hours: 13
Trained at NBG: 6yrs	Level: 6 International
	2005 Highlights • NSW State Development Squad member • State Championships: L6 Age: 1st floor, 1st vault, 2nd P/bars: 3rd overall • National Champioships: represented NSW • National Clubs: Team member 2004 Highlights • NSW State Development Squad member • National Clubs: 1st Team member • Hunter Regional: L5 Age: 3rd overall 2003 Highlights • State Championships: L2 Age: State Champion • NBG Club Challenge: L2 Age: 1st overall • National Clubs: Team member 2002 Highlights • NSW State Championships: L2 Age: 3rd rings, 1st team member • ACT State Championships: L2 Age: 3rd overall Ambitions: To represent Australia at the Olympics Favourite International Gymnast: Prashant Sellathutai, Damian Istria, Phillippe Rizzo

Chris Toursounoglou
Age: 9 years	Coach:	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

Tom Van Gils
DOB: August 1994	Coach: Mark Forrest	Weekly Training Hours: 19
Started at NBG: 2001	Level: 7 Open
	2007 Highlights • National Clubs: L6-Open: Div C: Team 2nd • Trial 1: 2nd p-bars,3rd vault, 4th O'all • State Ch'ships: L6- open: 2nd floor, 2nd vault, 2nd p-bars, 3rd rings, 5th O'all 2006 Highlights • National Clubs: Div 3: Team 3rd • Aloha Gymfest: L5(11+): 1st floor, 1st rings, 1st vault, 1st hi-bars, 1st O'all • State Championships: 11th O'all 2005 Highlights • NBG Club: MAG L4-6 3rd • State Championships: L5: 2nd Overall; • NSW State Development Squad member • National Clubs: Division 4: 2nd Vault, Indiv 13th Overall 2004 Highlights • NBG Club: MAG L4-6: 1st • State Championships: L4 Age: 5th Rings; 6th P-bars, 11th Overall • National Clubs: Division 5: 2nd Rings, 2nd P-bars 2003 Highlights • ACT State Championships: Level 3 Age: 2nd Overall • NSW State Championships: Level 3 Age: Team member • National Clubs Division 6: Team 1st Overall, Individual 11th Overall • NSW MAG State Squad member 2002 Highlights •NSW State Championships: Level 2: 1st Team •ACT State Championships: Level 2: 1st Team, 2nd Vault, 3rd P/Bars Favourite Apparatus: Vault and floor Ambitions: To make Nationals Favourite International gymnast: Alexei Nemov

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

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