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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
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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

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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

Richard Carson
Age: 11 years Coach: Weekly Training Hours: 13 hrs
Trained at NBG: 5 years Level: 5 International

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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

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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

Jordan

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

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

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