Last night 180 Aspire gymnasts, their families and coaches came together to celebrate Southport Gymnastics and another hugely successful year for the Club! Each year at the Aspire Awards Night, we celebrate not just our girls' achievements, but the entire Southport family - the friendships, teamwork and leadership on and off the gym floor.  After securing the tender last week at Southport, last night gave extra cause for celebration - with our Southport venue lease secured & gymnastics as usual moving forward for our teams! On the night, we enjoyed inspirational speeches, amazing and fun video presentations and celebrated our Aspire Level 1-10 gymnasts with a number of prestigious annual awards.  Grace Jamieson, one of our retiring Southport Gymnastics Level 10 gymnasts, spoke at the dinner about her learnings from gymnastics.  In a heartfelt speech, Grace said advice to her 7 year old self would be….

1. Dream Bigger (if you are going to work that hard – make it count).
2. Believe in yourself – you can achieve anything!

Grace's speech (& her time as a gymnast) was an inspiration to all in attendance and particularly to the younger, up and coming gymnasts in the room.  Congratulations on a wonderful career Grace and we wish you all the best for your future endeavours.  We know you will be a wonderful success!

Congratulations to the below recipients of Southport Gymnastics Club Awards:

Gymnasts of the Year:

Aspire Competitive (Level 7-10)	Nikki McMenamin
Aspire Performance (Level 4-6)	Emma DeFazio

Club Champions:

Level 7-10 - Club Champion	Anna Rowe
Level 7-10 - 2nd Overall	Nikki McMenamin
Level 7-10 - 3rd Overall	Isabel Carrasco
Level 6 - Club Champion	Jessica Cleverly
Level 6 - 2nd Overall	Emma DeFazio
Level 6 - 3rd Overall	Chenoa Wilson
Level 5 - Club Champion	Kate Peterson
Level 5 - 2nd Overall	Rebecca Webb
Level 5 - 3rd Overall	Skye Colliver
Level 4  - Club Champion	Holly Crews
Level 4  - 2nd Overall	Isla Brown
Level 4  - 3rd Overall	Grace O'Reilly

Annual Awards:

Delta Aspire 2/3	Best Trainer	Zoe Hunt
Delta Aspire 2/3	Most Improved	Sophia Stone
Delta Aspire 2/3	Delta Spirit	Kiana Davison
Delta Aspire 2	Best Trainer	Adelaide Couzins
Delta Aspire 2	Most Improved	Brianna Gear
Delta Aspire 2	Delta Spirit	Ava Buetal
Delta Aspire 2 Senior	Best Trainer	Nikolina Bojanic
Delta Aspire 2 Senior	Most Improved	Rhiarna Richini
Delta Aspire 2 Senior	Delta Spirit	Jemma Maurer
Delta Aspire 4	Best Trainer	Morgan Pretious
Delta Aspire 4	Most Improved	Emma Kennedy
Delta Aspire 4	Delta Spirit	Sarah McAskill
Delta Aspire 6 - 7.5	Best Trainer	Anneliese Clarke
Delta Aspire 6 - 7.5	Most Improved	Louella Evans
Delta Aspire 6 - 7.5	Delta Spirit	Sophia Lionsatos
Delta Aspire 9 - 12	Best Trainer	Airi Tonzing
Delta Aspire 9 - 12	Most Improved	Isla Brown
Delta Aspire 9 - 12	Delta Spirit	Stephanie Sprague
Delta Aspire 16 - 20	Best Trainer	Ami Sakai
Delta Aspire 16 - 20	Most Improved	Mekenzie Keane
Delta Aspire 16 - 20	Delta Spirit	Chiara Linnane

First Class Honours / 2017 Queensland Representatives:

Jessica Cleverly

Emma DeFazio

Chenoa Wilson

Kaia Pascoe

Sienna McMah

Kate Peterson

Rebecca Webb

Holly Crews

Anna Rowe

Isabel Carrasco

Nikki McMenamin

Excellence Awards Winners:

Photos from the 2017 Aspire Awards Night: