Congratulations 2019 Award Winners


On Saturday 15 February 2020, Gymnastics Victoria held our Family Ball & Awards Night at Marvel Stadium with 660 people in attendance to celebrate the achievements of 2019. 

Our MC for the evening was multi-award winning sports journalist and broadcaster Megan Hustwaite who set an engaging tone for a fun night.

BTYC Gymnastics were awarded The IT Department Club of the Year for 2019, beating out the winners of the HR Plus Small Club of the Year, True Blue Migration Medium Club of the Year and Oz Trampolines Large Club of the Year. 

As well as the Club of the Year Awards, we also recognised athletes and those who made outstanding contributions to each of our six Gymsports as well as Coaching Awards and Inclusion Awards. 

Well done to everyone who were nominated as finalists and to our Award winners. Take a look at the full list of Award winners below:

Club Awards 
AMCO New Club of the Year: SUMMERSALT Gymnastics
The IT Department Club of the Year: BTYC Gymnastics
HR Plus Small Club of the Year: Koala Gymnastics
True Blue Migration Medium Club of the Year: Niddrie Gymnastics Club
Oz Trampolines Large Club of the Year: MLC Gymnastics
Rae-Line Mega Club of the Year: BTYC Gymnastics

Coaching Awards
Small Club Recreational Coach or Coaching Team Award: Moving Monkeys KinderGym Team
Medium Club Recreational Coach or Coaching Team Award: Team Adrenalin
Large Club Recreational Coach or Coaching Team Award: Peninsula Gymnastics FreeG Coaching Team
Garrleigh Trophy Centre Mega Club Recreational Coach or Coaching Team Award: Team Twisters
Gymstar Coach or Coaching Team of the Year: EKGA Coaching Team
Small Club Competitive Coach or Coaching Team of the Year: Nicole Briggs from Benalla & District Gym Club
Medium Club Competitive Coach or Coaching Team of the Year: Emma Carmody from Palmer’s Gym 
Large Club Competitive Coach or Coaching Team of the Year: Eclipse ALP Competitive Coaching Team
Park Regis Mega Club Competitive Coach or Coaching Team of the Year: Nikkita Cox and Serge Sharapayeu from Skylark Sports
Engage Athletic High Performance Coach or Coaching Team: John Hart, Jeb Silsbury and Jessica Mason from Waverley Gymnastics Centre

Inclusive Awards 
Newest Inclusive Leader Club: Werribee Gymnastics Club
VicHealth Inclusive Initiative of the Year: KinderGym for Families Experiencing Homelessness - Melbourne Gymnastics Centre and Launch Housing 
Sport and Recreation Victoria Inclusive Leader of the Year: Eastern Gymnastics Club

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics 
High Performance Gymnast of the Year: Tyson Bull 
Levels Gymnast of the Year: Kynan Whitehead from BTYC Gymnastics
Outstanding Contribution Award: Kevin James from Balance/PIT* Gymnastics

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics 
High Performance Gymnast of the Year: Kate McDonald from Waverley Gymnastics Centre
Levels Gymnast of the Year: Harriet Wingrove from MLC Gymnastics
Outstanding Contribution Award: Victoria Whitehead

Rhythmic Gymnastics
High Performance Gymnast of the Year: Alex Kiroi-Bogatyreva from Prahran Gymnastics Club 
Levels Gymnast of the Year: Strathcona Category 5 Group
Outstanding Contribution Award: Alicia Regula 

Trampoline Gymnastics 
High Performance Gymnast of the Year: Brock Batty from CYC Gym Sports
Levels Gymnast of the Year: Daniel Meekin from CYC Gym Sports
Outstanding Contribution Award: Emma Carmody

Aerobic Gymnastics   
High Performance Gymnast of the Year: Olivia Feaver from Advantage Gym Sports 
Levels Gymnast of the Year: Madison Henwood from Aerodynamix Gymnastics
Outstanding Contribution Award: Sally Moore

Acrobatic Gymnastics 
High Performance Gymnast of the Year: Laura Schwindt, Greta DiLorenzo and Kirsty Faulkner from Team Adrenalin
Levels Gymnast of the Year: Madlen Mikhaylichko, Tegan Schiler, Ava Goodwin from Skylark Sports
Outstanding Contribution Award: Aaron Patterson

Service Awards; Alex Eade from Atlas Gymnastics, Collette Keyser from Knox Gymnastics Club, Hong Gen Wang from BTYC Gymnastics, Tammy Hart from Grips Gymnastics Club, Tammy Robinson from FCGC Gymnastics and Wendy Rochstein from BUGS Gymnastics