Reuben Rules the Roost in Apparatus Finals
After being crowned the men’s artistic under 14 all-around champion, Reuben Ward added a clean sweep of gold medals in the apparatus finals at the Scottish National Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
The 12 year-old was competing in apparatus finals for the first time, having moved up to the intermediate category after winning the under 12 boy’s all-around title last year.
In the MAG masters event, the apparatus golds were spread through the field with 2018 all-around champion Dan Purvis winning on parallel bars, Frank Baines taking the pommels and high bar, with Hamish Carter winning on floor, David Weir on vault, and Kelvin Cham on rings.
Alister Kemley of City of Glasgow Gymnastics Club was the main man in the disability masters, winning four apparatus golds while his club mate Ramsay Meiklem won two.
In the women’s artistic apparatus finals, Georgia Carslaw (City of Glasgow) was the golden girl taking top honours on all four pieces in the disability masters.
Millie Redford (City of Glasgow) followed her espoir all-around title with podium places in all apparatus finals, earning two gold and two silver medals.
Crystelle Lake (City of Glasgow) also backed up her first day women’s junior all-around championship victory with golds on asymmetric bars and floor.
In the senior women’s finals, Garioch Gymnastic Club’s Isabella Tolometti added two apparatus golds to her silver all-around medal, with Shannon Archer (City of Glasgow) winning the floor and Ellie Russell from West Lothian Artistic Gymnastic Club earning gold in the vault.
The full rankings are:
WAG App Espoir Apparatus Rankings:
Vault (Average):
1 12.700 – Millie Redford (City of Glasgow)
2 12.650 – Kennedi Foster (Hamilton)
3 12.375 – Lara Storrie (City of Glasgow)
A-Bars:
1 10.350 – Taylor Richardson (City of Glasgow)
2 10.300 – Millie Redford (City of Glasgow)
3 10.200 – Kennedi Foster (Hamilton)
Beam:
1 12.550 – Poppy Cunningham (Lasswade)
2= 12.100 – Millie Redford (City of Glasgow)
2= 12.100 – Taylor Richardson (City of Glasgow)
Floor:
1 12.300 – Millie Redford (City of Glasgow)
2 12.150 – Kennedi Foster (Hamilton)
3 11.900 – Poppy Cunningham (Lasswade)
WAG App Junior Apparatus Rankings:
Vault (Average):
1= 12.525 – Anna Cameron (West Lothian)
1= 12.525 – Ellie Patrick (Dynamic)
3 12.375 – Lauren McCormack (West Lothian)
A-Bars:
1 10.600 – Crystelle Lake (City of Glasgow)
2 10.400 – Kacey Morrison (West Lothian)
3 10.250 – Jessica Wright (City of Glasgow)
Beam:
1 12.400 – Jessica Wright (City of Glasgow)
2 12.000 – Sophie MacPherson (City of Glasgow)
3 11.850 – Grace Muir (Hamilton)
Floor:
1 12.500 – Crystelle Lake (City of Glasgow)
2 12.400 – Jessica Wright (City of Glasgow)
3 12.100 – Lauren McCormack (West Lothian)
WAG App Senior Apparatus Rankings:
Vault (Average):
1 13.175 – Ellie Russell (West Lothian)
2 13.150 – Cara Kennedy (City of Glasgow)
3 13.000 – Shannon Archer (City of Glasgow)
A-Bars:
1 11.900 – Isabella Tolometti (Garioch)
2 11.500 – Ellie Russell (West Lothian)
3 11.250 – Sofia Ramzan (DGC2k)
Beam:
1 12.500 – Isabella Tolometti (Garioch)
2 12.350 – Ellie Russell (West Lothian)
3 12.150 – Emily Bremner (DGC2k)
Floor:
1 12.800 – Shannon Archer (City of Glasgow)
2 12.400 – Isabella Tolometti (Garioch)
3 12.050 – Caitlin Lochhead (Bristol Hawks)
WAG App Disability Apparatus Rankings:
Vault (Average):
1 9.350 – Georgia Carslaw (City of Glasgow)
A-Bars:
1 8.000 – Georgia Carslaw (City of Glasgow)
2 7.750 – Sophie Crawford (City of Glasgow)
3 3.750 – Monica Fisher (City of Glasgow)
Beam:
1 8.600 – Georgia Carslaw (City of Glasgow)
2 8.500 – Monica Fisher (City of Glasgow)
3 5.450 – Sophie Crawford (City of Glasgow)
Floor:
1 9.500 – Georgia Carslaw (City of Glasgow)
2 8.350 – Monica Fisher (City of Glasgow)
MAG App Intermediate Apparatus Rankings:
Floor:
1 12.250 – Reuben Ward (Manchester)
2 11.700 – Ben Henderson (City of Glasgow)
3 11.600 – Josh Cameron (City of Glasgow)
Pommels:
1 12.600 – Reuben Ward (Manchester)
2 10.400 – Rio Johnston (West Lothian)
3 9.450 – Jude Bannatyne (City of Glasgow)
Rings:
1 11.650 – Reuben Ward (Manchester)
2 10.900 – Jude Bannatyne (City of Glasgow)
3 10.700 – Ben Henderson (City of Glasgow)
Vault (Average):
1 12.475 – Reuben Ward (Manchester)
2 11.275 – Ryan McGeorge (West Lothian)
3 11.175 – Dylan Singh Patter (West Lothian)
P-Bars:
1 12.900 – Reuben Ward (Manchester)
2 11.650 – Peter Ritch (West Lothian)
3 10.400 – Dylan Singh Patter (West Lothian)
H-Bar:
1 11.200 – Reuben Ward (Manchester)
2 10.250 – Peter Ritch (West Lothian)
3= 10.150 – Cameron Smith (West Lothian)
3= 10.150 – Ben Henderson (City of Glasgow)
MAG App Masters Apparatus Rankings:
Floor:
1 14.500 – Hamish Carter (City of Birmingham)
2 13.900 – Kelvin Cham (City of Glasgow)
3 12.700 – David Weir (City of Glasgow)
Pommels:
1 12.650 – Frank Baines (Southport)
2 12.100 – Daniel Purvis (Southport)
3 11.600 – Pavel Karnejenko (Notts)
Rings:
1 13.450 – Kelvin Cham (City of Glasgow)
2 13.100 – Pavel Karnejenko (Notts)
3 13.000 – Frank Baines (Southport)
Vault (Average):
1 13.625 – David Weir (City of Glasgow)
2 12.600 – Rory Smith (City of Glasgow)
3 11.600 – Adam Logan (City of Glasgow)
P-Bars:
1 14.550 – Daniel Purvis (Southport)
2 13.800 – Hamish Carter (City of Birmingham)
3 13.550 – Kelvin Cham (City of Glasgow)
H-Bar:
1 12.900 – Frank Baines (Southport)
2 12.350 – David Weir (City of Glasgow)
3 11.100 – Cameron Lister (Pipers Vale)
MAG App Disability Apparatus Rankings:
Floor:
1 10.650 – Alistair Kemley (City of Glasgow)
2 9.600 – Ramsay Meiklem (City of Glasgow)
3 9.150 – Declan Pass (City of Glasgow)
4 8.950 – Andrew McIntyre (City of Glasgow)
Pommels:
1 10.400 – Alistair Kemley (City of Glasgow)
2 9.950 – Declan Pass (City of Glasgow)
3 8.450 – Ramsay Meiklem (City of Glasgow)
4 6.400 – Andrew McIntyre (City of Glasgow)
Rings:
1 10.200 – Alistair Kemley (City of Glasgow)
2 9.850 – Declan Pass (City of Glasgow)
3 9.400 – Andrew McIntyre (City of Glasgow)
4 8.900 – Ramsay Meiklem (City of Glasgow)
Vault (Average):
1 10.250 – Alistair Kemley (City of Glasgow)
2 10.225 – Declan Pass (City of Glasgow)
3 9.925 – Ramsay Meiklem (City of Glasgow)
P-Bars:
1 10.500 – Ramsay Meiklem (City of Glasgow)
2 10.200 – Alistair Kemley (City of Glasgow)
3 7.200 – Declan Pass (City of Glasgow)
4 6.700 – Andrew McIntyre (City of Glasgow)
H-Bar:
1 10.500 – Ramsay Meiklem (City of Glasgow)
2 9.600 – Declan Pass (City of Glasgow)
3 9.300 – Alistair Kemley (City of Glasgow)
4 6.800 – Andrew McIntyre (City of Glasgow)
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