THE Hamilton and District Gymnastics Club set a big group of girls to the recent Stawell Invitational event with plenty of success.

The club had two level one teams, a level three team and a level four team all in action.

Level one teams were made up of Mia Foster, Shayla Francis-Evans, Marlee Lucas, Sammie Price, Libby Richards, Olivia Schulz, Sophie Stewart and Navvi Thomas.

Hamilton Blue placed first in the teams event, while Hamilton Silver was also on the podium, finishing third.

Navvi Thomas placed first overall in the individual standings, while Francis-Evans finished second.

Richards continued the strong form for locals, placing fourth overall in the individual standings,

Level three also finished on the podium, winning the teams event to reward Gabriella Bennett, Anabelle Colliton, Jorja Hardy and Mischa Thomas for their efforts.

Thomas placed third overall in the individual standings, while Gabriella Bennet placed fourth.

The level four team also saw Taylor Crane, Emme Pollock, Ruby Spong and Tyler Tuckey test themselves with Ruby Spong placing fifth individually.

All gymnasts compete vault, bars, beam and floor and need to be proficient in each apparatus.

It was the second event of the season and Tamela Lowery said it was great to see them competing against other clubs regularly again.

“They came from Mildura, Beechport, Ballarat, Beachport and Mount Gambier for this,” she said.

“It is very exciting, they love it and they have such a fun time.

“They perform in front of a big crowd and I think they just zone out and do their thing.”

The club now turns its focus to preparing for the South West Regional Championships, scheduled for September 3-4 at Warrnambool Springers Gym.

The Hamilton Invitational is also coming up and is locked in for October 8.