HONOR ROLL

This page celebrates the successes of Affinity Gymnastics Academy gymnasts that have been named Canterbury Champions, received Canterbury sporting awards, or were selected to represent Canterbury or New Zealand. We have also listed awards that our club has received since our establishment in October 2018.

MAG GYMNASTS

Aidan Bungard

          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4

Cade McKnight

          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4
          • 2019 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Bronze Medal Level 4 Team

Caleb Baxter

          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 4 Vault
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 4 High Bar
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Level 4 Profiency Score Overall
          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 4 Team

Callum Baird

          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: Level 5
          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 4 Team
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Bronze Medal Level 4 Vault
          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4

Evan Byrne

          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: Level 8
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 8 Team
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Bronze Medal Level 8 Vault
          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: Level 8
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Bronze Medal Level 8 Vault & Parallel Bars
          • 2021 – Canterbury Champion: Level 7 
          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: Level 7
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 7 Team
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 7 Overall, Floor, Pommel, Vault, Parallel Bars
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Bronze Medal Level 7 High Bar, Rings
          • 2021 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: MAG Senior Gymnast of the Year
          • 2020 – NZ Gymnastics Super Series: Achievement Score Pommel, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, High Bar
          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: Level 7

Finlay Jones

          • 2021 – Canterbury Champion: Level 8
          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: Level 8
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 8 Team
          • 2020 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: MAG Senior Gymnast of the year
          • 2020 – New Zealand Team Representative to USA: Level 7
          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: Level 7
          • 2019 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 7 Pommel & Team

Matteo Ferdinand

          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: Level 7
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 7 Team

Oliver Urquhart

          • 2024 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: MAG Junior Gymnast of the Year
          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: Level 5
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Trophy for Highest MAG Score Levels 4-6 & Trophy for Highest MAG E Score Levels 4-6.
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 5 Overall, Floor, Rings & Team
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 5 Parallel Bars
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Proficiency Score Overall
          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: Level 5
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 5 Team
          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: Level 4
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal Level 4 Team

Renny Dephoff

          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: Level 8
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal Level 8 Team
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Proficiency Score Apparatus Specialist

WAG GYMNASTS

Alice Hector

          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 6

Caitlin Moore

          • 2020 – NZ Gymnastics Super Series: Achievement Score STEP 6 Vault & Floor (In replace of NZ Gymnastics Championships due to Covid-19)

Chané Botha

          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 6​

Emma Bungard

          • 2023 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 7
          • 2023 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Proficiency Score STEP 7 Overall
          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 6
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Silver Medal STEP 6 Over Vault
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Proficiency Score STEP 6 Overall
          • 2022 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Junior Gymnast of the Year Nominee
          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 5
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Gold Medal STEP 5 Over Vault
          • 2019 – Canterbury Champion: STEP 3

Emma Ford

          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 5

Isabel Prescott

          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 5

Lauren Voice-Powell

          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 8

Lily McLeod

          • 2022 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 8
          • 2022 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Bronze Medal STEP 8 Team
          • 2021 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 7
          • 2021 – NZ Gymnastics Championships: Proficiency Score STEP 7 Overall
          • 2020 – Canterbury Champion: STEP 6
          • 2020 – NZ Gymnastics Super Series: Achievement Score STEP 6 Vault & Floor (In replace of NZ Gymnastics Championships due to Covid-19)
          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 5

Maddie Phipps

          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 8

Paige Martin

          • 2019 – Canterbury Representative: STEP 5

AFFINITY GYMNASTICS ACADEMY

          • 2024 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Coach Service Award (Todd Meaclem)
          • 2024 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Volunteer Service Award (Michelle Bungard, Katrin Nel & Tammy Whyte)
          • 2023 – Selwyn Awards: Overall Category Winner Sport Leadership
          • 2023 – Selwyn Awards: Gold Award Sport Leadership
          • 2023 – Selwyn Awards: Silver Award Diversity & Inclusion
          • 2023 – Sport Canterbury Awards: Community Sport & Recreation Impact Award Finalist
          • 2022 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Volunteer of the Year (Aimee Poole)
          • 2022 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Service Award (Kate Velenski & Mackenzie Whittington)
          • 2022 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Coach of the Year Nominee (Ange Meier)
          • 2021 – Selwyn Awards: Silver Award Startup Business
          • 2021 – Selwyn Awards: Silver Award Sport Leadership
          • 2021 – Sport Canterbury Awards: Administrator of the Year Nominee (Tracy Jones)
          • 2020 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Administrator of the Year (Tracy Jones)
          • 2020 – Sport Canterbury Awards: GymSports Club of the Year
          • 2019 – Sport Canterbury Awards: Administrator of the Year Finalist (Ryan Jones)
          • 2019 – Gymsports Canterbury Awards: Service Award (Ange Meier)


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