HORSHAM Calisthenics College was crowned the overall winners at their annual competition at the weekend.
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The three-day event saw more than 350 competitors converge on the Horsham Town Hall.
Teams came from Mt Gambier, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Mildura, Portland and Swan Hill to compete.
Principal coach Kylie Hermans said it was an extremely successful weekend for the club, with the junior, intermediate and senior teams all winning their competitions.
“Our sub-juniors team were the runner-up in their competition as well,” she said.
The club also had success in the solo competition, with eight students coming away with first-place trophies.
Winners included Larnie Fischer, Monique Kinsman, Sarah McFarlane, Neve Lawson, Maddison Cook, Alana Hermans, Esther Craig and Kaitlyn Gebert.
Mrs Hermans said she was proud of how all the students performed.
“Everyone worked really hard and did the best they could – I couldn’t ask for anything more,” she said.
“Our students and our coaches are truly a blessing to the club.
“We’ve come such a long way in the past few weeks and all the students continue to improve with each competition.”
It was the first time the club has hosted the competition at the new town hall.
“It was an amazing venue, we are so lucky to have it here in Horsham,” Mrs Hermans said.
“All the other clubs commented on how great it was and we received a lot of positive feedback.”
Mrs Hermans thanked all the volunteers who helped out at the weekend.
“So many people put in a lot of work behind the scenes and I can’t thank them enough,” she said.
“Without our dedicated volunteers, this competition would not run.”
The club will now turn its attention to more competitions, with the sub-junior, junior and intermediate teams set to compete at the Calisthenics Victoria Incorporate state championships next month.