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Ashleigh Brennan (Victoria) won the senior women's all-around gold medal Friday at the 2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Sydney.

Ashleigh Brennan (Victoria)

Brennan, a 2008 Olympian, scored 115.750 to win the two-day contest comfortably over Western Australia's Emily Little (113.300) and Victoria's Mary-Anne Monckton (111.500).

The title is the first for Brennan, whose previous best was third all-around at the 2008 Australian Championships.

"It's been a long year with a lot of hard work and I'm glad it's finally starting to come together," Brennan said. "Over the last few years I haven't been an all-around gymnast, I've just focused on beam on floor. I'm just happy to be competing in all four events."

2010 world floor exercise champion Lauren Mitchell — a certainty for the Olympic team — did not attempt to defend her title in Sydney, skipping uneven bars both days. Australia's Olympic squad will be decided after additional trials in June.

"There's still plenty of work to do, we have the second trial in a couple of weeks and that's when the team will be named," Brennan said. "There were 19 of us out there competing tonight and there are only five spots - everyone's just working so hard to get on that team. I've still got to prove I can contribute and be on that team."

The competition also included guests from Japan. Former junior sensation Mai Yamagishi — who failed to make the Olympic squad in her first year as a senior — was the top non-Aussie with 112.200.

Queensland's Georgia Godwin, 14, defended her junior title from 2011 with a two-day total of 103.350. Third in 2011, Victoria's Kiara Munteanu moved up to silver (100.900) ahead of Queenslander Tamika Jones (99.050).

Competition continues Saturday with the men's all-around. The women return to the floor Sunday with the apparatus finals.

External Link: Australian Gymnastics Federation

2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships
May 25, Sydney

Senior Women's All-Around			Day 1	Day 2	Total
1.	Ashleigh Brennan		57.350	58.400	115.750
2.	Emily Little		57.050	56.250	113.300
--.	Mai Yamagishi		56.100	56.100	112.200
--.	Wakana Inoue		55.700	56.000	111.700
3.	Mary-Anne Monckton		56.900	54.600	111.500
4.	Georgia-Rose Brown		56.450	53.500	109.950
5.	Angela Donald		54.450	51.500	105.950
6.	Amaya King Koi		52.300	52.800	105.100
7.	Georgia Wheeler		52.650	52.300	104.950
8.	Zoe Lorenzin		52.700	52.100	104.800
9.	Isis Lowery		51.700	49.450	101.150
10.	Katie Wurth		49.250	51.400	100.650
11.	Ulln Sternberg		50.700	49.350	100.050
--.	Wakiko Ryu		55.550	41.050	96.600
--.	Sakura Noda		52.150	39.900	92.050
12.	Lauren Mitchell		43.800	44.850	88.650
13.	Chloe Sims		29.300	28.000	57.300
--.	Yu Minobe		28.600	27.350	55.950
14.	Georgia Bonora		28.100	27.750	55.850
15.	Olivia Vivian		27.700	26.200	53.900
16.	Daria Joura		26.900	26.350	53.250
17.	Shar-Lee Clark		13.450	11.650	25.100
18.	Natasha Hammann		11.650	12.050	23.700

Junior Women's All-Around			Day 1	Day 2	Total
1.	Georgia Godwin		50.625	52.725	103.350
2.	Kiara Munteanu		51.550	49.350	100.900
3.	Tamika Jones		49.075	49.975	99.050
4.	Tiahn Pesterey		49.300	49.000	98.300
--.	Brittany Robertson		48.675	49.450	98.125
5.	Grace Flood		48.050	49.275	97.325
6.	Eden Tarvit		49.075	46.800	95.875
7.	Emily Conran		45.125	47.525	92.650
8.	Celeste Loo		46.375	45.950	92.325

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Rachel T said:

	Does anyone know why Auren opted out of UB? So close to the Olympics.....puzzled why she didn't
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May 26, 2012
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Tina said:

	reply to Rachel Lauren will not be competing AA at the Olympics - she has an injured shoulder, and doesn't want to risk not being able to compete beam & floor.
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May 27, 2012
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