Competitors from 15 clubs around the province took part in the event, which featured 280 gymnasts of all ages and skill level.
Leading the way for Gymtastiks was veteran competitor Shaine Closs in the Junior Olympics 7 division, as she recorded a clean sweep of her events with a score of 9.7 on the vault, 7.5 on bars, 9.5 on beam and 9.416 on the floor, with her overall total of 36.116 winning by just under two points.
Hailey Wagner overcame a tough 11th place showing in the J.O. 3 born 2006-and-before vault (score 9.00) to record first-place finishes in the uneven bars (9.283) and beam (9.016) to go along with sixth place on floor (8.833) for a 36.132 total and first place in the all-around.
Competing in the J.O. 3 2008-and-before class, Eliana Ike took first place showings on the bars (9.066) and vault (9.383), which combined with her seventh place on the beam (8.716) and floor (8.833) gave her a 35.988 total and first place in the all-around by a mere 0.183 points.
An impressive floor routine score of 9.250 proved to be the difference for Evelyn White in the J.O. 3 2009-2010 class, as despite finishing seventh on the vault (9.433), fifth on the bars (8.750) and sixth on the beam (8.983), her 36.416 total was good enough for an incredible .001 victory over teammate Logan Temple. Temple posted top three finishes in the vault (9.516), bars (8.783) and beam (9.083) routines but was sixth on floor with a score of 9.033. That was enough for 36.415 points and the thousandth-of-a-point second place finish.
The event also saw competitors in the youngest Junior Olympics 1 and 2 and Recreational classes, where the focus is on steady development and less on the competition side of things.
Saige Buchanan and Ella Mack tied for first place in the J.O. 2 class, while Alyssa Ofukany landed gold in J.O. 1 and Aurora Harden, Briella Blanchard, Emma Clark, Julia Stewart, Rhya Bollinger and Madelyn Smith took first in the Recreational class.
Other results from the weekend of competition included:
Junior Olympics 4 (2007-under)
Haneefah Yusuf – 2. Vault (8.600), 4. Bars (8.850), 6. Beam (8.366), 3. Floor (8.750), 4. All-around (34.566).
Junior Olympics 4 (2008-under)
Blake Maltais – 2. Vault (8.950), 4. Bars (9.016), 3. Beam (8.683), 2. All-around (35.232).
Katelyn Sauer – 8. Vault (8.250), 8. Bars (7.733), 9. Beam (7.733), 9. All-around (32.149).
Junior Olympics 3 (2008)
Maci Lowry – 6. Vault (9.166), 3. Bars (8.433), 5. Beam (9.033), 7. Floor (8.833), 4. All-around (35.465).
Gracelyn Blanchard – 9. Vault (9.050), 14. Bars (7.650), 7. Beam (8.900), 10. Floor (8.683), 9. All-around (34.283).
Sienna Bollinger – 2. Vault (9.266), 18. Bars (7.583), 11. Beam (8.550), 14. Floor (8.483), 10. All-around (33.882).
Jordan Gettis – 5. Vault (9.200), 6. Bars (8.000), 12. Beam (8.533), 17. Floor (7.750), 12. All-around (33.483).
Junior Olympics 2
Gold – Saige Buchanan, Ella Mack.
Silver – Chloe Moore, Olivia Ritzer, Kaiya McKechnie, Olivia Smith Wang, Emmy Blanchard, Jenna Porter.
Bronze – Shaylan Constable, Nina Yousif.
Junior Olympics 1
Gold – Alyssa Ofukany
Silver – Amara Cameron, Makayla Clark, Brinley Smith, Grace Forrest
Recreational
Gold – Aurora Harden, Briella Blanchard, Emma Clark, Julia Stewart, Rhya Bollinger, Madelyn Smith.
