Local gymnasts do well in Pickering

Local gymnasts do well in Pickering

REGIONAL — Rose City Gymnastics sent 38 athletes to their second gymnastics qualifying competition in Pickering over the weekend of March 25-27 and came away with plenty of awards.

For some of the athletes, this was their first competition in two years.

Locally, three athletes from Kingsville and two each from Leamington and Essex competed at the meet.

Kingsville’s Julia McInnis took all-around first place in the 12-year old Level 4 division, with standout performances on the bars and beam. Morgan Audet was fifth overall in the 11-year-old Level 4 division, garnering a first-place finish in the beam. In the six-year-old Level 1 division, Peyton Maket was second on the beam.

Leamington’s Alessandra Mastronardi took first overall in the eight-year-old Level 1 division, on the strength of a sweep of all events. Gabriella George was fourth in the 11-year-old Excel Bronze division on the strength of a second-place bars routine.

Alyvvea Beemer of Essex took third overall in the 11-year-old Level 3 division, with seconds in bars, beam and floor. Edda Rivest, in the nine-year-old Excel Bronze division, placed third overall with a third place finish on the vault.

Athletes nine years old and over (Level 3 and 4) who placed in the top 32 in their age category will now go on to compete at the Ontario championships in June in Alliston.