Freshman Megan Nebesnick beat out 20 other varsity competitors
for first place in the all-around, which takes into account scores
from four different disciplines (vault, uneven bars, balance beam
and floor exercise.)
GILROY – There are currently two healthy members of the Gilroy High girls gymnastics team who compete at the varsity level. There is only one girl who makes up the Christopher High varsity squad.
Though lacking in numbers, both programs, who are coached by Nicki Anagnoston, enjoyed significant success at a league meet, which included Tracy, West and Kimbel on Friday night in Gilroy.
“We are young and we are trying to build,” Anagnoston said. “Each year we get more.”
Freshman Megan Nebesnick beat out 20 other varsity competitors for first place in the all-around, which takes into account scores from four different disciplines (vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.)
Nebesnick took first on the vault with an 8.8 (on a scale of 1 through 10), first on the balance beam with a 9.0 for her routine, third on the bars and second on the floor.
CHS freshman Caitie Shannon finished third in the all-around, highlighted by a second-place mark of 8.45 on the uneaven bars.
The junior varsity girls for both schools made quite an impression on the rest of the field, securing all six of the top spots in the all-around competition with the Cougars’ Phoebe Vavoulis achieving first place.
The next five sports went to Mustang gymnasts, Fatima Magallanes (2nd), Sarah Aulman (3rd), Janelle Headley (4th), Marisa Verches (5th) and Morgan Triolo (6th).
“They had a few setbacks, but they fought back and that’s what it is all about,” Anagnoston said.
Other notable JV finishes include a 9.5 on the vault for Gilroy’s Isabelle Diaz to claim first, and a 9.0 on the floor for Cougar Nalecia Hauser to give her second.
The next home meet is Friday, April 30 at GHS.
