In their fifth-ever USAG competition, Level 4 gymnasts from
Hollister and Gilroy continued to excel and merit awards at
Almaden’s Gymfest on Feb. 21 in Paris.
PARIS – In their fifth-ever USAG competition, Level 4 gymnasts from Hollister and Gilroy continued to excel and merit awards at Almaden’s Gymfest on Feb. 21 in Paris.
In a tough competition of 24 girls between the ages of 9 and 15, USA Sport Connection gymnasts were able to bring home awards on all four apparatus.
The tight-scoring vault competition ended with Alysia Brown earning a fourth place (8.9), Jessica Meade, 12, earning a 10th place (8.7), Jessica Frey, 12, earning a 12th place (8.65), and Lise Avilla, 9, earning a 13th place (8.6).
Both Alysia Brown and Lise Avilla tied for ninth place with a good execution of their Floor Exercise (8.1).
On the Balance Beam, Jessica Frey took high honors with a second-place medal (9.05). Awards were also earned by Lise Avilla, with a 10th place (8.6), and Jessica Meade, with a 12th place (8.5).
The challenge of the uneven bars was met by Alysia Brown (placing seventh), Jessica Meade (placing ninth), and Jessica Frey (placing 12th).
Competing against 20 other gymnasts in the middle age division, Jacquelynn Fisher, 8, earned a third-place medal with her wonderfully executed vault (9.15).
In a tight vaulting competition, Emily Rianda, 8, placed 13th (8.7), and Taylor Fisher, 8, placed 14th (8.6).
Emily Rianda also brought home a fourth-place medal on the uneven bars and a 13th-place mark on the balance beam (8.2).
The girls train at USA Sport Connection in Hollister, coached by Colleen Fisher. Look for them at the Concord Cup on Feb. 29 and Twister’s on Mar. 6.
USA Sport Connection gymnasts continued to bring home awards Saturday at Demaray’s Wild West Showdown in Fremont.
Once again, Kurtis Pedrazzi excelled while competing against 13 other gymnasts in Class 6 (11+ age division). Placing third all-around (51.45), Pedrazzi brought home a first on vault (8.9), a second on the parallel bars (9.0), a third on the rings (9.2), a third on the horizontal bar (8.95), a fifth on the pommel (8.1), and a fifth on the floor.
In competition against 20 other gymnasts in Class 6 (9-10 age division), Vanya Avilla placed third on vault (8.65), sixth on floor (8.1), and ninth on the horizontal bar (8.7).
Gabriel Hatcher, Class 6 (6-8 age division), placed seventh on the horizontal bar (8.5), eighth on the floor (8.0), and eighth on the pommel while competing against 15 other gymnasts.
Class 7 gymnasts also competed, although not for individual awards. Darren Coates (10+ age division) placed seventh all-aound (52.6), scoring 9.15 on the pommel (third place), 9.25 on the rings, and 9.0 on the horizontal bar (fourth place).
Kyle Brown (8-9 age division) placed 10th all-around (52.9), scoring 9.05 on pommel, 9.4 on the rings, 9.35 on the parallel bars, and 9.1 on the horizontal bar.
Watch for them at the upcoming Concord Cup on Saturday, Feb. 28.
