Gymnasts take aim at qualifying for worlds

The trampoline athletes from Okanagan Gymnastics Centre were in Calgary for a Canada Cup competition May 3-7. The meet was the first of two trials for world age groups and world championships, which will be held in Bulgaria in November.

Jordyn Yendley placed first on level 6 17U trampoline and double mini trampoline.

Travis Towers was eighth on Level 5 16U trampoline and first on double mini trampoline.

Taya Lawless competed in level 5 15U, where she finished 23rd on trampoline and 24th on double mini trampoline.

Jordan Macdonald was 29th on trampoline and 22nd on double mini trampoline in Level 5 15U.

Andrew Martin was 11th in senior men’s trampoline.

Artistic Gymnastics

The artistic gymnasts were also competing on the weekend.

The Delta Invitational at the Richmond Oval is one of the largest competitions in the province, with more than 1,000 athletes competing.

The Level 2 girls were in their first competition and earned a gold, silver or bronze ribbon for each event. Madison Parnell earned silver on vault, bronze on bars, silver on beam, bronze on floor and silver all around. Ruby Hazard earned silver on vault, bronze on bars, silver on beam, silver on floor and silver all around. Sophia Pauluzzi earned bronze on vault, bronze on bars, bronze on beam and bronze on floor.

In the Level 3 competition, Ava Roth won a gold medal on the vault with a score of 9.75. She also won bronze on beam and finished fourth all around out of 20 athletes.

In Level 4, Eva Solano earned a gold medal on the balance beam in the 2007 category with a score of 9.575. Summer Houston placed first on vault, third on bars and third overall. Alexandra Kennedy finished with silver on vault, third on floor and fourth overall. Talia Westwood won a silver medal on balance beam with a score of 9.725 in the 2008 category.

In Level 5, Piper Campo won bronze on the floor exercise in the 2007 category and Veronika Yacovelli won bronze medals on the uneven bars, balance beam and overall.

Natalia Simeunovic won the vault in the Aspire 1 category, while Jayelle Williams finished in third place on the vault.

Mackenzie Carroll won a bronze medal on the uneven bars in Level 7.

In Level 8, Veronica Tarasenco won the all around, finishing with gold medals on the uneven bars, floor exercise and overall. She also earned a bronze medal on the vault. In the Level 8 (2001-02) category, Grace Driver won silver on vault and bronze on floor and Danica Graves tied for bronze on floor.

In the Level 9/10 category, Lucia Jakab finished in third place on the uneven bars.

In the men’s Level 2 competition, Hani Rehan placed first on pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and high bar with an overall third-place finish. Elliot Bone won a bronze medal on the pommel horse.

In Level 3, Jack Nyrose placed third overall after finishing first on high bars and third on vault and parallel bars.

In Level 4, Willis Plant was first on pommel horse, rings and parallel bars, second on floor and third on vault and high bar for an overall silver medal.