OGC athletes impressing from Italy to provincials
The Okanagan Gymnastics Centre is in the midst of a busy month, with Lucia Jakab representing the club and Team Canada at the recent 2018 Jeselo Cup in Italy.
Jakab competed in the Junior category, while world-renowned athletes such as Ragan Smith from the U.S. competed in the Senior category.
Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, China and Italy were all represented at this year’s meet.
Jakab placed 27th, which was the second-highest finish for the Canadian team.
Closer to home, OGC athletes attended the 2018 BC Gymnastics Championships in Port Coquitlam, where more than 1,000 competitors were vying to be crowned provincial champions in their respective age categories and levels.
The trampoline gymnastics team showed off their high-flying skills with two athletes qualifying for the Western Canada Cup, which will be held in Regina, Sask., in June.
Another 10 athletes qualified for the Canadian Championships, to be held in Lethbridge, Alta., in July.
Madi Eagle, Taya Lawless, Max Vandenberg, Andrew Martin, Jordan Yendley, Jordan Macdonald, Travis Towers, Emily Welsh, Vanna Harris and Janiah Harris will all represent Okanagan Gymnastics at nationals.
Seija Bishop and Nate Banner will represent Team BC at the Western Canada Cup event.
Yendley finished with gold medals on Junior double mini trampoline and in the individual trampoline.
Martin finished second in the Men’s Senior trampoline.
Welsh finished second in Level 6 -17+ trampoline.
Towers, of Vernon, finished in second place in Level 6 double mini trampoline and third place on trampoline.
Eagle earned first place and the title of Level 4 double mini trampoline and finished fourth on trampoline.
Lawless finished in first place in Level 5 double mini trampoline. Isaac Sowinski finished sixth in Level 5 double mini trampoline.
Vandenberg finished as the provincial champion in Level 3 double mini trampoline and he also earned a bronze medal in Level 4 trampoline.
Ethan Scott finished in first place in Level 3 tumbling and was also fifth in Level 4 double mini trampoline.
Janiah Harris finished sixth in Level 5 double mini trampoline.
Vanna Harris earned a 10th-place finish in Level 5 double mini trampoline. Jacob Kochylema finished with a silver medal in Level 3 double mini trampoline and a fourth place on trampoline.
Banner was the provincial champion in Level 2 tumbling and Level 3 trampoline.
He also earned a bronze medal in Level 3 double mini trampoline and finished fifth all around, which is only eligible to athletes who compete in all three events — individual trampoline, double mini trampoline and tumbling.
Bishop finished with a top placing of fourth in Level 3 tumbling.
Claudia Clark finished fourth on trampoline in the large Level 1 category.
Carter Dumontier finished as provincial champion in Level 1 double mini trampoline in his first year of competition. He also earned a bronze medal on the trampoline.
Josh Dumontier finished with a bronze medal on double mini trampoline and a fourth place in Level 1 trampoline.