Four gymnasts win gold for local gym
One local gym had a gold rush at the Amateur Athletic Union National Gymnastics Competition in Orlando, Fla.
Gymnasts from Gymnastics Gold who competed in the Amateur Athletics Union National Gymnastics Competition in Orlando, Fla., were McKenzie Delancey (front row, from left), Kristine Cherry, Sydney Robinson, Morgan Hobbs, Abigayle Kelley, Bailey Braswell, Caitlin Cole, Megan Logeais (middle row, from left), Britney Gross, Kayla Mayfield, Taylor Dewosky, Derek Dewosky, Olivia Cherry, Nadyiah Hill, Alex Mazur, Kenny Johnson (back row, from left), Josh Jarriel, Dillon Smith, Lisa Calhoun, Anna Beth Garner and Haley Mayfield.
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Gymnastics Gold, of Martinez, sent 25 members to the AAU championships in June and won four individual all-around gold medals.
"We are real proud of our gym," said Dillon Smith, who won first place in the Level 7 competition for the 16-and-up age group. "We are all one big team, and we cheer each other on during the competitions. We want to do well as a team."
Other individual champions were Anna Beth Garner, 14-year-olds Level 3; Megan Logeais, 8-year-olds Level 4; and Josh Jarriel, 16-and-up Level 6.
Gymnastics Gold also had top 10 individual all-around finishes from Lisa Calhoun, Caitlin Cole, Derek Dewosky, Taylor Dewosky, Britney Gross, Nadyiah Hill, Morgan Hobbs, Keith Johnson, Alex Mazur and Katelyn Morgan.