By James Day
Silverton Gymnastics Academy had an excellent spring, turning in sterling performances at state and regional competitions.
From April 19-21, 17 of the club’s athletes participated in a regional meet at Boise, Idaho, that brought together the top gymnasts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and Hawaii.
“Our athletes did amazing and we couldn’t be more proud of their accomplishments this season,” coach Celia Storey said.
Here is a look at how the local gymnasts performed:
Xcel Gold Division
Aleah Butler was first in bars, second in floor, sixth in beam and second in all-around. Ivory Calderon was fourth in vault and third in bars. Erin Grosjacques took first in bars, thirrd in vault and fourth in all-around. Riley Hess was fifth in bars, fourth in beam, sixth in floor and thirrd in all-around.
Charlie Stearns was seventh in vault and second in floor.
Xcel Platinum
Kristina Chuprov took first in bars, first in beam, fourth in floor and first in all-around and Sadie Brown Maxwell finished third in bars, seventh in floor and eighth in all-around.
Xcel Diamond
Haley Lahman was first in floor, sixth in beam, fifth in all- around and Ella Storey placed fifth in vault, sixth in bars, third in floor and sixth all-around.
Earlier, at the April 6-7 state meet in Springfield, Silverton Gymnastics Academy’s teams all scored well. Xcel Bronze, Excel Gold, Xcel Platinum and Xcel Diamond all took second place in the team competitions, while Xcel Silver finished fourth.
The club had seven athletes win state titles in the all-around, Quinlee Stubbs (Xcel Bronze), Lila Hughey, (Xcel Bronze), Charlotte Davis (Xcel Silver), Malia Bunnell (Xcel Silver), Riley Hess (Xcel Gold), Kristina Chuprov (Xcel Platinum) and Ella Storey (Xcel Diamond).
The club also had two vault champions, three bars champions, five beam champions and five floor champions. Gold, Platinum and Diamond gymnasts were eligible to advance on to the regionals based on scoring.
