Small team wins big Eastside Gymnastics Academy captures state team championship
- Written by Eastside Gymnastics Academy
The event was held April 28-29 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue, Wash., and was hosted by Cascade Elite Gymnastics of Lynnwood, Wash.
Eastside Gymnastics Academy’s Level 5 Team is coached by Casey Campbell and Marina Mamedova. The winning team, which competed on four Olympic events (vault, bars, beam and floor), includes: Kenzie Bloom of Mukilteo, Taara Elahi of Kirkland, Sofia Fulkerson of Woodinville, Lacie Hoang of Bothell, and Alexa Midtbo, Natalie Schare, Leah Schare and Aya Watson all of Redmond.
During this same event Cassandra Henrickson of Redmond, also from Eastside Gymnastics, won the all-around gold medal for the Junior C division in Level 6 competition with a score of 36.525. Complete meet results for the 2012 USA-Gymnastics Washington, Junior Olympic Program’s Level 5 and 6 Championships can be found at http://www.cegteam.com/content/hosted_meets/final_results.asp.For more information about Eastside Gymnastic Academy: www.eastsidegymnastics.com.