Athletes from the host club combined for four all around championships in their first meet of the competitive season.
The Surrey Gymnastics Society (SGS) hosted their 25th annual SGS Invitational at the Guildford Rec Centre March 2-3, with 180 young gymnasts competing.
Malcolm Herbert, 15, took home the gold medal in the High Performance Junior category, three months before he and teammate Khalil Dhanji compete at the national championships in Regina. Dhanji, a Johnston Heights Secondary student, placed seventh all around in the national youth group.
Aidan Wilson in the Level Four group, Treyson Cerrato in Level Three, and Josh Hoven in Level Two were the other gold medals winners.
The Surrey club combined its annual Invitational boys event with the 27th annual Carol Lenz Memorial, which attracted more than 600 athletes and roughly 1,000 spectators to the two-day event, also at the Guildford Recreation Centre.
“The Carol Lenz Memorial was a great start to the competitive season for many of the SGS women as well as a debut competition for some,” said Lisa Webb, and administrator with SGS. “The club and coaches applaud them for a job well done.”
Emily Carroll, 14, was third all around in the Provincial Level Three Open group, after placing second on vault, third on bars and fifth on floor. Teammate Madison Principe was first on floor and fifth on bars.
Alanna Jones earned a fourth place finish in the all around standings of the Provincial Level Four Open category. The 18 year-old had the high score on vault, and was also sixth on beam. Teammate Bridget Hastings, 15, won a gold medal on bars.
Cassandra Principe, 8, used a third-place score on bars and a first place on beam to place fifth all around in Provincial Level One Argo, a category two other nine year-old SGS gymnasts enjoyed plenty of success. Claire de Martin placed third on bars, and Manel Baklouti was third on vault. Other top five placings were achieved by Eva Woodward, fourth on beam, and Alexa Cannon, fifth on vault.
Jillian Principe, 10, was fifth all around in the Provincial Level Two Novice group, after placing second on beam and fourth on bars. Twin sister Jill just missed a top five placing, scoring sixth on floor. Juldyz Jumataeca, 11, was third on beam and fourth on both vault and floor to place sixth all around.
In the Provincial Level Two Novice category, Luci Kask, 12, was first on bars, second on beam, and fourth on vault to place sixth all around.
Sofia Savkovic, 14, had three top five scores in the National Open group, placing fourth on vault and floor, and fifth on bars.
