The YMCA Level 7 and Level 8 girls gymnastics teams captured top spots at the Judge’s Cup season opener in Ypsilanti last weekend.
Patricia Davis led all competitors with a 37.325 all around score at Level 7 by taking first place gold medals on bars, beam, and floor, while placing second on vault. Twin sister Amy Davis turned in a 36.625 performance for a second place all around silver medal, while Francie Flores and Rachel Ovalle captured third and fourth place all around. Flores recorded a team high 9.375 vault to claim the gold medal on that event.
At Level 8, Annie Gerstner won the all around award by taking the gold medal on bars, beam, and floor while placing second to teammate Kendra Benak on vault. Benak collected the all around silver medal by placing second to Gerstner on bars, beam, and floor.
Jade Turner’s second place bars routine helped catapult her to third place all around at Level 6, followed closely by Kayla Brady’s fourth place all around performance. Darby Drake placed fourth on vault and Annemarie Jenkins placed fifth on beam to round out the YMCA’s Level 6 team scoring.
Summer Bennetts took home a gold medal for her beam routine in her first Level 5 meet, and added a third place medal for floor and a fifth place medal for bars. Ryan Zrimec also competed for the Y team at Level 5, placing fifth on beam and seventh on floor.
The next meet for the YMCA gymnasts is Grand Rapids’ On the Grand Invitational, December 2 - 4.
For more information on Y Gymnastics or any of the over 65 programs, click on our website at http://www.gtbayymca.org/ .
