Gymnasts from First State Gymnastics in Newark traveled to Landover, Md. on Feb. 12 to 14 for the 18th annual East Coast Classic.
Representing the Level 7 team in the 13-year-old age group were Ashley Bailey a seventh grader at Everett Meredith Middle School and Brooke Parker, an eighth grader at St. Anne's Episcopal School. Ashley placed fourth on balance beam scoring a 9.1 and earned scores of 8.8 on vault and 8.45 on floor. Brooke scored a 9.05 for a fourth place finish on vault and 8.6 on Beam. The Level 7 team placed second.
Erin Lash, a seventh grader at Alfred G. Waters Middle School, competed as a 12-year-old level 8. She won the floor exercise with a score of 9.3 and placed second on uneven bars scoring 9.050. Erin finished fourth in the All Around competition.
Appoquinimink High freshman Jenny Lash represented Level 9 in the 15-year-old age group. Jenny scored 9.050 on vault for first place and 9.275 on floor for a second place finish. She placed second in the all around. The Level 9 team placed fourth.
Jenny also qualified to an event finals competition for level 9's in both the floor and vault. She placed second on floor with a 9.45 and fourth on vault scoring 9.225.
First State Gymnastics will host the State Championships on March 21.
Gymnasts from First State Gymnastics in Newark traveled to Landover, Md. on Feb. 12 to 14 for the 18th annual East Coast Classic.
Representing the Level 7 team in the 13-year-old age group were Ashley Bailey a seventh grader at Everett Meredith Middle School and Brooke Parker, an eighth grader at St. Anne's Episcopal School. Ashley placed fourth on balance beam scoring a 9.1 and earned scores of 8.8 on vault and 8.45 on floor. Brooke scored a 9.05 for a fourth place finish on vault and 8.6 on Beam. The Level 7 team placed second.
Erin Lash, a seventh grader at Alfred G. Waters Middle School, competed as a 12-year-old level 8. She won the floor exercise with a score of 9.3 and placed second on uneven bars scoring 9.050. Erin finished fourth in the All Around competition.
Appoquinimink High freshman Jenny Lash represented Level 9 in the 15-year-old age group. Jenny scored 9.050 on vault for first place and 9.275 on floor for a second place finish. She placed second in the all around. The Level 9 team placed fourth.
Jenny also qualified to an event finals competition for level 9's in both the floor and vault. She placed second on floor with a 9.45 and fourth on vault scoring 9.225.
First State Gymnastics will host the State Championships on March 21.