Quesnel showed up in force to the B.C. Secondary School Gymnastics Provincial Championships in Delta at the beginning of the month (March 7-8).
Twelve athletes from Correlieu Secondary School, Quesnel Junior School and North Cariboo Christian School made the trip down and all exceeded expectations.
They were able to compete against the top gymnastics schools across the province and more than hold their own.
The Correlieu boys, Christopher Henderson and Darryl Lacoste, were able to claim the Team Trophy for Level 2 Men’s.
Their combined scores beat out those of the top two Level 2 Men athletes of every other school to win the prize.
While Henderson has been competing for some time, Lacoste is fairly green.
“Darryl was in the very first competition he’s ever participated in, and everything overall was five times better than what he does at home,” says coach Taylor Flynn.
“He just perfectly stepped up to the plate and squeezed everything and pointed his toes and rocked it.”
The meet was also the last one for long-time competitor Sierra Moore.
She has been competing within the high school program since she was in Grade 8 and was presented with a rose by her coaches to commemorate her excellent run.
“Our highs cshool program isn’t that recognized, but it’s a really great program for the kids,” says Marlene Higgins, president of the Quesnel Technics Gymnastics Club, “Everybody thinks, oh, you have to be in [the] competitive [stream] but it’s not about that.”
RESULTS
Level 1 Juniors
Zoe Nestel placed 27th on vault, 28th on bars, 23rd on beam, 31st on floor and 36th all around.
Brady Smith (first-time competitor) placed 4th on vault, 20th on bars, 28th on beam, 30th on floor and 25th all around.
Level 2
Danae McCroy placed 19 on vault, 29th on bars, 18th on beam, 21st on floor and 28th overall.
Brooklyn Glassford placed 33rd on vault, 24th on bars, 11th on beam, 22nd on floor and 30th overall.
Sydney Jolly placed 30th on vault, 32nd on bars, 24th on beam, 2nd on floor and 31st overall.
Level 2 Men’s
Christopher Henderson placed 3rd on vault, 6th on pommel, 10th on rings, 7th on parallel bars, 2nd on high bar and 4th all around.
Darryl Lacoste tied for 2nd on vault, placed 7th on pommel, 5th on rings, 3rd on parallel bars, 1st on rings and 2nd all around.
Level 3
Hannah Brown placed 5th on vault, 10th on bars, 2nd on beam, 9th on floor and 2nd all around.
Rachel Ganes placed 22nd on vault, 16th on bars, 22nd on beam, 16th on floor and 26th overall.
Sierra Moore placed 30th on vault, 15th on bars, 32nd on beam, 33rd on floor and 38th overall.
Level 5
Presley Kitamura placed 8th on vault, 11th on bars, 13th on beam, 15th on floor and 14th overall.
Jessica Higgins placed 3rd on vault, 4th on bars, 5th on beam, 8th on floor and 3rd overall.
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