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Jamie Wakin
By Scott Taylor,
Photos by Tara Miller,
Jeff Miller, James Carey Lauder,
Jason Halstead and Grace Chiu
SportsLife Magazine
brings you the hottest news
stories in Manitoba sports.
Once again, we’ll catch up with
a number of the star athletes
who have been so sensational in 2016
Manitoba’s Gymnasts Successful at Western Canadians
Kathy Stoesz from the Manitoba Gymnastics Association reports that the
Association sent 41 gymnasts to compete in the Western Canadian Artistic
Gymnastics Championships in Richmond, B.C., from May 5-7, and Manitoba’s
gymnasts were wildly successful, winning 25 medals.
In the Girls competition, Level JO 10, 12-15 age group, Jamie Wakin of
Springers placed First All Around, First on Uneven Bars, and First on Floor.
Jordyn Galloway of Springers placed First on Vault.
In the JO 10 16-plus age group, Emily Blackner of Panthers won a Bronze
Medal in the All Around, and a bronze on the Uneven Bars. The team made
up of Emily Blackner, Alia Ross, Meghan Boulanger, and Melissa Stampe of
Fantastic Gymnastics and Molly Oswald of Springers won a Bronze medal.
In the JO 9 11-13 age group, the team made up of Brooklyn Nylen, Okeri
Katjivari of Brandon Eagles, Alexis Gillespie and Jordyn Crerar of Panthers
Gymnastics won the Bronze medal. Brooklyn Nylen placed Fourth All Around.
In the JO 9 14-plus, Stephanie Clarkson of Springers placed Third All Around
and won a Gold medal on Floor. The Team made up of Brook Bradshaw of
Brandon Eagles,
April Demeule
Jordyn Galloway at the 2016 Westerns
of Panthers and
Ailish O’Shea,
Stephanie
Clarkson, and Taya Niessen of Springers won a Bronze
medal
In the JO 8 (97-03), Caitlyn Yip of Winnipeg Gymnastics
Centre placed Third All Around, and First on Uneven Bars.
Grace Dubnick of Brandon Eagles placed Third on Beam
and Maxine Sanders of Fantastic Gymnastics placed Third
on Uneven Bars.
Angela Cao of Fantastic Gymnastics placed Third on
Uneven Bars in the Aspire 1 category.
In the Boys competition, in Elite 3 Alex Tiaglei of the
Winnipeg Gymnastics Centre placed Second in Physical
Abilities, Third on Floor and Rings and Fourth All Around.
The National Open and Provincial 5 Team combined
to win a Bronze Medal. The team was made up of Davey
Boschmann, Qayum Hassani, Jeremie Gregoire, Cole
Hutchison, Mac Neumann of Winnipeg Gymnastics, and
Sam Wenham and Paul Eros of Fantastic Gymnastics.
In the National Open category Paul Eros placed Second
All Around, First on Vault and Second on Parallel Bars.
Davey Boschmann tied for Second on Pommel Horse with
Qayum Hassani.
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