Island Gymnastics Academy shines at provincials
Summerside Saultos host recent provincial championships in new facility
The Island Gymnastics Academy (IGA) earned 21 titles to lead the pack at the recent P.E.I. provincial gymnastics championships in Summerside.
The Summerside Saultos gymnastics club played host for four Island clubs in its new facility.
The gymnasts competed for titles and roster spots on the P.E.I. Atlantic and Eastern Canadian teams.
On the female side, top performers Victoria Covey (JO level six argo), Katie Gaudet (JO level six novice), Solen Trainor (JO level four argo), Maggie Campbell (JO level six tyro) and RaeLee MacDonald (JO level seven novice) all had wins for IGA, which counted 12 titles.
The Victory Gymnastics Centre also saw strong performances with three all-around first-place finishes for Tanisha Tawil (JO level seven open), Kenzie Myers (JO level eight tyro) and Mairi MacPhail (interclub tyro).
The Saultos took home three first-place finishes with gold medals for Alyssa Mugridge (JO level eight open), Ashley MacDougall (JO level eight novice) and Lindsay Stewart (interclub novice).
St Louis Gymnos also had a provincial champion in Ava Rennie (interclub argo).
For the male athletes, IGA claimed nine all-around titles including Alex Mann (national open), Kip Morris (provincial one under-12), Ethan Arsenault (provincial four under-13) and Simon Burns (provincial four 13-plus).
Next for many of the athletes who made the Team P.E.I. roster is the Atlantic championships this weekend in Sackville, N.B., followed by the Eastern Canadian and national gymnastics championships next month.
Category winners from the recent P.E.I. gymnastics provincials in Summerside. Clubs - Summerside Saultos (host), Island Gymnastics Academy, St. Louis Gymnos, Victory Gymnastics Centre.
Girls All-Around
JO Level Four Argo - Solen Trainor (IGA) JO Level Four Tyro - Meredith Morgan (IGA) JO Level Four Novice - Lexi Schurman (IGA) JO Level Five Argo - Madeleine Pigeon (IGA) JO Level Five Argo - Callie Harding (IGA) JO Level Six Argo - Victoria Covey (IGA) JO Level Six Tyro - Maggie Campbell (IGA) JO Level Six Novice - Katie Gaudet (IGA) JO Level Six Open - Mackenzie Paton (IGA) JO Level Seven Argo - Emma King (IGA) JO Level Seven Tyro - Ella MacDougall (IGA) JO Level Seven Novice - Rae-lee MacDonald (IGA) JO Level Seven Open - Tanisha Tawil (Victory) JO Level Eight Tyro - Kenzie Myers (Victory) JO Level Eight Novice - Ashley MacDougall (Saultos) JO Level Eight Open - Alyssa Mugridge (Saultos) P.E.I. Interclub Argo - Ava Rennie (Gymnos) P.E.I. Interclub Tyro - Mairi MacPhail (Victory) P.E.I. Interclub Novice - Lindsay Stewart (Saultos) ——
Boys All-Around
Provincial One (Under-8) - Eliot Landry (IGA) Provincial One (Under-10) - Ben Simpson (IGA) Provincial One (Under-12) - Kip Morris (IGA) Provincial One (12-Plus) - Daniel Banks (Saultos) Provincial Three (Under-13) - Gabriel Ing, Josh Hammill (IGA) Provincial Three (13-Plus) - Cameron Davis (IGA) Provincial Four (Under-13) - Ethan Arsenault (IGA) Provincial Four (13-Plus) - Simon Burns (IGA) Elite Two - Jaycob Frank (IGA)