
Five Local Athletes Headed to Nationals in Virginia
Five local athletes from Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling will attend and compete in the Amateur Athletic Union’s (A.A.U.) Junior Olympic Games July 29 through August 2 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Each of these athletes qualified during the A.A.U. Illinois State Meet hosted by Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling in Quincy in May. The athletes will be competing in a national competition for themselves (individual), their gym (gym scores) and their state. Illinois traditionally has the most athletes competing out of all 50 states. Those attending (their ages and hometowns) are:
Rylee Mellon 9, Quincy
Maurice Silas 14, Quincy
Lanie Privett 10, Hannibal
John Bohnenblust 13, Quincy
Logan Covert 12, Canton
The following are the placings from AAU State meet. Each of these athletes qualified to compete the national level with the five listed above electing to attend. They are listed by name, competition level, and ranking:
Maggie Schutte Adv - State Champion 1st
Maurice Silas Int - State Champion 1st
John Bohenbust SubNov - State Champion 1st
Dakota Bradshaw Nov – State Champion 1st
Rylee Mellon SubAdv – 2nd Place
Kobi Cookson – 2nd Place
Gage Woolen Int – 2nd Place
Logan Covert Nov – 2nd Place
Blayde Terrill Nov – 3rd Place
Lydia Schrand SubAdv – 3rd Place
Ashley Leonard SubAdv – 3rd Place
Abbey Redd Int – 3rd Place
Abigail Phillips SubNov – 5th Place
Hayden Frankel SubNov – 6th Place
Emily Lennox Int – 6th Place
Lanie Privett SubNov – 7th Place
Madalynn Cookson – 8th Place
Kadence Haskins Int – 8th Place
Lauren Cornwell SubNov – 9th Place
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