Branch Gymnastics Boys Teams Shine
at State Championships

The Branch Gymnastics Boys Teams traveled to Cadillac to take part in the Michigan State Championships hosted by Water’s Edge Gymnastics.  The teams had a great weekend of competition bringing home 12 individual State titles, a 3^rd place finish for the Level 4 team, and 4^th place for the Level 5 team.

The Level 4 boys’ solid team performance was capitalized by a number of great individual performances.  Competing in the 6-7 year old age division, Noah Rosenbaum finished in 2^nd place on High Bar with a 9.5, 3^rd place on Floor and Rings with a 9.5 on both events, and 3^rd in the All Around with a 56.30.  In the 8-9 year old age division Austin Nemire took the 4^th spot on Vault with a 9.65, 3^rd on Rings with a 9.6 and finished runner up on Floor with a 9.2.  Teammate Matthew Leinwand took 4^th place on Floor with a 9.3.  Jonathan Murphy came up with two gold medals on Parallel Bars and High Bar scoring a 9.4 and a 9.5 respectively.

Leading the way for the Level 5 team was Tra Bryant turning in gold medal performances on Floor (8.8), Rings (9.0), Vault (9.7), and Parallel Bars (9.5).  Tra also finished 2^nd on Pommel Horse with an 8.7 and High Bar with an 8.9 on his way to claiming the All Around title with a score of 54.60.  Austin Buck finished in 8^th place on Pommel Horse with an 8.3 and teammate Kevin Greenman finished in the 6^th spot on Vault with a 9.3.  Pieter Hofstra took home a 5^th place finish on Floor with an 8.8 and Brent Person turned in a 9.2 on Parallel Bars that earned him 4^th place.

For the Level 9 and 10 boys this was the first step for them in qualifying to the National Championships.  At the State Championships the boys have to attain a certain score to qualify to the Regional Championships.  The boys handled the extra pressure with ease and came up with some outstanding performances.  Daniel Lucas and Tyler Scharns, competing in the Level 9 division, came up big finishing 1^st and 3^rd in the All Around.  To go along with his All Around title Daniel claimed the State title on Vault (8.6), Parallel Bars (9.0), and High Bar (9.2).  Tyler Scharns finished 3^rd on Rings (7.9) and Vault (8.0) along with his 3^rd place in the All Around with a 48.50.  Tyler also claimed the gold medal on Pommel Horse with a 7.9.  Level 10, Kyler Sill took home a 5^th place finish on Floor with an 8.2 and finished 10^th in the All Around with a 40.75.

Daniel, Tyler, and Kyler all posted scores high enough to qualify to the Regional Championships which Branch Gymnastics will be hosting at the Kellogg Arena April 13-15.

Click here to see the results of the 2007 Boys State Championships

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