Branch Gymnastics Boys’ Teams Compete at

Regional Championships

Branch Gymnastics hosted the Region 5 Men’s Championships at the Kellogg Arena.  Gymnasts from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky took part in the competition in the hopes of qualifying to the National Championships in Oklahoma City.

In the Level 9 division Tyler Scharns finished in 12^th place on Vault with an 8.0.  Daniel Lucas took home the 5^th spot on Floor with a 9.25, finished in 4^th place on Vault with an 8.2, and took 12^th place on High Bar with an 8.3 and in the All Around with a 49.00.  With these strong performances Daniel and Tyler turned in All Around scores high enough to qualify to the National Championships.

In conjunction with the Men’s Regional Championship Branch Gymnastics also hosted the Jr. Boys Regional Invitational.  This competition gave the Level 4 and 5 boys a chance to compete against many other gymnasts from around the region. 

The Level 4 boys had an outstanding meet coming home with the team title and a number of strong individual finishes.  In the 6-7 year old age division Noah Rosenbaum finished 2^nd on Vault with a 9.6 and 3^rd on Parallel Bars with a 9.4 on his way to a 4^th place finish in the All Around with a 55.15.  Hamilton Highhouse earned two silver medals on Floor (9.4) and Parallel Bars (9.8) and took the 5^th spot in the All Around with a 54.60.  Drake Hobson Vaulted his way to a 5^th place finish with a score of 9.35 while teammate Blake Ebner finished in 7^th place with a 9.3.  In the 8 year old age division Austin Nemire came away with two 1^st place finishes on Floor (9.4) and Parallel Bars (9.7). Austin also finished in 2^nd place in the All Around with a 55.40.  Zachary Robinson turned in a 6^th place finish on High Bar with a score of 8.8.  Masatoshi Goto had a strong Ring routine that earned him a 2^nd place finish with a score of 9.5, and teammate Sam Stover earned the 10^th spot with a 9.2.  In the 9 years old and up age division Jonathan Murphy led the way finishing 5^th in the All Around with a 54.30 and 2^nd on Rings and High Bar with a 9.4 and 9.2 respectively.  Matthew Leinwand turned in a 5^th place finish on Floor with an 8.9.  Adam Cartwright finished in the 4^th spot on Vault with a 9.3 and teammate Nicholas Heikkila took 4^th place on Pommel Horse with a 9.1.

The Level 5 boys had many strong performances that earned them a 6^th place finish in the team competition.  Tra Bryant led the way for the team finishing 3^rd on Vault (9.3), Parallel Bars (9.65), High Bar (8.9), and in the All Around with a score of 53.95.  Brent Person added to that a 5^th place finish on Pommel Horse with an 8.3 and 7^th place in the All Around with a 51.20.  Austin Buck took the 9^th spot on Vault with an 8.6 and earned 10^th place on Parallel Bars with an 8.9.  Pieter Hofstra took home the 6^th place on Floor with an 8.7 and teammate Kevin Greenman finished 5^th place on Parallel Bars with a 9.0.

Click here to see the results of the 2007 Men's Regionals

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