Branch Gymnastics Boys Compete at
16th Annual Jason Whitfield Invitational

The Branch Gymnastics boys teams traveled to Ann Arbor, MI to compete at the 16^th annual Jason Whitfield Invitational held at Cliff Keen Arena.  The competition hosted gymnasts from Michigan and surrounding states, and provided a great field of competitors. 

The Level 4 boys’ team had many outstanding performances with athletes finishing in the top five in every age division.  In the 6 year old age division it was Drake Hobson who claimed a 2^nd place finish in the All Around with a 52.00.  Drake also claimed 1^st place on Rings with an 8.9 and Parallel Bars with a 9.0.  In the 7 year old age division Hamilton Highhouse, finishing 3^rd in the All Around, was on top of the awards stand with a 9.3 on Rings.  Hamilton finished in the 2^nd spot on Parallel Bars and Floor with a 9.45 and a 9.3.  Blake Ebner took home a 5^th place finish on Parallel Bars with an 8.75, while Noah Rosenbaum took 6^th place in the All Around with a 51.70.  In the 8 year old age division Austin Nemire earned a 1^st place finish on Parallel Bars and High Bar with a 9.1 and an 8.85 respectively.  With strong performances on the other events Austin finished runner up in the All Around with a 53.05.  Taking the 4^th spot in the All Around with a 51.95 was Zack Robinson.  Zack turned in a top notch performance on Floor (9.0) that was good enough for 3^rd place.  Masatoshi Goto swung his way to a 2^nd place finish on High Bar with a score of 8.6.  In the 9 year old and up age division it was Jonathan Murphy who cracked the top five in the All Around finishing 5^th with a score of 52.30 and finished in 2^nd place on High Bar with a 9.0.  Nicholas Heikkila and Matthew Leinwand finished 3^rd and 4^th on Floor with an 8.85 and an 8.8.  Matthew claimed the 3^rd place medal on Parallel Bars with a 9.0.  Rounding out the day for the Level 4 boys was Adam Cartwright taking the top spot on Floor with an impressive 9.2 and 2^nd on Parallel Bars with a 9.1.  

The Level 5 boys’ team put on a strong showing for their fans coming home with some outstanding awards.  In the 6-8 year old age division Austin Buck Vaulted his was to a 4^th place finish with 9.3.  In the 9-10 year old age division Pieter Hofstra took 3^rd place on Pommel Horse with an 8.0.  Teammate Kevin Greenman took the 5^th spot on Floor with an 8.7.  In the 11 year old and up age division Tra Bryant had an outstanding day finishing 3^rd in the All Around with a 52.10.  To go along with his 3^rd place finish in the All Around Tra finished 1^st on Floor and 4^th on Parallel Bars with a 9.2 on both events.  Brent Person turned in two great performances on Vault (9.3) and Parallel Bars (9.4) that earned him 2^nd place on both events.

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