Twenty of Gem City’s tumbling team athletes traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the National Championships of the United States Tumbling and Trampoline Association (USTA).
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Addison Koch, a fifth grader at St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School, is the winner of our Good Grades Quarterly Drawing for the fourth quarter of the 2017-2018 school year!
Summer is in full swing and Gem City is ready! Read to find out more.
Calissa Cormier is a senior at Clark County High School in Kahoka, MO, on Gem City’s All Star Cheer Squad. She cheered at school since 5th grade and with Gem City since 7th grade.
Maurice Silas is a senior at Quincy Senior High School on Gem City’s Tumbling Team. He is 17 and started tumbling in first grade. He’s competitively tumbled for five years. Maurice fills the gym with kindness and a positive attitude. We will miss him!
We can’t wait for summer! Check out the May newsletter to plan for summer and finish out the session strong.
The United States Trampoline and Tumbling Association (USTA) named Zeke Cernea as the Southern Illinois Coach of the Year. He is a co-owner and head and head tumbling coach at Gem City Gymnastics & Tumbling, LLC. in Quincy, Illinois.
Maggie Schutte, current senior at Quincy Senior High School (QHS), has been a long-time fixture on Gem City’s tumbling team. She’s been a leader through her consistent hard work and willingness to help other athletes. In April, Schutte was awarded the USTA Southern Illinois graduating Senior Scholarship Award at the Southern Illinois State Championship and made the All-Star National Team.
Eight Gem City athletes came home as State Champions and 36 of our competitors qualified to advance to Nationals at the 2018 United States Trampoline & Tumbling Association (USTA) Southern Illinois State Championship in Pana, IL on April 22! A total of 39 Gem City tumblers competed at the State meet.
Gem City’s Level 3 gymnastics team has 25 athletes advancing to USAG‘s State Championship. They are coached by Jacob Huff, Hope Huff, Kiki Backoff, and Damon Wilson.
Haley Woodyard and Ava Winking competed at Regionals for Gem City and as members of the Illinois Regionals Team. Haley placed 2nd on balance beam and 7th on vault. They are coached by Jacob Huff, Hope Huff, Kiki Backoff, and Damon Wilson. We are proud of both girls for making it so far this season!
Ava Winking and Haley Woodyard qualified for the Regionals competition and the Regional Level 8 team after strong performances at USAG‘s Level 8 State Championship. They will compete at Regionals this weekend, April 21-22, in Akron, Ohio.