Numerous November Wins for Gem City

We saw a lot of success in November so far! Both the gymnastics team and cheer squad had competitions and performed well.

The gymnastics team competed at the Judges Cup on November 8-9 in Bourbannais, Illinois. It was their second meet of the season. The Level 3 and Level 4 teams placed first!

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Gem City Earns Gold at Level 3 State

haley and hopeSt. Charles, Illinois – Gem City’s Level 3 Gymnastics Team attended their USAG state meet on March 7-9, 2014. They ranked high in team standings and had many great individual performances.

With over 800 competitors, this state meet was a tremendously competitive. The Gem City team won 2nd place in the youth division and 6th place in the senior division. Most impressive was the 3rd place team finish all-around, which includes all competitors and teams competing.

In individual results, Molly Broughton finished an impressive 3rd all-around. While Ava Winking and Haley Woodyard were both All-Around State Champions in their age group. Woodyard had the bonus of scoring a 39.025. This was the highest all-around score of all competitors at the meet.

 Haley Woodyard and coach Hope Cernea celebrate after a great beam routine. Woodyard had the highest all-around score of over 800 competitors.

Team Results:

3rd Place All-Around of Meet

2nd Place Youth Division

6th Place Senior Division

Individual Results:

Haley Woodyard – 1st Place, State Champion

*Highest State Score of over 800 athletes 

Ava Winking – 1st Place, State Champion

Molly Broughton – 3rd Place

Kielyn Ott – 4th Place

Annabelle Hilgenbrink – 4th Place

Eleanor Spooner – 6th Place

Brooklynn Howell – 8th Place

Taylor Routh – 8th Place

Shannon O’Neil – 9th Place

Brianna Barnes – 9th Place

Qualified & Advanced to State:

Abigail Barnes

Lily Barthel

Olivia Brown

Katelyn Dixon

Isabella Douglas

McKenzie O’Brien

Hannah Worstell

Abby Pilkington

Linnea Brown

Avery Lake

Katy Cole

Destiny Hauser

Gymnastics team wins hearts

heart of IllDecatur, Illinois – Gem City’s gymnastics team rocked it on February 8 & 9 at the Heart of Illinois meet. The Level 3 team took first place!

There were many impressive individual performances. Ava Winking (level 3) took first with a 38.05 in her level and age group. Haley Woodyard (level 3) placed second with a 37.275 in her level and age group. Molly Broughton (level 3) also posted high scores with a 36.9.

The Level 6 team also found success with a third place finish. This was especially impressive considering only three Level 6 athletes competed, meaning every score on each event counted toward the total team score. This leaves little room for anything other than solid performances.

 

Gem City gymnasts scare the competition!

Our gymnasts has a wildly successful time at the Monster Mash meet in Springfield, IL this last weekend.

Gem City’s Level 3 and Level 6 teams earned first place standings. The Level 4 team had a great effort as well with their third place finish.

Pictured above is Gem City's victorious Level 3 team.

2013 Level 5 State Meet Results

Coaches Kiki Backoff, Hope Cernea, and Jacob Huff are picture with the entire 2012-2013 gymnastics team.

Coaches Kiki Backoff, Hope Cernea, and Jacob Huff are picture with the entire 2012-2013 gymnastics team.

We’re busy preparing for the state tumbling meet we’re hosting on May 18. (Read more about it here.) But we wanted to take some time to highlight how our level 5 gymnasts performed in Peoria at their state meet. We’re very proud of all their hard work!

Read individual results below.

Sydney Stupavsky

3rd Place – Beam

5th Place – Floor

9th Place – All Around


Maggie Schutte

3rd Place – Vault

9th Place – Uneven Bars

3rd Place – Floor

4th Place – All Around


Baylee Arnold

6th Place – Vault

7th Place – Floor

7Th Place – All Around


Isabella Anderson

11th Place – Beam


Mary Farmer

2nd Place – Beam

Congratulations Level 6 & 7 Girls at Illinois State Championship!

super_6&7_artworkSMWe are proud of our many level 6 & 7 athletes, who competed at the Super 6 & 7 State meet in St. Charles, Illinois. These athletes were: Hannah Brunier, Lexie Destefane, Olivia Kaufman, Charleigh Koch, Lauren Stupavsky, and Georgia Graham. We are happy to inform you that Olivia Kaufman earned 8th on uneven bars while Charleigh Koch earned 10th place on the floor exercise.

Level 4 Girls Finish Strong at St. Louis Classic

Gem City proudly congratulates our level 4 girls on their strong  performance!

Gem City's level 4 gymnastics team receives their trophy at the St. Louis Classic meet. | Photo by Cinda Barnes

Gem City’s level 4 gymnastics team receives their trophy at the St. Louis Classic meet. | Photo by Cinda Barnes

St. Louis Classic logo 2013
We’re so proud of our level 4 team. They earned a 111.75 for 2nd place at the St. Louis Classic this past weekend! They were only beat .55 points. Their performance was exceptional, especially considering the large number of other quality athletes at the meet.

They all really put in the time and hard work need to excel at the gym. Keep up the good work!