Klahhane gymnasts place well in Tacoma

Published 3:27 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Sequim Gazette staff

The Klahhane Gymnastics teams competed in the Charity Choice Invitational at the Tacoma Trade and Convention Center Feb. 5-7, with more than 2,000 athletes participating in the event with each team representing a charity of their choice.

Klahhane competed on behalf of the Cure JM (Juvenile Myositis) Foundation.

In Level 6 competition on Feb. 5, Morgan Mattix and Anne Edwards led the group with sixth-place finishes in the all-around competition. Mattix competed in the Junior B age group scoring 34.625 all-around points, adding a fifth place on balance beam (8.80 points) and sixth on floor exercise (8.775).

Edwards, competing in the Junior C age group, finished with 34.525 in all-around points, taking a third place medal on uneven bars ((8.75) and 8th on floor exercise (8.825). Emma Sharp was sixth on floor exercise in the Senior B age group.

Also competing were Kori Miller, Gracie Sharp and Susannah Sharp.

In the Feb. 7 competition, Mady Stockdale placed fifth in the Senior A age Level 4, competition scoring 34.325 points. Waverly Mead finished with 32.7 all-around points.

In Level 4 Cindy Liang had the highest Klahhane score of the weekend with a 9.3 mark on balance beam.

Also competing in Level 4 competition were Dylan Baermann and Samantha Robbins.