Klahhane gymnasts compete for charity, championships

Published 2:58 pm Friday, March 21, 2014

Athletes from Klahhane Gymnastics’ recreational optional team, including Sequim’s own Lillian Oden, Clarissa Preston and Adare McMinn, recently competed in two meets.

On Feb. 11-13 the team competed at the Bumbershoot Charity Choice Invitational at the Tacoma Convention Center, joining 1,500 other gymnasts competing on behalf of a charity of their choice.

Klahhane teammates, competing for the Cure JM (Juvenile Myositis) Foundation, placed fifth in the intermediate recreational optional competition.

Individual results:

â–  Age 10 and under

All-around — 8. Sydney Miner, 12. Peyton Hefton

Uneven bars — 8. Hefton

Vault — 3. Miner

â–  Age 11

All-around — 4. Lillian Oden, 5. Nikki Price, 8. Saige Hefton

Beam — 5. Hefton

Vault — 2. Oden, 3. Price

â–  Age 12

All-around — 2. Clarissa Preston, 4. Lexi Hefton, 12. Payton Harding

Uneven bars — 8. Harding

Vault — 1. Preston, 3. Hefton

On Feb. 20, Klahhane gymnasts took second place overall at the Sweet Feet Meet at Gymnastics East in Bellevue.

Individual results:

â–  Age 10 and under

All-around — 2. McMinn

Bars — 2. McMinn, 6. Miner

Beam — 2. McMinn

Vault — 2. McMinn

â–  Age 11

All-around — 5. Oden

Balance Beam — 5. Price

Floor exercise — 3. Oden

Uneven bars — 5. Hefton

â–  Age 12

All-around — 5. Hefton

Bars — 2. Hefton

Beam — 6. Harding

Vault — 1. Preston

â–  Age 13+

All-around — 3. Emily VanDyken

Bars — 2. VanDyken

Beam — 4. VanDyken

Vault — 4. VanDyken