Gymnastics: Peninsula team takes second at Sehome invite

By Sequim Gazette Staff • January 12, 2022 1:30 am
Photo courtesy of Jackie Mangano The combined Sequim-Port Angeles-Crescent gymnastics team celebrates a second place finish at the Sehome Invitational in Ferndale on Jan. 8. Pictured are (back row, from left) Maddie Adams, Faith Carr, Jessamyn Schindler, Aubrie Scott and Alex Schmadeke, with (front row, from left) Susannah Sharp, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith and Yau Fu.
Photo courtesy of Jackie Mangano The combined Sequim-Port Angeles-Crescent gymnastics team celebrates a second place finish at the Sehome Invitational in Ferndale on Jan. 8. Pictured are (back row, from left) Maddie Adams, Faith Carr, Jessamyn Schindler, Aubrie Scott and Alex Schmadeke, with (front row, from left) Susannah Sharp, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith and Yau Fu.

Peninsula gymnasts posted a strong showing at the Sehome Invitational on Jan. 8, earning second place in the five-team meet with a team featuring five Port Angeles athletes, two from Sequim and another from Crescent.

The team earned 152.8 points to take second place behind Ballard (156.25) and ahead of host Sehome (134.9).

Sequim senior Alex Schmadeke was the top local individual, placing fifth with 34.45 all-around points. She was third in the floor exercise (9.3), fourth on the beam (9.1), fifth on vault (8.45) and fifth on bars (7.6).

Sequim’s Susannah Sharp, left, and Alex Schmadeke earn top-10 finishes in all-around scoring at the the Sehome Invitational in Ferndale on Jan. 8. Photo courtesy of Jackie Mangano

Sequim’s Susannah Sharp, left, and Alex Schmadeke earn top-10 finishes in all-around scoring at the the Sehome Invitational in Ferndale on Jan. 8. Photo courtesy of Jackie Mangano

SHS junior Susannah Sharp placed ninth in all-around scoring with 31.5 points. She was fifth on floor exercise (9.0), sixth on vault (8.4) and eighth on bars (7.1).

Port Angeles freshman Jessamyn Schindler was seventh in all-around scoring (32.55 points).

The combined peninsula team is back in action with a home meet at the Klahhane Gymnastics Center in Port Angeles on Jan. 12 against Kingston.