Way gymnastics takes gold in PA Classic
Area gymnasts swept the podium in the Bronze Division of the PA Classic Championships last weekend, as the Waynesboro gymnastics team claimed first place in the Bronze Division at the PA Classic Championships last weekend, with Chambersburg following closely behind, taking second in the division.
The Maidens scored a total 133.091 points, while Chambersburg finished the event with 129.741.
Waynesboro's Annie Slemmer taking all-around, and Chambersburg's Jaelyn Walker and Kayli Straub placing second and third all-around, respectively.
"Jaelynn Walker was a true competitor during this meet," Chambersburg coach Lexie Bowie said. "She had one of the best meets that I've seen out of her. She was calm, collected, super focused, and was a real leader to the team. She is an incredible athlete and I can't wait to see what she does next season."
Slemmer claimed the all-around title with a second-place finish in the floor exercise, scoring an 8.1, and two third-place finishes on bars and beam, scoring 7.75 and 8.1, respectively. Walker took gold in on floor and beam scoring 8.3 and 8.2 respectively.
Straub took third on the vault, scoring 8.6.
Chambersburg's Abby Zeger and Jocelyn Kibbe performed in the Silver Division, placing eighth and 12th, respectively.
"Abby Zeger is always a consistent performer for us," Bowie said. "She did a great job of focusing on the task at hand and showing the judges what she could do."
Waynesboro's Alex Stoops was the only area performer to compete in the top Diamond Division, and placed seventh.
PA Classic Championships
Bronze Division team results
1.Waynesboro 133.091, 2.Chambersburg 129.741, 3.Bellefonte 121.625, 4.Ridgeway 118.433, 5.DuBois 111.209.
Bronze Division individual results
Vault — 1.Lydia Schoonover (W) 8.77, 3.Kayli Straub (C) 8.63. Beam — 1.Jaelyn Walker (C) 8.3, 3.Annie Slemmer (W) 7.75. Bars — 3.Slemmer (W) 7.75. Floor — 1.Walker (C) 8.25, 2.Slemmer (W) 8.15. All-around — 1.Slemmer (W) 32.24, 2.Walker (C) 32.15, 3.Straub (C) 31.68.