Klahhane gymnasts compete for charity, championships

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