Sequim Gazette staff

Athletes from Klahhane Gymnastics competed at the Rainier Cup Invitational hosted by Gymnastics Unlimited at Mount Rainier High School on Feb. 20-21.

On Feb. 20, the Xcel Platinum team of Sequim’s Danica Miller and Lainy Vig and Port Angeles’ Cassii Middlestead brought back a third-place team trophy, scoring 103.976 points.

“This is a big achievement with only three girls,” coach Janet Urfer said. “It is difficult for small teams to do well in the team competition since scores are calculated using the top three scores in each event regardless of the number of competitors on a team.”

Middlestead and Miller went 1-2 in the Senior Age Group All-Around competition with scores of 35.50 and 34.05, and collected an additional eight event medals. Vig, competing in the Junior Age Group, scored 33.65 points to complete the team score.

On vault, Middlestead was fourth (8.4 points) followed by Miller in fifth (8.3). Miller picked up the gold on uneven bars (9.3) with Middlestead taking silver (9.2). On balance beam, Middlestead took gold (9.3) with Miller fifth (8.2). Middlestead finished second on the floor exercise (8.6) with Miller placing fifth (8.25).

In Xcel Gold competition, Maizie Tucker placed sixth on balance beam (8.70) in the Senior A age group. Aiesha Mathis was fifth on uneven bars (8.95) and seventh on vault (8.45), and Julienne Jacobs took sixth on uneven bars (8.85) in the Senior B age group.

In Xcel Bronze competition, Klahhane’s Adisyn Ellis-Bourm was fourth and Jazlynn Puhrmann sixth in the Junior Division, while Chloe Notari was fourth in the Senior Division. Also competing were Clare Bowechop, Brooklynne Jacobs, Isabelle Pecoraro and Samantha Aranda.

In the Junior Olympic Competition Mady Stockdale took second in the Level 3 Senior all-around scoring with 34.45 points, with Waverly Mead finishing fifth (34.325). Also in Level 3 Senior action, Piper Allen scored 33.325 all-around points.

In Level 4 competition, Cindy Liang was second in all-around scoring (35.10 points) in the Junior B age group. Samantha Robbins finished with 34.975 points and Dylan Baermann scored 33.0 points.

On Feb. 21, Sequim’s Kianna Miller took a silver medal in the Senior C age group balance beam, scoring 9.05 points.

In the Junior C age group, Anne Edwards finished third on the uneven bars (8.675), fifth on vault (8.75) and sixth on the floor exercise (8.85). Gracie Sharp was sixth on uneven bars (8.45).

Kori Miller finished third (8.975) on the uneven bars in the Junior B age group and had the highest all-around total of the group with 34.80 points.

The Klahhane gymnasts conclude their season at the Optional State Meet, set for March 18-20 in Auburn.