Mountain View gymnastics team flips at state competition

The Mountain View girls gymnastics team, from Airway Heights, competed in the Rec Op State Championships in Bellevue, Wash., on May 23.

Six gymnasts represented the Mountain View team, which took home fifth place all-around honors. Over 130 gymnasts, representing 13 gyms throughout Washington state, competed in either the intermediate or advanced competitive levels.

The Mountain View team, coached by gym owner Sheri House, was the highest ranking team from Eastern Washington.

The gymnasts, along with their individual event placements are:

Intermediate—Junior Level

Jamie Bradley – First bars, first (T) beam, 13th floor, fifth vault, third all-around.

Meghan House – Third bars, 15th beam, 12th floor, 13th vault, 14th all-around.

Avanced—Junior Level

Amy House-- 11th bars, 10th beam, 13th floor, ninth vault, 10th (T) all-around.

Danielle Yamane – Eighth bars, 13th beam, 14th vault, 14th all-around

Advanced—Senior Level

Stephanie House – Ninth bars, 10th beam, 10th floor, 10th vault, 10th all-around.

Amanda Kennedy – sixth bars, second beam, second floor, fifth vault, second all-around.

Loreah Winlow – Third bars, seventh beam, fifth floor, second vault, sixth all-around.

Bradley, who is completing her first year of competition, attends Betz Elementary School.

Yamane, who recently took first place in all-around honors at the Inland Empire Championships, is a student at Michael Anderson Elementary. She was injured warming up for her first event, which resulted in her inability to compete in floor exercise and receiving lower scores throughout the meet.

Amy House, who competed in her first season, attends South Pines Elementary School, and Stephanie House, an advanced level gymnast, attends Horizon Middle School in the Central Valley School District.

Kennedy, who attends Spokane Valley Learning Academy, competed in her first season as an advanced-level gymnast.

Winlow is a junior at Lakeside High School and also participated in the Lakeside gymnastics program.

“I'm really proud of how well the girls competed and look forward to next season as the athletes continue to improve,” coach House said, adding that the Mountain View gymnasts have now completed their competitive season.

The team will continue attending team camps and practice throughout the summer in preparation for the 2007-08 competitive season, which begins in December.

For information on summer camps, call 869-6513.