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Press Release                                                                                                 February 13, 2007

Jacksonville Gymnastics Men’s Team Competes in Large Meet

against Gymnasts  from Three Other States

The Jacksonville Gymnastics USAG Junior Olympic Men’s Competitive Team competed this last weekend at a very large meet hosted by Flame Gymnastics at their gym at Ft Smith.  There were three other states represented besides Arkansas - Louisiana, Oklahoma and Missouri.  The nine competing teams were:  Gymsport, Shreveport, Louisiana; American Gymnastics, and Oklahoma Gold, Oklahoma; Springfield Gymnastics, Missouri; and Champions – Jonesboro and Paragould; Sonshine, Conway; Jacksonville Gymnastics; X-Treme, Ft Smith; and the host team, Flame, from Ft Smith.

The Jacksonville team members are Jonathan Hand, who competes age 10 – 11, Level Four; Christopher Leirer and John Taylor, who compete age seven – nine year, Level Five and third team member, Level Five, Michael York who competes age 10 – 11 bracket.

Jonathan won Second on Floor, fourth on pommel horse, first on rings, first on vault, fourth on parallel bars and first on high bar and won Second Place Individual All-Around in his age bracket, Level Four with a 49.8 score.

Michael won Fourth Place Individual All-Around with a score of 51.4.

Congratulations to all four of our boys.  This was a very large meet and they competed very hard and well-represented Jacksonville.  Kenneth Leirer coaches the boys’ team. 

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