Sault gymnasts earn podium finishes at Grand Rapids Classic

Over this past weekend, eight competitive gymnasts from the Sault Ste. Marie Gymnastics Club (SSMGC) competed in the Grand Rapids Classic gymnastics competition in Grand Rapids, Mich.  

This was the club's third invitational competition of the season, the club noted in a news release. 

The top finishers of the weekend were Addison Keating, Peyton O'Brien, Ava Greener and Zeegwen Rickard. 

In the Gold Jr. B Division, Keating placed 6^th on vault, 6^th on bars, 2^nd on beam, 1^st on floor and rounded out the competition as the gold medallist in her division.  

In the Gold Jr. A Division, O'Brien finished the competition with a 2^nd on vault, 2^nd on bars, 4^th on beam, 3^rd on floor was named the all-around champion in her category. 

In the Gold Jr. B Division, Rickard secured 1^st on vault, 5^th on bars, 7^th on beam, 4^th on floor and was the bronze medallist in the all-around. This was Rickard's third consecutive meet finishing in the top 3 in the all-around.

In the Platinum Jr. Division, Greener finished with a 4^th on vault, 5^th on bars, 3^rd on beam,  9^th on floor which resulted in a 3^rd place in the all-around.  

Other noteworthy results from the invitational include:

• Ivy Mooney- Gold Jr. A Division- 7^th on vault, 9^th on bars, 7^th on floor and 9^th all-around
• Reagan Deschamps- Gold Jr. B Division- 4^th on vault, 6^th on bars, 8^th on beam, 7^th on floor and 6^th all-around
• Daiveny Pringle- Gold Sr. A Division- 2^nd on vault, 4^th on bars, 4^th on floor and 5^th all-around
• Emma Little- Silver Jr. B Division- 4^th on vault, 1^st on bars and 7^th all-around

Action continues for the young gymnastics Feb. 23-25 in Lansing, Mich., where they will compete in their last invitational competition at the Drop It Like It's Hot meet hosted by NCAA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi.