Gem City Gymnastics & Tumbling Team Captures 2nd Place

Gem City Gymnastics & Tumbling's All-Star Squad won a second place title at The United States All Star Federation (USASF) National Championships in a two-day competition May 2-3, 2015, in Chicago.

Nine squads competed in their division. The GCGT All-Star squad had earned second place position after competition Saturday, and maintained that throughout competition Sunday. The competitive season for Gem City Gymnastics and Tumbling’s All-Star squad is June through May. With nationals completion completed, the current season is now officially over.

Prior to Nationals, the squad competed four times this season, November 2, 2014, in Springfield, Illinois and November 15, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. The squad placed first at both of those competitions. The squad also competed March 7 in Kansas City, Missouri, with a third place finish and April 12 in St. Louis, Missouri. with a sixth place win.

Members of the 2014-15 squad were coached by Hope Huff. Listed below are the squad members, their hometowns and their age.

Bailey Boyer, Carthage, 17

Kayla Briscoe, Quincy, 18

Calissa Cormier, Kahoka, 14

Camille Frazier, Kahoka, 15

Cassidee Garner, Ewing, 13

Makenna Gray, Lewistown, 16

Kate Kimber, Quincy, 17

Amber Leonard, Quincy, 19

Ashley Leonard, Quincy, 13

Aspen Mettemeyer, Quincy, 14

Lindsey Schafer, Coatsburg, 17