On July 20-22, five students from GISD’s Village Elementary School participated in the 2018 Stars and Stripes National Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics Championships in Reno, NV. The athletes brought home medals in five categories.
More than 1,000 of the nation’s top Level 5-7 Junior Olympic trampoline and tumbling gymnasts competed in men’s and women’s trampoline, tumbling and double mini trampoline in various age categories. Leah Partida and Hannah Rodgers were gold and silver medalists respectively on Trampoline for Level 5, 9-10 year olds. Leah also won gold on Double Mini Trampoline Level 5, 9-10 year olds, and finished in the top ten for Tumbling Level 5, 9-10 year olds.
Asher Franco won the silver medal on Trampoline, bronze medal on Tumbling, and finished in 4th place on Double Mini for Level 5, 11-12 year olds. Arianna Franco finished in the top ten on Tumbling for Level 7, 11-12 year olds. Lily Muzzy finished a respectable 17th of 47 on Double Mini Trampoline Level 6, 11-12 year olds, 19th of 43 on Trampoline Level 6, 11-12 year olds, and 21st of 48 on Tumbling Level 5, 11-12 year olds.
For the 2018-19 school year, Leah and Hannah will be in 4th grade and Asher will be in 5th grade at Village Elementary. Lily will be in 6th grade and Arianna will be in 7th grade at Benold Middle School. All of these talented athletes train at Tumble Tech in Cedar Park, TX.
