CAY HILL--Cato de Wilde came in first place during the National Institute of Arts (NIA) In house Gymnastics Competition at Asha Stevens Christian Hillside School Gymnasium on Sunday.
Cato competed in the three to six years division. Caylin Korvalec was Second and Aliyah Lugisse third.
A total of 48 children competed in an exhibition of great flexibility, strength and agility. The day was separated in two rounds, with six different categories according to age and level. In the morning the three to six and seven to nine year olds from the developmental stream showed their skills in Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor.
Nikiva Da Silva took home the Gold, in the seven to nine group with while Carlynaisha John earned Silver and Chidera Ejingiri and Jaiden Defoe shared the Bronze medal.
In the afternoon Asha Lake finished first in the category 10-12 years of the developmental stream. She was followed by Stefanie Fredericks and Shiloh Bedminister. In the category 12+ years, Gabrielle Brooks got the highest all-around score, earning her a Gold medal. Michelle London collected the Silver, while Xavier Carty got in third place.
Before the last award ceremony the audience was entertained by the students of the Circus Arts Department including juggling, hoops and aerial skills.
Also the NIA Competition team demonstrated their skills. From all the strong competitors, Jill-Ann Kartijoatmo led the way in the category 7-9 years. Regal Peterson came in Second place and Jada Frederick came in Third place. Venicia Tobias had the highest all-around score in the category, closely followed by Amisha Lake. Sasha Tobias came in third place.
The event was organized to raise funds for uneven bars. The past two years NIA’s competition team has been competing locally and abroad, with great results. However due to damages caused by hurricane Irma, the gymnastics department has lost its access to uneven bars.
CC1 and Domino’s sponsored drinks and pizzas for the event.
NIA will be ready to start its new season August 20. Registrations are already open, sign up early and receive an early-bird incentive. For more information call 543-0600.
