Two Powell River High School Gymnastics Teams Top the BC Championships!!

Brooks Gymnastics’ high school program has once again produced outstanding results at the recent B.C. Secondary Schools Championships, hosted by Windsor Secondary School in Burnaby, BC.

Brooks level 4 WAG team, Rachel Peckford and Trystinna Bailey, finished second in the overall team standings. Brooks level 5 WAG team, Ekaterina Senilova, finished sixth in the overall team standings.

Brooks level 5 MAG team, Dylan Werner, finished first in the overall team standings.

Graduating Brooks Secondary students Ekaterina Senilova and Rachel Peckford were the recipients of $4100 and $1200 in bursaries respectfully.

Top 10 results were realized by Brooks’ Dylan Werner, Ekaterina Senilova, Trystinna Bailey, Rachel Peckford and also by Powell River Christians’ Hillary English.

Powell River Christians’ high school program was a single athlete this year – Hillary English. Hillary finished sixth overall in the WAG Level 4 team standings (a team can consist of 1-3 athletes). Hillary’s individual scores were very impressive with two 1^st place standings and one 2^nd place standing.

All the student athletes are part of Powell Rivers’ Gymnastics co-ed high school program designated for Grades 8-12 and accommodates absolute beginners to high elite level gymnasts. The program is coordinated by Ken Holley and also includes coaches Paulo Pena and Desiree Young of Powell River Gymnastics Society. The High School portion of the program runs from November through March; however, there is a complimentary Teens program so teens can train and cross-train to compliment other sports from September through June.

Here is a complete rundown of the 6 athletes who participated at provincials.

Womens’

Level 1 Senior

Jessi Burge (Brooks – Grade 12) – 31st All Around, 23^rd vault, 26^th bars, 28^th beam and 22^nd floor.

Level 4

Hillary English (Powell River Christian – Grade 8) – 2^nd All Around, 6^th vault, 1^st bars, 1^st beam, 17^th floor.

Trystinna Bailey (Brooks – Grade 10) – 6^th All Around, 4^th vault, 10^th bars, 5^th beam, 11^th floor.

Rachel Peckford (Brooks – Grade 12) – 8^th All Around, 11^th vault, 8^th bars, 8^th beam, 14^th floor.

Level 5

Ekaterina Senilova (Brooks – Grade 12) – 4^th All Around, 6^th vault, 3^rd bars, 7^th beam, 4^th floor.

Mens’

Level 4

Dylan Werner (Brooks – Grade 11) – 1^st All Around, 2^nd floor, 1^st pommel, 1^st rings, 2^nd vault, 3^rd parallel bars, 1^st high bar