Girl gymnasts

from Gym South of Fayetteville performed well during the American Athletic

Union's National Gymnastic Meet in Atlanta recently, with two first place

medals and several girls placing in overall competition.

Many of the

girls were performing at these levels for the first time.

Gym South sent

its level 5, 6 and Prep-Op girls to compete against girls from around

the country with other top gymnasts on Team Georgia. Gym South's girls

USAG team is coached by Heather Brown and Beth McDowell.

Anna Watson,

a 10-year-old who attends Crossroads Christian School, competed in the

Prep-Op session and finished first in the vault, third on bars and fourth

all-around. Tara Taylor, 12, a Flat Rock Middle School student, also competed

in Prep-Op and finished third on the balance beam and fourth all-around.

Carolyn Johnston, a 13-year-old from Whitewater Middle School, competed

Prep-Op and finished sixth on the vault and sixth all-around. Ashley Smith

also competed Prep-Op and finished seventh all-around.

Competing in

level 5 were Amanda Barton, Erica Smith and Rachel Natali. Barton, a 9-year-old

Fayette Elementary student, finished second on the balance beam and fifth

overall, while Smith, 10, a Brooks Elementary School student, finished

ninth on the floor and bars and finished 12th overall. Natali, an 11-year-old

student at Whitewater, finished second on the floor and third all-around.

Competing at

level 6 were three 10-year-olds: Casey Hill, Carley Powell and Jessica

Wagner. Hill, a Peeples Elementary School student, finished first on the

bars, second on floor and second all-around. Powell, of Crossroads Christian

Academy, finished sixth on vault and 11th all-around. Wagner, also a student

at Peeples Elementary, finished fourth on the floor and sixth all-around.

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