OSEGA Gymnasts wins eight regional championships

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OSEGA Gymnasts Pick Up Eight Regional Championships

Swannanoa, NC-OSEGA Gymnasts Won Eight USGA Regional Championships last week in what is being called “the best performance by any gymnastics program in our region.”
The boy’s regional championship was held in Daytona, Florida. The girl’s regionals were held in Mobile, Alabama.
Pitted against state champions from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, OSEGA gymnasts performed on a level that can only be called “amazing!” OSEGA Gymnastics qualified multiple boy’s and girl’s teams to their respective championships, and when the chalk dust settled, OSEGA gymnasts proved it had some of the best athletes in the region. Coaches Monica Avery (Girl’s Team) and Miles Avery (Boy’s Team), said, “Combined, the boy’s and girl’s teams placed in the top six, forty-two times! Even more impressive, OSEGA brings back to the Asheville area, eight regional championships. We are tremendously proud of our athletes!”

The girls representing OSEGA and North Carolina at the championships were:
Zion Crudup
Lucia Smith
Lillie Dratwa
Madelyn Swanson
Piper Ed
Brianna Tucker
Gracelyn Olinger

The boys representing OSEGA and North Carolina at the championships were:
Belay Cross
Connor Shook
Ethan Gillett
Dmitri Voronin
Eli Haynes
Jonathan Ossoff
Joey Shaw

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About Dan Hesse
I grew up outside of Atlanta and moved to WNC in 2001 to attend Montreat College. After college, I worked at NewsRadio 570 WWNC as an anchor/reporter and covered Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners starting in 2004. During that time I also completed WCU's Master of Public Administration program. You can reach me at dhesse@mountainx.com.

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