Tri-City trampoline and tumbling athletes had a solid showing when more than 165 gymnasts converged on the Port Coquitlam Recreation Centre for the Western Canadian championships last weekend.
Competitors from PoCo's Trampoline and Artistics Gymnastics (TAG) club had a strong outing, helping Team B.C. win gold in the tumbling competition.
In the individual events, Heather Drennen took gold in double mini trampoline (DMT), while fellow club member Emily Smith took bronze in the event.
TAG athlete Natasha Kanlic had a strong showing on the trampoline, earning a gold, while Erin England took third place with a bronze medal.
Kanlic also won the silver in tumbling while Emily Robinson took bronze.
Nicole Goddard, another PoCo competitor, picked up a gold medal in tumbling and Caitlin Tracey also won gold in DMT and a bronze in tumbling.
Jessica Podschadly won silver in tumbling while Kanlic and Robinson won bronze in the trampoline synchro event.
The event, which kicked-off last Friday with its opening ceremonies and ended on Sunday with a medal presentation, featured both male and female athletes vying for the Western Canada Cup.
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