USAG Girls in the News
04-13-2006

From Tri-Town News (Howell, NJ)
Sport Shorts

Brianna Acacia, a 7-year-old gymnast, and Carli Fargione, an 8-year-old gymnast, from Jackson, competed in the New Jersey State Sectional gymnastics meet on April 2 at Envision Gymnastics, Eastampton. The girls compete on the Level 5 USAG gymnastics team at Jonas Gymnastics Academy, Morganville. Brianna came in second place on the vault with a score of 9.075; she came in third place on the floor exercise with a score of 9.225; she came in fourth place on the uneven bars with a score of 8.95; and she scored of 8.0 on the balance beam en route to a second-place finish in the all-around competition in the 7-8-age category. Her all-around score of 35.25 qualifies her to compete in the level 5 state championship meet.

Carli came in sixth place on the balance beam with a score of 8.3 and sixth place on vault with a score of 8.6. She scored 7.95 on the uneven bars and 8.425 on the floor exercise en route to a eighth-place finish in the all-around competition in the 7-8-age category. Her all-around score of 32.975 qualifies her to compete in the level 5 state championship meet, which will be held at Hendersons Gymnastics, Edison, on April 22-23.