KALIBO, Aklan – Three gymnasts from Bacolod Tay Tung High School took home a total of 12 medals, including nine golds, in the 2023 WVRAA Meet gymnastics event at the ABL Sports Complex here.
Reaiah Patricia Tan emerged as the most medaled gymnast for Negros Occidental with six gold medals in the elementary girls floor, beam, vault, uneven bars, individual all around and elementary team events.
Matthea Given Efenio, meanwhile, took home two golds and two silver medals, while Jilian Krishna Dela Cruz settled for a gold and silver medal to the Negros Occidental squad.
Elsewhere in Negros Occidental gymnastics, Jeenzxue Cervantes chipped in three golds in elementary boys MAG horizontal bar, mushroom and floor exercise events, while Gavhien Cervantes had a gold in secondary girls vault along with two bronzes.
Bianca Isabelle Celis also delivered for Team Negros Occidental with a gold medal in the secondary girls rhythmic gymnastics rope and two silver medals in the ropes and ball events.
Shaylo Tingzon and Lianne Ong finished with gold and bronze medals in elementary girls WAG balance beam before they reciprocated with a gold and bronze finish in uneven bars. Ong also grabbed a gold in floor exercise.
Precious Angel Villaruz notched two golds in elementary girls freehand and rope events, while Sarah Lee Hompson and Clent Marie Manalo had gold-bronze ending in secondary girls WAG uneven bars.
Other gold medal winners for Negros gymnasts were Norman Sereno in secondary boys MAG 3 horizontal bar, Gaea Francesca Suguilon in secondary girls WAG balance beam and Andrei Vincent Espanola in elementary girls vault.
Judh Daniel Ame spearheaded the Iloilo gymnasts with gold medals in elementary boys MAG horizontal bar, mushroom and floor exercise, while Shane Mae Randera had two golds in secondary girls WAG floor exercise and vault.
Also winning golds for Iloilo were Rich Mark Consumo in secondary boys floor exercise, Alexander Moronio in secondary boys mushroom, Princess Bayon in elementary girls vault and Zion Lozada in elementary boys vault.
Capiz got two gymnastics golds from Sophia Tolentino elementary girls rhythmic gymnastics ball and ribbon, while Aklan captured a gold medal from Leighanne Jizmundo in secondary girls clubs./PN
