Congratulations to Nancy Ripley, our pre-school director. Nancy ran the PEI Marathon on Sunday and had an incredible finish. She completed the race in 4 hrs 10 min and qualified to run in the Boston Marathon!!!
AWESOME JOB!!!!!!!
Two-time Olympian to Coach PEI Gymnasts
Regional training camp for Canada Games training teams
PEI’s Canada Games 2015 gymnastics training teams hosted a two day training camp on October 17-18 as part of their preparation for team selection. Participating gymnasts included athletes from Halifax Alta, Summerside Saultos, Island Gymnastics Academy and Victory Gymnastics.
Returning once again to the annual camp was two-time Olympian David Kikuchi from Halifax Alta. Kikuchi recently coached Canada’s Ellie Black to an Olympic vault final in London as well as a top-15 finish at the recent World Championships in Belgium.
“We believe strongly in sharing our coaching expertise with our peers from the region. It is the most effective way to produce National level athletes. These camps are a big part of our training program.” adds Academy Head Coach, Jim Rand.
WELCOME BACK!!!!
The Board of Directors and Coaches of the Island Gymnastics Academy would like to extend a welcome to all new and existing members to our club. We hope everyone has a fantastic year!!!
The Annual General Meeting of the club will be held on September 25/2013 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in room 236 of the House of Sport.
ALL parents are welcome.
Island Gymnastics Academy Honors its Champions
Outstanding Gymnasts Named at Annual Awards Banquet
At the Island Gymnastics Academy’s recent Annual Awards Banquet, the club’s top gymnasts were honored for the 2012-2013 season. Gymnasts were selected from each training group based on competitive performance, work ethic, level of improvement over the year and sportsmanship. Participation medals were also awarded to the Academy’s Mini Tumblers to recognize their hard work and achievements in the pre-competitive program.
It was an outstanding year for the Academy’s competitive teams, who competed at numerous events in the region as well as competitions in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, and St. John’s. Academy athletes also led strong PEI teams for the 2013 Atlantic Championships, Eastern Canadians and Nationals. It was a record year for the club with over 1000 registered gymnasts.
In the women’s program, award winners included Elizabeth McQuaid, Jenny Campbell, Charlotte Thompson, Karisa Quinn, Hannah Fong, Tessa McGuigan and Lauren Rafuse.
“Each year our coaches select one deserving gymnast from each group to recognize for her achievements. Our girl’s program gets stronger each year and we are seeing great results in the region.” says Academy Women’s Program Director, Sharon Gareau.
The men’s program winners included Matt Gallant, Isaac Bourque, and Jesse Robertson.
“We have a lot of talented athletes in our boy’s program. We have had a very successful year and continue to build towards the future.” adds Head Coach Jim Rand.
The Academy also presented its Spirit Award to Scott Chandler. The award recognizes exceptional commitment, spirit and leadership within the club. With his strong showing at Nationals this year, Chandler continues to inspire young gymnasts across PEI with his work ethic, talent, and dedication to gymnastics.
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