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Local Gymnast from Hartland Gymnastics Academy GOING TO NATIONALS in Florida!

Hartland Gymnastics Academy sent Courtney Casper to Level 9 States, in Battle Creek, MI, on Friday, March 22, 2014.  Courtney is 14 years old and is in the 9th grade at Brighton High School.  She lives with her family and has been participating in gymnastics since she was 4 years old. 

Courtney competed all four events where she earned an 8.975 on vault, 9.225 on beam, 9.05 on Floor. She also earned a 9.35 on Bars making her the State Bar Champ and qualifying her for Regionals with a 36.6 All Around score.  Regional’s is a competition of the best girls in Region 5 (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky).  This year the host gym was Twistars, in Lansing.

Regionals took place April 11-13, 2014, where Courtney competed on April 12th.  She competed all four events where she earned a 9.775 on Vault, making her the Region 5 Vault Champ for 2 years in a row!  Her All Around Score of 36.8 earned her a 5th place finish qualifying her for Nationals in Tampa, FL which will take place the weekend of May 2-4, 2014.  Good luck at National’s Courtney! Your entire HGA Team is extremely proud of you!

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Hartland Gymnastics Academy has been training champions since 1975.   HGA is located in the Hartland Educational Support Center (the former Hartland High School) on M-59 in Hartland.  To register fro classes, call Hartland Community Education at 810-626-2150.  To interview with a coach for team placement call 810-626-2170 or for more information, visit www.hartlandgymnasticsacademy.com.

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