Pacific Flipper gymnasts yield gold rush

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The Pacific Flippers girls gymnastics team is gearing up for the state championships after winning 37 gold medals at a pair of meets.

Caitlyn Nakata and Mariah Higashi each swept five golds during the first meet, winning nine and sixth, respectively, through two competitions.

The team has another meet Nov. 3-4 before the state championships, Nov. 17-18 on Oahu. Coached by Candi Mullins and her daughter Quinn Nelson, the team trains at 215-B Railroad Ave. in Hilo.

For more information, call 934-0642 or view workouts Monday-Friday from 3-6:30 p.m. or 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Sept. 16

Level 4 (ages 7-9)

Sheylie Rabang — Gold: all-around, vault, beam; silver: bars, floor

Courtney Paglinawan — Fourth: all-around, beam; tie-bronze: vault; seventh: bars

Taelyn Adcock-Gushiken — Gold: Floor; fifth: bars; sixth: all-around, beam, vault

Level 5 (7-8)

Aurora Doria — Gold: floor; silver: bars; bronze: beam, all-around; fifth: vault

Level 5 (12 and older)

Sequoia Aurora — Silver: vault, floor; bronze: all-around; fifth: bars, beam

Carolyn Orr — Gold: beam (tie), vault, bars; fifth: floor, all-around

Level 6 (8-11)

Caitlyn Nakata — Gold: Vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around

Level 6 (12-13)

Mariah Higashi — Gold: Vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around

Level 6 (14 and older)

Chanel Higashi — Gold: bars, beam, floor, all-around; silver: vault

Keely Kitamura — Gold, vault; silver: bars, beam, floor, all-around

Sept. 30

Level 4 (6-8)

Taelyn Adcock-Gushiken —Gold: vault, beam, floor, all-around; silver: bars

Level 4 (9 and older)

Sheylie Rabang —Bronze: all-around (tie), floor; fourth: beam; fifth: bars; eighth: vault

Courtney Paglinawan — Silver: floor; bronze (tie): vault; fifth: all-around; sixth: bars; seventh: beam

Hunter Logan — Fifth: vault, floor; sixth: beam; ninth: bars, all-around

Level 5, (7-10)

Aurora Doria — Silver: beam, all-around; bronze: vault, bars; sixth: floor

Level 5 (11 and older)

Carolyn Orr — Gold: all-around, bars, floor; bronze: beam; fourth: vault

Sequoia Aurora — Silver: vault, floor; bronze: all-around; fifth: beam; sixth: bars

Level 6, (8 and older)

Caitlyn Nakata — Gold: All-around, vault, beam, floor; silver: bars

Mariah Higashi — Gold: bars; silver: all-around, floor; bronze: vault, beam

Chanel Higashi — Silver: vault; bronze: all-around, bars, floor; fourth: beam

Keely Kitamura — Fourth: vault; fifth: all-around, floor; seventh: beam; ninth: bars

Submitted by Candi Mullins