Male Gymnasts Compete In Massachusetts Meet
Three members of the Bermuda Gymnastics male competitive gymnastics team traveled to Springfield, Massachusetts last weekend to compete in the 2015 Tim Daggett National Invitational.
Jacob Madeiros [8, Mount St. Agnes] and Ben Mello [8, Saltus] competed against 42 gymnasts in the Level 4 7+8 year old division, while Jordan Trimarchi [10, Saltus] took on 48 youngsters in the Level 5 9+10 year old division. The trio put up a strong showing, finishing 12th, 19th, and 28th in the all-around, respectively.
The team: Ben Mello, Jacob Madeiros, Jordan Trimarchi
Coming off a win on vaulting at the YellowJackets Holiday Invitational in December, Bermuda’s top finish came from Jacob Madeiros on the same event, winning the silver medal with a 10.2. Madeiros also finished 5th on parallel bars [10.1] and 9th on pommel horse [9.2]. Teammate Ben Mello, in his first ever competition, earned a 6th place medal on vaulting [10.0], and also finished 13th on parallel bars [9.6].
Jordan Trimarchi on Rings, Jacob Madeiros on the mushroom and Ben Mello on high bar
In a highly competitive Level 5 division, Jordan Trimarchi scored a huge 10.4 on rings, but finished just out of the medals due to a tie break [13th]. Trimarchi also had a strong vault for a 9.8 and 19th place.
The boys squad is back in action at the end of the month, when 6 gymnasts will travel to College Park, Maryland for the prestigious Mid Atlantic Gymnastics Invitational.
