The Ellis County Press: Local gymnast heads to Daytona to compete in Pan American Championships

Local gymnast heads to Daytona to compete in Pan American Championships
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Editor on 03/26/2010 10:12:00


WAXAHACHIE - Clare Johnson of Waxahachie, who trains at Trevino's Gymnastics
School in Lancaster, will head to the Ocean Center at Daytona Beach, Florida
next week to compete in the Pan American Championships.
USA Gymnastics is proud to host countries from North, Central and South America
at this event.
Johnson, age 12, is a level 10 gymnast and will compete on Double-mini
Trampoline and Individual Trampoline.
In November 2009, Clare was named to the World Age Group Team and represented
the USA in St. Petersburg, Russia at the World Age Group Championships.
In December 2009, she and her coach, Richard Trevino, traveled to Rocklin,
Calif. to attend a clinic where athletes were tested on strength, flexibility
and skill performance.
After this clinic eight girls and eight boys from across the nation were named
to the Olympic Development Trampoline Team, with Johnson being among them.
Competitive Trampoline has been an Olympic event since the 2000 games in Sydney,
Australia.
For more information on the USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling program visit
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/tt/pages.