MJCCA Perimeter Gymnastics 8th Graders Crowned Regional Champions

With well over 1,000 other gymnasts competing, two of MJCCA’s Perimeter Gymnastics team shone brighter than most and were crowned regional champions at the Region 8 Xcel Regional Gymnastics Championships, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The competition, held May 11 -14, attracted gymnasts from eight states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.  

Hannah Brett and Miyah Jones are members of the Marcus Jewish Community Center’s Perimeter Gymnastics team, and are 8^th graders at Peachtree Middle School. Hannah won vault in the Xcel Platinum Level with a 9.625, and Miyah earned the gold on Xcel Gold bars with a 9.55.

“I started with MJCCA’s Perimeter Gymnastics 10 years ago, and the wonderful coaches have helped me persevere through so much, and have helped me grow,” says Hannah Brett. “Two years ago, I came in second on vault, so when I won this year, it was just the best thing that has ever happened to me!”

Hannah was crowned a state champion on vault three times before qualifying for regionals in 2017.

“When I joined Perimeter Gymnastics two years ago, it was so nice to be a part of a program where my coaches and teammates genuinely care about me,” Miyah Jones says. “When you learn a new skill, and the entire group of gymnasts and coaches stop what they are doing, and watch you, it is an amazing feeling.”

This was Miyah’s first time competing at the regionals. Earlier this year she came in first on bars and second on floor at the state championships.

Commenting on the girls’ tremendous performances, MJCCA Perimeter Gymnastics Director Stacey Harris notes, “Vault has always been Hannah’s best event and I am thrilled that she performed so well at her biggest competition. Harris adds, “I am so proud of Miyah, she hit her routine beautifully at the state meet, and again at the regionals.”

MJCCA’s Perimeter Gymnastics participants train on top-of-the-line Olympic gymnastics equipment in the Besser Gymnastics Pavilion at Zaban Park (5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody) on four events: vault, bars, beam and floor exercise. For more information call 678-812-4045 or visit atlantajcc.org/gymnastics.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MJCCA

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MJCCA’s Perimeter Gymnastics winners (l to r) Hannah Brett and Miyah Jones jump for joy after earning top awards at Xcel Regional Championships, an eight-state competition, held in Myrtle Beach, SC.

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(L to R) Miyah Jones and Hannah Brett of MJCCA’s Perimeter Gymnastics crowned champions at the Xcel Regional Championships held in Myrtle Beach, SC.

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