Faces In The Gym - September 2010

Ryann Purslow, 9 years old from St. Petersburg, Fla., trains at Bayside Gymnastics & Cheerleading as a Prep-op. She took first place on bars, beam and in the all-around with a score of 36.20 at 2010 AAU Age Group Nationals in Orlando Fla. She's coached by Shelli Tatro.

Megan Herbst, 13 years old from Reno, Nev., competed at the 2010 Level 7 State meet and took first place on two events and in the all-around, which included a 9.800 on bars. Megan's highest all-around score of the season was a 38.475 which included a floor score of 9.775. Megan trains at Deltchev Gymnastics and is coached by Stoyan Deltchev and Anni Damianova.

Ashleigh Lacey, who is from Tampa, Fla., and turns 8 in Oct., won first place in all events and in the all-around in the first Level 4 meet of the season, The BlackJack Invitational, in Daytona Beach. She trains at Stars Gymnastics and is coached by Rick DeSantis, Dan Petritis, and Christain Gochenour.

Kristen Ng is a Level 5 Rhythmic gymnast from Tampa, Fla. She's been participating in the sport for two years. She's coached by Tyana Marlow, Melissa Mueller and Stefi Iordonova at Tampa Bay Rhythmics. 2010 was Kristen's first year of competition and she made it to the All-Stars team for the Classics Championship.

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