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Inverness Girl Wins Gold At USA Gymnastics Open Championships
Kayla Colby of Inverness won gold in the all-around competition.
Kayla Colby of Inverness won gold at the USA Gymnastics Open Championships this month.
The ESPM Wide World of Sports event was held on June 3 in Orlando.
Colby, 13, won a gold medal in the all-around competition with a 37.8 score and helped her team, Balance Institute Gymnastics of Burr Ridge, win the Level 7 title.
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Balance Institute was invited to compete in the USA Gymnastics meet as the Illinois State Champions and won first place in the national competition with a team total of 115.10.
Colby also won the silver medal for vault (9.45), silver medal for bars (9.225), gold medal for beam (9.5), and silver medal for floor (9.625).
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Colby just completed seventh grade at Sundling Jr. High School and is excited to be training for Level 8 this summer.
Submitted by Lisa Colby.
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