CAGAYAN de Oro City — Four gymnasts from the XU Gymnastics Club–XU West I, representing Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan, qualified for the Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association (NMRAA) Meet after winning medals at the Cagayan de Oro Division Meet.
The team collected gold medals in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG), while its Rhythmic Gymnastics (RG) athletes also earned podium finishes.
In WAG Cluster 1, Elisha Kim Cas won the individual all-around gold. She also topped the floor exercise, vault and balance beam events and took silver in the uneven bars.
Raia Ciel Casiño claimed the individual all-around gold in WAG Cluster 2. She won gold in floor exercise, balance beam and vault, along with bronze in the uneven bars.
Teammate Lizz Clarion Libarnes placed third in the Cluster 2 individual all-around. She also won silver in balance beam and bronze medals in floor exercise and vault.
In Cluster 3, Larissa Cailyn Libarnes earned bronze medals in the individual all-around, floor exercise, balance beam, vault and uneven bars.
All four WAG gymnasts qualified for the NMRAA Regional Meet based on the top-three individual all-around ranking criteria. Cas and Casiño topped their respective clusters, while Lizz Clarion Libarnes and Larissa Cailyn Libarnes placed third in theirs.
In the elementary Rhythmic Gymnastics division, Amelia Skye De Torres finished fifth in the individual all-around and won bronze in the ball event.
Georgina Pipper Abao also placed fifth in the individual all-around, earning bronze medals in the hoop and clubs events.
The gymnasts trained under Nadine Casiño for WAG Cluster 1, Lesther Madelo for WAG Clusters 2 and 3, and Dawn Abao for Rhythmic Gymnastics.
The results give the four artistic gymnasts a chance to represent the Cagayan de Oro division at the regional competition.
