Princeton Athletes Win Medals at National Trampoline and Tumbling Event

Members of the Motion Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Team who recently competed in Salt Lake City, bottom row (l-r): Nicole Kedoin, Hailey Zaggi, Katie Prikril, Rose Gertzman and Eli Meisel.  Top row (l-r): Dawson Sharma, Sophia Sharma, Genevieve Sharma and Lance Christopher.
Members of the Motion Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Team who recently competed in Salt Lake City, bottom row (l-r): Nicole Kedoin, Hailey Zaggi, Katie Prikril, Rose Gertzman and Eli Meisel. Top row (l-r): Dawson Sharma, Sophia Sharma, Genevieve Sharma and Lance Christopher.

 

Four Princeton athletes  who are members of the Motion Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Team earned medals at the 4th annual Kalon Ludvigson Invitational March 14-15 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

With more than 950 competitors from the United States and Canada taking part, Genevieve Sharma, Dawson Sharma, Sophia Sharma and Eli Meisel of Princeton took  home five gold medals and two bronze medals.

“This is the first major competition of the year for our team and they really stepped up for us,” said Heather Edwards, head coach.

The medal winning results from these local team members :

Gold

Genevieve Sharma,  Girls Level 3 Trampoline age 6 and under

Dawson Sharma, Boys Level 4 Trampoline ages 7-8

Dawson Sharma, Boys Level 3 Tumbling ages 7-8

Sophia Sharma, Girls Level 6 Tumbling ages 11-12

Eli Meisel, Boys Level 9 Tumbling age 15 and over

Bronze

Genevieve Sharma, Girls Level 3 Tumbling age 6 and under

Eli Meisel, Boys Level 9 Trampoline age 15 and over.

Motion Gymnastics is a family owned and operated business located in Pennington.  Since 1995, coaches there have provided gymnastics, tumbling and trampoline training to all ability levels and ages. Their mission of Motion Gymnastics is to build a great foundation for life through gymnastics. According to the coaches, gymnastics enhances self-esteem and goal-setting abilities in children, helping them to become champions in life.

The Kalon Ludvigson Invitational  honors Kalon Ludvigson, the 8-time United States men’s tumbling champion. His career was derailed last summer when he suffered a severe injury while in training. Olympians, champions, friends and fans alike showed up in Salt Lake City to support Kalon and his recovery. A fund has been started to assist Ludvigson in covering medical and rehabilitation costs.