Award winners in vaulting on the lirst day 01 competitIon.
Monday Competition - Invitational Labor Day, the last day of competition and eve ryone specta tors and gymnasts were there bright and early. The gi rl s in nice leotards with hair pulled back and with music; and the men dressed as cas ually as before. Only these scores would be f in al, the ot her scores wouldn 't matter except that they had decided the top six in each even t if)c1uding the all-around bringing them into the final day of compe tition , th e Invitational where the outstanding performers of the previous two days were invited back along with several other se lected gymnasts. There were severa l cha nges in the order of finish for both the men and women. Keith Miller aga in gave a polished performance but it was Mike Zapp who fin ish ed second for his equa lly hi gh, bouncy tumbling. Sunday, Gaye Wilson came to the meet minu s team leotard and music but she wasn ' t minus excellent tumbling, sp lit- sp lit leaps and a lightn ess that was distinct and a sparkling sm il e. She came back with more of the same, plus music, Monday and easily took first. Sue Archer just didn't have the high leaps, good stretch and flawless tumb lin g she had the day before and so slipped down to fifth place. Le Anne Karasik took"second much to her surprize (she finished fifth th e day before), Shari Smith took third and tied with Denise Khatnich and Paula Kim: finished sixt h. A highlight of the competition was a floor exercise routin e performed by Wendy Cluff. The former SCAT, former Olympian, and now coac h of the Gim-i-nicks
can stil l tumbl e among the very best and her la y-out backs and aeria ls Jre beautiful. Cris Klingerman repeated as the winne r on pommel h o rse "and Steve Hug was 'invited to participate and finished third. Vaulting for the wome n wasn ' t even close. Sue Archer took first with an exce llent Yamashita and a clean quarter-on quarter-off. Shari Smith was second and Cathy Treadwell third. Vaulting for the men was a littl e better than the first day and Dana Cros ly took first, jim Turpin second followed in order by GregCasin, Keith Miller, joe Vargas, and j ames Taylor. Same rings as Saturday but a different o rder of finish as Mark Lund y put together a ni ce routine to claim first, ja ck Lauri e with an intri cate routin e including an attractive " L" cross took second and preliminary winner Eugene Bailey tied w ith Howard Bessen for third. It was during balance beam that Shari Smith narrowed the gap between she and Sue Archer in the all-around. Steady, even on her back handspring, poised in her dance with everything immediat e including an unbelievable toe-rise she scored 8.75 wh ich not only brought her in range of Sue but cleat ly past her. She was a littl e flat-footed and not steady only managed to score 8.0 Parallel bars not quite as shaky this time but the performers were and Dubi Lufi again took first , joe Sweeney second and Richard Pasquale third . Consistency and endurance seemed to payoff throu ghout th e entire meet fo~ th e first two performers.
Sue Archer tr ied to catch up on the final event, uneven parallel bars, but just couldn 't secure the over half a point she needed especially sin ce Shari ' s routine was almost as good. How ever Sue 's 9.25 was the highest scor e that day for the women ' s comp e tition. Final event for the men (except for the fl yin g rings dismounts) horizontal bar. And Mark Davis repeated hi s earlier victory follow ed once again by joe Sweeney and Robert Casey. Mark also went on to win the flying rings dismount contest even though he ignored the large crowd that chanted for him to do (or at least attempt) hi s " quad " . To sum it up it was a grea t meet. And a specia l thanks shou ld go to the Park and Recreation Department o f Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Gymnastic Center, and of course GYMNAST magazine for making it possible. Another thank you sho uld go to the jud ges Frank Endo, Art Shurlock, Rea Anders, AI Marino, jack Beckner, john Magginetti, Lori j ones, and Michelle Deluca. Plus AI Luber and his wife Linda for all their hours of work and help. Next year' s GYMFEST promises to be better and of course the more gymnasts and spectators the merrier. It's nice to see that numerous gro up s of gym nasts and gymnastics enthusiasts are starting the ir own GYMFESTs and following Santa Monica 's fine example . GYMFEST RESULTS Balance Beam: Shari Smith 8.75 ; Sue Archer 8.0; Paula Kim 7.65; Belva Pierce 7.05; Denise Khatnich 7.05. Uneven Parallel Bars: Sue Archer 9.25; Shari Smith 8.9; Gail Kwiatkowski 8.6; Denise Khatnich 8.2; Belva Pierce 7.85. Free Exercise: Gaye Wilson 8.6; Le Anne Karasik 8.35; Denise Khatnich 8.3; Shari Sm ith 8.3; Wendy Cluff 8.15; Paula Kim 7.9. Vaulting: Sue Archer 8.95; Shari Smith 8.7; Cathy Treadwill 8.6; Laurie Donaldson 7.85; Denise Khatnich 7.75. All-Around: Shari Smith 34.65; Sue Archer 34.35; Denise Khatnich
31.30. MEN'S Rings: Mark Lundy 9.15; Jack Laurie 9.1; Howard Bessen 9.0; Eugene Bailey 9.0. Vault: Dana Crosly 9.1; Jim Turpin 9.0; Greg Casian 8.85; Keith Miller 8.8; Jim McFaul 8.7; James Taylor 8.7. Floor Ex: Keith Miller 9.05; Michael Zapp 9.0; Jim McFau l 8.9; Greg Casian 8.7; Ron Reznick 8.6. Side Horse: Cris Klingerman 9.1; Shawn Miyake 8.55; Steve Hug 8.5; Dubi Luli 8.45; John Greene 8.05. P-Bars: Dubi Luli 8.85; Joe Sweeney 8.7; Richard Pasqua le 8.65. High Bar: Mark Davis 9.15; Joe Sweeney 9.0; Glen Hime 8.85; Robert Casey 8.85; Peter Paulson 8.55. All-Around: Dubi Luli 49.95; Joe Sweeney 47.40. WOMEN'S Women 11 and under All-Around: Belva Pierce 29.85; Karen Reill y 27.25; Michelle Sokol 25.60. Men 12 and under All-Around: Jeff Rollins 13.9; Matt Gunzilman 10.1.
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or Gymnastics on the Beach at Waikiki by Dick Criley The Honolulu City Parks and Recreation Department (P & R) invit ed the' H awa ii Gymnastics Association (HGA) to take part in their annua l Summer Festival june 23 & 24 in Kapiolani Park in Waikiki. With equ ipm e nt loaned " by the Central YMCA of Hon o lulu and the kokua
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(cooperation) of the P & R emp loyees, the HGA proceeded to set up their version of the scene made famous in so many Modern Gymnast magazines, the Santa Monica Gymfest. Naturally, the weather was ideal. No co mpetitions were he ld , although they are planned for the future. Nea rl y all the private schoo ls, clubs and othe r gymnastic groups took part in a ser ies of exhibit ion performances. In between performances, gymnasts he ld informal clini cs for interested bystanders. The HGA planned a pot-luck lunch as a sort of in cent ive to attract hungry gymnasts, but many found their s'ustenance at one or more of the plate lun ch wagons serving the Summer Festival.
The trampoline attracted much attention, particularly when world c lass competitor, Billy Popiwenko, got up to bounce. Also taking part with an exhibi tion on the balance beam was Linda Scott Polizzano. Dr. Don Gustuson and hi s troup of hand-ba lancers added a final Santa Monica Beach-like touch to the activities. The H awaii Gymnastics Association felt that the Summ e r Festival was a good opportunity to publicize gymnast ics to the lo ca l community. In the future, with P & R cooperation, there may be permanent apparatus and occasiona l competitions . With the P & R Dept. likely to hold their Summer Festival the third weekend of each jun e, Mainland gymnasts shou ld keep H awai i in mind for a post-season " vacation." GYMNAST Nov. '73