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Surrey gymnasts nab B.C. gold

Three athletes from the Surrey Gymnastic Society struck gold in Kamloops at the 2014 B.C. Gymnastics Championships March 14 to 16.

Twelve-year-old Treyson Cerrato and 13-year-old Alon Zvikler were crowned provincial champions in boys' competition, while 10-yearold Maria Bashko captured a provincial title in the girls' section of the meet.

Cerrato won gold on pommel horse, silver on the floor and high bar and bronze on the vault and parallel bars en route to capturing his second provincial title in as many years.

Zvikler claimed his title in the provincial stream 4 category where his highlights included a silver on the parallel bars and a fourth place finish on the rings.

In the provincial 2 stream for boys 10-and-under, a pair of Surrey gymnasts wound up second and third in the all-around tallies. Emanuel Gutierrez-Sandoval captured the silver after winning gold on the floor and parallel bars while Timofey Azhogin won the bronze all-around medal.

The third Surrey provincial champion came from the girls' provincial stream 2 Argo class where Bashko earned a gold medal in the all-around standings after winning the floor and placing second on the beam.

The B.C. Championships were also used as the qualification competition for Team BC athletes for the upcoming 2014 Western Canadian Championships in Saskatoon. Cerrato and Alanna Jones both qualified to represent B.C. in their respective categories.