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Pictured are Kenley Coats of Bluffs, Leah Hoffman of Jacksonville, Mrs. Eleanor Stevens, Karsyn Wardlow of Winchester and Anna Muller of Jacksonville.
The Stevens School of Dance and Gymnastics, in Jacksonville, attended the 2016 United States Tumbling Association’s National Team competition in Knoxville, Tennessee, where 147 teams competed. The Stevens team had 72 National qualifiers at the Illinois State Meeting in May in Pana, Illinois. Thirty-five Stevens qualifiers attended the National meet in June, competing in trampoline, double mini and tumbling. Many of the Stevens competitors received top 10 overall awards.
Of the 147 teams competing, Mrs. Eleanor Stevens’ Intermediate Level Trampoline Team was awarded 1st Place in Overall High Score Team Award. Intermediate Trampoline Team members included Kenley Coats, Leah Hoffman, Karsyn Wardlow and Anna Muller.