Orlando,
Florida - 14 year-old Leah Rodgers will be entering her very first
international gymnastics meet this weekend as the only Bahamian in the
entire competition. The ninth grade student of Queen’s College has been
a member of Nassau ‘Nastics, The Bahamas’ oldest gymnastics club for
three years. She plans to make her competition debut at the 2010
Leprechaun Classics in Orlando, Florida which takes place March 13 and
14.
“I’m
looking forward to my very first meet and I hope to score at least an
eight on my events,” says Leah who will be competing on the floor,
balance beam, vault and uneven bars. “The floor is my favorite routine
and I think I’m glad to finally have a trip and I am most looking
forward to getting it over with.”
As
for being the only Bahamian at the event, Leah says: “I don’t feel any
pressure at all. I’ll just try to block out all the noise and simply
concentrate on winning and doing my best.”
Leah
will be heading to Florida with her two biggest supporters in the sport
– her mother Pequita and Nassau ‘Nastics Head Coach, Trevor Ramsey.
“I
am looking forward to watching Leah receive her first competition
medals,” said Coach Ramsey. “She is a very talented athlete and she
works hard on her routines. Overall, I think she can score at least an
8.5 in all of these events and is definitely one of the underdogs in
the competition. I am sure she will do the Bahamas and Nassau ‘Nastics
proud as the only representative in the Leprechaun Classics.”
