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Posted on: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Vercruyssen captures silver and gold

Advertiser Staff

Nani Vercruyssen of Hawai'i won an individual silver medal and a team gold medal in the senior elite trampoline competition at the Pan American Championships last weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Vercruyssen, 16, scored 35.2 points to place second to Olympian and World Cup winner Rosannagh MacLennan of Canada (37.0) on Sunday.

On Saturday, Vercruyssen teamed with Alaina Hebert and Alaina Williams to the help the United States amass 104.4 points for the gold medal. Argentina (89.7) was second and Brazil (88.3) third.