Bryce Mullins Wins First at State

Bryce Mullins Wins First Place All-Around in his Division at State

  Bryce Mullins, 7, of Chariton is a level 4 gymnast at Chows Gymnastics in Des Moines.  His team competed at state on March 22, bringing home the first place trophy for level 4.  Individually Mullins got first place All Around in his division along with first place in all six events which are: high bar, parallel bars, rings, vault, floor, and pommel horse.

  Mullins also competed in four other meets this year.  He traveled to Chicago, Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., Oklahoma City, Okla., and Iowa City.  Mullins won 1st place All around in all four of those meets and he won a total of 23 medals, 14 first place, seven second places and two fifth places.  The team took first place in Iowa City and second place in Oklahoma City.

  Mullins started competition tumbling when he was four years old but decided he wanted to do more than just tumbling, so his parents got him into recreational classes at Chows when he was five.  He worked very hard and made his way up to intermediate.  A year later he got an invite to joint the boys team.  He practices 11 hours a week during the school year and this summer he will be moving to level 5 and will practice 14 hours a week.

  Chows Gyrmnastics is the home of 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Douglas.