By Special to the Town Crier

Talk about a win-win situation.

Gold Star Gymnastics of Mountain View sent squads to two different meets on Sept. 9 and won them both.

In San Mateo, Gold Star’s Level 4 team took first, second and third all-around for the 6-8 year-old division. Danielle Sepanek of Los Altos not only took first all-around but also on bars and beam. Samantha Hsieh of Los Altos was second all-around, powered by a first on floor and second on bars. Chelsea Ng of Los Altos took third all-around. She was second on beam and completed the sweep of bars with a third-place finish.

Meanwhile in Santa Cruz, Gold Star’s Level 5 team demolished the competition in a two-day meet. Out of 11 teams Gold Star finished first by 2.5 points - a huge margin in a sport that scores to the hundredth of a point.

In the 9-10 division, Alessia Dorin took first on bars (with a score of 9.275), beam, floor and all-around. Michelle Ho of Los Altos took second on vault and all-around. Noelle Schulenburg claimed first on vault and was third all-around. Diane Rodden was fourth all-around, thanks to third-place finishes on vault and bars. Natalee Pei of Los Altos finished ninth all-around and was fifth on floor.

In the 11 and up division the domination was even greater. Sarah Howell of Los Altos Hills placed first on beam and floor, second on vault and bars, and took first all-around. Asia Casino took first on bars (with a 9.35) and was second all-around. Ali Bo earned second on floor and was third all-around. Andi Bo grabbed first on vault and fourth all-around. Michela Fossati rounded out the top five spots, placing fifth all-around. Jessica Chang brought home ninth all-around.

Gold Star’s Level 6 team had a strong showing with Diane Gaydos earning third place on bars, beam and floor, and second place all-around. Alice Shteyn placed seventh all-around.