Jaquie Tun
Macey RobertsTwo Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga teammates were part of celebrations at their high schools Wednesday for signing scholarships to major universities.
Chattanooga Christian’s Jaquie Tun is headed to West Virginia. Ooltewah’s Macey Roberts is going to Maryland.
Both had Kentucky among their other options, but both ultimately went with schools that had been keeping up with them since they were sophomores.
Tun, a Brainerd resident who has attended CCS since kindergarten, has been in gymnastics since the age of 3. Her strongest events are the uneven parallel bars and the balance beam, while Roberts excels most on the vault and floor exercise, where strength is more of a factor — even though she stands only 5-foot-1, a half-inch taller than Tun.
“Macey is super strong,” Gymnastics Center coach Emily Byrd said. “Jaquie is a true all-around gymnast, but she won a (Level 10) national title on bars in 2012. She’s extremely graceful.