MOULTRIE — Leah May and Devin Corgan took lemons and made lemonade.

After losing teammate and defending state champion Meghan Marshall to an ankle injury, the Moultrie YMCA duo each took home the individual all-around gold medal in their respective age group at the 2007 Georgia USA Gymnastics Level 9 State Championships held in Roswell.

Kenyadah Prime added a sixth place all-around in the Junior B age group, helping the MGs to a solid 108.20 team score, and seventh place.

Ultimate Gymnastics of Alpharetta was the team champion. The local team placed fifth at the 2006 state meet with a 107.125.

This is the first time that the Moultrie team has had two USAG all-around state champions in the same year.

Becky Geiger was the last MG to win the title, nearly 10 years ago.

Corgan, May and Prime will represent Georgia in the USAG Region 8 Champion-ships in April.

Corgan’s 36.525 score tied her personal best that she set last season at the Hilton Head Invitational. Her 9.175 earned her the state vault championship for the second consecutive year. She added silver medals on floor (9.425) and beam (8.975) and the 4th place medal on bars (8.95).

“Devin took a while to get her new skills incorporated into her routines this year, but as usual she seems to be peaking as the championship season begins,” coach Bob Swadel said.

“I know that Dev has her sights set on USAG Regionals, and the chance to earn a spot on the Region 8 team for the first ever national team competition at Level 9 Eastern Nationals in Orlando in May. That would be a wonderful way for the Valdosta High School senior to end an award filled USA Gymnastics career.”

Leah May added to her undefeated season, winning the all-around title in her fifth straight meet.

Her 36.425 score included a state championship on vault (9.225), silver medals on beam (9.05) and floor (9.3) and a bronze medal on bars (8.95).

“Leah struggled last week with asthma symptoms that really hampered her preparation for this important meet,” Swadel said.

“She looked strong on Saturday, though. She was a tiny bit off on a beam tumbling pass and fell, costing her a 9.55, and the gold medal. That came right after she hit her toes really hard during her bar routine. Leah’s a tough kid. She iced her badly bruised foot and refocused,” said Swadel.

Kenyadah Prime had her best meet of her first season at Level 9. She took home a silver medal on vault (9.0), and a fifth place medal on beam (8.975).

She added a personal best 8.85 on floor, and an 8.45 on bars. Her 35.25 was good for sixth place, and earned her her first trip to the USAG Regional Championship.

“We really missed Meghan (Marshall),” Swadel said. “She was at the meet to be recognized by Georgia USA Gymnastics, along with Devin, as graduating seniors. I know it was hard for her to sit in the stands on her 18th birthday and watch her teammates.

“The girls had a wonderful meet, but we really missed Meghan’s experience, and her great scores. I am proud of all four of them.”

Kambria Blakely had to wait 24 hours to find out whether her 36.15 all-around score would be good enough to earn her a trip to the Level 8 Region Championships in Raleigh, N.C., but the news was worth waiting for.

She had surpassed the highest-ever cutoff score of 35.85.

“There are so many good level 8s in our region, that USAG can’t accommodate all of them,” Swadel said. “There are eight states in the region. Based on the number of level 8 athletes to qualify to their state meets, Florida gets 27 percent of the spots at Regionals, and Georgia gets 23 percent.

“Each state meet becomes a real battle. Kambria was one of only 77 Georgia athletes to qualify for Raleigh. Both states have to leave a lot of good gymnasts at home for this one.”

Blakely earned a silver medal on vault, with a 9.6 score. She added a 9.0 on floor, an 8.85 on beam, and an 8.7 on bars.

Meghan Merritt had her best meet of the year, in her first season at level 8. Although she took home no individual medals in the extremely competitive Junior B age group, for 11- and 12–year-olds, her 9.15 on floor was a team high for the meet.

She added an 8.6 on bars, an 8.55 on beam, and an 8.45 on vault, for a personal best, 34.75 all-around.

Krysta Michael, who has struggled all year with injuries and illness, turned in a strong 9.2 on beam, earning the silver medal.

She also placed fifth on floor (9.0), and seventh all-around (34.675), in the Senior D (16 and over) group.

Also in the Senior D age group, Heather Scites placed eighth all-around (34.65). She took home a bronze medal on bars (9.0), and a fifth place medal on floor (9.0), and a ninth place medal on beam (8.6).

Scites also scored an 8.05 on vault.

Rachel Dampier (Senior D) continued her strong performances by placing fourth on floor (9.1), 10th on bars (8.65), and ninth all-around (34.625). She also scored 8.475 on beam, and 8.4 on vault.

Brooke Robinson won the eighth place award on vault (8.85). She scored 8.95 on bars, 8.975 on floor, 7.2 on beam, and 33.50 all-around in the Junior B age group.

Kaitlin Tucker added a solid 8.9, for sixth place on bars in Senior D. Her 33.4 all-around included an 8.35 vault, 8.20 on floor, and 7.95 on beam.

Joining Merritt and Robinson in their first Level 8 State Meet, Kristin Whitman scored 8.25 on vault, 8.075 on floor, 7.925 on beam, 7.85 on bars, and 32.10 all-around in the Senior A age group.

“I was pleased with the effort and focus each girl displayed this weekend,” Swadel said. “Our 107.626 team score was a little lower than we have been scoring all year, and it kept us out of the top 10.

“This group functions well together, and being separated in age group sessions reduced that spirit and camaraderie they use to their advantage in invitational meets. We will be back together at our home meet in May, and at YMCA Nationals in June. We also missed Arrienne Miller, who is nursing a sprained ankle, and had to be scratched from the meet.”