Perrysburg High School junior Owen Laib, 16, has become the first gymnast from the Greater Toledo YMCA– the Y’s Guys–to qualify for the USA Gymnastics national championship, which will take place May 11 to 16 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Owen, the son of Anita and Doug Laib, currently competes at Level 10.

On April 18, he participated in the Region 5 men’s gymnastics competition in Battle Greek, Michigan, hosted by USA Gymnastics. Region 5 includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.