Warwick freshman gymnast wins state all-around title, excels across sports
Warwick freshman Mac Tomlinson won a state all-around title after starting gymnastics in “mommy and me” classes at age 3. He has since carried that discipline into baseball and other school work.
Macklin “Mac” Tomlinson arrived at Warwick Valley High School with the kind of resume most freshmen do not bring to class. By last spring, the Warwick athlete had already won the all-around title at the New York State Men’s Gymnastics Championships, finishing first among more than 150 competitors and taking top scores on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar.
Tomlinson’s rise began long before high school. The Warwick Valley School District says he started gymnastics in “mommy and me” classes at age 3, and the years that followed built the habits now attached to his name: staying focused, working through setbacks and learning new skills one step at a time. Those traits have followed him into freshman year at Warwick Valley High School, where his progress has been steady since he arrived in the fall.
The state meet that made him a local standout was hosted by Stumpf’s Gymnastics at the Buffalo/Niagara Court Center, known as The R.O.C.K., in West Seneca. Tomlinson’s victory as a Warwick Valley Middle School eighth-grader gave the district a rare high-level gymnastics result to point to, especially because it came against such a large field and across every apparatus in the all-around competition.
His athletic profile has only broadened since then. MaxPreps lists Tomlinson as participating in Warwick High School baseball, adding another layer to a schedule already shaped by training and competition. In April, Tomlinson and fellow Warwick-area gymnast Danyal Hafeez also qualified for the USA Gymnastics Men’s Eastern National Championships in Palm Beach, Florida, a sign that his momentum in the sport did not stop with the state title.
For Warwick, Tomlinson has become a clear example of how early instruction, family support and school-level opportunity can build into sustained success. The district has spotlighted him at both the middle school and high school levels because his story ties together the same ingredients that shape so many local athletes: early repetition, strong coaching, commitment in the home and a school environment that rewards discipline.
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