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Monday, January 11, 2010

Gymnastics: Loudoun Valley Captures Red Division Title at 30th Annual Park View Invitational

The top three teams in the Red Division take the podium: Loudoun Valley, Stone Bridge and Broad Run. Click the photo for 200+ photos from the awards ceremony!


Sterling (Jan. 11, 2010) - For the first time since 2002, Loudoun Valley High School came away with the upper division title at the Park View High School Gymnastics Invitational, edging local rivals Stone Bridge and Broad Run Saturday in the 30th edition of the longest running high school athletic event in Loudoun County.

In the Red Division of the event sponsored by Glory Days Grill, Loudoun Valley finished first with 103.8 points (top three gymnasts scored for each team). Stone Bridge was runner-up up 102.825 followed by Broad Run (101.725), Colonial Forge (101.3) and Loudoun County (101.25).

Colonial Forge's Laura Thornburg, who captured the beam with a 9.625, took the All-Around with a 36.075. Loudoun County's Jessica Drews was runner-up at 35.275 followed by Kimberlin Ewen of Broad Run and Amanda Huebner of Loudoun Valley at 35.2. Drea Ewen took fifth with a 34.975.

Huebner won the floor with a 9.35. Drea Ewen won the bars with a 9.1. Lindsay Carr of Colonial Forge won the vault with 9.05.

Dominion captured the Blue Division with a 91.2 followed by Briar Woods (88.65), Harrisonburg (83.375), Orange (82.7) and host Park View (78.125).

Alexa Giovanis, who won the vault with a 9.25, led Dominion and captured the All Around with a 34.625 followed by Michaela Connally of North Stafford (33.875), Ayanna Robinson of Dominion (33.55), Brittany Zartman of Park View (32.225) and Marina Kiseleva of Briar Woods (32.05).

Robinson won the floor with an 8.75. Connally won the beam with 9.325 and bars with an 8.25.

There were 15 total teams at the event including all 10 Loudoun high schools.

Loudoun Valley coach Jennifer Cooper Barlow talks about the big win for the Vikess


Click here for the Top 5 in each event, All Around and team standings for both divisions.

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