Gymnastics Notebook: Loudoun County Captures Aloha Festival Gold Division; Stone Bridge Scores Big with Return of Tori Severin

(Jan. 27, 2010) - The Loudoun County High School gymnastics team captured the Aloha Festival Gold Division title Saturday at Stonewall Jackson and earlier in the week, Stone Bridge High School scored the area's top team score of the season with a 140.550 with the help of Tori Severin who returned from a month-long ankle injury to score 9.5 on the beam.

Aloha Festival
Team Results Gold Division:
1st Loudoun County 102.90
2nd Brook Point 100.50
3rd Stonewall Jackson 100.025
4th Potomac Falls 99.55
5th Mills Godwin (Richmond area) 97.025
6th Harrisonburg 88.45
7th Hanover (Richomond area) 87.075
8th Heritage 79.90
9th Turner Ashby 75.075
10th Osbourn 58.00

Loudoun County notes:
*Jessica Drews was 5th on Vault (8.8), 5th on bars (8.725), 6th all around (35.00), and 1st on the floor exercise (9.275).
*Christina Thoppil was 5th on vault (8.8), 6th on bars (8.55) and 9th all around (33.625)
*Danielle Scoggin was 6th on vault (8.75), 6th on beam (8.6), and 8th all around (34.275)
*Layla Ghuzlan contributed to the team effort with her highest vault score of the season (8.2).

The Raiders will next compete at the Dulles District meet at Briar Woods High School on Sat. Feb. 6th.

Heritage notes:
*L.E. Lloyd finished 8th on vault with a season high 8.7.
*Personal bests were turned in by Brittan Dyer, Shannon Grubbs, L.E. Lloyd and Nina Pender

The Heritage team will next compete at the Cedar Run District meet at Loudoun Valley High School on Mon. Feb. 1.

Stone Bridge Gymnastics Meet @ West Springfield Jan. 22, 2010

Team Results:
1. Stone Bridge 140.550
2. Jefferson 131.725
3. Falls Church 130.175
4. Woodson 126.525
5. West Springfield 110.725
6. Lee 98.450

Top Bulldog Finishers:
Vault
1st: Casey Merwin 9.0
2nd: Amy Fissmer 8.8

Bars
2nd: Tori Severin 8.675
5th: Katherine Voelker 8.2

Beam
1st: Tori Severin 9.5
2nd: Chelsea Fonseca 9.15
4th: Tricia Grywatch 8.9

Floor
2nd: Casey Merwin 9.375
3rd: Amy Fissmer & Kelly McCabe 9.3
6th Chelsea Foseca 8.975

Freedom Wins 5-Team Meet at Dominion
The Eagles were led by Alexis Chaet (34.450 All Around) in this victory last week. Complete results.