Gymnastics: APEX Captures Team Titles

(Jan. 17, 2012) - The APEX girl's gymnastics teams captured two first place team titles at level 5 and 7 this past weekend at the Arlington Aerials Invitiational. In addition, the level 8/9 team finished second, the level 6 team finished third and the level 4 team finished 5th.

APEX gymnasts won over 30 gold medals and special congratulations go out to the following gymnasts for qualifying to their respective sectional or state meets: Caroline Lessler, Madeline Sicking, Madison Chandler, Lindsey Sestak, McKenna Magoffin, Abby Keane, Brooke Constantine, Courtney Walker, Cassidy Gagnon and Abby Reid. Individual highlights are listed below:


Level 4 - 5th place team
Mary Davis - 3rd vault, 3rd floor, 3rd all around , Grace Hawk - 4th bars, 4th beam, 5th all around, Madeline Reece - 4th bars, Madeline Sicking 2nd vault, Julia Townsend1st vault, Caroline Lessler - 8th vault, Julia Yee - 4th vault, 4th bars, 3rd beam, 3rd all around, Noelle Sanders - 4th bars, Kaitlin Bolton 6th beam, Gianna DiTommaso - 1st vault, Natalie Hwa 8th bars, Ashley Bannerton 3rd beam, 3rd floor, Abbie Knox - 2nd vault, 4th beam, 4th floor, 3rd all around, Emma Worley - 2nd bars, 4th vault, Samantha Sommers - 7th beam, Lauren Greene - 9th vault, Taylor Hunter - 9th beam, Katie Khosrovi - 7th floor, Annelise Brun - 10th beam, Elle Pickering - 14th vault

Level 5 - 1st place team
Rowan O'Sullivan - 1st beam , Abby Keane - 2nd vault, Ava Derrick - 1st vault, 3rd beam, 2nd floor, 1st all around, McKenna Magoffin - 2nd bars, 5th all around, Lindsey Sestak - 5th vault, 5th beam, Erin Keane - 4th vault, 3rd all around, Bree Puterio - 3rd bars, 4th beam, 4th all around, Madison Chandler - 3rd beam, 3rd floor, Maddie Pennington - 2nd beam, Lauren Sutara - 6th vault, Kendra Rentz - 1st bars, 1st vault, 1st all around, Ellie Wooten - 2nd vault, 3rd beam, 2nd floor, 3rd all around, Avery Goodlin - 1st beam, 3rd bars, 3rd all around, Lauren Hertel - 3rd vault, Samantha Sharp - 2nd bars, beam, all around, Hanna Zebdi - 1st beam, 3rd all around, Ellie Deegan - 1st vault, 1st floor, Jessica Pekala - 5th floor, Heather Dodd - 5th vault, 3rd beam, Caroline Johnson - 3rd bars, 4th vault, 5th floor, Taly Zapanta - 5th bars, 5th all around, Claire Bates - 1st vault, 1st floor, Leslie Edwards - 2nd vault, 1st bars, 4th floor, 4th all around

Level 6 - 3rd place team
Sharon Gilbertson 2nd bars, 4th beam, 3rd floor, 3rd all around, Julianne Vennitti - 5th vault, beam & floor, Ashley Wilkins - 2nd beam, Callie Pellegrino - 3rd bars, Sevana Allen - 2nd floor, River Stone - 1st vault, 3rd beam, 3rd floor, 3rd all around, Jenna Haran - 1st floor, Erin Kaplan - 4th floor, Kristin Gettier - 6th bars, Kathrin Shamenko - 5th vault, Caroline Cascadden - 3rd vault, 5th bars, Caleigh Allen - 6th bars.

Level 7 - 1st place team
Hannah O'Dea - 2nd vault, 1st bars, 4th beam, 1st all around, Leah Trepal - 5th vault, 2nd bars, 4th all around, Bryn Hertel - 2nd beam , 5th all around, Lauren Miller - 4th vault, 5th beam, Natalie Schweikhart - 5th bars, Jadyn West - 6th vault, Allison Auten - 2nd floor, Julia Ames - 1st vault, 4th floor, Taylor Knowles - 10th floor, Lauren Porter - 8th vault, Lauren Mason - 3rd bars, 2nd beam, 3rd all around, Claudia Cardona - 3rd vault, 5th bars, 5th all around, Ashley Spangler - 4th vault, 6th bars, Brooke Constantine - 6th beam , Lydia Chupp - 8th bars, Alex Donahue - 5th vault, 3rd floor

Level 8 - 2nd place team
Kat Friberg - 3rd vault, 5th bars, 3rd all around, Taylor Noem - 3rd beam, 5th all around, Abby Whittlton - 2nd beam, Courtney Walker - 2nd floor, Allie Cooper - 12th vault, Marissa Coyle - 2nd vault, Amy Eck - 3rd bars, 5th all around, Caitie Reyes - 4th vault, Danielle Shapero - 6th beam, Julia Thoppil - 9th bars , Tess Tibbits - 7th beam

Level 9 - 2nd place team
Caitlin Villavicencio - 3rd vault, 3rd bars, 1st beam, 1st all around, Alex Cocozza - 2nd bars, 5th floor, 2nd all around, Maddie O'Braitis - 4th vault, 1st bars, Sara Connors - 5th vault, 5th beam, Bridgette Schaal - 4th beam 4th floor, Cassidy Gagnon - 2nd vault, 1st floor, Jessica Schaub - 2nd floor, Abby Reid - 9th floor, Kylie Klokis - 5th bars


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