Youth Sports - Gymnastics: APEX Wins Big at Hershey

(Feb. 15, 2012) - The APEX girls gymnastics team traveled to Hershey, Pa. to compete in the 18th Annual Hug N Kiss Meet on Feb. 11-12 and the Level 6 and 7 teams both brought home first place team awards. In addition the Level 5's finished 2nd and the Level 4's finished 5th.

APEX Level 8 and 9 competed in Chicago. Send of article for highlights.

At Hershey special congratulations went to Erin Dennis, Emily Everhart, Caleigh Allen, Rachelanne Hall, Maddie Pennington and Elle Pickering who qualified to their respective state or sectional competition. Individual highlights are listed below:


Level 4 – 5th place team
Mary Davis –, 3rd beam, Julia Yee – 1st bars, 1st beam, 2nd floor, 1st all around, Noelle Sanders – 4th bars, Kaitlin Bolton 1st vault, 2nd beam, 4th all around, Natalie Hwa 3rd bars, Ashley Bannerton 3rd beam, 4th vault, Abbie Knox –4th beam, Katie Khosrovi – 5th bars

Level 5 – 2nd place team
Abby Keane – 4th vault, Ava Derrick – 1st vault, McKenna Magoffin – 5th bars, Erin Keane – 5th beam, Madison Chandler – 1st beam, Maddie Pennington – 2nd beam, Kendra Rentz – 2nd bars, 5th vault,2nd floor, 3rd all around, Ellie Wooten – 1st vault, 5th floor, 3rd all around, Avery Goodlin – 3rd beam, Lauren Hertel – 3rd vault, Samantha Sharp – 4th vault, 5th bars, 2nd beam, 4th all around, Hanna Zebdi – 2nd vault, Ellie Deegan – 1st vault, 1st floor, 3rd all around, Jessica Pekala – 2nd vault, Taly Zapanta – 2nd vault, 1st bars,3rd beam, 3rd all around, Claire Bates – 4th vault, 2nd beam, 2nd floor, 2nd all around, Leslie Edwards – 1st vault, 4th bars, 4th beam, 2nd all around

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

Level 7 – 1st place team
Hannah O’Dea – 2nd vault, 3rd all around, Bryn Hertel – 3rd beam , 4th all around, Lauren Miller – 2nd beam, 5th floor, 5th all around, Allison Auten – 1st vault, 2nd bars, 2nd floor, 2nd all around Julia Ames – 3rd vault, 4th floor, Lauren Mason – 4th vault, 1st bars, 2nd beam, 2nd all around, Claudia Cardona – 3rd vault & bars, 1st beam, 2nd floor, 1st all around, Ashley Spangler – 1st vault, 2nd bars, 3rd all around, Brooke Constantine – 1st vault, 4th beam, 4th all around, Lydia Chupp – 4th bars, Alex Donahue – 5th vault, 2nd beam, 3rd floor, Priscilla Hall – 5th vault, Alex Weber – 5th beam

Handstands at the top of Sears Tower!

APEX in the Windy City
The APEX Level 8 and 9 team was in Chicago the same weekend competing at the Chicago Style Meet at Navy Pier. Individual highlights:

Amy Eck – 4th vault, 5th bars, 4th all around, Danielle Shapero – 6th vault, Julia Thoppil – 6th beam, Tess Tibbits – 4th vaulkt, 3rd beam, 6th all around , Alex Cocozza – 6th all around, Maddie O’Braitis – 6th vault, Bridgette Schaal – 3rd vault, Kylie Klokis – 4th beam, Maddy Scozzie – 2nd vault, 3rd bars, 4th floor, 3rd all around.

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