Cats Team Competes At Florida Gold AAU Championships

The Cats of Wellington gymnastics team recently competed in the 2013 Florida Gold AAU Championships, held May 18-19 in Boca Raton.

In Level 2, Sophia Roberts earned 9.7 on vault, 9.55 on bars and floor, and 9.35 on beam. Keelin Coleman was awarded 9.5 on vault, 9.7 on bars, 9.2 on beam and 9.5 on floor. Guilbrhea Pacheco scored 9.6 on vault, 9.55 on bars and 9.15 on floor. Kyleigh Gardner received 9.4 on vault, 9.45 on bars and 9 on beam. Natalie Bornel was awarded 9.25 on vault, 9.15 on bars, 9.25 on beam and 9.05 on floor. Juliana Stebbins earned 9.4 on vault, 9.35 on bars and 9.15 on floor. Enacoret Parziale received 9 on vault, 9.05 on bars and 9.4 on floor. Allison Franck scored 9.1 on vault and 9.3 on bars. Juliana Lettera was awarded 9.2 on vault and bars. Ava Delafe was awarded 9 on vault. Agostina Fontana earned 8.8 on vault. The Level 2 girls finished fourth in the team standings.

In Level 3, Zoe Kyrkostas was awarded first on vault with 9.7, first on bars with 9.65, and scores of 9.55 on beam and 9.5 on floor, finishing first all around in her age group with a 38.4. Sasha Campbell earned 9.2 on vault, 9.5 on bars, 9.55 on beam and 9.35 on floor. Sophia Rodriguez was awarded 9.3 on vault, 9.45 on bars, 9.55 on beam and 9.25 on floor. Angelina Apicella earned first place on vault with 9.6 and scores of 9.6 on bars and beam, and 9.4 on floor. Nicole Campos received scores of 9 on vault and 9.2 on bars and floor. Hailey Gruber was awarded 9.1 on vault and bars, and 9.2 on beam. Karlie Navor was awarded 9.2 on vault and beam, 9.1 on bars and 9.15 on floor. Ruth Anne Lively earned 9.1 on vault, 9.3 on bars, 9.5 on beam and 9.55 on floor. Sophia LaCosta received 9.35 on vault and bars, 9.25 on beam and 9.3 on floor. Kayla Levins was awarded 9.2 on vault, 9.5 on bars, 9.6 on beam and 9.35 on floor, finishing first all around in her age group with a score of 37.65. Arianna Nettles earned first place on vault with 9.4, 9.25 on bars, 9.55 on beam and 9.2 on floor. Ashleigh Altfest received 9.2 on vault, 9.3 on bars, 9.4 on beam and first-place on floor with 9.4. Katie Lettera earned first place on vault with a 9.4, and scores of 9.35 on beam and 9.05 on floor. The Level 3 girls finished fourth in the team standings.

In Level 4, Alexis Merritt earned 9.6 on vault and 9.45 on bars. Allison Bunchuk received 9.4 on vault, 9.35 on bars and 9.225 on beam. Hannah Hutchins was awarded 9.525 on vault and 9.1 on bars. Faith Campagnuolo earned 9.3 on vault and 8.8 on bars. The Level 4 girls finished fifth in the team standings.

In Level 5, Arabella Campbell finished first all around in her age group with 36.025, including first on bars with 9.525, first on vault with 9.15, and scores of 8.7 on beam and 8.65 on floor. Brieanna McCaffrey earned 8.65 on vault and 8.675 on bars. Kinsey Cribbs scored 8.5 on vault and 8.65 on bars. Samantha Baez received first-place on bars with 9.125, and 8.5 on beam. Bianca Sileo earned scores of 8.25 on vault and 8.275 on beam. The Level 5 girls finished ninth in the team standings.

In Modified Optional Advanced, Alexia Moraes earned first all around with 33.175, including first-place scores on vault with 8.5, beam with 8.55 and floor with 8.675, and a score of 7.45 on bars.

The girls are dedicated to working hard, with training from coaches Margarita Martinez, Felipe Restrepo and John Levy.

 ABOVE: The Cats of Wellington team with their new trophies.