The Wilton Y gymnastics Level 6 team took first place at the recent league championship meet. From the left: Alyssa Jarrett, Megan McNamara, Rachel Esslinger, Mia Karlehag, Lauren Cooper, Sarah Collias, Lilly Byrnes, Kayla Heber and Kate Ginsburg.
Mother Nature inserted herself in the Southern Connecticut YMCA Gymnastics League Championships.
Twice.
The Wilton Family Y hosted the championship meet on March 11, but only the first three sessions could be completed before safety concerns sent everyone home in heavy snow. Makeup sessions were then scheduled for March 20 and 21st at the team’s practice facility, and gymnasts from the Wilton, Westport, Trumbull, Darien and Rye teams once again proved their tenacity by competing even though snow concerns were once again in play.
Both by team standards and individually, Wilton finished with a lot of champions.
The Level 3 team finished in second place and had two all-around champions.
In the 6-8 age division, Ashley Umhoefer finished in first place in the all-around and on vault (9.4), and was second on floor (9.45), bars and beam. Sienna Morris took first place on floor (9.5) and bars, second in the all-around, and third on vault (9.1) and beam. Lauren Condon finished third on beam, fourth on vault and fifth on floor and in the all-around. Alyssa Mariani took fourth on beam.
Among the nine-year olds, Peyton Ricco placed first on floor (9.3), second in the all-around, third on vault (9.35) and fourth on bars (9.3). Gracie DiBuono-Krafick took second on bars (9.45), fourth in the all-around, and scored 9.2 on vault. Sofia Blessing placed second on floor (9.2), fifth on beam, and scored 9.0 on vault. Emma Incao scored 9.1 on vault.
There were two 10-year old age divisions.
In the first, Gillian Lipsky was the all-around champion, also placing first on floor (9.5), second on beam (9.3), and third on bars (9.55) and vault (9.5). Kaylie Berghaus was first on bars (9.75) and beam (9.35), second on floor (9.4) and scored 9.275 on vault, finishing second in the all-around. Alyson Scheurkogel finished third in the all-around, with a second place on bars (9.6), third places on floor (9.3) and beam (9.25), and fifth on vault (9.35). Maddie Rosa took fourth place in the all-around, with a second place on vault (9.6), fifth on bars (9.3), and fourth on floor (9.25). Chloe Jureller placed second on bars (9.6) and scored 9.1 on floor. Samantha Bauer scored 9.25 on bars.
In the other division, Donna Stepnowsky finished second in the all-around and on bars (9.55), and fifth on vault (9.2), beam (9.0), and floor (9.15). Becky Arnowitz took fourth for vault (9.25) and scored 9.0 on floor.
In the 12-over age group, Michaela Kane garnered a second-place finish in the all-around, and a first place on bars (9.75), second place on beam (9.2), and scored 9.1 on vault. Lindsey Jarrett took third on floor (9.25) and beam (9.15), fourth on vault (9.2) and in the all-around, and scored 9.0 on bars. Anna Bea Yoon finished fourth on vault (9.2) and fifth on floor (9.05).
The Level 4 team finished in second place. Ten-year-old Olivia Mannino won first place on beam (9.65), fifth place in the all-around, and scored 9.4 on bars and 9.05 on floor.
Among the 11-year olds, Grace Chan took first place on vault (9.45), fourth place in the all-around, and fifth place on floor. Jessica Wu finished third on floor (9.1), fourth on vault, fifth in the all-around, and scored 9.0 on beam. Emilia Riina took third on bars (9.6) and fifth on vault (9.1). Maeve Burke finished fifth on bars (9.35). Emily D’Onofrio placed fifth on vault (9.1).
In the 12-over age group, Emma Daughtery finished third in the all-around, with a second place on bars (9.7), third on vault (9.2), and 9.0 on floor. Peyton Gildersleeve finished fourth in the all-around, with a third place on bars (9.65) and fifth place on floor (9.1) and beam. Erin Daughtery was the vault champion (9.5) and took third on beam (9.05). Nicole Beecher finished fourth on floor (9.15). Rachel Calabrese garnered second place on beam (9.15).
In Level 5, Libby Hinshaw was the beam champion, scoring 9.5.
The Level 6 team finished in first place and had two division all-around champions.
In the 9-11 age group, Lilly Byrnes was the all-around champion, also winning first place for vault (9.3) and second for floor (9.45), beam (9.4), and bars. Mia Karlehag won first place on floor (9.5) and beam (9.45) and finished third in the all-around and on vault (9.0) and fourth on bars. Sarah Collias took first place on bars and fourth place on floor (9.1), vault, beam, and in the all-around.
In the 12-year old division, Lauren Cooper took third on bars (9.3) and floor (9.2), fourth in the all-around, and fifth on beam. Megan McNamara took third on vault and scored 9.0 on floor.
Kate Ginsburg was the all-around champion for the 13-14 age group. She also won first place on beam (9.65) and floor (9.35) and finished second on bars (9.45) and vault (9.35). Kayla Heber took first place on bars (9.55), second place in the all-around and on floor (9.3), and third on vault (9.3) and beam (9.15). Rachel Esslinger finished first on vault (9.4), second on beam (9.3), third in the all-around and on floor (9.25), and fourth on bars (9.25). Alyssa Jarrett took first place on bars (9.55) and fourth on vault (9.1).
Wilton’s Level 7 team took first place. Individually, Izzy Meltzer was the all-around champion in the Senior Division, garnering first place on vault (9.5) and bars (9.0) and taking second on floor and third on beam. Morgan Leddy finished in first place on floor (9.25) and beam (9.15), second in the all-around, fourth on bars and fifth on vault. Sam Farhi, took second for floor and beam, third for bars and in the all-around, and fourth for vault (9.0). Alessandra Uriarte finished second on bars, third on vault (9.35) and floor, and fourth on beam and in the all-around.
The Level 8 team also finished in first place. Sam Huffman and Grace Breen were both all-around champions for their age groups, finishing in first place in every event. Breen scored a 9.05 on beam. Lizzie Berta was also all-around champion in her division, finishing first on beam (9.4) and floor (9.15), second on bars, and third on vault.
The girls are looking forward to continued success (and less snow) at the state championships in Glastonbury on March 28-29.