The Central Lincoln County YMCA gymnastics team, under the direction of coach Janice Cormier-Hay and Betsy Lee, took their team to compete against teams from Penobscot Valley, Old Town and Oxford Hills teams in Bangor on April 11. Twelve out of 15 CLC gymnasts hit their personal best scores in their final meet of the season.
Kristen Cavanaugh, Kiley Bickford, Catherine Roy, Macallister Moss, Emma Downing, Emma Hall, Alison York, Kathryn Colomb, Whitney Dow, and Kylie Farnham qualified for the New England Regional meet.
Results by level are as follows:
Advanced Pre-Op Ages 14-17: Kristen Cavanaugh placed 1st on vault 8.45, 1st on bars 8.5, 2nd on beam 7.5, 2nd on floor 8.3, and was 1st all around with a personal best score. Kiley Bickford placed 2nd on vault 7.8 8.3, 1st on beam 7.7, 1st on floor 8.8 with a season best score.
Level 5, Age 10: Marta Denny came in 3rd on vault 8.55, 1st on beam 8.7, 4th on floor 8.1, and placed 5th all around.
Level 5, Age 11: Catherine Roy came in 3rd on vault 8.0, 2nd bars 9.0, 1st on beam.7, 1st on floor 8.7, and placed 1st all around with a season best score.
Level 5, Age 12-14: Kate Kelley came in 3rd on vault 8.4, 6th on bars 5.1, earned a 7.2 on beam, 3rd on floor a 8.6, and placed 2nd all around.
At Level 4, Age 6-7: Emily Kelsey placed 1st on vault 9.15, 7th on bars 6.7, 3rd on beam 7.15, 6th on floor 6.75 and placed 6th all around with a personal best score. Madison Bradbury came in 4th on vault 8.4, 9th on bars 5.2, 9th on beam 5.6, 5th on floor 7.15 and placed 8th all around with her personal best score.
Level 4, Age 8: Macallister Moss came in 1st on vault 9.6, 4th on the bars 8.75, 3rd on beam 9.1, placed 4th on floor 9.05, and placed 2nd overall with a personal best score. Emma Downing came in 3rd on vault 9.3, came in 3rd on bars 8.8, 2nd on beam 9.2 and 3rd on floor 9.15 and placed 3rd overall with a personal best score. Emma Hall came in 4th on vault 8.9, 2nd on bars 8.9, 4th on beam 9.0, 5th on floor 8.85, and placed 4th overall with a personal best score.
Level, Age 9 and younger: Alison York came in 1st on vault 9.35, 5th on bars 8.1, 5th on beam 8.35, 4th on floor 8.8, and placed 4th overall with a season best score. May Ham earned a 8.35 vault, tied for 2nd on bars 8.65, 6th on beam 7.6, 6th on floor 8.35, and placed 6th all around with her personal best for the season.
Level, Age 9 and older: Kathryn Colomb came in 4th on vault 8.75, 4th on bars 8.3, 6th on beam 8.5, 2nd on floor 9.05, and placed 4th all around.
Level 4, Age 11 & 12: Whitney Dow came in 4th on the vault 8.8, 2nd on bars 8.4, 1st on beam 9.05, 2nd on floor 8.9, and placed 1st all around with a personal best score. Kylie Farnham came in 6th on vault 8.1, 3rd on bars 8.35, 2nd on beam a 8.95, 1st on floor 9.05, to place 2nd all around with a personal best score.