Flipstars Gymnastics teams dominate home invite

Bronze. In front, from left: Addisyn Monton, Davony Glenn, Hannah Mackin, Ophelia Quinn, Kylin Vanderputte, Weslynn Sanders, Stevie Trejo, Fiona Ewing, Kinsey Sanders, Loren Fisher, Svenja Siems, Ryah Nichols. In back, from left: Lily Wagner, Raelynn Rabe, Hensley Chavalia, Autumn Towns, Ellie Odegaard, Sloane Alway, Emmalyn McDermott, Bella Bennett, Evie Witkowski, Brynn Grothause, Josephine Ryan, Adalyn Martin.

Submitted by Aimee Goff, coach/co-owner, Flipstar Gymnastics, Ludington

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Flipstar gymnasts dominated the Flipstar Gymnastics Sweetheart Snowfest Invitational last weekend sweeping the Team Champion title at all levels, Xcel Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Boys 4X4. Flipstar had  75 gymnasts compete earning 221 top-3 podium medals with 95 of them being Champion titles.

Flipstar earned the All-Around Champion title in 20 of the 23 age groups with Flipstar gymnasts entered.

Platinum: From left: Alyssa Landino, Laney Bottrell, Nina Frick, Cara Siemiaszko, Abby Dodson, Grace Hasenbank

Flipstar’s Xcel Platinum Champion Team was led by Nina Frick. Nina’s all-around score of 37.9 not only earned her the All-Around Champion title for her age division, but also earned a special award for the Highest Platinum All-Around of the entire meet. Nina also earned the Champion title on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise as well as fifth on the remaining event. Alyssa Landino also earned the All-Around Champion title for her age division as well as the Champion title on all four events.. Abby Dodson earned the Vault Champion title in addition to two second and a fourth place medal for an All-Around Champion Runner-Up title. Laney Bottrell earned a second, two third and a fourth place event medals for a third place all-around finish on the podium. Grace Hasenbank earned  second and third place podium event medals as well as two fifth place medals for a fourth place all-around finish. Cara Siemiaszko earned a third place podium finish as well as two fourth and a fifth place event medals for a fifth place all-around finish.

Gold: From left: Olivia Brandt, Oriana Hill, Emma Burgess, Millie Boyd, Rylee Revolt, Braelynn Sanders

Flipstar’s Xcel Gold Team also brought home the Team Champion title despite missing a couple of team members out for this meet. Oriana led this Champion team and also earned the special Highest  All-Around of the Meet award with a score of 37.3. This was an amazing feat considering she had an uncharacteristic fall on the uneven bars early in the meet, but she came back strong to finish with Champion titles on her last two events, balance beam and floor exercise. Her floor exercise score of 9.8 not only earned her the Champion title, but also tied a Flipstar gym record. She also earned one second and one fifth place event awards. Olivia Brandt also earned the All-around Champion title for her age division. Olivia had all podium finishes earning the Champion title on vault and uneven bars as well as second and third place event medals.  Braelynn Sanders had a second place podium all-around finish. She earned the Champion title on uneven bars and floor exercise as well as fourth and sixth place event medals.  Emma Burgess had a third place podium finish in the all-around. She also had a second and two third place podium finishes as well as a fifth place event finish. Millie Boyd earned a third place podium event medal as well as two fourth and a fifth place event medals for a fourth place all-around finish. Rylee Revolt earned two third place podium medals as well as two fifth place event medals for a fifth place all-around finish.

Silver: From left: Gretchen Reed, Porter Lane, Riley Flood, Nola Randle, Caitlyn Dean, Elyse Tucker, Khloe Pendrick, Natalie Lloyd

Flipstar’s Xcel Silver Team, also down a few members due to illness, also earned the Team Champion Title. Nola Randle led this team earning the Highest All-Around of the Meet award as well as the All-Around Champion title with a score of 38.7 which ties a Flipstar Gym Record for the Xcel Silver level. Nola earned the Champion title on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise as well as the Champion Runner-Up title on the remaining event. Riley Flood, in her first year of competition, also earned the All-Around Champion title. Riley earned the Champion title on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise as well as a fifth place medal on the remaining event. Porter Lane and Khloe Pendrick were each just 0.1 (yes, one tenth of a point) away from the All-Around Champion title, each earning the All-Around Champion Runner-Up title in their respective age divisions. Porter earned all podium medals earning the Balance Beam Champion title as well as two second and a third place event medals. Khloe also earned three second place podium medals and a fourth place event medal. Gretchen Reed and Caitlyn Dean each earned third place podium medals in the All-Around. Gretchen earned the Floor Champion title as well as second, third and fourth place event medals. Cailtyn earned two second place podium medals and two fourth place event medals as well. Elyse Tucker also earned two second place podium medals in addition to fourth and fifth place event medals for a fourth place all-around medal. Natalie Lloyd earned a third place podium medal in addition to a fourth and two fifth place event medals for a fifth place all-around finish.

Flipstar’s Xcel Bronze Champion Team was led by Kinsey Sanders. Kinsey’s all-around score of 38.7 not only earned the All-Around Champion title, but also earned her the Highest Xcel Bronze of the entire meet and tied a Flipstar gym record. Kinsey also broke the Flipstar gym record on balance beam with a score of 9.75 which earned the Balance Beam Champion title. Kinsey also earned the Champion title on the remaining three events as well for a clean sweep. Flipstar swept the All-Around Champion title in all age divisions with Ophelia Quinn, Hensley Chavalia, Kylin Vanderputte, Addisyn Monton and Josephine Ryan each earning the title in their respective age groups in addition to Kinsey. Hensley, Josephine, Kylin and Ophelia each earned the Champion title on three of the four events. Kylin was the Vault, Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise Champion and earned a third place podium medal on the remaining event. Hensley was the Vault, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise Champion and had a third place podium finish on the remaining event. Josephine earned the Champion title on vault, uneven bars and balance beam as well as fifth place on the remaining event. Ophelia earned the Champion title on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise as well as sixth on the remaining event. Addisyn had all podium finishes earning the Uneven Bars Champion title as well as two second and a third place event medals. Autumn Towns, Sloane Alway, Svenja Siems and Lily Wagner each earned the All-Around Champion Runner-Up title in their respective age divisions. Svenja and Lily each earned all podium medals earning three second and a third place event medals in their respective age divisions. Autumn earned two second, third and fourth place event medals. Sloane earned the Vault Champion title as well as a third and two fifth place event medals. Weslynn Sanders and Stevie Trejo each had third place podium all-around finishes. Weslynn earned the Vault Champion title as well as second, third and fourth place event medals. Stevie earned two third place podium medals as well as fourth and fifth place event medals. Adalyn Martin, Fiona Ewing, Emmalyn McDermott and Ellie Odegaard each earned the fourth place all-around medal in their respective age divisions. Adalyn Martin earned second and third place podium medals in addition to fourth and sixth place event medals. Fiona earned a second place podium medal in addition to fourth, fifth and sixth place event medals. Emmalyn earned a third place podium medal in addition to fourth, fifth and sixth place event medals. Ellie had a third place podium finish in addition to earning two fourth and a fifth place event medals in a very tough age division. Hannah Macken, Loren Fisher, Evie Witkowski, Davony Glenn and Brynn Grothause each earned the fifth place all-around medal in their respective age divisions. Evie earned the Balance Beam Champion title as well as a third and two sixth place event medals. Brynn earned second and third place podium medals in addition to two sixth place event medals in a very tough age division. Hannah earned two third place podium medals in addition to two fifth place medals. Davony earned a second place podium medal in addition to fourth, fifth and sixth place event medals. Loren earned a second place podium medal in addition to two fifth and a sixth place event medals. Ryah Nichols, Bella Bennett and Raelynn Rabe each earned the sixth place all-around medal in their respective age divisions. Ryah earned three fourth and a sixth place event medals. Bella earned two fourth and two sixth place event medals. Raelynn earned two fifth and two sixth place event medals in the Flipstar tough age division.

Copper. Front, from left: Emily Cluck, Lucy Boyd, Charlie Campbell, Juniper Wohlberg, Emilya Miszewski; back, from left: Lorellei Patten, Paisley Haynes, Tessa Keson, Kevi Jaskula, Zoey Seidner, Aubrey Vronko

Flipstar’s Xcel Copper Champion Team set a new Flipstar gym record with a score of 113.35. This team was led by Kevi Jaskula who also not only earned the All-Around Champion title for her age division, but also earned the Highest Xcel Bronze of the meet award with a score of 38.3 which beats the current Flipstar Gym record by a full point. Kevi won the Champion Title on all four events with two of those events setting new Flipstar gym records. She set a new gym record on balance beam with a score of 9.6 and floor exercise with a score of 9.7. Juniper Wohlberg and Charlie Campbell also each earned the All-Around Champion title in their respective age divisions. In her very first competition, Charlie earned all podium finishes earning the Champion title on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise as well as third on the remaining event. Juniper had all podium finishes earning the Floor Exercise Champion title as well as two second and a third place event medals. Emily Cluck and Tessa Keson each earned the second place all-around medal in their respective age divisions. Emily Cluck had all podium finishes earning the Champion title on uneven bars and balance beam as well as second and third place event medals. Tessa also had all podium finishes earning two second and two third place event medals. Aubrey Vronko and Paisley Haynes each earned a third place podium all-around medal. Aubrey earned a second and two third place podium medals as well as a fourth place event medal. Paisley earned two second and a third place podium medals as well as a fifth place event medal. Zoey Seidner, Lucy Boyd and Lorellei Patten each earned a fourth place all-around medal in their respective age divisions. Zoey earned the Vault Champion title and earned three fourth place event medals as well. Lorellei earned a third place podium medal as well as two fourth and a sixth place event medals. Lucy earned three fourth and a fifth place event medals. Emilya Miszewski earned a fourth and three sixth place event medals for a sixth place all-around award.

Boys 4×4: From left: Kayden Kacynski, Lincoln Gieske, Colton Carter, Dexter Gillespie, Simon Burgess, Noah Moul

Flipstar’s Boys 4X4 Champion Team was led by Lincoln Gieske. Lincoln’s 37.55 not only earned the All-Around Champion title, but also earned the award for the Highest Boys 4X4 score of the entire meet. He also earned the Champion title on vault, support/circles and floor exercise as well as a second place medal on the remaining event. Lincoln’s 9.5 score on support/circles beat the current Flipstar gym record. Simon Burgess also earned the All-Around Champion title for his age division. He had all podium finishes earning the Floor Exercise Champion title as well as two second and a third place event medals. Noah Moul and Dexter Gillespie each earned the All-Around Champion Runner-Up title. Noah had all podium finishes earning the Bars Champion title as well as two second and a third place event medal. Dexter earned the Champion title on vault and bars as well as second and fourth place event medals. In his first ever competition, Kayden Kacynski had a third place podium finish in the all-around. He also earned three third and a fourth place event medals. Colton Carter earned the Circles/Support Champion title as well as a third and two fourth place event medals for a fourth place all-around finish.

Lexi McLain

Lexi McLain was Flipstar’s only Shining Stars competitor. She earned the Champion title on all events and all-around with a score of 36.5. She also earned the award for the Highest Shining Star All-Around of the meet.

Ladies. From left: Jenny Vega, Lindsay Maynard, Lauren Lloyd, Justine Lofton, Kelsey Britton, Andrea Shoop, Hannah Rudzki

Flipstar had Ladies competitors competing at the Xcel Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. Justine Lofton competed at the Xcel Platinum level earning the Uneven Bars Champion title as well as two third and a sixth place event medals for a third place podium all-around award. Andrea Shoop earned the All-Around Champion title at the Xcel Gold level. Andrea had all podium finishes earning the Uneven Bars Champion title as well as two second and a third place event medals. Kelsey Britton also had all podium finishes earning the Champion title on vault and balance beam as well as two third place event medals for a second place all-around finish. Hannah Rudzki earned the Floor Exercise Champion title as well as third, fourth and fifth place event medals for a third place podium all-around finish. Lindsay Maynard earned two second place podium medals as well as two fourth place event medals for a fourth place all-around finish. Lauren Lloyd only competed 3 events after recently returning from having a little baby girl. She earned a fourth and two fifth place event medals.  At the Silver level, Jenny Vega earned the All-Around Champion title as well as the Champion title on all events.

Fun Team. From left: Ella Merillat, Lily Case, Eliza Miszewski, Felica White, Joanna Petersen, Madison Farber

Flipstar had six gymnasts compete in the Fun Meet portion of the competition where they earned ribbons instead of medal placements. Madison Farber, Ella Merillat, Joanna Petersen, Lily Case, Felica White and Eliza Miszewski earned all blue and red medals, the two highest achievements.

This was another amazing meet for Flipstar gymnasts. We are so proud of all of these girls. We had quite a few gymnasts out with illnesses. We also had some uncharacteristic mistakes, but these girls came back strong and supported each other, as they always do, to overcome the obstacles. As always we are SO thankful for our Flipstar parents, coaches and this community for all of the support and help making this another incredible experience for these Flipstar gymnasts. It was a long day with hundreds of spectators coming through the Flipstar doors to watch these athletes, making it a day full of smiles. Next up for Flipstar are a couple of out of state meets in Illinois and Florida that some Flipstar gymnasts have chosen to travel to and compete.

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