SYRACUSE - Team Flyers recently participated in the state qualifying Snowball Challenge and 19 Flyers gymnasts earned qualifying scores to the state championships.
The Level 4 team brought home a second place team banner, missing first by only .075 points.
The Level 6 team was second and the Level 7 team finished third.
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These are the members of Team Flyers who participated in the Snowball Challenge. In front, from left, are Kendall Steward, Claire Pumford, Rylie Loomis, Olivia Nellis, Taylor Ingrao, Lauren Allen and Olivia Pinciaro. In the second row are Mara Marsh, Kaya Allen, Cassidy Allen, Caroline Smelko, Shelby Swindell and Mia Delong. In the third row are Holland Isaacson, Alexandra Stone, Emily Pfleuger, Alexa Meabon, Mariana Waite, Samantha Gilbert and Rachael Ward. In back are Erin Vanderzyden, McCauley Fox, Mikayla Capestrani, Mackenzie Wright and Lydia Clark.
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Capturing first place all-around titles were Olivia Pinciaro at Level 4 and McCauley Fox at Level 5.
Earning first-place event titles at Level 4 were Pinciaro and Caroline Smelko, at Level 5 it was Fox, at Level 6 it was Emily Pfleuger, at Level 7 it was Samantha Gilbert, Mariana Waite, and Lydia Clark and at Level 9 it was Mikayla Capestrani and Mackenzie Wright.
Level 4
6-8 year olds
Kendall Steward: vault 8.1, bars 7.9 10th, beam 7.675 7th, floor 8.05, & AA 31.725 11th
9 year olds
Olivia Nellis (SQ): vault 9.05 4th, bars 8.5 3rd, beam 9.05 2nd, floor 9.1 3rd, & AA 35.70 2nd Rylie Loomis: (SQ) vault 8.85 6th, bars 8.3 6th, beam 7.9 8th, floor 8.6 7th, & AA 33.65 7th
Mia Delong: (SQ) vault 9.1 3rd, bars 7.05, beam 8.525 4th, floor 8.9 4th, & AA 33.575 8th Lauren Allen: (SQ) vault 8.7 9th, bars 7.4 9th, beam 7.9 10th, floor 8.2, & AA 32.20 10th
Taylor Ingrao: vault 8.7 10th, bars 7.4 10th, beam 7.6, floor 7.45, & AA 31.15 11th
10-11
Olivia Pinciaro(SQ): vault 9.35 1st, bars 9.1 1st, beam 8.625 7th, floor 9.1 1st, & AA 36.175 1st
Shelby Swindell (SQ): vault 9.35 2nd, bars 8.65 5th, beam 8.85 3rd, floor 9.0 4th, & AA 35.85 2nd
Caroline Smelko (SQ): vault 9.25 4th, bars 8.4 8th, beam 9.15 1st, floor 8.6 10th, & AA 35.40 3rd
Cassidy Allen (SQ): vault 8.85 10th, bars 8.85 3rd, beam 8.75 5th, floor 8.35, & AA 34.80 7th
Kayla Allen (SQ): vault 8.95 8th, bars 8.45 7th, beam 8.45 10th, floor 8.6, & AA 34.45 10th
Claire Pumford (SQ): vault 9.1 5th, bars 7.15, beam 8.575 8th, floor 8.95 8th, & AA 33.775 12th
12-up
Mara Marsh (SQ): vault 8.5 4th, bars 8.0 2nd, beam 8.2 4th, floor 8.25 4th, & AA 32.95 3rd
Level 5
12-up
McCauley Fox (SQ): vault 8.1 5th, bars 9.125 1st, beam 9.0 2nd, floor 9.05 2nd, & AA 35.275 1st
Erin Vanderzyden (SQ): vault 8.0 7th, bars 8.25 3rd, beam 8.725 4th, floor 8.5 6th, & AA 33.475 3rd
Level 6
10-under
Holland Isaacson (SQ): vault 8.525 7th, bars 7.4 6th, beam 9.4 3rd, floor 8.65 5th, & AA 33.975 4th
12-14
Alexa Meabon (SQ): vault 8.4 5th, bars 8.075 3rd, beam 8.6 3rd, floor 8.4 5th, & AA 33.475 3rd
Alexandra Stone (SQ): vault 7.925 9th, bars 7.8 4th, beam 9.0 2nd, floor 8.55 3rd, & AA 33.275 4th
Emily Pfleuger (SQ): vault 8.0 8th, bars 6.7 7th, beam 9.275 1st, floor 8.425 4th, & AA 32.40 6th
Level 7
11-under
Samantha Gilbert (SQ): vault 8.325 4th, bars 8.85 1st, beam 8.3 3rd, floor 9.2 3rd, & AA 34.675 2nd
Rachael Ward (SQ): vault 8.575 3rd, bars 7.9 3rd, beam 8.9 2nd, floor 8.4 4th, & AA 33.775 4th
13-14
Mariana Waite: vault 8.45 4th, bars 7.15 8th, beam 6.4 9th, floor 9.35 1st, & AA 31.35 10th
Lydia Clark: bars 7.95 8th & beam 9.05 1st
Level 9
15-up
Mikayla Capestrani: vault 7.775 3rd, bars 6.3 4th, beam 8.5 1st, floor 8.4 3rd, & AA 30.975 3rd
Mackenzie Wright: bars 8.65 1st