Girls gymnastics season hits halfway point

As the 2013 CHSAA girls gymnastics season hits its midpoint, there are some teams that are posting some top scores, along with multiple individual performances that need to be recognized.

CHSAA gymnastics schools submit their team scores to the CHSAA Office, but post the top individual and team results to cohsgymnastics.blogspot.com.

Note: Scores as reported to the blog on or before September 20.

The top 25 team scores up to this point include Mountain Range  with the top score at 182.6 (Sept. 19), but also the season’s third (180.0, Aug. 29) and fifth (178.9, Sept. 6) best scores. Overland has the second best team score (180.475, Sept. 6) and 21st (169.9, Sept. 11) top score.

Defending 5A team state champion Broomfield has the fourth and 10th best scores this season (179.9, Aug. 29; 176.6, Sept. 4). Green Mountain checks in with the season’s sixth best score (178.675, Sept. 18), while Arvada West has posted the seventh (178.55, Sept. 5), 11th (174.8, Sept. 6), 12th (173.825, Aug. 29) and 23rd (168.75, Sept. 18).

Cherry Creek has the eighth (178.425, Sept. 7), ninth (177.325, Sept. 11) and 20th (170.325, Sept. 18). Chatfield checks in with the 13th best score (173.125, Sept. 10), while defending 4A team state champion Elizabeth has the 14th (172.450, Aug. 29) top team score this season.

Ponderosa checks in with No. 15 (171.3, Sept. 18), while Rocky Mountain’s team scores so far this season rank 16th (170.875, Sept. 6) and 19th (170.5, Sept. 19). Pomona has the 17th (170.775, Sept. 10) and 22nd (169.8, Aug. 29). Fort Morgan comes in at 18th (170.75, Sept. 19), Niwot 24th (169.235, Sept. 6) and Evergreen 25th (168.9, Aug. 29).

The top 10 individual scores by event, include Veronica Versina who has posted the top score (9.625, Sept. 18) and 10th (9.375) best score so far. Green Mountain’s Kathy Nguyen has scored the second highest in vault at 9.6 on Sept. 18. Broomfield’s Kailey Licata has posted a 9.5 (Aug. 29), while teammate Melanie Stelling hit a 9.45 that same day.

Mountain Range’s Alex Wilson comes in with the fifth top score so far at 9.425 (Sept. 6), while Columbine’s Baylie Trammel has two scores tied for the sixth spot (9.4, Sept. 18 and Aug. 29) top scores at the midpoint. Overland’s Ashlyn Graybill and McKenna Turbyne are also tied at sixth to round out the vault’s top 10, matching Trammel’s 9.4, both on Sept. 6.

On the balance beam at midseason, Mountain Range’s Taylor Molliconi holds the best score with 9.65 on Sept. 19, while Overland’s Kellyn Toole posted a 9.625 on Sept. 18 for No. 2. Cherry Creek’s Sela Buted and Sara Fangrow come at No. 3 (9.6, Sept. 20) and No. 4 (9.525, Sept. 7), respectively. There are three gymnasts holding down the No. 5 spot on the list, with Lakewood’s Hanna Roshka scoring 9.5 twice (Sept. 7, Sept. 10) and Marinna Dilley of Fort Collins with 9.5 on Sept. 6. Arvada West’s Jillian Kerr also has a 9.5, scoring that on Sept. 6.

On the uneven bars, Overland’s Devin Bundas holds the No. 1 spot (9.8, Sept. 6), followed by teammate Ashlynn Graybill (9.625, Sept. 6). MRHS’s Molliconi and Broomfield’s Licata are tied with the third best score at 9.55. Molliconi also holds the No. 6 spot (9.5, Sept. 18) and No. 8 (9.4, Sept. 19). Meanwhile,   Thompson Valley’s Anisha Alvarado checks in at No. 7 (9.450, Sept. 19) and tied for 10th (9.35, Sept. 6). Columbine’s Trammel is No. 9 (9.375, Sept. 7) and Mountain Range’s Syd Kotar is tied at No. 10 (9.350, Sept. 6).

On the floor, Cherry Creek’s Olivia solow-Niederman holds the No. 1 (9.65, Sept. 20) and No. 7 (9.525, Sept. 7) spots. Ana Eyssimont from Chatfield is at No. 2 (9.625, Sept. 10), while Broomfield’s Licata sites tied for third (9.6, Aug. 29) with Arvada West’s Jessica Jankowski (9.6, Sept. 5). Jankowski is also tied for No. 8 (9.5, Sept. 6). Molliconi (MRHS) is tied at No. 5 (9.55, Sept. 19) with Overland’s Bundas (9.55, Sept. 11). Cherry Creek’s Buted is one of three gymnasts tied at No. 8 (9.5, Sept. 20) with Jankowski and Pomona’s Hagemann (9.5, Sept. 10)

The top all-around score at the midpoint goes to Mountain Range’s Molliconi who holds the No. 1 (37.6, Sept. 19) and No. 3 (37.2, Sept. 6) spots. Broomfield’s Licata holds the No. 2 (37.3, Aug. 29) and No. 4 (37.125, Sept. 4) spots. Bundas (Overland) is tied for fifth (36.975, Sept. 11) with Cherry Creek’s Solow-Niederman (Sept. 7). Cherry Creek’s Fangrow is in No. 7 (36.9, Sept. 7) and Arvada West’s Vasina is No. 8 (36.85, Sept. 18). Solow-Niederman is tied for 10th (36.825, Sept. 20) with Columbine’s Trammel (Sept. 18) and A West’s Jankowski (Sept. 5).

Colorado’s gymnastics teams head to regionals (Oct. 23 at Cherry Creek; Oct. 24 at Mountain Range and Oct. 25 at Arvada West) to qualify for the state championship meet on November 1-2 at Thornton High School.