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Wilton gymnasts kick-off the 2024-2025 competition season with Fright Fest

The Wilton branch of the Riverbrook Regional YMCA – Gymnastics Center opened its doors this past weekend to welcome friends and family members to Fright Fest – a Halloween themed meet which kicked-off the 2024-2025 season for its athletes.  The Wilton YMCA Gymnastics Team was joined by two other teams from New York and Rhode Island for a day full of costumes and competition – Sunday, October 27th, 2024.

Across all four events – bars, beam, floor and vault – gymnasts from the Wilton YMCA Team won individual titles and five of the skill levels placed as a Team.  Program Director, Victoria Bronson shared, “The coaches at the Wilton YMCA Gymnastics Center are all very impressed by the strong start to the season that our competitive athletes had.  These girls have been training for countless hours and really brought their all to the competition.  Most importantly, they showed strong team camaraderie and great sportsmanship throughout the meet, and for that I am very proud.”

The Wilton Gymnastics Center has recently expanded its competition team to include an Xcel program.  Fright Fest was the first time these Xcel athletes competed together representing Wilton at a home meet.

The following are placement results from Wilton Y gymnasts participating in Levels 2-8:

Level 2

Level 2 earned a 1st place team win

For Child A grouping, Callie Bartlett finished 1st place All Around – silver on bars, gold on beam, gold on floor and bronze on vault.  Kate Osiecki was awarded 2nd place All Around – gold on bars, silver on beam, silver on floor and gold on vault.  Dylan Zech won bronze on bars and bronze on floor.  Eftychia Afentoulides received bronze on beam and silver on vault.    

For Child B grouping, Taylor Schellhorn finished 1st place All Around – gold on bars, gold on beam, silver on floor and bronze on vault.  Avery Yurchak was awarded 3rd place All Around – silver on beam, 4th on floor and gold on vault.  Ava Matthews received 4th place All around – bronze on bars and bronze on beam.  Madison Cooney took home silver on bars and bronze on floor.  Beatrice Poirier placed 4th on bars and 4th on vault.  Eleanor Doo had strong performances on floor and vault.

Level 3

Level 3 earned a 2nd place team win.

For Child A grouping, Fallon Sommer finished 1st place All Around – gold on bars, silver on beam, 4th on floor and silver on vault.  Blake Bartlett was awarded 2nd place All Around – silver on bars, bronze on beam, gold on floor and 4th on vault.  Ava Valletta took home 3rd place All Around – 4th on bars and bronze on floor.  Paige Fankhauser received 4th place All Around – gold on beam.  Elyse Wohlberg received bronze on bars, silver on floor and bronze on vault.  Lucy Scarozza won gold on vault and Maggie de Lacy placed 4th on beam. 

For Child B grouping, Rosie McLaughlin won silver on bars and 5th on vault.  Adel Yerenkova placed 4th on beam, 5th on floor and silver on vault.  Katelyn Ramirez and Lindsey Haims tied for 4th on vault.  Tegan Levenherz had a strong performance on bars.

Level 4

Level 4 earned a 1st place team win.

For Child A grouping, Blake Reinking finished 1st place All Around – gold on beam and gold on vault.  Caitlyn O’Connor won gold on bars and gold on floor.

For Child B grouping, Sophia Howell finished 1st place All Around – gold on bars, gold on beam and gold on floor.  Caroline Osiecki was awarded 2nd place All Around – silver on beam and gold on vault.  Greysen Gismondi won silver on bars, silver on floor and silver on vault.

Xcel Gold

Xcel Gold earned a 1st place team win.

For Junior A grouping, Abigail Schmidt finished 1st place All Around – gold on bars, gold on beam and tied for gold on vault.  Eliana Reiter was awarded gold on floor and tied for gold on vault.

For Junior B grouping, Madigan O’Shea finished 1st place All Around – gold across bars, beam, floor and vault.  Lila Harrington had strong performances on bars and floor, while Kaya Baumgold performed solid routines on floor and vault.  

Level 6

Level 6 earned a 1st place team win.

For Junior A grouping, Audrey Hyland finished 1st place All Around – gold across beam, floor and vault.  Emery Amero won gold on bars.

For Senior grouping, Addison Grippando finished 1st place All Around – gold across bars, beam, floor and vault.  Nora Walencikowski had strong performances on floor and vault.

Level 7

For Junior grouping, Abigail Deane finished 1st place All Around – gold across bars, beam and vault.  Allison Massaua won gold on floor.

Level 8

For Senior grouping, Tess D’Andraia finished 1st place All Around – gold across bars, beam, floor and vault.

We encourage you to support the Wilton YMCA Gymnastics Team by attending our upcoming 2024 – 2025 home meets.  Next up, the second annual Tom Jagelka Snowflake Invitational on December 7-8th, 2024 at the Wilton branch of the Riverbrook Regional YMCA (404 Danbury Road, Wilton). 

Interested in gymnastics? Check out our many class offerings on wiltonymca.org or email vbronson@riverbrookymca.org for more information.