APEX Gymnastics

January, 2012

APEX wants to welcome Tiziana Henriquez to the Level 7 team!

APEX Gymnasts Bring Home Gold in Baltimore!

Several APEX gymnasts brought home gold medals from the COTC meet held in Baltimore, MD.  Over 2000 gymnasts
from all over the United States competed in this premiere east coast event.   APEX had several top finishes including the level 5, 6 & 7 teams who finished 6^th and 7^th in team competition.  Special congratulations to Caitlin Villavicencio, Kylie Klokis, Madison Hertel, Priscilla Hall, Callie Pellegrino, Ashley Wilkins, Caroline Cascadden, Erin Keane, Anneliese Brun, Taylor Hunter and Samantha Sommers who qualified to their respective State and Sectional meets.

Individual highlights are listed below:

Level 4 -Anneliese Brun – 5^th vault, Abbie Knox – 5^th vault, Mary Davis, 4^th vault, 5^th beam, Julia Yee – 4^th vault, Ashley Bannerton – 3^rd beam

Level 5 –  Leslie Edwards – 2^nd vault, Lauren Hertel – 4^th beam, Avery Goodlin – 5^th beam & Floor, Kendra Rentz – 2^nd bars,
2^nd floor, 2^nd all around, Madison Chandler – 2^nd beam, Taly Zapanta – 4^th bars, 2^nd floor, Bree Puterio – 5^th bars, Lauren Sutara – 3^rd floor, 5^th beam, McKenna Magoffin– 4^th beam, Sami Sharp – 2^nd beam, Ellie Deegan 4^th vault , Ellie Wooten – 5^th beam, Caroline Johnson – 2^nd vault, bars, beam & all around, Claire Bates – 1^st floor, 3^rd beam, 3^rd all around, Ava Derrick – 3^rd vault, 3^rd bars

Level 6 – Kristin Gettier – 2^nd bars, Kathrin Shamenko – 1^st beam, 5^th floor, Erin Kaplan – 5^th vault, 1^st beam, 1^st floor, 4^th all around, Ashley Wilkins – 4^th beam, Jayne Murray – 2^nd beam, Caroline Cascadden – 4^th vault, 2^nd beam, River Stone – 3^rd
vault, 4^th beam, 4^th all around, Sevana Allen – 4^th vault, 2^nd beam, 1^st floor, 4^th all around

Level  7 – Jadyn West – 2^nd beam, 3^rd bars, 2^nd all around, Natalie Schweikhart – 5^th vault, beam, Lauren Porter – 4^th vault,
Claudia Cardona – 1^st floor, 2^nd beam, 2^nd all around, Priscilla Hall – 4^th beam, Leah Trepal – 3^rd bars, 3^rd beam, 3^rd all around, Lauren Mason – 2^nd beam, 4^th floor, 4^th all around, Hannah O’Dea – 4^th vault, 5^th all around, Julia Ames – 1^st vault, 4^th
beam, Allie Auten – 5^th beam & floor, Alex Donahue – 2^nd beam, 2^nd floor, 3^rd vault, 2^nd all around, Ashley Spangler – 2^nd vault, 5^th bars, floor, all around, Lydia Chupp – 5^th vault

Level 8 – Danielle Shapero – 5^th bars, 5^th floor, Abby Whittleton – 4^th bars, 5^th beam, Courtney Walker – 5^th floor, Amy Eck 3^rd beam, 5^th floor, 4^th all around, Kat Friberg – 3^rd vault, 4^thbars, 3^rd all around

Level 9 – Jessica Schaub – 4^th floor, Alex Cocozza – 3^rd beam, 4^th all around, Madison O’Braitis – 1^stbars, 3^rd vault, Abby Reid – 6^th floor, Bridgette Schaal-1^st vault, 3^rd bars, 3^rd beam, floor, 2^ndall around, Kylie Klokis – 4^th floor, 5^th all around

APEX Girls Finish 3^rd in Super Team Competition!

The APEX Girls teams finished third overall in the Super Team Competition at the 2011 Commonwealth Cup in Fredericksburg on November 19 & 20, 2011. APEX teams combined totals at every level to finish in third
and win a $500.00 prize! APEX was led by the Level 9 team which had a second place team finish!  Individual highlights
are below :

Level  9 – 2^nd place team

Bridgette Schaal – 1^st place bars, all around, 2^nd place vault, beam

Cassidy Gagnon- 4^th floor

Madison OBraitis– 1^st bars, 3^rd vault, 2^nd all around

Maddy Scozzie– 1^st vault, beam, 3^rd all around

Alex Cocozza– 3^rd bars, beam, 4^th floor, all around

Level 8 – 4^th place team

Caitie Reyes– 5^th vault

Abby Whittleton – 1^st bars, 2^nd beam, 3^rd all around

Kat Friberg –3^rd vault

Marissa Coyle – 2^nd vault

Taylor Noem –3^rd vault, 4^th beam

Allie Cooper – 5^th beam

Level 7 – 3^rd place team

Alex Weber –5^th vault

Julia Ames – 1^st vault, 3^rd beam

Leah Trepal – 3^rd bars, 3^rd all around

Hannah O’Dea – 3^rd vault, 5^th all around

Lauren Miller – 5^th bars & beam

Lauren Mason– 2^nd beam

Allison Auten – 4^th floor

Lauren Porter – 5^th vault

Claudia Cardona – 1^st beam, 4^th bars, 2^nd all around

Alex Donahue – 2^nd beam, vault, 3^rd floor, 5^th all around

Level 6 – 4^th place team

Caroline Cascadden – 4^th vault, 5^th bars, 1^st beam

Erin Kaplan – 3^rd vault, 5^th floor, 3^rd all around

Julianne Vennitti – 5^th vault, 4^th floor

River Stone –1^st beam, 2^nd floor, 5^th all around

Sevana Allen– 3^rd floor

Jayne Murray – 3^rd beam

Level 5 – 3^rd place team

Kendra Rentz– 1^st bars, 4^th all around

Ellie Wooten– 1^st beam

Sami Sharp –5^th vault

Ellie Deegan – 2^nd floor, 4^th all around

Anatalya Zapanta – 4^th bars

Claire Bates– 2^nd floor, 4^th beam

Ava Derrick –1^st vault

Lauren Sutara – 5^th beam

Level 4

Abbie Knox –3^rd beam

Samantha Sommers – 8^th vault

Anneleise Brun – 7^th beam

Maddie Sicking – 6^th vault

Noelle Sanders – 6^th beam

Grace Hawk –7^th beam & floor

Kaitlin Bolton – 7^th vault

Natalie Hwa – 7^th bars

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011-2012 APEX Sectional & State Qualifiers (to date, 12/11)

2010-2011

Maddy Scozzie competes in National Championships

APEX Level 9 gymnast, Maddy Scozzie competed in the 2011 Eastern National Championships on May 5 – 8, 2011 in Worcester, MA. Maddy was competing in her first Nationals and finished tied for 8th on vault and 10th on beam. Maddy is a junior at Broad Run High School and plans in continuing gymnastics in college. Congratulations!