Dallas, Damiano, and Rushak land another trifecta, lead Saratoga to win over Guilderland

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY» Sophia Damiano, Ava Dallas, and Carly Rushak have made it a theme to finish 1-2-3 in the all-around dating back to last year’s Section II Championships.

Friday night was no different for the Blue Streak gymnasts as they led Saratoga to a 169.9156.0 win over Guilderland. Saratoga moves to 3-0 with the win.

Damiano was first in the all-around with a score of 36.825 followed by Dallas in second (36.45) and Ruschak in third (33.25). Guilderland’s top finisher in the all-around was Carli Rem who finished 4th (32.65).

Damiano scored highest on the vault (9.525) and the balance beam (9.05). She finished second on the uneven bars and the floor. Dallas won the uneven bars (8.9) and the floor (9.5). She placed second on the vault and the balance beam. Ruschak took third on the uneven bars, the balance beam and the floor.

“I’m really happy with the consistency of the top three. They are scoring really well while adding more difficult skills to their routines,” said Saratoga Head Coach Deb Smarro. “Really the whole team has come together nicely. We shoot for a team score of 170 in each meet and we only missed it by 0.1 points tonight. We had an injury on the vault and another contributor did not compete. I really like where we are at midway through the season.”

Saratoga returns to action on Thursday, January 28th against Shaker at the Wilton YMCA.

SARATOGA 169.9, GUILDERLAND 156.0

Vault: 1st-Sophia Damiano(SS) 9.525; 2ndAva Dallas(SS) 9.15; 3rdAddie Seebode (G) 8.25

Bars: 1st-Ava Dallas(SS) 8.9; 2nd-Sophia Damiano(SS) 8.8; 3rd-Carly Ruschak(SS) 7.3

Beam: 1st-Sophia Damiano(SS) 9.05; 2ndAva Dallas(SS) 8.9; 3rdCarly Ruschak(SS) 8.6

Floor: 1st-Ava Dallas(SS) 9.5; 2nd-Sophia Damiano(SS) 9.45; 3rd-Carly Ruschak(SS) 9.25

AA: 1st-Sophia Damiano(SS) 36.825; 2nd-Ava Dallas(SS) 36.45; 3rd-Carly Ruschak(SS) 33.25