SMA gymnasts bring home 10 medals from Pa. Classic Gymnastics Championships
The St. Marys Area High School gymnastics team wrapped up their season over the weekend at the Pa. Classic Gymnastics State Championships, bringing home three individual state titles and 10 individual medals.
“Although all the teams at the state meet were gold qualifying teams, the steering committee broke the teams into two divisions: those teams scoring 140 and above and 13 7and below. St. Marys was the only silver team qualified into the state meet and had to go up against gold teams. It was a tough meet, but the SMA girls gave all they had and scored within the range they scored all season,” said St. Marys Area head coach Irene Holjencin. “The girls fared extremely well in the individual championships and were able to secure a total of 10 individual medals and two state champions on three events, which is pretty impressive for our area. We were all very proud of this year’s team and really could not have asked for anything more.”
Moon finished first in the battle for the team title with 149.400 points. Altoona was second with 143.275 points, Baldwin was third with 141.725 points, and Montour was fourth with 140.075 points. Waynesboro was fifth with 139.375 points, followed by TJ in sixth with 138.525 points, Central Valley in seventh with 137.300 points, Hopewell in eighth with 136.775 points, W. Allegheny in ninth with 136.525 points, and St. Marys Area in 10th with 132.400 points.
According to Holjencin, Moon, Altoona, Baldwin, and Montour all competed for the Gold team title while the remaining teams competed for the Silver team title.
St. Marys earned the 10th best team score on vault with 34.850, the sixth best team score on bars with 32.500, the 10th best team score on beam with 30.750, and the ninth best team score on floor with 34.300.
According to Holjencin, 10 of SMA’s 13 team members qualified for the individual competition. Maria Radkowski qualified for the all-around in the Gold Division. Zoe Williamson and Maddy Wittman both qualified for the all-around in the Silver Division, while Lexi Asti, Becca Gnan, and Danielle Rolley qualified to compete on vault and floor. In the Bronze Division, Adyson Azzato qualified to compete on bars and floor, Rachelle Fritz qualified to compete on vault, Jianna Gerg qualified to compete on vault and floor, and Sydney Smith qualified to compete on vault.
St. Marys brought home three state titles, with Azzato placing first on both bars and floor in the Bronze Division, and Williamson placing first on bars in the Silver Division. Williamson was also sixth in the all-around.
In the Silver Division, Maddy Wittman was sixth on bars, fifth on floor, and 10th in the all-around, and Becca Gnan was 10th on floor. In the Gold Division, Maria Radkowski was sixth on bars and eighth on floor.
Results for SMA’s gymnasts were as follows:
In the Bronze Division, Adyson Azzato was first on uneven bars with a score of 7.850 and first on floor exercises with a score of 8.325. Rachelle Fritz was 15th on vault with a score of 8.100. Jianna Gerg was 14th on vault with a score of 8.100 and 14th on floor exercises with a score of 7.625. Sydney Smith was 18th on vault with a score of 7.950.
In the Silver Division, Lexi Asti was 15th on vault with a score of 8.825 and 27th on floor exercises with a score of 8.175. Becca Gnan was 29th on vault with a score of 8.525 and 10th on floor exercises with a score of 8.450. Danielle Rolley was 28th on vault with a score of 8.550 and 43rd on floor exercises with a score of 7.850. Zoe Williamson was 48th on vault with a score of 8.050, first on uneven bars with a score of 8.400, 12th on balance beam with a score of 8.200, 13th on floor exercises with a score of 8.425, and sixth in the all-around with a score of 33.075. Maddy Wittman was 11th on vault with a score of 8.900, sixth on uneven bars with a score of 8.000, 36th on balance beam with a score of 7.200, fifth on floor exercises with a score of 8.525, and 10th in the allaround with a score of 32.625.
In the Gold Division, Maria Radkowski was 28th on vault with a score of 8.575, sixth on uneven bars with a score of 8.250, 19th on balance beam with a score of 8.150, eighth on vault with a score of 8.900, and 13th in the all-around with a score of 33.875.