Bright Raven Level 7 Team: (front left to right) Julianna Gatto (Gates), Carly Dennison, Molly McKenna (Chili), Brooke Adam (Greece), Mackenzie Wilkins (Pittsford); (back) Kristen Godshall (Spencerport), Savannah Thesing (Chili), Rebekah Thomas (North Chili), Marisa Kyle (Brockport), Alexis LoBrutto (Spencerport), Kaitlyn Dederick (Webster). More than 500 young gymnasts represented 23 teams at the 2012 Candy Cane Classic held at the State University of New York at Brockport where Bright Raven Gymnastics earned six team awards and many individual honors.
The competition opened with the USAG sanctioned Boys meet on Friday, December 7 when the Bright Raven Level 5 Team was awarded first place. Jake Scherbyn of Gates won first all around (62.50) in the 7-9 age group and first in 5 of the 6 men’s events: floor exercise (11.00), rings (10.50), vault (8.80), parallel bars (11.60) and high bar (10.90). Teammate Justin Ciccone of Greece won pommel horse (10.70). In the Level 5 competition for ages 11 and older Jesse Underwood of Greece was first on the parallel bars (8.70) and first all around (55.10).
The Bright Raven Boys Level 6 team earned the third place with Brian Cannon of Chili winning first all around (58.00) and first on rings (10.40), vault (9.0) and parallel bars (9.70). Robbie Cavuoto of Greece competed as a Level 7 gymnast winning vault (11.00) and high bar (9.70). Josh Sokolowski of Spencerport competed as a Level 8 gymnast and won vault (10.60).
In the Level 4 Boys competition Alan Micheal LeFois of Gates won floor exercise (9.0) and pommel horse (11.00) in the 9-10 age group and Gage Wheaton of Penfield won pommel horse (10.60) in the 7-8 age group.
The Bright Raven girls teams competed on Saturday and Sunday, December 8-9 and earned first place as a team in four different levels. The Level 7 team earned first place with Julianna Gatto of Gates taking first in vault (9.675), floor (9.65) and all around (36.275) in the 14 and over age division. Savannah Thesing of Chili was first all around (36.60) in the 12-13 age division.
The Level 6 Team captured first place with Gabrielle Costner of Gates winning vault (9.40), bars (9.15), floor exercise (9.30) and all around (37.275) in the 13-year-old age group. In the 12-year-old Level 6 competition, Keilei Latragna of Hilton won floor exercise (9.325). Indya Richards of Gates was the all around winner (37.15) in the 11-year-old division also winning bars (9.225), beam (9.60) and floor exercise (9.425). Jada Moore of Spencerport won bars (9.0) in the age 10 and under division.
The Bright Raven Level 5 team was led to victory by Megan Zaharkin of Spencerport earning winning scores on vault (9.35), bars (9.45) and all around (36.525) in the 12 and over age group. Jadasia Lee of Gates was first on vault (9.15) and bars (9.50) in the 11-year-old Level 5 competition. In the 7-8 age division, Emma Taylor of Spencerport was first on bars, (9.325), floor (9.375) and all around (36.00).
Bright Raven’s Level 4 team also captured first place with Lindsay Green of Chili winning all around (38.95) and three events: bars (9.70), beam (9.80) and floor exercise (9.85) in the 12 and over age division. Madeline Burress of Chili was first on vault (9.70). Erica Ellis of Gates was first on beam (9.275) in the 11-year-old division. Madison Mass of Churchville earned first place on bars (9.65), beam (9.7), floor exercise (9.55) and all around (37.95) in the 10-year-old division. Ashlyn Neathwak of Chili was first on bars (9.525), beam (9.625) and all around (37.675) in the 9-year-old division and Bria Danesi of Greece was first on vault (9.725) in the 6-8 age group.
In the Level 8 competition for ages 15 and over, Gabriella Garcea of Churchville was first on balance beam (9.45) and Danielle Adam of Greece was first on floor (9.25). Bright Raven’s Level 8 finished in third place as a team. In the Level 9 competition for ages 14-15, Megan Stevens of Brockport was awarded first place on balance beam.
