Bright Raven Level 4 Team: Standing on floor – Emma Grace Flaherty (Churchville), Morgan Romeis (Chili), Bria Danesi (Greece), Bailee Schirano (Spencerport), Madison Maas (Churchville), Elisabeth Daley (Chili), Maddie Burress (Chili). Standing on award stand – Hannah Cuzzupoli (Spencerport), Yasmeen Shabazz (Albion), Katelyn Burtnick (Chili), Addison Glozer (Spencerport), Ashlyn Neathawk (Chili), Kylie Rozzi (Spencerport), Liliana Sack (Spencerport), Gracie Viera (Churchville), McKenna Kiesel (Chili), Chloe Torres Brown (Batavia), Eden Goff (Churchville), Mary Heyden (Hamlin), Erica Ellis (Gates), Reanne Dressler (Caledonia).The Bright Raven Gymnastics girls teams brought home five first place team banners at the 18th Annual Graffiti Invitational held at the Niagara Falls Convention Center January 5-6.
The Bright Raven Level 4 Team captured first place in a field of six teams with many of their team members winning first place individual honors. In the 6-9 age division, Ashlyn Neathawk of Chili took first on balance beam. In the 10-year-old division, Gracie Vieira of Churchville was first on bars and all around and Madison Maas of Churchville was first on beam. In the 11 and over age group, Mary Heyden of Hamlin was first on the uneven bars, floor exercise and all around.
Six teams were also represented in the Level 5 competition where Bright Raven also took first place. In the 7-10 age division, Emma Taylor of Spencerport earned first place on balance beam, floor exercise and all around. Sydney Sack of Spencerport was first on vault in the same age division. In the 11-year-old division, Jadasia Lee of Gates was first on vault and all around with teammate Emily Field of Greece taking first on the uneven parallel bars and floor exercise. Megan Zaharkin of Spencerport was first on vault in the 12 and over age group.
Bright Raven Level 6 Team: Hannah Krautwurst (Rochester), Allison Corno (Gates), Abby Wilkins (Pittsford), Megan Welch (Caledonia), Keilei Latragna (Hilton), Maeve O’Brien (Rochester), Indya Richards (Gates), Jada Moore (Spencerport), Hannah Cubiotti (Spencerport), Ariana Johnston (Clarkson), Emma Arnold (Avon), Samantha Taylor (Chili), Gabby Costner (Gates).Bright Raven’s Level 6 Team took first place among three teams with Indya Richards of Gates taking first on vault, balance beam and all around in the 7-11 age division. Jada Moore of Spencerport was first on bars. In the 12-year-old division, Keilei Latragna of Hilton won vault, beam and all around. In the 13 and over age group, Gabby Costner of Gates was first on bars, beam and all around.
The Level 7 Team finished first among seven teams with Alexis LoBrutto of Spencerport winning vault, balance beam and all around in the 10-12 age group. Julianna Gatto of Gates earned first place in floor exercise in the 15 and over age group.
Five teams were represented in the Level 8 competition where Bright Raven also took first place with Madison Conn of Gates winning vault, bars, beam and all around in the 8 to 11 age group. In the 12 to 13 age group, Taylor Pohleven of Spencerport was first in floor exercise and all around.
That same weekend at the Niagara Falls Convention Center the Men’s Goldstar Invitational was also held and Bright Raven boys teams also competed. The Bright Raven Level 5 team took second place to Pittsburgh Northstars in a field of 14 teams with Justin Ciccone of Greece earning first place in floor exercise in the 7 to 8 age group and Jesse Underwood of Greece taking first on high bar in the 11 and over age division. In the Level 6 competition for ages 11 and older, Brian Cannon of Chili took first on the rings. In the Level 4 competition for ages 10 and older, Simon Carmack of Brockport won floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and all around. In the 9-year-old age division, Alan Michael LeFrois of Gates was first on pommel horse.
