Gymnasts win in Florida
Bright Raven gymnasts traveled to Coral Springs, Florida to participate in the Sun and Surf Invitational January 19 and 20 where their Level 6 team captured first place with 11-year-old Indya Richards of Gates earning first place all around with a total score of 36.00 in the Junior Division. Richards also took first place on both vault and floor exercise. In the same division, teammate Jadasia Lee of Gates earned first place on balance beam. In the Senior Division, Megan Welch of Caledonia earned three first place medals for her performance in the individual events: vault, uneven parallel bars and floor exercise. Twelve year old Welch finished second in all around competition totaling 35.25. Other Level 6 gymnasts contributing to the team win included Ariana Johnson of Clarkson and Hannah Cubiotti of Spencerport.
The Bright Raven Level 5 team finished in second place with 11-year-old Emily Field of Greece winning bars and floor and placing second in the all around competition with a 35.70. The Level 4 team also finished second with 9-year-old Ashlyn Neathawk of Chili winning bars. In the Level 8 competition, 13-year-old Taylor Pohleven of Spencerport earned first place in the floor exercise competition.