Five Bright Raven Gymnasts earned gold medals in their respective divisions at the USA Gymnastics Level 5/6 State Championships held in Rochester, May 12 to 14 at Monroe Community College.
In the Level 6 competition, 14-year-old Aliyah Gibson of Chili took first place on vault, balance beam and floor exercise in the Senior C Division. In the all around competition, she placed second. 11-year-old Carly Liberman of Pittsford earned first place in floor exercise and third place in vault and beam in the Level 6 Junior A Division. Madison Maas of Churchville placed second all around and second in two events: uneven bars and floor exercise in the Level 6 Senior D Division.
In the Level 5 Senior D Division, 14-year-old Jessica Pelkey of Caledonia finished first in all around competition and was also first on balance beam, first on floor exercise and second on the uneven parallel bars. 12-year-old Gabriella White of Ogden won first in both balance beam and floor exercise in the Senior B Division. 11-year-old Meredith Fingler of Chili competed in the Junior C Division and also won gold in both balance beam in floor exercise and finished third on the uneven bars.
In the Senior C Division, Emily Post of Spencerport placed second on floor, third on the uneven bars and third all around. Paige Evans of Greece took second place on vault in the Child C Division. Grace Gocher of Chili was third in floor exercise in the Junior D Division and Sophia Daeschner of Ogden earned third on the uneven bars in the Senior A Division.
The Bright Raven Level 5 team finished in third place as a team with 39 New York State Teams represented.
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