Docksiders Gymnast Ana George Wins the State All-Around Title
Docksiders Gymnastics Level 9 and 10’s attended the Maryland State Gymnastics Championships at the PG Sports & Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland on March 20, 2016. The competition hosted all the Level 9 and 10 gymnasts’ state wide that had qualified with a specific score to participate. Docksiders gymnast Ana George won the Level 9 All-Around becoming the 2016 Maryland State Level 9 Senior All-Around Champion with a score of 36.90. The sophomore at Severna Park High School also won Vault with the high score of 9.80. Ana admits her favorite event is vault because it is fast and exciting. This top score marks a new personal record as well as a new Docksiders event record. In addition to her two 1st place finishes, she placed 3rd on Uneven Bars with a 9.10 and 3rd on Balance Beam with an 8.95. Ana has set her long term goals on achieving a scholarship to college and continuing her gymnastics career at the collegiate level. Several of her teammates also placed well in the individual events.
At Level 9 in the Junior age group, Sarah Zois placed 2nd on Uneven Bars with a 9.275 and 3rd on Vault with a 9.525. At Level 10 in the Senior age group, Noelle DeCesare was crowned Floor Exercise Champion with a high score of 9.60. She placed 2nd in the All-Around with a 37.325. Noelle earned 2nd place on Uneven Bars with a 9.25 and 3rd on Balance Beam with a 9.425. Teammate, Rebekah Jenkins placed 2nd All-Around in the Junior age group with a 37.225. She also placed 3rd on Balance Beam with a 9.375.
The Level 9 team placed 5th overall in the Team competition with only 4 scores to count. Assisting with the team placement were Elizabeth Baraducci and Jordan Wagner. The Level 10 team placed 3rd with 4 competitors, against two teams of 15 team members. Team members Maria Ramsey and Gillian Dea contributed to the 3rd place finish. Six of the 8 girls qualified for Regionals and will travel to Virginia Beach April 7-10th to compete for a spot at Nationals.
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