On Saturday, January 30th, the Rising Stars Optional Team participated in the Legacy Luau Meet at Fort Snelling.

The Rising Stars Level 7 Team had a great meet scoring more than 2 points higher than their previous meet and placed 5th with a 108.575! Here are some highlights from last weekend’s meet. Ava Key placed 3rd on Beam with a 9.15. Marissa Muller placed 3rd on Floor with a 9.475, and Makena Goodman had a beautiful routine and was the Beam Champion with a 9.2. Cassie Schreier tied for 3rd on Floor with a 9.4, and Kendall Rogers tied for 3rd on Bars with an 8.80. Congrats on a great meet Level 7’s!

Our Level 8 Team had a good meet and placed 4th with a 107.05. Finishing in the Top 3 were; Maya Kelly had an awesome Bar routine and placed 2nd with a 9.35, and Lucy Gibbs tied for 3rd on Beam with an 8.85. Keep up the hard work Level 8’s!

The Rising Stars Level 9 Team increased their team score to a 108.025, and placed 2nd as a Team! Emma Albrecht placed 1st on Beam, Floor, and All-Around with a 9.275, 9.4, and a 36.4 respectively. Great job Emma! Bella Frattalone placed 3rd on Vault with a 9.15, she was the Bar Champion with a 9.325, and placed 3rd All-Around with a 36.15. Lindsey Malicki placed 2nd on Floor with a 9.25. Great job on your 2nd meet Level 9’s!

In their 2nd meet of the season, the RSGA Level 10’s did an awesome job. Jessica Chiu was the Vault Champion with a 9.35, great job Jessie! Bella Mascia earned an All-Around score more than 2 points higher than her first meet with a 35.25. Great job Level 10’s!

Good Luck to our Optional Team in Milwaukee, WI February 13th-14th…Keep up all of your hard work!

On Saturday (1/16/16), the RSGA Optional Team competed in their home meet the Rising Stars Invitational. This was the first competition of the season for our level 7-8-9-10 Team gymnasts, and for many it was the first meet competing new skills and/or competing in a new Level.
Our Level 7’s had a good first meet. Highlights include (top 3): Ava Key placing 2nd on Beam with a 8.95, and she had a great Floor routine and placed 2nd with a 9.475. Ava also placed 3rd All-Around with a 35.6. Cassie Schreier had a big Vault, which put her in 2nd place on Vault with a 9.3. Marissa Muller also had a nice Vault, placing 3rd with a 9.175. Makena Goodman had a very nice Beam routine, and she earned 1st place with a 9.25.
The RSGA Level 8 Team had an awesome meet placing 3rd with a 107.775. Erica Stanton placed 3rd on Vault with a 8.925, and she also placed 2nd All-Around with a 36.275! Maya Kelly earned 2nd place on Bars with a 9.175. Molly Peterson had a nice Beam routine and finished in 2nd place with a 9.275. Lucy Gibbs had a great Vault that scored an 8.9, good enough for 3rd place.
The Level 9 Team did an outstanding job in their first meet taking 1st place with a 107.325. Ellie Hammes place 2nd on Bars (15 and older age group). Lindsey Malicki (8-14 age group) placed 2nd on Bars with a 8.75, and 2nd on Beam with a 9.0. Lindsey was also the Floor and All-Around Champion with a 9.25, and 35.825 respectively. Bella Frattalone was the Bar Champion with an awesome routine that earned a 9.25, and also placed 2nd All-Around with a 34.975. Emma Albrecht placed 3rd on Vault and Bars with a 9.1, and an 8.3 respectively. Emma was also the Beam Champion with a beautiful routine that earned a 9.3.  Taylor Siebenaler had a huge Vault that scored a 9.5, giving her 1st place.
Jessica Chiu and Isabella Mascia competed in their first Level 10 meet of the season. Jessica placed 1st on Vault with a 9.05, 1st on Bars with a 9.05, 1st on Beam with a 9.275, 2nd on Floor, and she was the Level 10 All-Around Champion with a 36.025. Bella placed 2nd on Vault with a 8.925, 3rd on Bars, Beam, Floor, and placed 3rd All-Around.

Congratulations to all of our Optional Team members on a great first meet!

Rising Stars Xcel teams competed in their first meet of the season this last weekend at the Holiday Spirit meet at Hamline University.  The girls are off to a great start with the Platinum and Gold teams both taking first place, Silver placing second and Bronze team taking third.

In the Platinum level Corrie Hale and Ella Endrizzi took 2^nd and 3^rd in the All-Around with scores of 35.625 and 35.425 respectively.  Corrie also took 2^nd on Bars and Floor and 3^rd on vault, Ella placed 3^rd on Beam and Mary Jackson came in 2^nd on Vault.

For the Gold level in the 11 & under age group, Viviana Kenfield took 3^rd AA with a 36.40 and also took 2^nd on Vault and 3^rd on Beam.  Ashley Braun took the floor title with a 9.45 and Lacey Thomas took the Vault title with a 9.3!  For the 12 year olds, Ava Karlstad came out on top with an All-Around of 36.20.  She also placed 1^st on floor (9.4), 2^nd on Vault (8.9) and Beam (8.8), and 3^rd on Bars (9.1).  Nea Nwanokale took 1^ston Vault with a score of 8.95.  In the 13+ age group, Maddie Harding took first with a score of 35.35.  She also came out first on Beam and second on Bars and Floor.  Bailey Turner took 3^rd on Beam and Floor and Lucy Woodley took 3^rd on Bars!

For the Silvers, Kendall Buffalo took 3^rd on Vault with a 9.05 in the 9 & under age group.  For the 10 year olds, Julia Sagstetter took 3^rd AA with a 35.45 and 3^rd on Vault with a 9.05.  Sophie Topp came in 2^nd on Beam with a 9.4 and 3^rd on Floor with a 9.0.  In the 11 year old age group Elle Peterson took the top spot with a 36.15.  She also took the Vault and Bars titles with scores of 9.4 and 9.35 respectively and 3^rd on Floor with an 8.7.  Katie Sanderson came in 3^rd on both Bars (9.1) and Beam (9.25).  And in the 13+ age group, Jocelyn Morales took 1^st with an All-Around score of 36.5, first on floor (9.0), second on Bars (9.2), and third on Bars with a 9.2.  Noelani Hendrickson took the bar title with a score of 9.3.  Lila Henderson took 3^rd on Vault with a 9.2.

For the Bronze level in the 8 and under age group, Courtney Peters claimed the Bars title with a score of 9.25 and took 2^nd on Floor with a 9.2.  In the 11+ age group, Alexa Weihrauch took the All-Around title scoring a 37.0, 1^st on Beam with a 9.6, and 2^nd on Vault with a 9.3.  Taylor Wlaschin took 1^st on Floor with a 9.3.  Soraya Hegazy took 1^ston Bars with a high 9.4.

 In addition every gymnast that competed qualified to the State meet!  Awesome job girls!