The Willow Grove Twisters silver and level 3 team won team titles at the YMCA Gymnastics State Championships, while also bringing home 25 individual event titles in Warren. Next up for the Twisters is the YMCA National Championships June 22-26 in Toledo, Ohio.
Top 3 Finishers
Level 3 Team
1st Place
Level 3 Division: Ages 7 & 8
Emma Mihok: 1st Place (Beam), 3rd Place (All-Around)
Level 3 Division: Age 9
Gabriella Ivaniv: 2nd Place (Bars)
Level 3 Division: Age 10
Ariella Biedka: 1st Place (All-Around, Beam), 2nd Place (Floor), 3rd Place (Vault, Bars) Francesca Sarullo: 1st Place (Vault, Floor), 2nd Place (All-Around, Beam) Stella Daugherty: 2nd Place (Vault, Bars), 3rd Place (All-Around)
Level 3 Division: Age 11
Kaitlin Bullick: 1st Place (All-Around, Beam), 2nd Place (Bars, Floor)
Xcel Silver Team
1st Place
Xcel Silver: Age 9
Emily Scarlett: 1st Place (Beam)
Xcel Silver: Age 10
Sarina Rimeris: 1st Place (All-Around, Floor, Beam, Vault), 2nd Place (Bars)
Xcel Silver: Age 11
Elizabeth Castro: 1st Place (All-Around, Beam), 2nd Place (Floor), 3rd Place (Bars, Vault) Brenna Miller: 1st Place (Vault), 2nd Place (All-Around, Bars) Olivia Weiser: 1st Place (Bars), 2nd Place (Beam)
Xcel Silver: Age 12
Nyah Henderson-Torres: 2nd Place (Beam), 3rd Place (Bars, All-Around) Ava Fedele: 3rd Place (Beam, Floor)
Xcel Silver: Age 13-17
Gabrielle Sims: 1st Place (Vault, Floor), 2nd Place (All-Around), 3rd Place (Beam) Abigail Rosenbaum: 2nd Place (Beam), 3rd Place (Floor)
Level 4 Team
2nd Place
Level 4 Division: Age 8-9
Lena Coleman: 1st Place (All-Around, Vault), 2nd Place (Floor), 3rd Place (Bars) Peyton Achilles: 2nd Place (All-Around), 3rd Place (Beam, Vault, Floor) Angelina Raysor: 1st Place (Bars, Floor), 3rd Place (All-Around) Cersei Pfeffer: 2nd Place (Beam)
Level 4 Division: Age 10
Aubrey Smith: 2nd Place (Vault, All-Around) Samantha Waterfall: 3rd Place (Bars, All-Around)
Level 4 Division: Age 11
Abigail Hromisin: 1st Place (Vault), 2nd Place (All-Around) Karleigh Sowden: 2nd Place (Beam)
Level 5 Division: Age 8-11
Avery Brady: 2nd Place (All-Around, Bars, Beam) Roxanne Spector: 1st Place (Vault, Bars), 2nd Place (Floor)
About the Author
Mubarak Simmons
Gymnastics Director, Willow Grove YMCA
Mubarak has over two decades of expertise in gymnastics and acrobatics. He coaches young athletes to achieve their dreams while having fun in the sport. His career includes tenure as a stuntman at Walt Disney World Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular Show, and a key role in winning the 2005 NCAA Gymnastics Team Championship for the University of Oklahoma. Mubarak is a graduate in Political Science, and he enjoys motorsports and quality time with his family.