Willow Grove YMCA Twisters gymnastics team rose to the top of the field at the YMCA Gymnastics State Championships, bringing home 35 individual titles, 2 team titles, and 3 top 3 team finishes.
Top 3 Finishers
Level 6 Team
1st Place
Level 6 Division: 11 & under
Olivia Lee: 1st Place (All-Around, Vault), 2nd Place (Bars, Floor) Campbell Pfeffer: 1st Place (Floor), 2nd Place (All-Around), 3rd Place (Vault) Delaney Mook: 1st Place (Bars), 3rd (All-Around, Floor) Brylee Evans: 1st Place (Beam)
Level 6 Division: 12
Marianny Bisono-Cumba: 1st Place (All-Around, Bars), 2nd Place (Vault), 3rd (Beam) Dhamin Kim: 1st Place (Floor), 2nd Place (All-Around, Bars) Skye Williams: 2nd Place (Beam) Brooke Ellner: 3rd Place (Bars)
Level 6 Division: 13
Riley Pietro: 2nd Place (All-Around, Bars, Beam)
Level 6 Division: 13
Cara Neeld: 1st Place (All-Around, Vault, Floor), 2nd Place (Bars, Beam) Emily Sanoy: 1st Place (Bars), 2nd Place (All-Around, Floor), 3rd Place (Vault)
Level 7 Team
2nd Place
Level 7 Division: 13 & Under
Payten Sullivan: 1st Place (All-Around, Beam), 2nd Place (Floor) Sydney Jones: 1st Place (Bars), 2nd Place (All-Around) Katelyn Lyons: 1st Place (Floor) Gianna Novelli: 2nd Place (Bars), 3rd Place (All-Around, Floor) Amira Wardlaw: 3rd Place (Bars)
Level 7 Division: 14
Remi Sasson: 2nd Place (All-Around, Bars, Beam)
Level 7 Division: 15
Allison Lessig: 1st Place (All-Around), 2nd Place (Bars, Beam, Floor) Alexandra Krawczyk: 3rd Place (Beam)
Level 7 Division: 16 & Over
Ella Tor: 2nd Place (Floor)
Level 8 Division: 15 & Under
Hannah Winters: 1st Place (All-Around, Vault, Bars), 2nd Place (Floor), 3rd Place (Beam)
Level 9
Na Hoffmann: 1st Place (All-Around, Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor)
Xcel Diamond Team
1st Place
Xcel Diamond Division 16 & Under
Toni Dallas: 1st Place (All-Around, Floor, Bars), 2nd Place (Vault) Kiera Bruton: 1st Place (Beam), 3rd Place (All-Around, Floor, Bars) Hannah Leyden: 3rd Place (Beam)
Xcel Diamond Division 17 & Over
Carly Girgenti: 2nd Place (Bars), 3rd Place (Vault)
Xcel Gold Team
3rd Place
Xcel Gold Division 11 & Under
Kayla Mullin: 1st Place (All-Around, Floor) Avery Godburn: 1st Place (Bars), 2nd Place (All-Around, Floor)
Xcel Gold Division 12
Bridget Donaghy: 2nd Place (Beam) Caitlyn Pham: 3rd Place (Bars)
Xcel Gold Division 13
Dylan Cervantes: 2nd Place (Beam)
Xcel Gold Division 14
Eva Buchakjian: 1st Place (Bars), 3rd Place Tori Bell: 2nd Place (Bars, Beam) Kendall Goodwin: 3rd Place (All-Around, Beam), 3rd Place (Floor)
Xcel Gold Division 15 & Over
Sydney Bailis: 1st Place (All-Around), 3rd Place (Vault, Beam) Rebecca Fischman-Cohen: 1st Place (Vault, Beam) Serene Abdikarimova: 1st Place (Floor), 2nd Place (Beam), 3rd Place (All-Around)
Xcel Platinum Team
3rd Place
Xcel Platinum Division 16 & Under
Marissa Woodling: 1st Place (All-Around, Vault, Bars), 3rd Place (Beam, Floor) Aaliyah Robinson: 2nd Place (Bars), 3rd Place (Vault)
Xcel Platinum Division 17 & Over
Adjuke Heyburn: 3rd Place (Beam)
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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.