Docksiders Chelsea & Chelcie Walk Away
State All- Around Champions!
Docksiders Gymnastics Level 9 & 10 Teams competed in the 2009 Maryland State Championships in Landover, Maryland at the PG Sports and Learning Center on March 29th. They captured two All-Around titles, one at Level 10 and one at Level 9. Chelsea Perna took the All-Around title in the Senior A age group at Level 10 with a total score of 37.45. Chelcie Rosborough earned Champion status at Level 9 scoring 36.225 for her combined total. The Level 10 Team took 2nd place in the team competition and the Level 9 team was awarded 3rd place at their level. Many other girls brought titles and awards back to Docksiders as well.
In the Sr. A age group Chelsea
also took the Champion title on Vault with the high score of 9.675. She
placed 2nd on Uneven Bars with a 9.30 and 2nd on
Balance Beam with a 9.275. In the
same
age group Rachel Fincham placed 1st on 3 events, Uneven Bars
with a 9.40, Balance Beam with a 9.35, and Floor Exercise with a 9.25.
She also took 2nd on Vault with a 9.40 and 2nd in
the All-Around, missing the win by just .05 by scoring 37.40 for her
combined score. Alexis Gross tied Rachel for the Floor Exercise title
scoring 9.25 and also tied Chelsea for 2nd place on Uneven
Bars with a 9.30. She placed 3rd in the All-Around with a
36.825, making it a clean sweep of 1st through 3rd
for Docksiders. Finishing up Docksiders Level 10 awards for Senior A,
Courtney Shelsby placed 3rd on Floor Exercise with a 9.225.
In the Jr. B age group Brianna guy was the top performer for Docksiders taking 2nd in the All-Around with a 37.425. She took 2nd on both vault with a 9.625 and on Uneven Bars with a 9.45. She placed 3rd on Floor Exercise with a 9.35. Also in the Jr. B age group Krystal Welsh tied for 3rd place on Uneven Bars scoring 9.35. In the Sr. B age group Toi Garcia placed 3rd in the All-Around with a 37.025. She took a 3rd place finish on Vault with a 9.50 and 2nd on Floor Exercise with a 9.45. Also competing for the Team’s 2nd place finish were Heather Atwood, Stephanie Ouellette, and Jenna White. All 11 Docksiders Level 10’s qualified to the Regional 7 Championships, which will be held in Va. Beach, Va. at the end of April.
At Level 9 the top performer for Docksiders and All-Around winner in the Sr. B age group, Chelcie Rosborough, took the Champion title on Uneven Bars with an 8.925. She placed 2nd on both Vault with an 8.95 and Balance Beam with a 9.15. She finished out her day by taking 3rd on Floor Exercise with a 9.20. In the Sr. C age group Monica Durham claimed 1st place on Floor Exercise with a 9.25. She also took 2nd on both Vault with a 9.25 and Uneven Bars with a 9.225. Monica’s combined score of 35.525 placed her 3rd All Around.
Meagan Rotondo took the title on
Balance Beam for the Jr. C age group scoring 9.05. She placed 2nd
on Vault with an 8.65, 3rd on Uneven Bars with a 7.90, 3rd
on Floor Exercise with a 9.15, and 3rd overall with a
35.525. In the Jr. A age group Emily Bowen placed 2nd
All-Around with a
36.175. She earned 3rd place on Vault with an 8.75, 3rd
place on Uneven Bars with an 8.80, 3rd place on Balance Beam
with a 9.30, and 3rd place on Floor Exercise with a 9.35.
Alex Zois placed 2nd on Vault with a 8.85 and 2nd
on Floor Exercise with a 9.375. The youngest Level 9 for Docksiders,
Noelle DeCesare, also helped the team finish 3rd in the team
competition. All of the Docksider Level 9’s qualified to the Region 7
Championships, which will be held in Allentown, Pa. in the middle of
April.
Chelsea Perna, Brianna Guy, Chelcie Rosborough, and Emily Bowen were all named to the Maryland State Team for 2009. The State Team consists of the highest 6 All-Around finishers at each level regardless of their age group. Toi Garcia was named the Maryland Outstanding Gymnast of the Year at Level 10 for her accomplishments both in and out of the gym. She overcame a devastating injury a few years ago and fought back to earn a full athletic scholarship to Auburn University where she will join their gymnastics team in the fall of 2009. This was the last State Competition for our seniors, including Rachel Fincham, who will be attending NC State University in the fall on a full scholarship, and Jenna White who is still deciding which college she will compete for after she graduates. We wish them all the best of luck as they move on to the next phase of their journey in both education and gymnastics.
Docksiders wishes the best of luck to all of our gymnasts at their Regional Competitions! For more information regarding Docksiders Team and other programs offered check out our website at www.docksidersgymnastics.com.
