Docksiders’ Nina Agafonovas

wins the Spring Fling!

Several Docksiders teams competed in the Spring Fling competition on March 21, 2009.  Level 5 Nina Agafonovas placed 1^st All-Around with the score of 36.275.  The Level 5 team placed 3^rd in the Team competition and the Level 8 Team took 2^nd.  There were several individual awards won as well.

In addition to her All-Around win in the 10 year old age group, Nina took 2^nd place on Balance Beam with a 9.35.  Her twin sister Angie placed 2^nd on Uneven Bars with a high score of 9.70 and 3^rd in the All-Around with a 36.125.  Rachel Ward placed 2^nd on Uneven Bars with a 9.20.  In the 8 year old age group Meghan McKenna was the top scorer from Docksiders with her 2^nd place finish in the All-Around scoring a 36.15.  She also placed 3^rd on Vault with an 8.55 and 3^rd on Floor Exercise with a 9.10.  Also competing to help with the team score were Docksiders Ronni Binstock, Ashely Diekemper, Kyra Feick, Melanie Martin, Nicole Martin, Maddie Nesbit, and Lexi Pitkevits.  The entire Docksiders Level 5 Team has qualified for the Maryland State Championships, their final meet of the season, with the designated score requirement.

In the Level 6 competition Jessica Burnett placed 2^nd on Balance Beam with an 8.85 and Lindsey Gehring placed 2^nd on Vault with a 9.225.  The Level 7 individual awards were all on Vault.  Amy Milligan was the Vault Champion for the 14 year old age group with a 9.10.  Carolyn Bailey was the Vault Champion for the 13 year old age group with a 9.30.  Sarina Troese placed 3^rd on Vault with a 9.25 in the 13 year old age group.

The Level 8 Team had one of their best performances to date.  Although several of the girls are just getting back into action after suffering injuries, they came together for a solid performance.  Leah Dunn took top honors for Docksiders placing 2^nd All-Around with a 35.65.  She took the Vault title with a 9.20 and placed 2^nd on both Uneven Bars, with a 9.10, and on Floor Exercise with a 9.05.  In the 13 year old age group Emma Staisloff won Balance Beam with an 8.75 and placed 3^rd in the All-Around with a 35.10.  In the same age group Sarah Taylor placed 3^rd on Floor Exercise with a 35.65.  She took the Vault title with a 9.20 and placed 2^nd on both Uneven Bars with a 9.10 and on Floor Exercise with a 9.05.  In the 13 year old age group Emma Staisloff won Balance Beam with an 8.75 and placed 3^rd All-Around with a 35.10.  In the same age group Sarah Taylor placed 3^rd on Floor Exercise with a 9.0.  Also competing for the Team’s 2^nd place finish were Shelby Atwood, Julia Gielen, and Katie Korvin.

State Championships are in the near future for these talented young ladies as the season winds down.  For more information regarding the Docksiders Team and other programs offered check out their website at www.docksidersgymnastics.com.