OLEAN, N.Y. — The Bradford/Olean Flames undefeated Level 2 and 3 teams along with Levels 4, 5, 7, 9, Excel Silver and Excel Gold earned first place team awards when they hosted the Handsprings for Hope Invitational at the Olean YMCA last weekend.
Competing at level 9 for the first time, Ashton McGriff, who had already qualified for Nationals at Level 8, swept her age category and qualified to compete at Nationals as a Level 9 with a 9.1 vault, 7.3 bars, 8.7 beam, 9.0 floor and 34.1 AA. Level 9 Masters Kayla Taylor also swept her age category and qualified for Nationals with a 9.0 vault, 7.3 bars, 8.35 beam, 9.15 floor and 33.8 AA.
Thirteen other gymnasts were crowned All Around Champions at the meet which included 14 teams and nearly 300 gymnasts from New York and Pennsylvania. Level 2’s Karolina Crouse was an AA champion with a 36.7, Annora Reisner with a 37.0, Kaylee Rhinehart with a 37.45, and Shaneaqua Link with a 37.55. Level 3’s Corrine Wilcox placed first with a 35.7, Jade Lambert with a 37.7, and Arielle Haas with a 37.35. Level 4’s Emma Swanson led with a 35.8, Makenna O’Connell with a 35.95 and Callie Luke with a 36.45. Excel Silver’s Hannah McAvoy won with a 35.35, as did Excel Gold’s Aurora Mager with a 37.65. First place honors also went to Level 8’s Kirstin Lekas with a 34.35.
Event titles on vault went to Layla Kerns, 9.35, Michaella Rhodes, 9.4, Kaylee Rhinehart, 9.4, Shaneaqua Link, 9.5, Arielle Haas, 9.75, Makenna O’Connell, 8.55, Callie Luke, 8.8, Bryar Childs, 9.15, Katie O’Neill, 9.05, Hannah McAvoy, 8.85, Aurora Mager, 9.45, Cassie Frey, 9.15 and Brooke McGriff, 8.85.
Bar champions were Karolina Crouse, 9.4, Annora Reisner, 9.0, Kaylee Rhinehart, 9.45, Shaneaqua Link, 9.2, Haley Crosby, 8.2, Jade Lambert, 9.3, Ali Asp, 8.9, Arielle Haas, 9.2, Katelyn Cecchi, 9.35, Abbey Bailey, 9.15, Sophie McCabe, 8.7 and Kirstin Lekas, 8.1.
Beam winners included Serena Frederick, 8.9, Taylor Gigliotti, 9.5, Annora Reisner, 9.5, Gianna DeRose, 9.5, Shaneaqua Link, 9.65, Kelcie Little, 9.25, Corrine Wilcox, 8.0, Jane Brairton, 9.35, Bianca Schutz, 9.0, Natalie Smith, 9.35, Makenna O’Connell, 9.2, Maggie O’Connell, 9.5, Callie Luke, 9.5, Katie O’Neill, 8.8, Sierra Churakos, 9.1, Aurora Mager, 9.5 and Kirstin Lekas, 8.45.
First place on floor went to Taylor Gigliotti, 9.15, Michaella Rhodes, 9.35, Kaylee Rhinehart, 9.45, Marissa Gayton, 9.4, Corrine Wilcox, 9.45, Jade Lambert, 9.6, Arielle Haas, 9.35, Emma Swanson, 9.4, Makenna O’Connell, 9.6, Maggie O’Connell, 9.3, Callie Luke, 9.45, Bryar Childs, 9.3, Sierra Churakos, 8.9, Aurora Mager, 9.6, Kirstin Lekas, 9.0 and Brooke McGriff, 9.3.
With five additional Flames qualifying for Nationals in July in Tampa, Fla., for the first time the entire team — 85 total Flames — are eligible to compete.
In addition to Taylor, new Nationals qualifiers are Maddy Weinberg, Alex Safran, Hannah McAvoy and Aurora Mager.
Other results from the Olean/Bradford Invitational:
9.0 Club
Addison John, 9.15 beam, Jacie Carney, 9.0 beam, Summer Wilkins, 9.1 bars, 9.05 floor, Taylor Gigliotti, 9.0 vault, 9.5 beam, 9.15 floor, Karolina Crouse, 9.2 vault, 9.4 bars, 9.1 beam, 9.0 floor, Layla Kerns, 9.35 vault, 9.0 floor, Arianna George-Shongo, 9.05 vault, Annora Reisner, 9.3 vault, 9.0 bars, 9.5 beam, 9.2 floor, Michaella Rhodes, 9.4 vault, 9.35 beam, 9.35 floor, Lainey Quattrone, 9.3 vault, Isabella Baldwin, 9.25 beam, 9.1 floor, Katie Sheeler, 9.1 vault, 9.0 beam, 9.3 floor, Sidney Gleason, 9.0 vault, 9.0 bars, 9.3 beam, 9.05 floor, Kaylee Rhinehart, 9.4 vault, 9.45 bars, 9.2 beam, 9.45 floor, Gabriella Martinez, 9.15 beam, 9.1 floor, Gianna DeRose, 9.15 vault, 9.5 beam, 9.4 floor, Braelin Bentley, 9.0 bars, 9.2 beam, Delaney Pfeiffer, 9.0 bars, 9.35 beam, 9.0 floor, Abbye McKiernan, 9.05 vault, 9.05 floor, Katelyn Brown, 9.45 vault, 9.45 beam, 9.35 floor, Shaneaqua Link, 9.5 vault, 9.2 bars, 9.65 beam, 9.2 floor, Marissa Gayton, 9.1 vault, 9.0 bars, 9.4 beam, 9.4 floor, Kelcie Little, 9.35 vault, 9.25 beam, 9.35 floor, Anna Schuessler, 9.15 vault, Mackenzie Cross, 9.2 floor, Madison Callen, 9.05 floor, Chessa Klice, 9.25 vault, 9.15 beam, 9.25 floor, Brooklyn Stisser, 9.0 vault, 9.1 floor, Alena Kopec, 9.15 floor, Corrine Wilcox, 9.35 vault, 9.0 beam, 9.45 floor, Lanie Allen, 9.2 floor, Caroline DeRose, 9.15 vault, 9.1 bars, 9.3 beam, 9.35 floor, Jade Lambert, 9.5 vault, 9.3 bars, 9.3 beam, 9.6 floor, Blake Pascarella, 9.25 vault, 9.2 floor, Jane Brairton, 9.05 vault, 9.0 bars, 9.35 beam, 9.15 floor, Claire Benham, 9.0 floor, Madison Baldwin, 9.0 floor, Ali Asp, 9.1 vault, 9.15 floor, Bianca Schutz, 9.25 vault, 9.0 beam, Arielle Haas, 9.75 vault, 9.2 bars, 9.05 beam, 9.35 floor, Hannah Schutz, 9.35 vault, Emma Swanson, 9.1 beam, 9.4 floor, Kara Longo, 9.0 beam, Natalie Smith, 9.35 beam, Makenna O’Connell, 9.2 beam, 9.6 floor, Autumn Michalski, 9.1 bars, Torie Keane, 9.0 beam, Maggie O’Connell, 9.5 beam, 9.3 floor, Chloee La Croix, 9.15 beam, 9.2 floor, Cassidy Blackwell, 9.2 beam, 9.2 floor, Callie Luke, 9.5 beam, 9.45 floor, Bryar Childs, 9.15 vault, 9.3 floor, Katie O’Neill, 9.05 vault, Sierra Churakos, 9.1 beam, Katelyn Cecchi, 9.35 bars, Abbey Bailey, 9.0 vault, 9.15 bars, Aurora Mager, 9.45 vault, 9.1 bars, 9.5 beam, 9.6 floor, Cassie Frey, 9.15 vault, Shyanne Blankenship, 9.0 vault, Kirstin Lekas, 9.0 floor, Brooke McGriff, 9.3 floor, Ashton McGriff, 9.1 vault, 9.0 floor, Kayla Taylor, 9.0 vault, 9.15 floor.
35 All Around
Summer Wilkins, 35.65, Lainey Quattrone, 35.2, Isabella Baldwin, 35.95, Katie Sheeler, 35.4, Gianna DeRose, 35.55, Braelin Bentley, 35.25, Madison Callen, 35.2, Chessa Klice, 35.65, Corrine Wilcox, 35.7, Lanie Allen, 35.35, Blake Pascarella, 35.55, Ali Asp, 35.4, Bianca Schutz, 35.65, Emma Swanson, 35.8, Makenna O’Connell, 35.95, Cassidy Blackwell, 35.75, Hannah McAvoy, 35.35.
36 All Around
Taylor Gigliotti, 36.15, Karolina Crouse, 36.7, Michaella Rhodes, 36.8, Sidney Gleason, 36.35, Delaney Pfeiffer, 36.1, Katelyn Brown, 36.35, Marissa Gayton, 36.9, Kelcie Little, 36.15, Caroline DeRose, 36.9, Jane Brairton, 36.55, Callie Luke, 36.45.
37 All Around
Annora Reisner, 37.0, Kaylee Rhinehart, 37.45, Shaneaqua Link, 37.55, Jade Lambert, 37.7, Arielle Haas, 37.35, Aurora Mager, 37.65.
Flames Placing in the Top 3
Level 2
Serena Frederick, 8.6 vault 2nd, 6.0 bars 2nd, 8.9 beam 1st, 8.3 floor 2nd, 31.8 AA 2nd; Addison John, 9.15 beam 2nd; Summer Wilkins, 9.1 bars 2nd, 9.05 floor 2nd; Taylor Gigliotti, 9.5 beam 1st, 9.15 floor 1st, 36.15 AA 2nd; Karolina Crouse, 9.2 vault 2nd, 9.4 bars 1st, 9.1 beam 3rd, 36.7 AA 1st; Layla Kerns, 9.35 vault 1st; Annora Reisner, 9.3 vault 2nd, 9.0 bars 1st. 9.5 beam 1st, 9.2 floor 3rd, 37.0 AA 1st; Michaella Rhodes, 9.4 vault 1st, 8.7 bars 3rd, 9.35 beam 2nd, 9.35 floor 1st, 36.8 AA 2nd; Lainey Quattrone, 9.3 vault 3rd; Isabella Baldwin, 8.9 bars 2nd, 9.25 beam 3rd, 35.95 AA 3rd; Katie Sheeler, 9.3 floor 2nd; Sidney Gleason, 9.0 bars 2nd, 9.3 beam 3rd, 36.35 AA 2nd; Kaylee Rhinehart, 9.4 vault 1st, 9.45 bars 1st, 9.45 floor 1st, 37.45 AA 1st; Gianna DeRose, 9.15 vault 2nd, 9.5 beam 1st, 9.4 floor 2nd; Braelin Bentley, 9.0 bars 3rd; Katelyn Brown, 9.45 vault 2nd, 9.45 beam 2nd, 9.35 floor 2nd, 36.35 AA 3rd; Shaneaqua Link, 9.5 vault 1st, 9.2 bars 1st, 9.65 beam 1st, 37.55 AA 1st; Marissa Gayton, 9.0 bars 2nd, 9.4 beam 3rd, 9.4 floor 1st, 36.9 AA 2nd.
Level 3
Haley Crosby, 8.2 bars 1st, 8.75 floor 2nd; Liza Giardini, 7.4 bars 3rd; Kelcie Little, 9.25 beam 1st, 9.35 floor 2nd, 36.15 AA 2nd; Mackenzie Cross, 9.2 floor 3rd; Madison Callen, 8.3 bars 3rd, 8.9 beam 3rd; Chessa Klice, 9.15 beam 2nd, 9.25 floor 2nd; Corrine Wilcox, 9.35 vault 3rd, 9.0 beam 1st, 9.45 floor 1st, 35.7 AA 1st; Lanie Allen, 8.85 beam 2nd, 9.2 floor 2nd, 35.35 AA 2nd; Caroline DeRose, 9.1 bars 2nd, 9.35 floor 3rd, 36.9 AA 3rd; Jade Lambert, 9.5 vault 2nd, 9.3 bars 1st, 9.3 beam 2nd, 9.6 floor 1st, 37.7 AA 1st; Jane Brairton, 9.0 bars 3rd, 9.35 beam 1st; Madison Baldwin, 8.75 beam 3rd; Ali Asp, 8.9 bars 1st, 9.15 floor 3rd; Bianca Schutz, 9.25 vault 3rd, 8.5 bars 3rd, 9.0 beam 1st, 35.65 AA 3rd; Arielle Haas, 9.75 vault 1st, 9.2 bars 1st, 9.05 beam 2nd, 9.35 floor 1st, 37.35 AA 1st.
Level 4
Payton Fortuna, 8.3 bars 3rd; Emma Swanson, 8.4 vault 2nd, 8.9 bars 2nd, 9.1 beam 2nd, 9.4 floor 1st, 35.8 AA 1st; Natalie Smith, 9.35 beam 1st, 34.25 AA 3rd; Makenna O’Connell, 8.55 vault 1st, 9.2 beam 1st, 9.6 floor 1st, 35.95 AA 1st; Autumn Michalski, 8.55 vault 2nd, 9.1 bars 2nd, 34.75 AA 2nd; Torie Keane, 9.0 beam 3rd, 8.9 floor 3rd; Maggie O’Connell, 9.5 beam 1st, 9.3 floor 1st; Chloee LaCroix, 9.2 floor 3rd; Maddy Weinberg, 8.75 vault 2nd; Cassidy Blackwell, 8.9 bars 2nd, 9.2 floor 2nd, 35.75 AA 2nd; Callie Luke, 8.8 vault 1st, 8.7 bars 3rd, 9.5 beam 1st, 9.45 floor 1st, 36.45 AA 1st.
Level 5
Ireland Abdo, 8.8 vault 3rd, 7.8 bars 3rd, 8.7 beam 2nd, 8.4 floor 3rd, 33.7 AA 3rd; Bryar Childs, 9.15 vault 1st, 7.85 bars 2nd, 8.3 beam 3rd, 9.3 floor 1st, 34.6 AA 2nd; Madison Smith, 8.9 vault 3rd, 7.5 bars 2nd, 8.1 beam 3rd, 8.5 floor 2nd, 33.0 AA 3rd; Katie O’Neill, 9.05 vault 1st, 7.35 bars 3rd, 8.8 beam 1st, 8.0 floor 3rd, 33.2 AA 2nd.
Excel Silver
Sierra Churakos, 9.1 beam 1st, 8.9 floor 1st; Cary Flanders, 8.6 vault 3rd, 8.7 floor 3rd; Katelyn Cecchi, 8.75 vault 2nd, 9.35 bars 1st, 34.8 AA 2nd; Hannah McAvoy, 8.85 vault 1st, 8.9 bars 3rd, 8.8 beam 2nd, 8.8 floor 2nd, 35.35 AA 1st.
Excel Gold
Abbey Bailey, 9.0 vault 2nd, 9.15 bars 1st, 7.6 beam 3rd, 8.9 floor 2nd, 34.65 AA 2nd; Aurora Mager, 9.45 vault 1st, 9.1 bars 2nd, 9.5 beam 1st, 9.6 floor 1st, 37.65 AA 1st.
Level 6
Sophie McCabe, 8.7 bars 1st, 34.1 AA 3rd.
Level 7
Kamme Guisto, 7.7 beam 3rd; Cassie Frey, 9.15 vault 1st, 7.5 bars 3rd, 8.35 beam 2nd, 33.6 AA 2nd; Shyanne Blankenship, 9.0 vault 3rd; Kirstin Lekas, 8.1 bars 1st, 8.45 beam 1st, 9.0 floor 1st, 34.35 AA 1st.
Level 8
Brooke McGriff, 8.85 vault 1st, 7.6 bars 2nd, 8.1 beam 3rd, 9.3 floor 1st, 33.85 AA 2nd; Ashley Charlesworth, 8.9 floor 3rd.
Level 9
Ashton McGriff, 9.1 vault 1st, 7.3 bars 1st, 8.7 beam 1st, 9.0 floor 1st, 34.1 AA 1st; Kayla Taylor, 9.0 vault 1st, 7.3 bars 1st, 8.35 beam 1st, 9.15 floor, 1st, 33.8 AA 1st.
