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North Suburban Y Gymnasts Soar at AAU Central District/State Championship Meet

The North Suburban YMCA Gymnastics Team earned an array of honors at the 2014 AAU Central District/State Championship Meet, held April 26 and 27 in Loves Park, Illinois. In its second year competing in the AAU League, the NSYMCA was well represented with 10 individual event championship medals and two All Around age group champions. Congratulations to the following athletes:

Level 3 Team – 3rd Place Team Award

Charlotte Trout – Floor Champion Junior D Division

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Lauren Stinchcomb – Vault Champion Senior B Division

Shelby Brachman – Floor Champion (tie) Senior D Division

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Katie Dahlke – Floor Champion Senior E Division

Abby Knebelkamp – Bar (tie), Beam and All Around Champion Senior F Division

Molly Fraser – Floor Champion Senior F Division

Sophie Rogoff – Floor and All Around Champion Senior G Division

 

Other notable performances:

Sarah Gordon – 2nd place Beam Junior E Division

Talia Siegel – 7th place Bars Senior E Division

Zena Abdelhamid – 2nd place Vault and All Around Senior G Division

Josie Sobecks – 5th place Floor Senior G Division

Level 4 Team

Olivia Ho – 2nd place Floor and 3rd place Vault Junior D Division

Tess Benson – 3rd place Vault and Floor Senior C Division

DeDee Van Treeck – Vault and Floor Champion (ties) Senior C Division

Level 5

Shea McCarthy – 3rd place Bars, Beam and All Around Junior B Division

Carly Anderson – 4th place Vault, 5th place Floor Junior B Division

Level 7

Bridget Billig – 2nd place Beam, 3rd place Floor and 4th All Around Junior Division

About the North Suburban YMCA

The YMCA is a not-for-profit entity and relies on donations to make services accessible for all families and individuals. All board members are community volunteers, who donate their time, talents and financial resources. Located at 2705 Techny Road in Northbrook, the YMCA has served area families in its fifteen-city region for over 45 years. The Y is about youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, providing programs and services that meet the needs of our community and are accessible to all. For more information or to make a donation, call Barb Flanagin at 847-272-7250, or visitwww.nsymca.org.

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