Door County YMCA Strivers Gymnastics Team Captures Gold at Luau Invitational

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Door County YMCA Strivers Gymnastics Team Captures Gold at Luau Invitational

Door County, WI – The Door County YMCA Strivers Gymnastics Team delivered an impressive performance at the "Luau" Invitational, hosted by the Manitowoc YMCA. Competing against six other teams, the Strivers brought home multiple gold medals, with outstanding individual and team results.

The Strivers' Excel Silver Team, which featured 13 of the team's 14 new members, kicked off their first team competition by securing the gold with a total score of 110.95. Individual medalists included:

  • Cosette Orrick (12 and up) – 1st on beam, 2nd in the all-around, 3rd on vault and bars
  • Emma Higginbotham (12 and up) – 1st in all-around and vault
  • Genevieve Gigstead (10 and under) – 1st in all-around and bars, 2nd on floor, 4th on beam
  • Jessa Varney – 1st on beam, 2nd on bars, 3rd in all-around
  • Annabel Smullen – 1st on vault, 4th on floor
  • Taiya Couperous – 1st on beam
  • Milana Reifsnyder – 2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 4th in all-around and beam
  • Jackson Varney – 3rd on vault, 4th on bars
  • Maisie Kelnhofer – 4th on vault and bars
  • Louisa Grenfell – 4th on beam
  • Adela Cordua-Stenzel – 5th on vault
The Silver Team was coached by Nikki Pollman, with Demi Ploor making her coaching debut for the Strivers.

The Strivers' Level 8 Team also claimed gold in the team competition with a score of 66.6. Estelle Duerst took top honors in the all-around, bars, and vault, while Amira Anschutz earned 1st on beam and 3rd in the all-around. Both Level 8 and Platinum gymnasts were coached by Nikki Pollman.

In the Excel Platinum division, gymnast Shaylyn Asher placed 3rd in the all-around and achieved 4th on bars and vault.

Competing in their first Gold Team competition, the Excel Gold Team placed 2nd. Medalists in the 13 and under division included:

  • Evelynn Kelsey – 1st on floor, 3rd on vault
  • Sawyer Soukup – 3rd on floor, vault, and beam, 5th in all-around, 6th on bars
  • Ellie Kelsey – 5th on bars, beam, and vault, 6th in all-around

 

Looking ahead, the Striver Team will compete at the Heart of the Valley YMCA “Turkey Invitational” in Kimberly, WI, from November 8th-10th. The following week, they will participate in the “Fire and Ice” Invitational at the Kettle Moraine YMCA in West Bend, WI, from November 15th-18th.

The Door County YMCA: For Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. Driven by its founding mission, the Door County YMCA has 200 full and part-time staff serving over 11,619 members in Door County from facilities in Fish Creek and Sturgeon Bay in a broad range of programming for all ages. The Y empowers everyone, no matter who they are or where they’re from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships, and opportunities for all to learn, grow and thrive. By bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and generations, the Y’s goal is to improve overall health and well-being, ignite youth empowerment and demonstrate the importance of connections in and across 10,000 communities nationwide.

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Locations: Sturgeon Bay Center