Welcome to Week 16 - Sectionals!

Hello everyone, 

Welcome to week 16! I can't believe that it is Sectionals week! There are a lot of details here for both sectional competitors and non-sectional competitors so please read this whole email.

Week 15 Recap:

Conference was a highly successful meet! We had so much team unity and bonding on Saturday and it was a great last meet for some of our athletes. Although it's hard to end our season, having a successful conference is one of the best ways to wrap up the season. 

Some highlights from last week:

• Niylah earned a sticky feet for her flyaway on bars.

• Becca competed her cartwheel on beam for the first time (with a spot).

• Finja earned a new PR on vault with an 8.4! Wow!

• Sofia D got her 2nd highest all around score with a 33.425 and some truly outstanding routines!

• Kylie earned ANOTHER No Fall star on beam AND another sticky feet on beam. 

• Emma competed her half on-half off on vault for the first time (twice!). 

• Sofia G competed her split 1 and half on floor for the first time, an advanced high skill that is helping push her to a 10.0 start value and also successfully competed a yurchenko-1/2 twist. 

• Grace competed her reverse flyaway (on bars) for the first time and got a new PR on beam with a 7.6 (thanks to her new addition series of a pike-wolf-pike, a handstand step down-side split, and straddle-straddle series).  

• Kennedy earned her first sticky feet for vault!

• Claire successfully connected every series in her beam routine, earning her an incredible 8.8. 

• Genevieve got a new PR on vault with an AMAZING 8.475! 

• Timmia successfully competed her kip on bars for the first time!

  
  

We had multiple placements as well! They are listed below: 

• JV All Around: 6th place - Grace  (27.925) 

• Varsity Bars: 1st place - Sofia D (8.425)

• Varsity Beam: 5th place - Claire W (8.8) and 6th place - Sofia G (8.7)    

• All Around: 1st place - Sofia G (33.875)

  
  

In total, our athletes earned 6 No Fall Stars and 17 Sticky Feets for stuck landings! 

Week 16 Practice Schedule: (Non-Sectional Athletes)

Monday: 4:30 - 6:00 PM (unless they choose to practice, they will post meet and do exit interviews that will likely be done before 6:00 PM). Bring all your competition leotards to turn back in! 

Tuesday: No practice

Wednesday: No practice

Thursday: If attending, please be at Sun Prairie West for Sectionals at 5:00 PM (if they are helping out with Sectionals jobs, see below for details).  

Friday: No practice

Week 16 Practice Schedule: (Sectional Athletes / Sectional Helpers)

Monday: 5:00 - 7:00 PM  

Tuesday: 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday: 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Thursday: Sectionals!

Friday: 4:30 - 6:30 PM 

Sectionals:

On Thursday (2/27), we have Sectionals at Sun Prairie West high school. This is the meet that determines state qualifiers. The top 2 teams and top 5 individuals that place on Thursday will go to State next week. The line up for Sectionals is below: 

Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	All Around
Kennedy	Kennedy	Grace	Timmia	Safety
Claire	Natalie	Amelia	Grace	Alternate
Sierra	Amelia	Sofia D	Finja
Sofia D	Finja	Genevieve	Sierra
Finja	Kate	Kate	Sofia D
Sofia G	Sofia D	Claire	Genevieve
Genevieve	Sofia G	Sofia G	Sofia G

I still need to get confirmation on early release times (for competitors / helpers) but here is the schedule for the day: 

Schedule (for competitors / helpers):

2:45 PM: Meet in gym 

3:10 PM: Leave Memorial 

3:45 PM: Arrive at Sun Prairie 

4:15 PM: General Warm Ups

4:55 PM: March In

5:00 PM: Warm up round 1 starts

5:10 PM: Round 1 competition starts

9:00 PM: Awards ceremony

9:30 PM: Leave Sun Prairie

10:00 PM: Arrive at Memorial  

Schedule (for non-competitors):

I unfortunately do not have clearance to get anyone not on the roster for Sectionals or not helping out with Sectionals out of class early to have them travel with us. If any non-competitor needs help with transportation to Sun Prairie, please let me know. Non-competitors are not required to attend but it would be great to have everyone at the meet. If non-competitors are interested in traveling with us and getting into Sectionals free of charge with access to the hospitality room, I sent a text about this to the athletes. I need to know by Monday night (2/24) if they are helping out or not.  

Jason's Deli Ordering:

We will have Jason's Deli as an option. Please order by Wednesday night. 

Gym Tear Down (Mandatory)

Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 9! We will have gym tear down this day, which is mandatory for all Gymnasts. I’m still working to figure out a time, but I’ll aim for sometime in late morning / around noon. 

Banquet Details

Kelly Jones and Amanda Ciarletta have been working on planning the end of season banquet. While a date was just sent out, we are exploring a potential back-up date that would avoid potential conflicts with spring break travels. If we adjust the date to accommodate for travel, we will let everyone know asap. So stay tuned! 

Location of Routine Videos

You can access the folder with all the videos at the following link: 

Routine Folder

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Let's finish this season with positive energy, excitement, and motivation. Even though our Sectional is incredibly competitive, this is the meet for us to come together for one another and finish strong!   

Cheers, 

-Danielle