Great Day At Nittany

Level 7 Team Wins First!
The OTW 7s were in great form at the 2009 Nittany Spring Invitational, held at the C3 sports facility in State College, PA.  The competition was strong, especially the KPAC team, but in the end, our OTW girls had edged them out by 0.4 points to bring home the gold lion trophy. (which Mikayla is proudly holding at left).

Nicole took home a medal for her Beam routine. Jackie won a medal for her Bars. Mikayla scored her highest on Vault and Floor, looking especially good on Floor. Ali was totally "on" at this meet and dominated the 11&12 age group. She took 2nd on Vault with a 9.4 and 1st on Floor with a 9.225. She took 1st the All Around with a 36.525. Jamie and Amanda did much the same to the 13+ age group. Amanda took 1st on Vault with a 8.4. Jamie was right there too, taking 3rd with a 9.1. Amanda took 1st on Beam. The pair took 1st and 2nd on Floor with a 9.45 and a 9.3.  Amanda took 2nd in the All Around, Jamie took 4th.  This is one hot Level 7 Team!

Level 8 Action

With Jess still recovering from her illness, the OTW 8s didn't have enough for a team, but still found plenty of bling. Melinda took home the 2nd place medal for Vault and 3rd for Bars.  LaNaya took the gold on Bars and the silver for Beam. (actually, the medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd were all "gold"-toned. 4th on down, were a bit smaller and silver-toned). LaNaya took 2nd in the 15+ age group for the All Around.

Level 9s: Team Win?

The three Level 9 girls scored well enough to have placed as a team, but for some reason were not figured in as a team. Each of the three went home with their share of jingling, though. Allison took 3rd on Vault and Beam, 4th on Bars, 5th on Floor with a 9.075. She took 2nd in the All Around. Alyssa took 5th on Beam and 6th on Bars.  Kayla took 2nd on Vault in the 15+ age group with a 9.0.  She was visibly surprised at taking 1st on Bars. Kayla took 3rd on Beam and 2nd in the All Around.

Level 10s Dominate

There was some question as to whether Becca would compete this weekend. He flu was really bothering her. She pressed on, however, and never let up. Bri and Becca were, once again, regular occupants of the top awards. Becca started things off by taking 1st on Vault (an amazing Vault, I might add) scoring a 9.45. Bri was similarly amazing, taking 3rd with a 9.325. OTW 10s owned the Vault. Bri took 2nd on Bars. Becca took 1st on Beam. Bri took 5th. On Floor, Becca took 2nd with a 9.225. Bri was next with 3rd.  In the All Around, they traded. Bri took 2nd and Becca took 3rd.  We have a most impressive pair of 10s.

All in all, this was a great meet for the OTW optional teams. Way to go girls!