May 15, 2023
Infinity Gymnastics teams from YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties returned from PA state-level competitions with nearly 200 medals across two weekends of meets in April. Levels 6, 7, Gold and Platinum Infinity gymnasts competed April 15-16, hosted by the Greensburg YMCA, followed by level 3 and Silver competition at YMCA of Greater Philadelphia in Phoenixville April 22-23. YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties will take 45 Infinity gymnasts to the YMCA National Gymnastics Championships in Cincinnati June 21-25.
Infinity Xcel Platinum and Level 6 teams placed second overall in the state competition. The Y’s Infinity teams garnered 10 first-place titles over the first weekend in Greensburg, where 230 gymnasts representing 14 PA YMCAs gathered for state competition. Dahlia Brose, age 12 from the Xcel Gold team, brought home the first-place all-around title, as well as in vault and beam individual competitions. At level 7, Ellie Brown, age 15, won first place in the all-around, as well as in individual bars competition.
“We are so proud of our gymnasts' accomplishments at states this year,” stated Janine Brown, head coach for Infinity Gymnastics of YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties. “Many of them are in their first year at the level they are competing and they really went out there and showed their personal best.”
In Phoenixville, 286 gymnasts competed from 14 different PA YMCAs. YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties was represented by 28 Infinity gymnasts, including Level 3 gymnast Bailey Lonergan, age 12, who placed first on vault, bars, beam floor and all-around; Level 3 gymnast Grace Lynch, age nine, won first place on vault, beam, floor and all-around competitions; and Xcel Silver gymnast Fairah Bonner, age 10, who also placed first on vault, bars and the all-around competitions.
YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties congratulates all the Infinity gymnasts for their accomplishments at state meets, acknowledging all the work and commitment they and their families put in to make it happen.
Xcel Gold 4th place team: (Pictured L-R) Kiera McComsey, Natalie Higgins, Riley Moyer, Bella Price and coaches Jade Wilhelm and Janine Brown. Missing from photo: Rachel Snedigar, Alexa Zwart, Dahlia Brose.
Xcel Platinum 2nd place team: (L-R) Olivia Horner, Cassia Williams, Victoria Angelino, Rhea Liddington (photo courtesy of YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties)
Level 7 3rd place team: (L-R) Ellie Brown, Sophia Balcavage, Emma Gane, Ashley Stank, Emma Balcavage, and coaches Nicole Balcavage and Janine Brown.
Level 6 2nd place team: (L-R) Ella Ricci, Giada Arcade, Bella Balcavage, Zoe Smith, Lina Balcavage, Annie Smith, Lillian Hinderliter, Savannah Gillahan, Natalie Lafontaine, Kara Kelly, Samantha Lafontaine, Marin Bower, Mia Zepp.
States Xcel Silver 4th place team: (L-R) Caitlyn Day, Nora Steinberg, Zoe Bicksler, Danielle Kenderdine, Elsie Zolnierz, Kenzie Patton. Missing from photo Savannah Pappas, Izzy Bleiler, Fairah Bonner, Harper Kemmerer, Brooklyn Seier, Arianna Adams, Hannah Book, Elise Krikory, Lexi Lowry.
States Level 3 3rd place team (L-R clockwise) Gabrielle Holmes, Ava Ortiz, Gracie Lynch, Shaina Freed. Missing from photo Ella Smith, Brienna Ruvolo, Lily Brose, Cecily Clifford, Kayla Dinh-Pham, Alaina Jacavage, Genevieve Heimark, Shadelynn Sandler, Bailey Lonergan.
Full list of YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties Infinity Gymnastics accomplishments at state meets in April:
Level 6 placed 2nd as a team in the state
Level 7 placed 3rd as a team in the state
Xcel Platinum placed 2nd as a team in the state
Xcel Gold placed 4th as a team in the state
Level 6 - Giada Arcade (age 12) 1st place beam
Level 6 - Samantha Lafontaine (age 16) 1st place beam
Level 6 - Zoe Smith (age 14) 1st place on floor
Level 7 - Ellie Brown (age 15) 1st place bars and first place in the all-around
Xcel Platinum - Rhea Liddington (age 15)1st place on beam
Xcel Gold - Dahlia Brose (age 12) 1st place on vault, beam, and in the all-around
Xcel Gold - Bella Price (age 14) first place on beam
Level 3 placed 3rd in the state
Xcel Silver placed 4th in the state
Level 3 - Grace Lynch (age 9) 1st place on vault, beam,floor, and the all-around
Level 3 Shaina Freed (age 9) 1st place on bars
Level 3 Kayla Dinh-Pham (age 11) 1st place on vault
Level 3 Bailey Lonergan (age 12) 1st place vault, bars, beam, floor, and all-around
Level 3 Ava Ortiz (age 10) 1st place beam
Level 3 Shadelynn Sandler (age 12) 1st place beam
Xcel Silver Nora Steinberg (age 7) 1st place vault
Xcel Silver Zoe Bicksler (age 8) 1st place vault
Xcel Silver Fairah Bonner (age 10) 1st place vault, bars, and the all-around
Xcel Silver Danielle Kenderdine (age 9) 1st place beam