Bright Raven gymnasts finished the season by bringing home first and third place team banners from the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Upstate New York Championships held in Syracuse, May 20-22. The Bright Raven Level 3 team captured first place among 27 teams and the Level 4 team was third with 24 teams represented.
Many champions were named at this meet by taking first place in their respective divisions in individual events and all around competition. In the Level 3 meet, 11-year-old Baily Flynn of Churchville earned first place on vault, balance beam, floor exercise and all around in the Senior C Division. In the Senior D Division, Kylie Willis of Greece was first on vault and Katie Bradfield of Spencerport was first all around. In the Senior E Divison, Abby Pastorella of Spencerport was first on vault, beam, floor and all around and Jordan Robinson of Ogden was first on the uneven bars. Caroline Garbe of Webster took first place on balance beam, floor exercise and all around in the Senior B division. 9-year-old Mia Perno of Chili took first on vault and floor exercise in the Junior B Division. In the Junior C Division, Megan Sizer of West Henrietta took first all around and Nyla Ragland of Spencerport won first place on the uneven parallel bars and floor exercise. 10-year old Kailey Tran of Gates was first on vault in the Junior D Division. 8-year-old Kylie Montague of Avon earned first place on vault, bars, floor and all around in the Child E division and Heidi Tran of Gates was first on floor exercise in the Child D division.
In the Level 4 meet, 10-year-old Grace Gocher of Churchville earned first place on vault and balance beam in the Junior A division. 11-year-old Natalie Wood of Henrietta took first place on vault in the Junior B division. In the Level 4 Senior B division, Emily Post of Spencerport took first on vault and Hannah Kalb of Gates was first on the uneven bars. In the Senior C division, Jessica Brest of Spencerport won the uneven parallel bars and Jessica Pelkey of Caledonia won vault, balance beam, floor exercise and all around.