On December 1, 2016

Cobra Gymnastics starts meet season

As the days get darker and the heater begins to purr, the Cobra Gymnastics Team readies for its the competitive season.  With 58 girls  participating, the team will compete under USA Gymnastics rules in both the Junior Olympic and Xcel Programs.
In her fifth year of hosting a competitive team and seventh year in business, owner and head coach Shelby Collet is excited for the start of meet season. After its recent trip to the Olympic Training Center in Texas, the team has applied new training techniques, choreography and skills to its routines.
Starting out the season in White River Junction at the Harvest Classic, the girls showed their originality, determination and team spirit.
“The first meet provides us with a baseline for the rest of the season,” Collet said. “We are able to see how the judges react to the new routines and new skills and of course, how the girls will respond to the pressure of performing,” she said. “As any meet goes, the girls didn’t leave without a few bobbles, but that’s why we call it a season of competition; there is room to grow and truly find their best selves inside of the routines.”
The 1st place finishes for Cobra include:
Xcel Silver Team
Gracyn Skaza, Floor 8.85
Xcel Gold Team
Tayah Fuller – Bars 9.0, All Around 35.20
Loretta Cooley – Beam 8.8, Floor 8.9
Sarah Martin – Vault 8.9
Sierra McDermott – Beam 8.85, Floor 8.8 and All
Around 34.125​
Abigail McChesney – Vault 8.7
JO Level 3 Team
Jada Hughes – Vault 9.35
JO Level 6 Team
Maleah Jones – Beam 9.4, Floor 9.050 and All Around 34.075
Mia Marsh – Vault 9.35, Floor 9.35 and All Around 35.30
JO Level 7 Team
Ella Tashjian – Vault 9.55, Bars 8.975, Beam 9.2, Floor 9.25 and All Around 36.975
Natasha Kopeck – Bars 7.5, Beam 8.475, Floor 9.0 and All Around 33.975
The team has four meets coming up in December. They will be traveling to Massachusetts, New York, Bellows Falls and Essex for those early season meets.

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