On March 5 gymnasts of Kratos Gymnastics, located in Bethel, CT, competed at the Long Island Classic Invitational held at Hofstra University. The competition welcomed hundreds of competitors in levels 2-10 & Xcel Bronze - Sapphire.
As their final pre-championship meet of the season, the gymnasts of Kratos left their mark, captivating the judges and audience through passionate performances, attaining near-perfect scores!
As some of the youngest and newest competitors in the competition, Kratos’ Xcel Bronze team placed third as a team & Xcel Silver Team (only 5 competitors) placed second.
Individual Results:
Xcel Bronze:
-Riley DeShay, 9 yr, Newtown, CT: 7th place Vault, 2nd place Bars, 5th place Beam, 6th place All-Around
-Clara Dettmann, 9yr, Danbury, CT: 9th place Vault, 5th place Bars, 1st place Beam, 3rd place Floor, 4th place All-Around
-Anika Ericson, 10yr, Bethel, CT: 5th place Vault, 1st place Bars, 10th place Beam, 7th place Floor, 5th place All-Around
-Avery Hessler, 7yr, Bethel, CT: 8th place Bars & 7th place Floor
-Anneliese Miller, 11yr, Redding, CT: 9th place Vault, 2nd place Bars, 10th place Beam, 5th place Floor, 6th place All-Around
-Ava Sweeney, 7yr, Brookfield, CT: 1st place Vault, 2nd place Bars, 4th place Beam, 2nd place Floor, 1st place All-Around
Xcel Silver:
-Gracie Clifford, 9yr, New Milford, CT: 4th place Bars, 7th place Floor, 9th place All-Around
-Ziva Mathivanan, 10yr, Bethel, CT: 9th place Vault, 11th place Bars, 2nd place Beam, 3rd place Floor, 2nd place All-Around
-Norah Mathivanan, 10yr, Newtown, CT: 9th place Bars
-Nicolle Sloboda, 9yr, Redding, CT: 10th place Vault, 2nd place Bars, 9th place Beam, 1st place Floor, 3rd place All-Around (tied for 2nd)
-Mia-Mour Tucker, 9yr, Stratford, CT: 9th place Vault, 2nd place Bars, 1st place Beam, 1st place Floor with a score of 9.9, 1st place All-Around
Xcel Gold:
-Lilli Nelson, 14yr, New Fairfield, CT: 9th place Vault, 2nd place Beam, 4th place Floor (tied for 3rd), 10th place All-Around
-Caitlin Riina, 14yr, New Fairfield, CT: 2nd place Floor
-Alexia Suter, 14yr, Ridgefield, CT: 7th place Vault, 6th place Beam, 1st place Floor, 9th place All-Around
Kratos’ Xcel Gold gymnasts will go on to compete Connecticut State Championships the weekend of April 1-2 at the University of Bridgeport. Since the USA Gymnastics State of Connecticut is not providing an equal and opportune competitive arena/environment to gymnasts competing in levels 2-6, Xcel Bronze & Silver, Kratos Gymnastics gymnasts at these levels will be boycotting CT State Championships in an effort to encourage fair treatment, respect for athletes of all competitive levels, and positive change within CT USA Gymnastics and beyond.