Photos: Four Dutch Vault to States
The Guilderland gymnastics team — with 10 girls, three of them in middle school — showed grace, flexibility, and smiles to the judges in efforts to win a sectional title on Wednesday at Shaker High School in Latham. The team finished second with a score of 164.450 and four will move on to represent Section 2 at the state competition in Cold Spring Harbor on March 3.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Waiting for the music: Guilderland's Shea Thomson stretches her arms as the music starts to play; she scored 9.000 on the floor and qualified for the floor and the beam.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Human pretzel: Guilderland's Allison Rem, a seventh-grader, bends back with her foot over her face, scoring 8.800 on the beam as she qualified in the beam and floor.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting air: Guilderland's Rachel Drislane leaps to third overall in the All-Around with a score of 34.725, so she will compete in all four events.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Throwing her hands up: Guilderland's Madalyn Altieri starts her performance on the floor exercise in which she scored 8.750, qualifying on the floor as well as the beam. “Best performances of the year on all events by every gymnast” said Guilderland head Coach Brenda Goodknight.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Prepare for liftoff: Guilderland’s Allison Rem leaps from the springboard onto the vault during Wednesday’s Section 2 championships at Shaker High School. Rem scored an 8.075.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hugging her teammate: Guilderland’s Caroline Murphy, center, comes over to congratulate her teammate Rachel Drislane after Drislane’s routine on the uneven bars. Drislane scored a 8.000. Murphy competed in the uneven bars where she scored a 4.200.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
All smiles: The Guilderland gymnastics team poses with the section 2 runner-up plaque on Wednesday after the section 2 championships where the Dutch had a total score of 164.450 just 6 points behind the sectional champion Saratoga.