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Stamford-based Arena Gymnastics athletes won more than 40 individual and team awards at the Rhode Island Invitational last weekend. For the second consecutive  week, Arena's Level 4, 5 and 6 compulsory girls teams won their team titles and also turned in gold-medal performances.

The Level 6 team won its second straight gold medal behind performances by 11 year-olds Ashlyn Wahl (Greenwich) and Kate Kushner (New Canaan), 12 year-olds Bianca Dinisoe (Norwalk) and Eliza Donavan (Westport) and 13 year-old Ilana Olin (Wilton).

For the 11s, Wahl won gold in the all-around with a total of 37.525. She finished first in the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise with a score 9.75. Kushner nabbed bronze in the all-around with silver medal performances on bars and balance beam. For the 12s, Dinisoe (36.10) took first in the all-around, highlighted by a first place finish on bars (9.475), while Donovan captured silver on bars with a score of 9.2. Olin (36.25) won the all-around for the 13s by taking gold on beam and floor.

Level 5 took home team silver and was led by 10-year-olds Sophia Casio (Stamford), who grabbed gold in the all-around by winning floor and beam, and Sarah Klein (Old Greenwich), who took bronze on floor. Nine-year-old Jessie Olin (Wilton) also contributed by taking bronze on bars.

Level 4 also came away with team silver. They were led by 7-year-olds Carlee Reid (Stamford) and Natalie Dayton (Old Greenwich), 8-year-old Julia Servas (Darien), 9-year- old Alana Foodman (Redding), and 10-year-old Ellie Marino (Riverside).

For 7-year-old gymnasts, Reid (37.075) took first in the all-around by winning gold in vault, bars and floor, while Dayton (35.525) grabbed bronze in the all-around, highlighted by a second-place finish in vault. For the 8-year-olds, Servas (36.450) took silver in the all-around with a gold medal performance on floor. For the 9s,  Foodman (37.20) won gold for all-around, and for the 10s,  Marino (37.75) won gold in the all-around with first place in bars, beam and floor.

Rhode Island Invitational Results:

Level 6 Team -- 1st Place (112.5). Wahl -- AA 1st (37.525), vault 1st (9.575), bars 1st (9.75), floor 1st (9.7). Kushner -- AA 3rd (37.275), bars 2nd (9.675), beam 2nd (9.45), floor 3rd (9.0). Dinisoe -- AA 1st (36.1), bars 1st (9.475), floor 2nd (9.0). Donovan -- Bars 2nd (9.2). Olin -- AA 1st (36.25), floor 1st (9.15), beam 1st (9.45).

Level 5 Team -- 2nd place (108.3). Casino -- AA 1st (37.00), beam 1st (9.4), floor 1st (9.5), bars 3rd (9.5). Klein -- floor 3rd (9.2). Olin -- bars 3rd (9.45).

Level 4 Team -- 2nd Place (112.375). Marino -- AA 1st (37.75), floor 1st (9.65), beam 1st (9.5), bars 1st (9.55). Foodman -- AA 1st (37.2), bars 3rd (9.55), beam 3rd (9.15). Servas -- AA 2nd (36.450), floor 1st (9.4). Reid -- AA 1st (37.075), floor 1st (9.35), beam 2nd (8.9), bars 1st (9.475), vault 1st (9.35). Dayton -- AA 3rd (35.525), vault 2nd (9.25).

 

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