As Fall sports come to a close and Winter sports get ready to roll in, St. Rose’s Girls Varsity Gymnastics team wraps up their season and is already looking forward to the next! The girls, as well as Coach Mantlick, believe their season was a success and that each girl grew and improved . “I’m super proud of this season. We both did very well and I’m already excited for next year!”

Although, like in all sports, hardships presented themselves. One in particular was the teams’ loss of a member. The girls squad was cut down from 3 talented gymnasts to two. Captain Anna Turning commented on the struggle and stated that “As a team it was tough but we overcame it. We were able to pull through and continue to finish out the season competing strongly.”

The girls competed in X meets this year and performed to the best of their abilities. The teams’ final competitive meet took place at Shore Regional, on October 25th. Sophomore Mercedes Escandon is scheduled to compete and represent the team at the “Novice Meet” next Tuesday, November 1st, at Brick Memorial. Mercedes will be competing in her two favorite events: beam and vault. In addition to the upcoming “Novice Meet”, Captain Anna has qualified for Sectionals on bar and will represent the team.

Although the school’s gymnastics season is wrapping up, Mercedes and Anna are just getting started. Both girls are apart of club teams outside of St. Rose. The two continue to practice, train, and compete regularly year round so come next Fall they’ll be ready! The girls hope to come back next year stronger and improved. But they also hope to recruit more girls to join their team.

Ms. Mantlick was a huge part of the team success this season and was always there to encourage the girls and help them. “I can’t thank Ms. Mantlick enough! We appreciate everything she has done for us and she was amazing to work with!” shared Anna.

By: Hannah Gammond ’17