The Bright Raven Gymnastics Boys Teams traveled to West Point Military Academy to participate in the 2015 USA Gymnastics New York State Championships March 20-21. Two members of the team emerged as State Champions and another qualified to the New York State Regional Team.
Justin Ciccone of Greece participated in the Level 6 competition for ages 9-10 and earned the title of State Champion finishing first in floor exercise with a high score of 11.40. Jake Scherbyn of Gates competed in the same age group and earned second place on high bar, fourth place on the parallel bars and finished fourth all around totaling 61.60 for all six of the men’s events. His high all around score has qualified him for the New York State Regional Team where he will compete April 10 in Harleysville, Pennsylvania with gymnasts from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia in addition to New York. Only the top six all around scorers across all age divisions qualify for the New York State Team.
In the Level 8 competition for ages 15–18, Robbie Cavuoto of Greece earned the title of State Champion on vault scoring 11.80.
In the Level 7 competition for ages 13 and over, Brian Cannon of Chili earned second place in two events: Pommel Horse and rings. In the all around competition, Brian Cannon earned third place with a 55.30. Teammate Jessie Underwood of Greece competed in the same division and tied with Brian for second place on the pommel horse.
The Level 5 boys in the 11 and over division earned third place as a team with Jon LeFrois of Gates placing third on pommel horse and fourth on rings. Dylan DelConte of Chili earned fourth place on the parallel bars and Christopher Shabazz of Albion was third on floor exercise.
In the 10-year-old Level 4 competition, Nicholas Antinetto of Spencerport earned third place on the parallel bars, fourth on rings, fourth on high bar, fifth on vault and all around. In the 6-year-old age division, Ryan Ciccone of Greece placed fourth on rings and fifth on both vault and parallel bars.
