7s State Action

Melinda soaring to a silver on Bars. Kayla on her way to a silver in the All-Around.


Hillary's gold medal Bars. Courtney, part of the team's power on Floor.


LaNaya flying high in her silver medal Beam routine. Jess vaulting to gold.


Allison in her gold medal winning Beam routine. Smiley Paul: coach of champions.

Starlight Highlights

Panorama view of MIT's Rockwell Cage building, set up for the meet.


Alyssa's gold medal Beam routine. A pose from her Floor. (photos by Josh)


Team mates clap along with Courtney's music. Jess's good Beam & Kayla's 9.20 Vault


Allison is as high as her score (9.55). A moment in Hillary's 9.25 Floor routine.


Melinda's great Bars. LaNaya's starting pose on Floor.


While waiting for awards, shopping for Leos, picking up free slippers


And if going through an entire meet isn't enough exercise, there's yoga stretches.

Suspicious Smiles

The Level 7 team girls are smiling suspciously because some of them (identities withheld) whispered something to the lady with the microphone. When Alyssa's name was read off for awards, the lady announced to everyone that it was Alyssa's birthday! Sneaky team mates. How embarrassing! :-)

Gasp!

Allison had over-cast her low bar handstand a few times in warm up. When competing for real, she looked like she was going to go over again (see photo), but she held it. There was much gasping in the stands.

7 highlights, Vault

Kayla powering over to a 1st place, 9.425, Melinda flying to a 3rd place medal with a 9.10

7 highlights, Bars

LaNaya's cast into a 1st place medal. Hillary on her way to a 2nd place medal.

7 highlights, Beam

Jess's dismount to a 2nd place medal, Allison's wolf jump to a 1st.

7 highlights, Floor

Courtney's 9.25. Leigh's 9.10

High Fives Between 7s

Level 7 girls exchanging high fives as they joined each other on the winner's platform.

Heavy Medal(s)

The Level 7 Team with multiple medals.

Pinning Numbers in Hartford

The 7s form a pin-on line to help each other get their numbers pinned on.


Level 8 and 7 girls help the 4s pin on their numbers (left and right). Leigh helps LaNaya. (center)

Floor On Fire

Selected snapshots from the Hartford meet. The OTW girls ruled the floor. Every one of them scored 9s.

Sudden Realization

The 7s all gasped at about the same time when they realized their team score put them in first.

Stampede of Sevens

After hearing "Off the Wall" called out as winning first place, the team rushes to the platform. (Note the concerned dad on the right, lifting the small gymnast out of danger.) :-)

Too Big!

LaNaya gets bonked by the wing of the eagle trophy as the 7s try to gather 'round on the winners' platform.

Winning Smiles

The smiles of the Level 7 girls couldn't have been any bigger

Level 7s at Brestyan's

Courtney and Kayla take to the air on Floor

HIllary on Beam. Leigh in her back handspring.

High cast in Melinda's Bars. LaNaya's clean flyaway.

Allison's 9.50 vault. Jess's 9.375 vault

Warm up & getting numbers pinned on