2022 NYS YMCA Gymnastics Championships (Press Release - Photo Gallery from The Cortland Voice Included)

(Photo Source: Steve Yang of The Cortland Voice).

The Cortland YMCA Comets Gymnastics Team and the Cortland Regional Sports Council played Host to the NYS YMCA Gymnastics Championships held at the Cortland Jr Sr High School this past weekend. 

Over 225 gymnasts Represented YMCA’s from across New York State. Teams included Glens Falls YMCA Gliders, GLOW YMCA Fireflies, Lakewood YMCA Starz, Oneonta YMCA Sparklers, Rye YMCA, Saratoga Regional YMCA Springettes, Watertown YMCA Twisting Starz and the host team Cortland County Family YMCA COMETS. 

39 gymnasts from Cortland, Homer, Groton, McGraw, Marathon, Moravia, Tully and Whitney Point represented the Cortland Comets Team in Levels 2 thru 7 and Xcel Sliver. 

Cortland Comets Bought home 2nd place team honors at Level 7 and Xcel Silver along with 3rd place Team honors at Level 2, Level 3, Level 4  and Level 6. 

Highlighting the Comets Team was Senior Riley Fetterly competing in her final competition walking away with 1st place All Around honors at the Level 6 Senior Age Division. Alongside Riley placing in the top spot at their respective Level and Age Division  were Lulu Effinger Level 7, Brianna White Xcel Silver, Emma McGovern Level 7, Tatum Bonyak Level 4, Cameron Partigianoni Level 4, and Anna Ingraham Level 2. 

All Around 2nd place winners at their respective Level and age division were Level 2 Kenzie Cartland and Kinley Parker at Level 4.  

3rd Place All Around Honors were achieved at Xcel Silver competitor Lillian Hollenbeck and Cheyenne Coolidge at Level 4. 

All Around Trophies were also won by Mallory Kline (L6), Saree Weed (L4), Eden West (L4), Alina Parker (L4), Sophia VanCise (L2), Julianna Mulvaney(L2) and Hayden Robillard (L2)

The Comets came home with 

17 – individual 1st place event medals. 

Brianna White(Xcel Silver) Vault, Bars and Floor

Emma McGovern (L7) Beam

Lulu Effinger(L7) Vault and Bars 

Riley Fetterly(L6) Beam and Floor 

Macie Quail(L6) Beam 

Tatum Bonyak(L4) bars and Beam 

Eden West(L4) beam

Cameron Partigianoni (L4) Beam and Floor

Kinley Parker (L4) Bars

Anna Ingraham (L2) Bars

Kenzie Cartland(L2) Beam

Hayden Robillard(L2)  Vault  

2nd place event medals were earned by:

Brianna White (XS) Beam

Lillian Hollenbeck (L4) Vault

Emma Mcgovern (L7) Bars

Lulu Effinger (L7) Floor

Riley Fetterly (L6) Vault

2nd Place event medals Cont. 

Saree Weed  (L4)  Bars

Cheyenne Coolidge(L4)  Beam

Cameron Partigianoni (L4)  Bars

Kinley Parker(L4)  Beam

Kenzie Cartland(2) Bars

Ailey Adams(2) Beam

3rd place Event Medals earned by

Lillian Hollenbeck Bars, Beam and Floor

Emma McGovern Floor

Riley Fetterly Bars

Mallory Kline Bars and Floor

Addison Matijas Bars and Floor

Cheyenne Coolidge   Floor

Cameron Partigianoni Vault

Izzy O’Connor Vault and Bars

Kinley Parker Floor

Anna Ingraham Beam and Floor

Also placing in the event awards and bringing home medals were: 

Emma McGovern Vault

Lulu Effinger Beam

Macie Quail Vault

Ashley Merritt Vault

Tatum Bonyak Floor 

Saree Weed Beam

Eden West Vault and Bars

Alina Parker Bars, Beam and Floor

Sophia VanCise Vault, Beam and Floor

Kimberlie Edwards Bars

Addie Barkman Bars

Kenzie Cartland Floor

Julianna Mulvaney Vault and Floor

Hayden Robillard Bars and Beam

Harper Emmick Beam and Floor

Rylan Walkup Bars

Emma Litz Vault

Here is a photo gallery of the NYS YMCA Gymnastics Championships (photos provided by Stephen Yang of The Cortland Voice):