Riverside Rolls Again in 14-15 Finals, 16-17 Underway

The 16-17 trio semi-finals kicked off Wednesday’s competition at the 2004 Esynchro Age roup Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.

Last year’s third place winners’ Kaitlin Bolt, Abby Donselman, and Emilie Siemer of the Cincinnati Synchrogators took the early lead at 80.333. Indy Synchro’s Hannah Draper, Marian Hartman and Helen Lerums and New Canaan’s Carrie Ryan, Corinne Smith, Sharada Strasmore tied for second scoring an 79.500.

The Indy Synchro duo of Katherine Green and Helen Lerums and Cincinnati’s Kaitlin Bolt, and Emilie Siemer tied for the lead in the duet semi-final scoring of 79.500. Mandi Meditz, Katie Soloway of San Diego and Derya Arac and Hanna Mittemeyer of MAC Synchro hold down third at 79.167.

The day ended with 14-15 finals. Riverside’s Danielle DeCarlo was a triple winner taking top honors in the solo, duet and team competitions. DeCarlo scored a 77.126 defeating Kenyon Smith of Santa Clara who scored a 75.783.

DeCarlo teamed with Alison Williams to win the 14-15 duet competition scoring a 75.419. Kimiko Urata and Sarah Felix of the Juneau Aurora Knights (Alaska) placed second with a 74.416, while Santa Clara’s Christine Park and Smith finished a close third at 74.167.

Riverside’s Alex Stensby, Cristina Mundy and Amy Horbund won gold in the 14-15 trio finals with a 74.061. Teammates, Ashley Bennett, Amanda Cook, and Brittney Miller finished in second scoring a 72.672.

Riverside won the team competition posting a 77.041. The Coralettes of So. Calif. finished a distant second at 71.780 followed by Suncoast (Fla.) at 70.995.

Thursday’s competition begins with 16-17 team semi-finals at 12:10 p.m. followed by 18-19 team semis at 3:45 p.m. and 18-19 solo semi-finals at 6:40 p.m.

16-17 Trio Semi-Finals
1, Kaitlin Bolt, Abby Donselman, Emilie Siemer Cincinnati (Ohio), 80.333. 2T, Carrie Ryan, Corrine Smith, Sharada Strasmore, New Canaan (Conn.), 79.500. 2T, Hannah Draper, Marian Hartman, Helen Lerums, Indy Synchro (Ind.), 79.500. 4, Hanna Mittemeyer, Helen Mottershead, Amanda Zusman, MAC Synchro (Ore.), 78.167. 5, Megan Azebu, Crystal Chan, Yuliya Roysental, Santa Clara (Calif.), 78.000. 6T, Charlene Walton, Kelea Somerton, Emma Miller, Seattle (Wash.), 77.833. 6T, Caitlin Barrett, Abigail Freer, Jessi Stein, Sacramento (Calif.), 77.833. 6T, Elizabeth Derr, Lisa Hinnerichs, Laura Winslow, St Paul (Minn.), 77.833.

16-17 Duet Semi-Finals
1T, Katherine Green, Helen Lerums, Indy Synchro, 79.500 . 1T, Kaitlin Bolt, Emilie Siemer, Cincinnati, 79.500. 3T, Mandi Meditz, Katie Soloway, San Diego, 79.167. 3T, Derya Arac, Hanna Mittemeyer, MAC Synchro, 79.167. 5, Kari Pett, Katie Wenzel , Arizona, 79.000. 6. Nicole Cardinale, Carrie Roehner, Buffalo, 78.000. 7. Angela Chen, Cady Chen, Cerritos, 77.000. 8. Janelle Klaas, Deanna Schmitz, Santa Clara, 76.833.

14-15 Solo Final Composite
1, Danielle DeCarlo, Riverside (Calif.), 77.126. 2, Kenyon Smith, Santa Clara (Calif.), 75.783. 3, Christine Park, Santa Clara (Calif.), 74.470. 4, Jeanine McCullough, Riverside (Calif.), 74.340. 5, Kimiko Urata, Juneau Aurora Knights (Alaska), 74.126. 7, Corinne Smith, New Canaan (Conn.), 73.920. 7, Laila Elsherif, Riverside (Calif.), 73.748. 8, Michelle Moore, Unaffiliated, 73.039.

14-15 Duet Final Composite
1, Danielle DeCarlo, Alison Williams, Riverside (Calif.), 75.419. 2, Kimiko Urata, Sarah Felix, Juneau Aurora Knights (Alaska), 74.416. 3, Christine Park, Kenyon Smith, Santa Clara (Calif.), 74.167. 3, Cristina Mundy, Marissa Reynolds, Riverside (Calif.), 73.212. 5, Natalie Boss, Laila Elsherif, Riverside (Calif.), 71.872. 6, Tyler Rolling, Caitlin Dunn, Tallahassee (Fla.), 71.369. 6, Morgan Fuller, Morgan Thomas, Santa Clara (Calif.), 70.799. 8, Caitlin Loper, Molly Wingo, Sacramento (Calif.), 69.585.

14-15 Trio Final Composite
1, Alex Stensby, Cristina Mundy, Amy Horbund, Riverside (Calif.), 74.061. 2, Ashley Bennett, Amanda Cook, Brittney Miller, Riverside (Calif.), 72.672. 3, Kristen Dawe, Lydia Sieber, Iliana Torres, Cincinnati (Ohio), 70.015. 4, Katie Armes, Asumi Ohgushi, Anya Szumowski, MAC Synchro (Ore.), 69.724. 5, Liana Litsky, Robin Pirik, Rachel Woods, Columbus Coralinas (Ohio), 69.614. 6, Shea Thompson, Mikayla Francese, Sarah Schuttler, Indy Synchro (Ind.), 69.482. 7, Sherry Keller, Allison Keller, Molly Wingo, Sacramento (Calif.), 69.470. 8, Hilary Deason, Ingrid Lundblad, Christina Menth, Redwood Empire (Calif.), 69.103.

14-15 Team Final Composite
1, Riverside (Calif.), 77.041. 2, Cincinnati (Ohio), 72.028. 3, Coralettes of So. Calif., 71.780. 4, Suncoast (Fla.), 70.995. 5, Pirouettes of Texas, 70.472. 6, Cincinnati (Ohio), 69.796. 7, Westfield (N.J.), 69.312. 8, Tallahassee (Fla.), 68.949.