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Team Lightning Competitive Teams

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    Team Lightning Competitive Teams

         Erie Gymnastics Center is the proud home of Team Lightning.  Team Lightning represents EGC's Competitive Gymnastics Travel Teams.  Team Lightning produces some of the best talent in the country.  Team Lightning Athletes participate in and are governed by USA Gymnastics (USAG) our National Governing Body.  USAG is our United States Representative Program for the World & US Olympic Teams.

         The USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Program consists of 10 Competitive Levels of Gymnastics.  Think of these levels like grades of school or belts in Karate.  Athletes must earn a minimum mobility score at USAG Sanctioned Competitions to advance to the next more difficult level.  Levels 1 is the entry competitive level (the little league) of gymnastics.  Erie Gymnastics Center does not at this time compete Level 1 athletes.  Instead, we consider these levels Advanced Recreation & EGC Mini Team members, and compete them 'in house'. 

         Team Lightning Competitive Gymnastics starts at Levels 2.  Level 2 is entry or 'little league' level of Competitive Gymnastics.  Level 2's have basic compulsory skills & routines they must perfect on all the Olympic apparatus. 

    Level 3  thru 5 are State Recognized Compulsory Levels.  Each gymnast must perform a set routine of skills on each apparatus at competitions.   The Gymnasts & Teams enter 'Invitational' style Competitions in the Tri-State area and compete for Individual & Team  medals & trophies.  The Gymnasts can earn medals for individual events, the combined efforts of all of their apparatus scores - the prestigious All Around, and Team Awards.    Throughout the season Gymnasts earning high scores can qualify to the PA State Gymnastics Championships.  EGC is proud that nearly 90% of our Competitive Teams annually qualify to the State Championships.

         Levels 6 thru 10 are known as 'Optional' Gymnasts.  Optional Gymnastics is what most people are familiar with from watching gymnastics on TV.  Optional Gymnasts have their own choreographed routines that they perform on the various apparatus.  Each skill and combination earns points toward the gymnasts final score.  Levels 6 is considered Beginner Optional Gymnastics and Level 7 is considered Intermediate Optional, however there is nothing Beginner or even Intermediate about their skill levels.  They compete to earn qualifying scores to compete at the PA State Championships.  Level 8 (Advanced Optional) Gymnasts move up significantly higher in skill level and compete at the USAG Regional Level (best of 7 States).  PA is part of Region VII gymnastics and includes - Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,  New York, and District of Columbia.    

    BIG GUNS - Level 9 & 10 are USA Gymnastics National Levels.  These level of gymnastics are typically what you see when watching Gymnastics on Television.   Level 9's & 10's are unrestricted in difficulty limitations, and perform the most difficult of gymnastics skills and combinations.  Over the years, EGC has produced numerous National medalist and NCAA Collegiate Athletes. 

       The road to Level 10 is extremely difficult.  It requires a commitment on an entirely different level than most other sports.  Level 10 gymnasts spend grueling hours at the gym learning the most complex and dangerous skills and training to make them look easy.  Less than 1% of students who enter gymnastics ever make these levels.  To our 10's however, they "Love It, Eat It, Breath It!"  Team Lightning Optionals are coached by "National Ranked" USAG Coach - Douglas Pershun.  Doug has been at this for 30+ Years.

    Photo Gallery - Team Lightning Big Guns

    Team Lightning Blog

    Team Lightning Women's Level 8, 9, 10 Optionals

    Women's Optional Team Levels 8-10

     Top Row: Makenna McFarland / Gracie Kinnear (Senior) / Ananya Patanakul / Wendy Veit / Veronika Tischenko
    Middle:  Sarah Lathan / Addy Shoup /  Mikaela "Bubbles" Gorniak / Kayleigh Kosko
    Bottom -  Grace Kantz / Sammie Serafini /  Priya Schuller

    Women's Level 6/7 Optional Teams

     Top Row: Juliet Skrbin  / Sydney Betza  / Lauren Wilke / Alex Rinderle /  Brynn Mitchell  

    Middle Row:   Alyssa Cieslak / Mallory Flowers  / Anna Randolf / Jaydah Ratliff  /  Aubrey Swanson  /  Lily Bretz

    Bottom Row:  Maddie Kantz / Evelynn Shoup  /  Thayani Patanakul Tessa  Mikovch

    Missing:  Trista Paternosh

    Men's Competitive Teams

    Team Lightning Men's Team

    Left to Right - 

    Top: Nicholas Hutchins /  Giles Veit  /  Justin Fedorko-Stevens / Sam Pulliam /  Liam Marshall   /  Yanet Patanakul 

    On Pommel:  Maksym Ostapchuk  /  David Telesco  /  Lincoln Varos 

     Bottom:  Reed Telesco  /  Travis Johnson

    Boy's Hot Shots Team

    Top:   Gage Hough  /  Phillip Thomas Jr.  /   Jacob DiVita


    Middle:  Samuel Telesco


    Bottom:  Alexander Issa  /   Braydon Lybrook  /   

                                  Reese Radziszewski

    Team Lightning Compulsory Teams

    Level 5 Compulsory Team

     Top Row: Sophia Brookhouser / Rio Malave /   Liv Getty  /   Charlotte Spitzer  /    Taylor Brown  


    Middle:   Alivia Joslin   /   Amarie Proper   /   Heidi Veit   /   

                                Kaylyn Still  

     
    Bottom -  Piper Inman  /    Delaney Cook   /   Aurora Varos  

    Level 4 Compulsory Team

    Top Row:  Isabele Barry  /  Nora Magorien  /   Henley Herron   /   Laina Wishnok  /    Addison Mifsud  /   Maria Carideo 

      

     Middle Row:   Madeline Hotchkiss  /   Hannah Leonard   /   Dylan Faulkner  /   Lilly Austin  /   Gabby Gallenstein  /   Isabella Cubero  /   Joanna Schwartz  /   Shayla Haggerty 


    Bottom -   Peyton Snyder  /   Emma Grabowski  /    Ella Graham  /   Tinsleigh Suscheck  

    Level 3 Compulsory Team

    Top Row:    Marion Veit  /  Harper Bach  /  Delaney Epperson  /  Becca Smith  /  Jocelyn Poullott  /  Joclynn Arnold

     
    Middle Row:   Kayla Buetikofer  /    Ella Grabowski  / Yuliia Ostapchuk  /  Raegan Roche  /   Danika Kraus /  Whitney Bozich / 


    Bottom -   Hyllis Troup  /  Alexa Zaccheo  /  Abigail Austin  /    Mya Friel   /  Vivian Timon  /  Gracelyn Hough


    Level 2 Compulsory Team

    Top:   Peyton Foster  / Cora Feeney  /  Leah Matson  /  Kensley Marche /  Emily Marz

    Middle:  Adelyn Allen  /  Sayra Sabic  /  Isla VanOrd   

    Bottom:   Hadley Smith  /  Lillian Hayes

    Team Lightning Xcel

    Xcel Diamond & Platinum Teams

    Top Row:    Jalen Plaster  /  Elli Gruwell   /  Isabella Kinslow


    Bottom Row:  Kaylin Harrington  /  Lauren Ferrante /  Alexa Sala  /
    Kinsley Larson


      Sammie Mifsud   / Kylie Byerly 

    Xcel Gold & Silver Team

     Top Row:  Emily Martucci  / Alaina Martucci /


    Alissa Czerwinski / Ella Storolis / Alexandra Lanagan / 

      Emma Bartlett

    Middle Row:  Mirabella Yegizaryan / 

     Kylie Ann Miller / Alexis Hansen

    Bottom:  Peyton Roward / Kenzie Marshall / Lillian Gutmiller / Vidalia Kelly 

    missing: Lexi Banko


     Olivia Stanopiewicz / Avery Vitron /  Bella Carideo / Cailyn Allen / 

     Soraya Hosford  / Anabel Telesco    / Alissandra Yegizaryan /  / / Emma Ferrante /  

    Team Lightning Training Teams (Mini-Team)

    Mini Team West

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    Mini Team (Harborcreek)

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    Downloads

    Team Parents, the following downloads are helpful in navigating the Gymnastics World of Competitive Gymnastics

    First Meet what to expect.pub (pdf)Download
    Beginning of the year Team Parent Meeting 20-21 (pdf)Download
    JO - Xcel Mobilitiy Graph (pdf)Download
    Team Meet Schedule 22-23 (pdf)Download

    Team Lightning Team ONLY Registration

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