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UD Collegiate Figure Skating Team takes gold at SUNY Geneseo
9:12 a.m., March 17, 2016--The University of Delaware Collegiate Figure Skating Team (UDFS) traveled to the SUNY Geneseo Intercollegiate Competition March 12-13 for its third and final regular competition of the season, coming home with gold after defeating rivals Boston University and Dartmouth College.
UDFS totaled 137 points, with Boston University earning 125 points for second place and Dartmouth College 106 points for third place.
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UD sophomore Kameron Wong described the team’s final regular competition of the season, saying, “Not just SUNY, but I feel that every competition I spend with this team, we get closer and closer. There's something magic that happens when you spend time with such a supportive group of people, and I'm so lucky to have people like this team in my life.”
“Throughout the competition, our teammates were incredibly supportive of one another,” said Aly Rasmussen, UDFS competition chair. “We faced tough competition but everyone's encouragement kept us strong. With one competition left this season, we continue to work together to be better every day.
UDFS will host the 2016 national intercollegiate championships April 9-10, sharing home ice at the Fred Rust Ice Arena with the nation's top teams, showcasing collegiate figure skating to the UD community, and defending its 2015 title.
Reflecting on the competition and the season as a whole, Hannah Kimberly, UDFS vice president, said, “I feel that this team has really improved and grown together as the season has progressed, which was really evident this past weekend. Each of our skaters performances showed off the hard work that has been put in since our last competition … our team displayed a clear improvement in unity this past weekend, as we were more supportive of each other than I have ever seen. Everyone was there for their teammates, whether it meant calming them down when they were nervous or upset or cheering them on throughout the entirety of their performance.”
Kimberly spoke of how excited she is for her final colligate competition in April at UD. “As a senior going into my last intercollegiate championships, I’m really looking forward to competing on home ice and knowing that my team will be there for me,” she said. “This team has defined a large part of my college experience, and I can’t wait to cheer them all on at our home rink and be able to show our friends, family, classmates, professors and faculty what intercollegiate skating is all about.”
The UDFS winners for the 2016 SUNY Geneseo Competition include:
- Taylor Aruanno: first place, High Team Maneuvers; second place, Junior Ladies Short Group A; second place, Junior Ladies Championship Freeskate.
- Kathleen Criss: first place, High Team Maneuvers; third place, Junior Ladies Short Group B; second place, International Dance; second place, Gold Dance.
- Allison Fortney: fifth place, Medium Team Maneuvers.
- Jonathan Jerothe: first place, Junior Men Championship Freeskate.
- Beth Kalbach: fifth place, Medium Team Maneuvers; fifth place, Novice Ladies Short Group A; second place, Novice Ladies Freeskate Group A.
- Hannah Kimberly: first place, High Team Maneuvers; first place, Novice Dance; first place, Intermediate Dance; first place, Senior Ladies Freeskate Group B.
- Becky Lisac: first place, Low Team Maneuvers; second place, Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Group C.
- Kayla Nodecker: second place, Intermediate Dance.
- Samantha Puhl: first place, Senior Ladies Short Group C; second place, Senior Ladies Championship Freeskate Group B.
- Aubrie Roszell: first place, Junior Ladies Freeskate Group A.
- Chloe Roberts: first place, Low Team Maneuvers; first place, Pre-Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Group B.
- Regina Rubino: first place, Low Team Maneuvers; second place, Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Group D.
- Jacob Schedl: fifth place, Medium Team Maneuvers; first place, International Dance; first place, Gold Dance.
- Janelle Skaden: fifth place, Medium Team Maneuvers; eighth place, Novice Ladies Short Group B; third place, Novice Ladies Freeskate group B.
- Clarke Snell: first place, Preliminary Dance Group B.
- Jessica Sugarman: third place, Junior Dance.
- Courtney Taylor: first place, High Team Maneuvers; first place, Senior Ladies Short Group B; second place, Juvenile Dance Group A; second place, Preliminary Dance Group C; first place, Senior Ladies Championship Freeskate Group A.
- Annabel Will: first place, Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group C.
- Kameron Wong: first place, Low Team Maneuvers; second place, Senior Dance.
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Article by Amelia Ludwick