Canadians Compete at 2011 Congressional Cup Invitational
March 20, 2011 - Four CBTF athletes competed at the recent Congressional Cup 2011 Invitational competition held at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
The Congressional Cup Invitational brings the best twirlers representing different organizations (CBTF, CNBTA, USTA, NBTA, DMA) in a single all-around competition. The Invitees compete in Solo, 2-Baton and Freestyle events to determine their all-around ranking.
CBTF athletes invited to participate in the Invitational were:
- Chloe Ceulemans, Sundown Optimist Buffalo Gals, Regina
- Kayla McKinnon, Sundown Optimist Buffalo Gals, Regina
- Kiera West, Sundown Optimist Buffalo Gals, Regina
- Matthew Johnson, Tornados, Toronto
Judges are also invited from the different organizations - Kim Genton was invited as a CBTF Judge.
Men and Women compete in separate divisions. There are no age divisions in the Invitational. In the Women's division, Canada's highest placing athletes were:
- Kiera West finished 12th in Solo
- Kiera West finished 4th in 2-Baton (including a 1st and a 2nd from two judges on the 4-judge panel)
- Kiera West finished 6th in Freestyle (including a 1st and a 4th from two judges on the 4-judge panel)
- Kiera West finished 8th in the overall result
In the Men's division, Matthew Johnson placed 3rd in Solo, 2-Baton and Freestyle, returning a 3rd in the overall result.
Women's Results
Solo | 2-Baton | Freestyle | Overall | |
Olivia Lynch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kaytlyn Schmidt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Melissa Nugent | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Catherine Ramirez | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Jessica Mamula | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Ansley Cartee | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Jordan Foster | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Kiera West | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Alyssa McLaughlin | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 |
Rachel Reiss | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
Hayley Garrity | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Brittany Frankel | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Adeline Bebo | 13 | 16 | 5 | 13 |
Kristina Terwilliger | 14 | 8 | 17 | 14 |
Chloe Ceulemans | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Kyla McKinnon | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
Domenica Iocco | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Rachel Johnson | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Amy Batarla | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Men's Results
Solo | 2-Baton | Freestyle | Overall | |
Jonathan Burkin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Matt Freeman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Matthew Johnson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Joel Claudio | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Richie Terwilliger | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Jacob Griffith | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |