Coastal Point Gymnastics XCEL team superb to start season
Published 7:04 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Coastal Point XCEL Competition Team members pictured are, from left, front row, Oaklie Jackson, Alexis Luckado, Sadie Gaskins, Joy Menta; back row, Allie Nystrom, Caroline Slaba, Josie Griffin, Holly Cook and Aislinn Graney. Not pictured are Addi McCormick and Karli Woody. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Joy Menta executes her floor routine at the XCEL Bronze level during the Nashville Nights Gymnastics Meet. She placed first all around and finished first on the vault, bars, beam and floor. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Coastal Point’s XCEL Bronze team earned second place at the Nashville Nights Gymnastics Meet in Tennessee. Team members pictured are, from left, Sadie Gaskins, Alexis Luckado, Allie Nystrom, Addi McCormick and Joy Menta. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Oaklie Jackson competes on the floor at the XCEL Silver level during the Jerrell Steele Invitational. She placed first all around, first on the bars and floor and second on the beam. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Aislinn Graney competes on the bars at the XCEL Silver level at the Jerrell Steele event. She placed first on the bars, second on the floor and fifth all around. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Karli Woody competes on the balance beam at the XCEL Platinum level during Nashville Nights. She placed second all around, first on the vault and second on the beam. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Holly Cook competes on the floor at the XCEL Silver level during the Jerrell Steele Invitational. She placed second all around, second on the beam and third on the bars. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Addi McCormick competes on the floor at the XCEL Bronze level amid the Jerrell Steele Invitational in Henrico. She placed first all around, first on the vault and bars and second on the floor. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Josie Griffin celebrates after competing at the XCEL Platinum level at the Jerrell Steele Invitational. She finished first all around, first on the vault, beam and floor and third on the bars. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
The Coastal Point Gymnastics XCEL team is led by coaches Hannah Overstreet and Steve Woody. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
Coastal Point’s XCEL Silver team earned third place at the Jerrell Steele Invitational. Team members pictured are, from left, Holly Cook, Oaklie Jackson, Caroline Slaba and Aislinn Graney. (Photo submitted by Alisha Graney)
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The small Windsor-based Coastal Point Gymnastics XCEL team, formerly known as Windsor Gymnastics XCEL, has been nothing short of stellar to begin the 2023-24 season.
The proof is in the large collection of medals.
“This season alone, with only three competitions under our belts, our 11 gymnasts have brought home 41 gold, 33 silver and 14 bronze medals,” team community outreach coordinator Alisha Graney said.
She noted that the squad’s tally of 11 competing gymnasts clearly illustrates that the team is still small, but she said it is slowly growing. The girls come from all across Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Franklin and Suffolk.
The team’s highest-level gymnasts include Josie Griffin and Karli Woody, who compete at the XCEL Platinum level.
Competing at the XCEL Silver level are Holly Cook, Aislinn Graney, Oaklie Jackson and Caroline Slaba.
Coastal Point’s XCEL Bronze team features Sadie Gaskins, Alexis Luckado, Addi McCormick, Joy Menta and Allie Nystrom.
The Coastal Point gymnasts are led by coaches Steve Woody and Hannah Overstreet.
The team’s most recent performance came at the Nashville Nights event from Feb. 2-4 in Nashville, Tennessee.
“This is the first time we have taken the entire team out of state for a competition,” Alisha Graney said. “These young ladies competed against teams from across the entire country, and they did absolutely amazing.”
The overall Coastal Point team earned 12 gold medals, 14 silver and three bronze in Nashville.
Leading the way for the squad was Menta, who placed first in every category at the XCEL Bronze level — vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around.
The Coastal Point XCEL Bronze team placed second in Nashville.
At the Jerrell Steele Invitational that took place in Henrico on Jan. 5-7, the Coastal Point XCEL Bronze squad placed first.
It was powered to that finish by McCormick, who finished with three gold medals and one silver. Luckado earned three golds and one bronze, Gaskins had one gold, three silvers and one bronze, Menta had one gold, one silver and one bronze, and Nystrom earned a gold as well.
For Coastal Point’s XCEL Silver team, Jackson has stood out, earning a trio of gold medals in both the Jerrell Steele Invitational and the Turkey Tumble Invitational on Nov. 17-19.
On Coastal Point’s XCEL Platinum team, Griffin earned four golds and a bronze at the Jerrell Steele event and three golds and a silver at the Turkey Tumble.
Karli Woody represented Coastal Point’s XCEL Platinum team at Nashville Nights and earned a gold and two silvers.
The Coastal Point Gymnastics XCEL team’s next meet will be the Diamond Invitational in Chesapeake on March 22-24.
“As always, our team is looking for support and sponsorships from the local community,” Graney said, alluding to Isle of Wight, Franklin, Southampton and Suffolk. “We have girls who live in Suffolk, Windsor, Ivor, Sedley, Courtland and other local area towns.”
