The Door County YMCA Strivers have continued their impressive success as they gear up for the next season this fall.  Coach Nikki Pollman says the gymnastics program is building off the nine competitors who participated in the National Championships held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last month.  The Silver Team (ages 9-13 year-olds) finished in second place out of 12 teams nationally and have won back-to-back state championships.  Pollman says the Strivers program is growing this season based on that success and the hype behind the upcoming  2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Pollman hopes to bump all the Silver Team participants into the Gold level for the upcoming season with a new crew of 17 young girls coached by Gymnastics Director Demi Ploor this fall.  This year, the Level Seven participants may move up to the eighth level (out of 10) for the older teenage gymnasts who compete at advanced high school and low-level college routines.  You can listen to the entire interview with Pollman and Ploor on the Y Wednesday Podcast here.