The dynasty of the Door County YMCA Excel Silver gymnastics team continues in 2025. The Striver Team earned its first-ever three-peat by winning the YMCA Gymnastics State Title last weekend in West Bend. Scoring 11.375 points, the Strivers Silver beat out nine other teams in the state competition and had eight individual state titles. The Excel Gold Team finished third out of 12 teams and returned with four individual state titles. In all, Excel Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Level 8 squads brought home two team titles, 12 individual state titles, eight silver medals, and nine bronze medals. Coach Nikki Pollman says the entire Strivers Team has shown incredible improvement during the season and is really looking forward to the national competition coming in June.
Gymnasts medaling for Silver were Louisa Grenfell 5th beam, Piper Delarwelle 1st bars, Genevieve Gigstead 2nd floor and bars, 5th all around. Jessa Varney 1st all around and vault, 3rd floor, beam, and bars. Jackson Varney 1st floor, 3rd bars, 5th all around, 6th vault. Annabel Smullen 1st floor, 2nd all-around, vault and beam. Taiya Couperus 5th on vault. Peyton Watermolen 3rd vault, 4th all around,5th bars, 6th floor, 10th beam. Maisie Kelnhofer 7th beam and bars, 8th floor, 9th all around. Adela Cordua- Stenzel 7th bars, 8th floor. Milana Reifsnyder 5th floor, 7th all around, 7th vault. Cosette Orrick 3rd all-around, floor and bars. Emma Higginbotham 1st all around, beam, and vault, 3rd floor, 6th bars.
Excel Gold medalists were Ellie Kelsey, 1st beam. Evelynn Kelsey 1st floor, 2nd beam, 4th vault, 7th all around. Greta Virgin, 6th beam. Keira Clark, 3rd floor, 6th beam. Lauren Gaida, 1st floor, and bars, 2nd all-around and vault.
Level 8 medalists were Estelle Duerst, 4th beam, 5th bars, and 8th all around. Amira Anschutz 5th floor.
Platinum gymnast Shaylyn Asher medaled 4th beam and 6th on bars.
The 2025 YMCA Gymnastic Nationals will be held June 23-29 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
You can listen to the entire interview with Nikki Pollman on the Y Wednesday podcast here.
Photos:
Level 8s and Platinum
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Estelle Duerst, Amira Anschutz, Portia Hah, Platinum gymnast Shaylyn Asher
Golds
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Greta Virgin, Evelynn Kelsey, Lauren Gaida, Keira Clark, Ellie Kelsey
Silvers
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Taiya Couperus, Milana Reifsnyder, Adela Cordua-Stenzel, Maisie Kelnhofer, Genevieve Gigstead, Jessa Varney, Emma Higginbotham, Louisa Grenfell, Peyton Watermelon, Annabel Smullen, Hailey Clark, Piper Delarwelle, Jackson Varney, Cosette Orrick
