Clarkstown's Gabriella Alcruz is the lohud Rockland Gymnast of the Year
Rockland Gymnast of the Year: Gabriella 'Bella' Alcruz
School: Felix Festa Middle School
Year: 8th grade
Highlights: Alcruz finished fourth in the all-around (36.7) at February's Section 1 championships, the highest score for a Rockland County gymnast in the event. She placed seventh on the vault (8.6), sixth on the uneven bars (9.15), second on the balance beam (9.4) and fourth in the floor exercise (9.35). As a member of the NYSPHSAA Section 1 team, she competed only on the uneven bars (9.2). At the Division 1 championships, Alcruz was fourth in the all-around (36.4), fourth on the floor (9.4), tied for fifth on beam (8.95), fourth on bars (8.954), and fourth on the vault (9.1).
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First team
Gabriella 'Bella' Alcruz, 8th grade, Clarkstown (Rockland gymnast of the year)
Isabella Durso, Jr., Tappan Zee
Anastasia Iannazzo, 8th, Lakeland Copper Beech MS
Maggie Johannsen, So., Hen Hud
Olivia Marricco, Fr., Lakeland (Westchester/Putnam Gymast of the Year)
Nina Mori, So., Ossining
Coach of the Year
Sorin Cepoi, Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley
Second team
Emma Dwyer, Fr., Wappingers
Kayla Cambareri, So., John Jay-CR
Lexie Castrataro, So., Mahopac
Julia Clarke, So., Tappan Zee
Amelia Carozza, Jr., Yorktown
Abigale Verrechia, Sr., Wappingers
Honorable mention
Ava Bencivenga, So., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Samantha Bethel, Sr., Wappingers; Harmony Bowers, Sr., Scarsdale; Anna Carinci, Mahopac; Gianna Del Ponte, Fr., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Lia DiMase, Jr., Mahopac; Payton Farley, Fr., Tappan Zee; Keira Gallagher, Jr., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Sofia Gisbert, Jr., Edgemont; Samantha Guarno, Jr., Wappingers; Riley Hughes, So., Mahopac; Alexis Kelly, Jr., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Hayley Madden, Panas; Laila El Moselhy, Fr., Scarsdale; Kaitlyn Palange, Sr., Mahopac; Sidney Shusterman, 8th grade, Tappan Zee; Rebecca Smith, Pawling; Kelsie Thimm, Jr., Mahopac; Zora Vasko, 7th grade, Clarkstown; Julia Volk, Fr., Wappingers; Emily Zaris, Fr., Clarkstown.
All-Section
Gabriella 'Bella' Alcruz, 8th, Clarkstown; Ava Bencivenga, So., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Samantha Bethel, Sr., Wappingers; Harmony Bowers, Sr., Scarsdale; Kayla Cambareri, So., John Jay-CR; Anna Carinci, Mahopac; Amelia Carozza, Jr., Yorktown; Lexie Castrataro, So., Mahopac; Julia Clarke, So., Tappan Zee; Gianna Del Ponte, Fr., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Lia DiMase, Jr., Mahopac; Isabella Durso, Jr., Tappan Zee; Emma Dwyer, Fr., Wappingers; Payton Farley, Fr., Tappan Zee; Keira Gallagher, Jr., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Sofia Gisbert, Jr., Edgemont; Samantha Guarno, Jr., Wappingers; Riley Hughes, So., Mahopac; Anastasia Iannazzo, 8th grade, Lakeland Copper Beech MS; Maggie Johannsen So., Hen Hud; Alexis Kelly, Jr., Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley; Hayley Madden, Panas; Olivia Marricco, So., Lakeland; Nina Mori, So., Ossining; Laila El Moselhy, Fr., Scarsdale; Kaitlyn Palange, Sr., Mahopac; Sidney Shusterman, 8th grade, Tappan Zee; Rebecca Smith, Pawling; Kelsie Thimm, Jr., Mahopac; Zora Vasko, 7th grade, Clarkstown; Abigale Verrechia, Sr., Wappingers; Julia Volk, Fr., Wappingers; Emily Zaris, Fr., Clarkstown.
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