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Wildcats To Watch Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Balance beam continues to be a highlight for the UNH Wildcats. Steinberg and Fobes bring outstanding routines to anchor the lineup. Lawrence, Caliendo, and Reibold are also experienced beam workers who can bring in high marks. With Carr, Minichiello, and Erin Machado challenging for spots, this squad, once again, has the potential to shine in this key event.
Always the crowd pleaser, this year’s floor group will not disappoint. Solid and exciting returners Fobes, Steinberg and Caliendo have great experience in this event. They will be fun to watch again this year. Consistent gymnasts Connors, Reibold and Percevecz should add to the impressive lineup. Newcomers Barile and Machado will be fun to watch as they break into collegiate competition.
Steinberg’s confidence and exciting tumbling skills make her stand out on this event. She performs a very quick rhythm that leaves little room for error. As one of the most consistent beam workers, she again has the ability to be one of the top performers in the EAGL conference.
Fobes brings her powerful and great execution to an exciting floor routine. She opens with a full twisting double back and ends with a difficult double pike. Her strong floor music suits her style of aggressive gymnastics. Look for her to score well in what could be her best event.
Fobes, with her freshman year behind her, will be a solid performer on beam. She is an aggressive beam worker with an impressive back handspring two feet layout and side somi. Her clean form and high leaps provide for a strong routine that is well-rounded in all aspects of this event. Reibold ‘s persistent rhythm and focus has made her successful on this event. She mounts with a difficult front tuck wolf jump. She has consistent difficulty throughout her routine and will be a solid beam worker for the Wildcats. Lawrence continues to improve on beam, making it one of her best events. She has worked hard to add a triple flight series and continues to improve her difficult dismount-hitch kick to side aerial to 1 ½ twisting back layout. She is fun to watch as her personality shines through on this event. Caliendo has trained hard to break into the lineup with a difficult routine that is becoming solid in practice. She has an impressive front aerial back layout step out combination as well as a back handspring layout to two feet series. Carr is looking to rejoin the beam lineup. A beautiful beam worker, Ali brings a solid routine with graceful jumps and dynamic tumbling. Minichiello has a solid beam routine and will be fighting for a spot in the lineup. An injury at the end of her high school senior year set her back; however, she is returning strong as the season progresses. Erin Machado is an explosive gymnast. Look for her to improve throughout the year as she gains experience competing at the collegiate level. Aucoin, Barile, Bonner and Hudson could all challenge for spots in this lineup as they train to hit in practice and perform under pressure.
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Steinberg’s energy and smile make this years’ routine enjoyable and a crowd pleaser. She has improved in her tumbling and has emerged as a strong leader in this floor lineup. Caliendo’s routine is also sure to be a crowd pleaser with her high flying tumbling and fun floor routine. She will incorporate a very difficult full twisting double back along with an upgraded whip half, front layout, front full middle pass. Her Rudi to immediate Shushanova completes the routine in style. Barile is another impressive tumbler. As she adjusts to collegiate gymnastics, look for her to improve and add more difficulty to her already impressive passes. She looks to compete a full twisting double back for a first pass and double tuck last pass. Connors will be another consistent floor competitor for the ’Cats. She has an impressive Rudi-layout step out and double back. Her infectious smile will be sure to get the crowd on its feet! Reibold has added a more difficult whip half front layout in her middle pass that will make her a staple in this year’s floor lineup. She opens with a double pike and finishes with a difficult back layout-2/1 twist-immediate front tuck. Percevecz has the potential to be a solid floor competitor this year. She has become a consistent floor worker and has the potential to break into the lineup with a double pike first pass and back 1 ½ front layout lass pass. Carr, Machado and Kate McGeever are all solid floor workers. Carr is extremely graceful and has difficult double pike and double back passes. Machado has an explosive double pike and Rudi pass. McGeever has an impressive front double full. Don’t be surprised if you see all three of them in the lineup this season.
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