Stumpf's upper level girls competes in open invite

The upper level girls from Stumpf's Gymnastics Center recently competed in the Daytona Beach Open.

Some of the best teams from across the country assembled in Florida's Ocean Center for the three-day-competition. Kurt and Lisa Stumpf of Williamsville coached all levels of the girls' teams.

The Level 8 team of Chelsea Recor, Emma Lasker and Mary Hamilton met with some strong competition. Ready for the challenge, however, each turned in a strong performance. The squad was led by Lancaster's Recor, who scored a 34.825 all-around and was crowned first place champion in the older age group.

Recor's victory could be attributed to solid performances on uneven bars and balance beam, each of which earned first place in the event finals.

Twelve-year-old Emma Lasker competed in the middle age group. Lasker's consistent performance earned sixth place all around. Additionally, Lasker was sixth place on uneven bars and floor exercise in the event finals.

Mary Hamilton of Lancaster competed in the youngest age group and earned a 34.600 all-around, which placed eighth. Hamilton's performance was highlighted by a 9.150 on uneven bars that earned fifth place.

Level 9 was represented by Erin Hamister of Orchard Park, Buffalo's Kaitlyn Lopez and Clarence Center's Katie Kaiser. Hamister finished sixth in the all-around as well as on floor exercise. A solid 8.750 secured third place on vault and seventh place on balance beam. Lopez finished 12th all- around and executed a 8.725 vault that earned fourth place. Kaiser competed in the older division and finished 10th all-around as well as on uneven bars. She was also ninth on vault and floor exercise.

Amanda Recor, Kristina Arcury and Christine Del- Prince competed in Level 10. Lancaster's DelPrince competed in the older division and finished fifth place all-around with a team-high 35.125. She was also eighth on uneven bars, seventh on floor exercise, and fourth on floor exercise with a solid 9.225. Lancaster's Recor competed in the younger division and finished eighth place all around. Recor also had a pair of seventh place finishes on vault and floor exercise. Williamsville's Arcury was unable to finish the competition.