Darien’s Lana Schmidt competes on the vault during the Blue Wave’s meet in Trumbull in January.
Darien Gymnastics / Contributed
When: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Where: New Milford HS
Defending Champion: Woodstock Academy (won 7 of last 8 Opens since 2012)
Teams to Watch: Woodstock Academy, Southington, St. Joseph, Stonington (only 4 full teams competing)
Gymnasts to Watch: Jenna Davidson (Woodstock Academy, 3rd in All Around in 2019), Katherine Drechsler (Southington, seeded 3rd in vault), Hailey Best (New Milford, seeded 4th in uneven bars), Sara Myrvold (Pomperaug, seeded 5th in vault and floor exercise), Hannah Jojo (Newtown, seeded 3rd in balance beam), Schuyler Tomey (St. Joseph, seeded 1st in vault), Mia Lawrence (Mercy, seeded 4th in floor exercise), Hanna Laskey (Stonington, seeded 11th in uneven bars), Tara Chomienne (Ludlowe, seeded 6th in uneven bars), Ava Mancini (Ludlowe, 4th in uneven bars in 2019), Kenna Stevenson (Trumbull, seeded 36th in vault), Kelly Perrotti (Southington, seeded 21st in uneven bars), Natalie Reeves (Southington, seeded 12th in All Around), Emily Graef (Glastonbury, seeded 33rd in uneven bars), Hannah Chuckas (Westhill, seeded 30th in uneven bars), Thea Spinner (New Milford, seeded 15th in balance beam), Lilly Byrnes (Wilton, seeded 1st in floor exercise), Olivia Mannino (Wilton. seeded 7th in uneven bars), Caroline Garrett (Warde, seeded 13th in All Around), Kiera O’Brien (Killingly, seeded 25th in vault), Erin Dunn (South Windsor, seeded 13th in floor exercise), Lana Schmidt (Darien, seeded 20th in vault), Emily Arters (Woodstock Academy, seeded 2nd in floor exercise), Caitlin Vozzella (St. Joseph, seeded 10th in floor exercise), Lydia Laskey (Stonington, seeded 12th in balance beam), Catherine Burns (Law, seeded 22nd in vault), Alaina Karp (Pomperaug, seeded 18th in All Around), Anna Gramlich (Oxford, seeded 20th in balance beam).
