By Colleen Rice – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law gymnastics team had a “fliptastic” season this winter.

The team finished their season with many athletes beating their personal goals. They finished with a 17-9 record including regular season and states.

With this record, the gymnastics team improved from their previous season of 13-7 last year.

The girls also qualified for states which were held at Pomperaug High School on February 27. The team was very successful and ended up placing third overall.

“We had a couple of beneficial meets which helped us make it to states,” junior Kristin Frank said.

Daniel Hand was one of the more difficult meets for the girls but it only pushed them to try their hardest.

“Hand has a strong team so we always push ourselves more to get better results,” Frank said. “They challenge us which is always good.”

Law faces every team twice in the regular season. Some schools the girls went against included Hand, Foran, Hamden, Pomperaug, and Mercy.

The captains for the past season were all seniors: Megan Grabowski, Niamh Nelson, and Kira Chandra. The captains have been on the team for four years and have been very dedicated towards pushing the girls to do their best.

“I was so excited to be captain this year, it was a lot of fun being on the team with all of the girls,” Grabowski said. “I’m very proud of them for working so hard and making it to states.”

Some key athletes on the team this season consisted of Chandra and juniors Kristin Frank, Maddie Sosa, and Melanie Coleman.

“This season I felt like I’ve hit all the events at multiple meets and I’m looking forward to seeing how much the team can accomplish next year too,” Coleman said. “I’m excited to help the girls become the best they can be.”

Head coach Mr. Simon pushed the girls every day, leading them to a successful season. New assistant coach Abby Shackett was a great addition as well.

“Even though I miss Nicole LaLuna being assistant coach, Abby really brought our team together and made us a family,” Nelson said.

According to the team’s freshmen, the sport is very welcoming to everyone and even with no experience, trying out for gymnastics is a great idea.

“As a freshman on the team, I loved how welcoming all the team members were,” freshman Bella Carroll said. “I also loved how close everyone got by the end of the season.”