The Bainbridge Island Rope Skipping Team will return to Nationals after all 19 members of the team qualified during the USA Jump Rope Regional Tournament.
A total of 120 jumpers from Washington and Oregon competed at the regional tournament — held on Saturday, April 20 at Woodward Middle School — to earn a spot at Nationals in speed and freestyle events.
The top five finishers in each event and age category qualified to compete at the USA Jump Rope National Tournament, to be held the end of June in Long Beach, Calif.
Members of the Bainbridge Island Rope Skippers qualified in multiple events.
Two jumpers, Abigail Harrison and Serena Johnson, were standouts in single rope speed. Both placed first in 30-second, 1-minute and 3-minute speed in their respective age categories.
In Double Dutch pairs speed, the four-person team of Jessica Fay, Anna Warga, Sarah Sharman and Harrison outscored all other teams by more than 200 jumps with their 2-minute speed score of 647 jumps.
The Bainbridge team also put many strong freestyle routines on the floor. Most noteworthy were the single rope pairs teams, which won blue ribbons in four of the five age categories and claimed second place in the final age category.
Coached by Julie Ahrnes, the team will be taking things up a notch at practice as they prepare and perfect their routines for another strong showing at the upcoming national tournament in June.
USA Jump Rope Regional Tournament Results
SPEED EVENTS
Triple Unders
15-17 years – First: Anna Warga
18-22 years – Second: Amanda Stevenson
30-second speed
10 & under – Fourth: Harper Naon; Fifth: Trinity Shou
11-12 years – First: Pagie Bouma; Second: Claire Dumouchel; Third: Sophia Debellis
13-14 years – First: Serena Johnson; Second: Anna Bjur; Third: Matthew Midgett
15-17 years – First: Abigail Harrison; Third: Anna Warga
18-22 years – First: Jessica Fay; Second: Amanda Stevenson
1-minute speed
11-12 years – Second: Claire Dumouchel; Third: Sophia Debellis; Fourth: Paige Bouma
13-14 years – First (tie): Serena Johnson, Anna Bjur
15-17 years – First: Abigail Harrison
18-22 years – First: Amanda Stevenson
3-minute speed
10 & under – Second: Trinity Shou; Third: Katherine Bouma
11-12 years – First: Sophia Debellis
13-14 years – First: Serena Johnson
15-17 years – First: Abigail Harrison
18-22 years – Second: Amanda Stevenson
Single Rope Speed Medley
11-12 years – First: Marina Correa, Claire Dumouchel, Sophia Debellis, Paige Bouma
18-22 years – First: Matthew Midgett, Abigail Harrison, Jessica Fay, Serena Johnson
Single Rope Speed Relay
13-14 years – Second: Matthew Midgett, Paige Bouma, Claire Dumouchel, Serena Johnson; Third: Sophia Debellis, Natalie Bennett, Marina Correa, Anna Bjur
18-22 years – First: Jessica Fay, Sarah Sharman, Anna Warga, Abigail Harrison
Double Dutch Speed Relay
10 & under – First: Katherine Bouma, Trinity Shou, Harper Naon
11-12 years – Second: Paige Bouma, Sophia Debellis, Claire Dumouchel
13-14 years – Fourth: Natalie Bennett, Anna Bjur, Matthew Midgett
18-22 years – First: Abigail Harrison, Jessica Fay, Sarah Sharman; Second: Anna Warga, Serena Johnson, Hannah Sprague
Double Dutch Pairs Speed
11-12 years – Second: Claire Dumouchel, Sophia Debellis, Marina Correa, Paige Bouma
13-14 years – Third: Matthew Midgett, Serena Johnson, Anna Bjur, Natalie Bennett
18-22 years – First: Jessica Fay, Anna Warga, Sarah Sharman, Abigail Harrison
FREESTYLE EVENTS
Single Rope Freestyle
10 & under – Third: Trinity Shou; Fifth: Katherine Bouma
11-12 years – First: Sophia Debellis; Third: Paige Bouma; Fourth: Claire Dumouchel
13-14 years – First: Anna Bjur; Third: Serena Johnson; Fifth: Matthew Midgett
15-17 years – First: Abigail Harrison; Third: Sarah Sharman
18-22 years – Second: Amanda Stevenson
Single Rope Pairs Freestyle
10 & under – Second: Katherine Bouma, Trinity Shou
11-12 years – First: Sophia Debellis, Paige Bouma
13-14 years – First: Serena Johnson, Matthew Midgett; Second: Anna Bjur, Natalie Bennett
15-17 years – First: Abigail Harrison, Sarah Sharman
18-22 years – First: Hannah Sprague, Anna Warga
Double Dutch Single Freestyle
10 & under – Second: Katherine Bouma, Trinity Shou, Harper Naon
11-12 years – Third: Sophia Debellis, Claire Dumouchel, Paige Bouma
13-14 years – Second: Serena Johnson, Natalie Bennett, Marina Correa
18-22 years – First: Hannah Sprague, Jessica Fay, Anna Warga; Second: Lizzy Sharman, Sarah Sharman, Abigail Harrison
Double Dutch Pairs Freestyle
11-12 years – Third: Marina Correa, Claire Dumouchel, Sophia Debellis, Paige Bouma
13-14 years – Fifth: Natalie Bennett, Anna Bjur, Matthew Midgett, Serena Johnson
18-22 years – Second: Jessica Fay, Hannah Sprague, Sarah Sharman, Abigail Harrison
