Catinas leads Shorewood gymnastic team

Shorewood Gymnastics Team
Photo by Geoff Vlcek

Captain Diana Catinas is beginning her fourth and final year as the cornerstone of the Shorewood Varsity Gymnastics Team. Catinas is a three time State qualifier and is a third year captain for the team. Seniors Morgan Ramsden and Olivia Berry are co-captains with Catinas.

Head Coach Susan Riley returns for her 25th season along with 10th year Assistant Coach Julie Bugai and 3rd year Volunteer Coach and 2012 Shorewood graduate, Kyla Riley.

“Once again we are in a rebuilding phase of our team. We lost two strong All Around gymnasts to graduation” said Head Coach Susan Riley. “We have a unique team this year, with six seniors, no juniors and nine underclassman. Their skill ranges from beginners to a few that have done competitive gymnastics in the past.”

Catinas and Ramsden are the top all-around returners from last season. Catinas and Ramsden were named to the Wesco All League First Team last year and should both be strong contributors this season. Catinas is looking to add a lot more difficulty to her routines to make her final year as rewarding as possible.

Photo by Geoff Vlcek

First year team member Lauren “Lola” Butcher is a senior and cheerleader at Shorewood and her friend convinced her to try out.

“It is not often we have someone tryout for just their senior year. However, Lola is doing a great job learning a lot of skills. Although she is very tall for a gymnast, she has great body control and she jumps extremely well. I look forward to seeing what this season will bring for her”

Rounding out this year's team are: 

• Freshman: Maki Nakane, Sydney Pedersen, and Elena Samario, 
• Sophomores: Megan Catey, Stephanie Dinca, Sasha Kiselman, Rebecca Lofquist, Annika Nye, and Fiona Tian. 
• Seniors: Elly Anderson and Sophie Sando

Photo by Geoff Vlcek

Shorewood’s first meet will be held at Bainbridge High School on Friday December 5, 6:00pm followed by a meet on Saturday December 6, 5:00pm at Cascade Elite Gymnastics in Mountlake Terrace.