2001-2002 Results


AUGUST 2002 USFSA TEST RESULTS

The following skaters successfully completed USFSA Testing at the Piney Orchard Ice Arena on Saturday, August 17: Dustin Cohen (Intermediate Field Moves), Danielle Furlong (Pre- Preliminary Field Moves and Freestyle), Ashley Peterson (Pre-Silver Dance), and Aunna Stoll (Cha-Cha).


RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL PINEY ORCHARD SKATERS AT APRIL 21, 2001 COMPETITION

SkaterEvent Event # Age Medal
Merideth Layfield Alpha 4 F 6-7 Gold
Susanna Johansson Gamma 8 F 8-9 Gold
Rebecca Johansson Delta 13 F 10-11 Fourth
Rachel Layfield FS 2 Spot-LE 19 F9-10 Silver
Melissa Stanley Artistic Freestyle 1 21 F 10 Gold
Kaitlyn Wilson Artistic Freestyle 2 22 F 11 Gold
Brittany Ward Freestyle 1 25 F 6-8 Gold
Rebecca Dyer Freestyle 1 26 F 9 Fourth
Rachel Layfield Freestyle 2 28 F 8-9 Gold
Meghan McDermott Freestyle 2 30 F 10-11 Gold
POFST Red (Stanley, McDermott,
Ward, Wilson) 		Maneuvers FS 1-2 33 F 6-8Bronze
Piney Orchard Icettes Synchro Team 39 Gold (T)
Amanda Autry Freestyle 3 42 F 7-9 Fourth
Emily Santoriello Freestyle 3 44 F 9-10 Silver
Victoria Haqncock Piquerro Freestyle 3 45 F 10-11 Silver
Melissa Windsor Freestyle 3 45 F 10-11 Bronze
Aunna Stoll Freestyle 3 46 F 11-12 Bronze
Emily Urgo Freestyle 3 47 F 11-12 Silver
Laura Seal Freestyle 3 47 F 11-12 Bronze
Annie Rackley Freestyle 4 52 F 11 Gold
Megan Stilling Freestyle 4 53 F 12-13 Bronze
Heather Buchanan Freestyle 4 53 F 12-13 Gold
Danielle Fraser-Furlong Freestyle 4 54 F 13 Gold (T)
POFST Yellow (Stoll, Rackley,
Stilling, Seal) 		Maneuvers FS 3-4 56  Silver
POFST Orange (Furlong, Urgo,
Kennedy, Buchanan) 		Maneuvers FS 3-4 57  Bronze
POFST Purple (ABarrett, MBarrett,
Santoriello, Windsor)		 Maneuvers FS 3-458  Silver
Alana Guy Freestyle 6 62 F 13-14 Gold
Aunna Stoll Artistic Freestyle 3 65 F 10-11Silver
Danielle Fraser-Furlong Artistic FS 4 67 F 13-16 Gold
Emily Urgo FS3 Spot-LE 71 F 11-12 Silver
Jessica Kennedy FS4 Spot - LE 74 F 11-12 Silver
Annie Rackley FS4 Spot - LE 74 F 11-12 Gold
Annie Rackley and
Megan Stilling 		Couples Spotlight(H) 77 Bronze
Megan Barrett and
Alexandra Barrett		Family Spotlight 77 Gold
TOTAL MEDALS FOR PINEY ORCHARD
Gold 15
Silver 9
Bronze 7
Fourth Place 3
!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Skaters !!!!!!!!!!!!!


PINEY ORCHARD USFSA SKATERS TEST, COMPETE
IN LOCAL, REGIONAL EVENTS

Seven members of the Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team successfully completed U.S. Figure Skating Association tests at separate USFSA test sessions held at the Bowie Ice Arena and at the Garden’s Ice House in Laurel.

In Freestyle skating, College Park’s Dustin Cohen successfully completed his test requirements for USFSA Juvenile freestyle. Riva’s Laura Seal passed her Pre-preliminary Field Moves, while Kaileigh Hall of Arnold passed her Pre-preliminary free skate. Suzanne Lardeo of Severn also passed her Pre-preliminary free skate, and then successfully tested in Preliminary Field Moves.

In USFSA ice dance testing, Crofton’s Carli Jenkins passed two elements of her Pre-Gold ice dancing requirements and needs to complete only one more Pre-Gold element to advance to the Gold Level. Crownsville’s Erin Cress passed all three elements of her Bronze level testing and advanced to the Pre-Silver level. Aunna Stoll of Davidsonville was also successful in her testing, completing the three Preliminary level dances and advancing to Pre-Bronze.

The recent testing follows team participation at the USFSA Princeton Open competition, held March 22 - 24 in Princeton, N.J. Jenkins and Cohen joined Severn’s Christina, Lindsey and Shannon in representing Piney Orchard and the Bowie Figure Skating Club at the annual event. The squad returned with one second place and three fifth place awards during the two-day competition.

Competing in Pre-Gold Solo Dance, Carli Jenkins finished in a second place tie and earned a silver medal for her efforts. She also competed – along with Lindsey and Shannon Flood – in separate Preliminary Freestyle competition. All three skated well, but did not crack the "top 5" in their respective groups. Dustin Cohen earned a fifth place award for his efforts in boys’ Juvenile Freestyle competition, Lindsey Flood captured a fifth place in her group’s Preliminary Compulsory Moves, while younger sister Shannon Flood grabbed a fifth place finish in her Preliminary Compulsory Moves division.

Christina Flood, the oldest of the Flood sisters and one of Piney Orchard’s highest level Freestyle skater (USFSA Intermediate), also skated well in her two events – competing in the Intermediate Short and Long Programs.


PINEY ORCHARD SKATERS CLAIM 17 MEDALS AT ISI DISTRICT IV CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD APRIL 6 AND 7

LAUREL, Md. - Figure skaters from Odenton's Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team captured 17 medals in solo, pairs and group competition at the Ice Skating Institute's (ISI) annual District IV championships, held April 6 and 7 at the Gardens Ice House.

Annie Rackley of Crofton paced the Piney Orchard effort by capturing four medals in the two-day event. Rackley won her Freestyle 4 category, then teamed with Crofton's Megan Stilling for a gold medal in Freestyle 4 couples spotlight. Rackley also captured a solo bronze medal in her Freestyle 4 spotlight and earned a silver medal as a member of the POFST synchronized skating team.

Three other Piney Orchard skaters gathered multiple medals in solo competition. Crownsville's Emily Urgo captured a gold medal in her Freestyle 3 event, then followed that performance with a silver medal effort in her Freestyle 3 spotlight. Ashley Peterson of Denton captured silver in Freestyle 5 competition, and added a gold in Artistic Freestyle 5. Pasadena's Rachel Layfield took second place honors in her Freestyle 2 competition and a bronze medal in Freestyle 2 spotlight.

Skaters winning one solo medal each at Laurel were: Odenton's Meghan McDermott (Gold-Freestyle 2), Laura Seal of Riva (Gold - Freestyle 3), Pasadena's Kaitlyn Wilson (Gold- Freestyle 2), Megan Stilling (Silver-Freestyle 4), Millersville's Melissa Stanley (Silver - Freestyle 1), and Odenton's Danielle Furlong (Bronze - Freestyle 4). The Odenton duo of Megan and Alexandra Barrett also earned gold medals, winning their Freestyle 4 couples spotlight.

The silver medal-winning POFST Synchro team members are: Megan and Alexandra Barrett, Danielle Furlong, Annie Rackley, Megan Stilling, Emily Urgo, Laura Seal, Kaitlyn Wilson, Melissa Stanley, Heather Buchanan of Glen Burnie, Elkridge's Nahomy Rojas, Melissa Windsor of Severn, and Odenton's Gina Blades. A fourteenth member - Davidsonville's Aunna Stoll - did not skate due to illness. April Nasiatka of Annapolis, scheduled to skate in Delta and Delta stroking competition Saturday afternoon, was unable to compete due to injury.

Skaters competing in ISI events skate in categories based on gender, age and skating level.


PINEY ORCHARD SKATERS PERFORM WELL IN ANNAPOLIS COMPETITION

ANNAPOLIS (March 3) -- Skaters from the Odenton’s Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team captured 21 medals at the U.S. Naval Academy during the annual Skate America figure skating competition, held March 2 and 3 at the academy’s Dahlgren Hall. The Piney Orchard squad finished their participation early Sunday afternoon after claiming six gold medals, 11 silver medals, a pair of bronze medals, plus a fourth and a fifth place. At press time, final team results had not been posted, although Piney Orchard was in third place with two hours of competition remaining.

Leading the POFST participation was Denton’s Ashley Peterson, who claimed a pair of gold medals in Sunday events. Peterson captured a first place in Freestyle 5, then added a second gold medal in Artistic Freestyle 5. Peterson’s two gold medals were half of the gold medals claimed by POFST skaters Sunday morning.

Suzanne Lardeo of Severn claimed the first gold medal of the day in winning her Freestyle 4 event. Lardeo’s gold was soon followed by Pasadena’s Kaitlyn Wilson and her first place effort in Artistic Freestyle 2.

Piney Orchard’s first two gold medals came during the first day of competition Saturday afternoon. Riva’s Laura Seal earned Piney Orchard’s first gold medal when she won her Freestyle 2 competition. The second Saturday gold was a victory for Piney Orchard’s 14-member synchronized skating squad, which went unopposed in claiming the senior youth title. It’s is the second time this season the synchro team gained an unopposed medal.

The POFST synchro squad team members are Seal, Wilson, Megan and Alexandra Barrett of Odenton, Severn’s Melissa Windsor, Emily Urgo of Crownsville, Glen Burnie’s Heather Buchanan, Megan Stilling and Annie Rackley of Crofton, Millersville’s Melissa Stanley, Danielle Furlong and Gina Blades of Odenton, Nahomy Rojas of Elkridge, and Davidsonville’s Aunna Stoll.

POFST’s 11 silver medals came in nine solo efforts and a pair of couples competitions over the two-day event. Annie Rackley led the team’s silver rush, claiming a pair solo medals (Freestyle 4 and Freestyle 4 Spotlight), then added a third silver in teaming with Megan Stilling for a second place in Freestyle 4 Couples Spotlight competition.

Emily Urgo and April Nasiatka of Annapolis were also a double silver medalists. Urgo took second place in her Freestyle 3 and Freestyle 3 Spotlight events, while Nasiatka earned a pair of silver medals in Delta and Delta Spotlight events.

Other silver medal winners included Megan and Alexandra Barrett (Family Spotlight), Emily Santoriello of Annapolis (Freestyle 1), Crofton’s Jessica Kennedy (Freestyle 3) and Melissa Stanley (Artistic Freestyle 1).

Bronze medal winners for POFST were Melissa Windsor (Freestyle 3) and Heather Buchanan (Freestyle 4). Rachel Layfield took a fourth place medal in her Freestyle 2 category, while Megan Stilling added a fifth place medal in her Freestyle 4 event.

The annual Annapolis competition is sponsored by the Tucker Road Figure Skating Club of Fort Washington, Maryland and sanctioned by the Ice Skating Institute (ISI). Skaters are judged in categories based by age, gender and skill level.

The next ISI competition for Piney Orchard’s figure skating squad will be the ISI District IV championships, slated for April 6 and 7 at the Garden’s Ice House in Laurel. Piney Orchard will then host its annual "Reach for the Stars" competition April 21 in Odenton.


FEBRUARY 2002 USFSA TEST RESULTS

Congratulations to five Piney Orchard USFSA skaters who successfully passed USFSA tests on February 12 at the Bowie Ice Rink. Skaters passing tests are Erin Cress (pre juvenile field moves), Gary Cress (pre preliminary field moves), Heather Calvert (juvenile field moves), Emma Wiedmaier (intermediate field moves), and Kira Woods (juvenile freestyle).

Bowie FSC will be hosting two test sessions in April. On April 1, the club will be testing dance, with field moves, freestyle and dance sessions slated for April 23. POFST-based skaters looking to test should check with their respective coaches for registration dates and test times.


PINEY ORCHARD SYNCHRO TEAM CAPTURES SILVER MEDAL
AT ISI WINTER NATIONALS

CHESAPEAKE, VA. (February 16, 2001) -- The Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team's Synchronized Skating Squad captured the silver medal at 2002 Ice Skating Institute's Winter Nationals today here in Chesapeake, Va., south of Norfolk.

The 14-member Odenton-based skating squad performed well before skaters from around the Nation, competing in the three-day ISI squad in taking individual medals and a second place squad trophy for Piney Orchard. Teams travelled from Florida, Minnesota and Texas to compete in this annual event.

Oddly, with all the teams that could have sent teams, the Piney Orchard Icettes finished behind a familiar group -- Bowie's 10-member Junior Metroliners.

Piney Orchard Icette team members are Alexandra and Megan Barrett, Gina Blades, Annie Rackley, Nahomy Rojas, Danielle Furlong, Melissa Stanley, Melissa Windsor, Megan Stilling, Aunna Stoll, Laura Seal, Emily Urgo, Kaitlyn Wilson and Heather Buchannan.

The next ISI competition for the Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team is the annual Tucker Road Figure Skating Event, slated for March 1-3 at the U.S. Naval Academy's Dahlgren Hall. For more information about the Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team, please contact the Piney Orchard Ice Arena at (410) 672-7013.


PINEY ORCHARD FIGURE SKATERS REPEAT SECOND PLACE FINISH IN LAUREL

Ice skaters from the Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team captured 17 gold medals in 25 events, earning the second place team trophy at the annual Laurel Ice Skating Institute (ISI) figure skating competition January 21 at Gardens Ice House in Laurel, Md.

In taking the runner-up trophy behind the host team from Laurel, the Odenton-based figure skating team ended their day as they have the past three seasons -- for the fourth consecutive year, the POFST finished as the top visiting team competing in Laurel's one-day event. Twelve ISI figure skating squads representing Maryland, Virginia and Delaware teams were on hand.

Of the 17 gold medals, 14 were won in individual and couples events. Leading the Piney Orchard effort were Ashley Peterson of Denton, Annie Rackley of Crofton, and Aunna Stoll of Davidsonville. All three captured two individual gold medals. Peterson took top honors in Freestyle 5 and Artistic Freestyle 5 events. Rackley claimed first place honors in Freestyle 4 and Freestyle 4 spotlight competition, while Stoll won her Freestyle 3 and Artistic Freestyle 3 events.

The only other multiple medal winner in individual competition was Crownsville's Emily Urgo - a gold medal winner in her Freestyle 3 event and a silver medal recipient in Freestyle 3 spotlight competition. Other individual gold medal winners included Emily Santoriello of Annapolis (Freestyle 1), Millersville's Melissa Stanley (Artistic Freestyle 1), Odenton's Danielle Furlong (Freestyle 4), Severn's Suzanne Lardeo (Freestyle 4 Gold), April Nasiatka of Annapolis (Delta) and Odenton's Alexandra Barrett (Dance 4).

In addition to Urgo's silver medal, three other POFST skaters earned second place individual finishes. Those skaters were Riva's Laura Seal (Freestyle 2), Crofton's Jessica Kennedy (Freestyle 4) and Megan Barrett of Odenton (Dance 4). Bronze medals were awarded to Crofton's Megan Stilling (Freestyle 4) and Rachael Layfield of Pasadena (Freestyle 2). Megan and Alexandra Barrett also teamed to win the gold medal in Couples Freestyle 4 Spotlight competition.

Medals for ISI competitions are awarded to skaters in categories arranged by age, gender and skating level. The Laurel competition also saw the 2002 POFST Synchro team win its first gold medal of the season. Team members skating in Laurel included Megan and Alexandra Barrett, Laura Seal, Emily Urgo, Aunna Stoll, Melissa Stanley, Annie Rackley, Danielle Furlong, Megan Stilling, Heather Buchanan of Glen Burnie, Elkridge's Nahomy Rojas, Pasadena's Kaitlyn Wilson and Severn's Melissa Windsor. A 14th member - Odenton's Gina Blades - was unable to skate at Laurel due to illness.

Also successful were POFST's four jump and spin teams, which accounted for two gold and two silver medals. Taking first place medals were the POFST Red Team (Urgo, Layfield, Seal and Wilson) and the POFST Green Team (Santoriello, Stoll, Stanley and Windsor). Teams claiming silver medals were POFST Blue (Lardeo, Kennedy and Rackley) and POFST Yellow (Stilling, Furlong and Peterson).


CONGRATULATIONS . . .

To Erin Cress for passing all three pre-bronze dances and moves to Bronze Level. Also, congratulations to Carli Jenkins for passing the Rocker Foxtrot and becoming a pre-gold level dancer. To quote her mother, Chris Jenkins, "you probably heard her scream of delight all the way from Bowie!"


PINEY ORCHARD SKATERS COMPETE AT USFSA/ISI EVENTS

Nine Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team skaters competed in two separate events held November 17 and 18. Five of the eight skaters traveled to Wilmington, Del., to compete in the annual United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) Diamond State competition. Four other skaters journeyed to Frederick to compete in the Harvest 2001 Ice Skating Institute competition.

In Wilmington, Carli Jenkins of Crofton earned a first place tie pre-juvenile spins and a fourth place finish in pre-gold solo dance. Teammate Christina Flood of Severn was also a top five finisher, taking fifth place in her juvenile free skate competition. Others who competed in Wilmington were Kira Woods of Edgewater (juvenile free skate), Alyssa Cary of Pasadena (pre-preliminary free skate), and Kaileigh Hall (no-test free skate).

In Frederick, Piney Orchard skaters earned a gold and three bronze medals. Annie Rackley of Crofton captured gold in her Freestyle 4 competition, while teammate Gina Blades captured a bronze in the same category. Also capturing bronze medals were Aunna Stoll of Davidsonville and Emily Santoriello of Annapolis.


RECENT USFSA TESTING RESULTS

Eight skaters from the Piney Orchard Figure Skating Team successfully completed United States Figure Skating Association tests during a USFSA test session held November 12 at Bowie Ice Arena.

In order to compete is USFSA-sanctioned competitions, skaters must first qualify by passing two phases of testing. The first phase -- field moves -- allows the skater to show a panel of judges that he or she can perform required moves at a specific level. Once a skater passes the “moves” phase, he or she must then pass a free skate program -- a choreographed program containing the required moves for their test level. Once skaters pass the free skate portion, they may compete in USFSA competition at their achieved level.

Passing tests in Bowie on the Veterans Day holiday were Carli Jenkins of Crofton (Intermediate Moves), Laura Dalton of Hanover (Juvenile Moves and Preliminary Free Skate), Ashley Peterson of Denton (Juvenile Free Skate) and Heather Calvert of Pasedena (Pre-Juvenile Moves).

Also successful in testing were Severn’s Shannon Flood (Preliminary Moves), Erin Cress of Crownsville (Preliminary Moves and Preliminary Free Skate), Pasadena’s Alyssa Cary (Preliminary Moves) and Ben Nykiel of Glen Burnie (Pre-Preliminary Moves and Pre-Preliminary Free Skate).