Canadians Compete at 2014 Congressional Cup Invitational

March 17, 2014 - Four CBTF athletes were invited to compete at the recent Congressional Cup 2014 Invitational competition held at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. CBTF Judge, Stephanie Hewis, was also invited to be part of the international judging panel.

The Congressional Cup Invitational brings the best twirlers representing different organizations (CBTF, CNBTA, USTA and NBTA) in a single all-around competition. The Invitational combines Solo, 2-Baton and Freestyle events to determine their all-around ranking.

The CBTF athletes competing in the Invitational were:

  • Nicole Johnson, Tornados, Toronto
  • Chantal Sutton, Camaros, Oshawa
  • Kiera West, Sundown Optimist Buffalo Gals, Regina
  • Matthew Johnson, Tornados, Toronto

In addition to those athletes invited to represent CBTF, two other Canadian athletes were invited as the CNBTA representatives:

  • MacKenzie Ross, Camaros, Guelph
  • Danielle Titterton, Eclipse, Oshawa

Men and Women compete in separate divisions. There are no age divisions in the Invitational. In the Women's Preliminary Round competition, Canada's highest placing athletes were:

  • Kiera West finished 11th in Solo
  • Kiera West finished 11th in 2-Baton
  • Nicole Johnson finished 8th in Freestyle
  • Kiera West finished 12th in the overall result.

In the Men's competition, Matthew Johnson placed 1st in Solo, 1st in 2-Baton, 1st in Freestyle, returning an overall 1st and qualified for Finals.

Canadian athletes also performed well in the Tournament portion of the event. In the Women's Elite Solo 16-18 division, Kiera West qualified for the Twirl-Off and finished fifth. In the Men's Elite Solo 16-18 division, Matthew Johnson qualified for the Twirl-Off and finished first.

Women's Overall Results

  Solo 2-Baton Freestyle Overall
Rebecca Lantz 1 1 4 1
Lexi Duda 3 3 1 2
Melissa Nugent 2 4 2 3
Catherine Ramirez 3 2 3 4
Simone Esters 5 5 5 5
 
Adaline Bebo 10 6 2 6
Nicole Jensen 6 10 7 7
Moriah Muscaro 5 7 15 8
Alyssa McLaughlin 8 8 15 9
Jameson Kennerly 11 9 13 10
Alexa Bourdage 14 12 8 11
Kiera West 11 11 11 12
Nicole Johnson 15 14 8 13
Toriane Graal 13 13 14 14
Chantal Sutton 17 16 10 15
Haley Shiver 15 16 12 16
Sabrina Smith 7 14 18 17
Madison Eis 21 18 17 18
Trina Catterson 19 19 19 19
Bailey Frankel 18 20 22 20
Rachel Johnson 20 21 20 21
Mackenzie Ross 23 23 21 22
Danielle Titterton 22 21 23 23

Men's Overall Results

  Solo 2-Baton Freestyle Overall
Matthew Johnson 1 1 1 1
Richie Terwilliger 2 1 2 2
Jacob Griffith 3 3 3 3
 
Bower Sarra 4 4 6 4
Kyler Jump 6 4 4 5
Connor Rudd 5 6 7 6
Emery Harriston 7 7 5 7