The Redwood Coast Gymnastics team kicked off its fall season at the Stars Challenge in Redwood City on September 13. All eight participating North Coast competitors successfully posted qualifying scores for the upcoming 2026 State Championships.
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Level 4 Standouts Set the Tone in Redwood City
Hannah Naylor delivered an exceptional performance in her debut at this level, securing a gold medal on the vault with a 9.35 score—sitting just 0.05 points shy of the program’s Level 4 record of 9.40. Naylor added a bronze medal on the uneven bars with a 9.35, a fifth-place finish on the floor exercise (9.35), and sixth overall in the All-Around with a 36.15.
Depth proved vital for the squad. Maya Dalton utilized powerful tumbling passes to secure a personal best of 9.35 on the floor exercise, complemented by a clean 9.00-plus vault and a personal best of 8.95 on bars. Meanwhile, Laura Barkdull—who stepped up to Level 4 only months prior—exhibited remarkable poise by maintaining consistent execution across all four apparatuses, recording scores at or above 8.50 on each rotation.
Level 3 Depth and Execution Highlighted
The Level 3 roster matched the intensity of their upper-tier teammates, collecting crucial apparatus points and personal milestones. Abigail Clair engineered a multi-medal campaign, securing fifth place on vault (9.20), seventh on floor (9.00), and sixth on the balance beam (8.85). Clair’s all-around total of 35.60 earned her sixth place overall in her division.
| Gymnast | Level | Apparatus / Focus | Key Score / Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Naylor | Level 4 | Vault / Bars | Gold on Vault (9.35), Bronze on Bars (9.35), 6th All-Around (36.15) |
| Maya Dalton | Level 4 | Floor Exercise | Personal Best on Floor (9.35), Personal Best on Bars (8.95) |
| Laura Barkdull | Level 4 | All-Around Consistency | Scored 8.50 or higher across all four apparatuses |
| Abigail Clair | Level 3 | Vault / All-Around | 5th on Vault (9.20), 6th All-Around (35.60) |
| Hazel Willor | Level 3 | Vault | 7th place on Vault (9.10) |
The Path to the State Championships
Additional contributions came from Zoey Long, who engineered a personal best on the bars alongside an 8.95 beam routine for fifth place. Debut performances in Level 3 saw Hazel Willor claim seventh on vault with a 9.10, while the team’s youngest competitor, Nova Connolly, posted clean marks of 9.0 on vault and 8.90 on floor. Cara West rounded out the scoring contingent with an 8.70 on the balance beam.
With the opening test in Redwood City successfully navigated, the squad turns its attention toward the upcoming Pink Meet Invitational in Fremont. The trajectory for Redwood Coast Gymnastics points directly toward mid-November, where these eight qualifiers will battle for state podium placements.
