The High Flying SRYA Cheerleaders End Their Season On A High Note

The South River Youth Athletics (SRYA) competition cheer teams have worked their way through an amazingly successful season. Still young for an organization, SRYA cheer has only been competing for 2 years. The accomplishments this season would seem more indicative of an older and more seasoned program.

The girls wrapped up their winter competition season in Virginia Beach at The Grand Nationals on March 24-25. During this 2-day event, each team competed twice. The Seahawk ladies walked out with that Seahawk pride and quite a few notable accomplishments. 

Team Competition

8U Minis - 1st Place and recreation level 1 Grand Champion

12U Elite - 2nd Place

14U Extreme - 3rd Place

Individual Jump

12U Alexis Garbarczyk - 1st Place Youth Jump Stars

14U Alexis Kolinsky - 2nd Place Junior Jump Stars

14U Kristina Edwards - 3rd Place Junior Jump Stars

Individual Tumble

14U Amber Eppinger - 1st Place Youth Tumble Stars

14U Nikki Ellis - 1st Place Junior Tumble Stars

Group Stunt

SRYA Seahawks Select team consists of 5 members of the 14U team. They placed 2nd at their 1st ever group stunt competition with level 4 stunting even though their 14U team only competes in level 3 normally.

To give the SRYA cheer family even more to celebrate, their cheer commissioner and 14U head coach, Beverly Goldbeck, walked out with an award herself! Congratulations to Beverly Goldbeck for winning the Recreation Coach of the Year! It's an amazing honor and all of the hard work and dedication you bring to your girls and the SRYA is greatly appreciated.

YEAR IN REVIEW

It's been an incredible season for the SRYA winter competition cheer teams. I don't personally have a cheerleader in my home, but I know a few and have really enjoyed being kept in the loop and posting about all the wonderful things these girls have done from the fundraisers to their many cheer awards. My personal congratulations goes out to Beverly for winning Rec. Coach of the Year and to all the girls for their many accomplishments. All of you have a lot to be proud of ~ take a look!

8U Minis Competition Team - "This is a first year team. The girls on this team have never competed before, but throughout the season they proved to be "Team Consistency" while competing. Great job girls!" - Coach Beverly

Regular Season

4 - 1st Place finishes

1 - 2nd Place finish

1 - 3rd Place finish

1 - Grand Champion

1 - Full paid bid to US Finals (grand champs of the entire session, not just their division

National Competitions

5th Place - Reach The Beach, Ocean City, MD

1st Place - Grand Champion, The Grand Nationals, Virginia Beach, VA

12U Elite Competition Team - "This is our most-improved team. They had some tough competition throughout the season and still proved that they could compete and win against the rest." - Coach Beverly

Regular Season

3 - 1st Place finishes

2 - 2nd Place finishes

1 - 4th Place finish

Award for the Most Innovative Choreography

National Competitions

3rd Place - Reach The Beach, Ocean City, MD

2nd Place - The Grand Nationals, Virginia Beach, VA

14U Extreme Competition Team - "The powerhouse team...they proved all season that they were "extremely" good!" - Coach Beverly

Regular Season

4 - 1st Place finishes

2 - 2nd Place finishes

1 - Full paid bid to US Finals (Grand Champs of the entire season, not just their division)

2 - Grand Champions

Award for Most Breathtaking Stunts/Pyramid

National Competitions

2nd Place - Reach The Beach, Ocean City, MD

3rd Place - The Grand Nationals, Virginia Beach, VA

"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." - Colin Powell

If you're interested in the SRYA cheerleading program or are interested in coaching sideline or competition cheer teams, then contact Beverly Goldbeck at cheerleading@srya.org.