Yale Gymnastics: The Class of ’17

Though Yale will host the Ivy Classic they wrapped up their regular season and honored Seniors Anella Anderson, Kacie Traina, and Tatiana Winkelman. (Stats presented are the best that I could find.) Here is just a sampling for their contributions.

Kacie Traina
Hometown: Stevenson Ranch, Calif.

Traina has been a Beam specialist in her appearances for Yale. She set a personal best of 9.725 in 2015 as seen here:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6nciyn

 

Tatiana Winkelman
Hometown: Lexington, Mass.
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Competing on Bars and Beam, she has put up some high scores in both rotations.  Her personal bests are 9.825 on Bars and 9.850 on Beam.

A sample routine of hers on Bars:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6n63ue

The routine below is what earned her a career high:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ma85d

Anella Anderson
Major: History of science, history of medicine.
Hometown: Washington Crossing, Pa.

The versatile Anderson has competed in the All Around setting a personal high of 38.175 and naturally competed in all four events a great deal in her time at Yale setting career highs of 9.6 on Vault, 9.8 on Bars, 9.825 on Beam, and 9.85 on Floor.

A sample vault:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ma15o

Her personal best on Bars:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6kgv9y

Her career high beam routine:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ma15n

A high scoring floor routine.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6nbojm

 

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