KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Adrian College Figure Skating team traveled to Kalamazoo, MI on March 7-9th to compete at The Bronco Challenge Cup. The Bulldogs placed 1st out of 22 teams with 269.5 points. The Dawgs showed great determination and perseverance, as this was their third skating weekend in a row. We are so proud of the fight shown this weekend. Trine University finished in second place overall with 251 points, University of Michigan finished in third place overall with 245 points, and Western Michigan University finished in fourth place overall with 220.5 points.
The following skaters earned first place finishes -
Natalie Bruno (senior) in Juvenile Women Short Program Group A, Madison Myers (senior) Novice Women Short Program, Low Team Maneuvers (
Lianah Noormohamed,
Brooke Pomroy,
Kate Morey,
Halaina Walker,
Christine Koran),
Caraline Herman (senior) Excel Preliminary Plus Free Skate Group B,
Jacob Costello (sophomore) Preliminary Solo Pattern Dance Group A,
Natalie Bruno (senior) Intermediate Solo Free Dance,
Natalie Bruno (senior) Pre-Bronze Solo Pattern Dance Group B,
Natalie Bruno (senior) Excel Juvenile Women Free Skate Group A,
Emily Feldman (senior) Excel Juvenile Women Free Skate Group B,
Bella Morris (sophomore) Excel Senior Women Free Skate, and Madison Myers (senior) Excel Novice Women Free Skate Group A
The following Bulldogs earned podium finishes in the following events, earning top points to our overall team total - High Team Maneuvers (
Maya Renzoni, Madison Myers,
Emily Feldman,
Bella Morris,
Carina Cooper) earned 3rd place, Intermediate Team Maneuvers (
Tori Barker,
Mallory Crandle,
Natalie Bruno,
Trinity Reagan) finished in 2nd place,
Bella Morris (Sophomore) earned 3rd place in her Excel Senior Women Short Program Group A,
Kara Curtin (grad student) finished 2nd in her Excel Preliminary Free Skate Group A,
Halaina Walker (senior) made her intercollegiate debut, and earned a silver medal in her Excel Preliminary Free Skate Group C,
Brianna Hales (sophomore) finished 2nd place in her Excel Preliminary Plus Free Skate Group B,
Trinity Reagan (senior) earned 3rd place in her Juvenile Solo Free Dance Group A,
Brooke Pomroy (freshman) finished 3rd in her Excel Juvenile Women Free Skate Group C, and
Carina Cooper (junior) earned second place in her Excel Junior Women Free Skate
The top 3 point contributors were
Natalie Bruno (senior) with 58 points,
Emily Feldman (senior) with 33 points, and Madison Myers (senior) with 30 points.
Adrian's Figure Skating team is gearing up for the National Intercollegiate Final! The event will take place on April 11-13th, and is hosted by Notre Dame.
