University of Delaware collegiate synchro team: Color me gold

The 2009 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships were held from January 28-31 at the William G. Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. Eight collegiate teams competed and the top six qualify for the 2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, which will be held in Portland, Maine, in early March. The University of Delaware collegiate team took first place and it was quite exciting to watch their practice and then the actual skate during the competition! I had a chance to chat with team members Jody Russon and Vicki Lawn, and their coaches, Wendy Deppe and Megan O'Donnell, about their great program entitled Colors as well as the challenges of synchronized skating.

FPl	Team	Points	FS
1	University of Delaware / University of Delaware FSC	82.83	1
2	The Colonials / Colonial FSC	67.56	2
3	Boston University Terrierettes / Boston University	66.95	3
4	University of New Hampshire / University of New Hampshire	58.15	4
5	Ice Effects / Oswego State University of New York	56.42	5
6	Cornell University / Cornell University	55.80	6
7	Syracuse University Orange Experience / Syracuse University	54.46	7
8	MassachusETTES / University of Massachusetts Amherst	52.65	8