University's Collegiate Figure Skating Team wins on home ice

11:49 a.m., April 2, 2015--The University of Delaware Collegiate Figure Skating Team (UDFS) recently competed on home ice and finished first out of 26 schools.

The team accumulated 142 points, just one point shy of its best and the U.S. Figure Skating national record.

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Boston University finished second with 118 points and Dartmouth College was third with 114.5 points.

“Being able to compete at home is such a wonderful privilege,” said Beth Kalbach, UDFS secretary. “The comfort in knowing exactly how the ice will feel and what the stands look like is nice, but being able to share the weekend with and having the support of friends, families and even professors is ultimately one of the most rewarding parts.”

“It’s always nice to have the opportunity to skate at our home rink with friends and family who are able to come support us,” Clara Sherman, a senior on the team, said. “This was my last home competition and it was exciting to see a majority of the bleachers filled with UD students and people there to watch and support our team.”

UDFS will travel to Vacaville, California, on April 10-12 to compete at the 2015 U.S. Intercollegiate National Championships being hosted by the University of California at Berkeley. 

The UD team will try to defend its national title after victories in both 2013 and 2014.

“This competition sets up UDFS extremely well for nationals, as we scored just under our highest score -- and the highest point total that any collegiate team has earned -- by one point, and that was with some placements and skates that could be highly improved in time for nationals,” Hannah Kimberly, UDFS president, said. “We have so much momentum going into this national championships and I think that as long as our team continues to work hard and improve as we have throughout this entire season, we're going to be in a very strong position as we defend our national title.”

The UDFS winners for the 2015 University of Delaware Intercollegiate Competition include: 

• Amanda Chasten: first place, Low Team Maneuvers.
• Kathleen Criss: second place, Gold Solo Dance Group A; fourth place, Junior Ladies Short Program; third place, Junior Ladies Championship Freeskate; third place, High Team Maneuvers.
• Laura Gettier: fifth place, International Solo Dance; first place, Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Group B; first place, Low Team Maneuvers.
• Cassandra Jeandell: fourth place, Senior Solo Dance.
• Jonathan Jerothe: first place, Junior Men Short Program; first place, Junior Men Championship Freeskate.
• Beth Kalbach: second place, Novice Ladies Short Program Group A; second place, Novice Ladies Freeskate Group B.
• Hannah Kimberly: first place, Intermediate Solo Dance; first place, Novice Solo Dance; first place, Senior Ladies Freeskate Group B; third place, High Team Maneuvers.
• Rex Lai: second place, Juvenile Men Freeskate.
• Amelia Ludwick: second place, Preliminary Ladies Freeskate Group A.
• Mallory Metzner: fifth place, Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Group A.
• Natalie Motley: first place, Junior Ladies Short Program; first place, Junior Ladies Championship Freeskate; third place, High Team Maneuvers.
• Chloe Roberts: first place, Pre-Juvenile Ladies Freeskate.
• Bryan Schaeffer: first place, Juvenile Men Freeskate.
• Shaun Schaeffer: second place, Senior Solo Dance.
• Jacob Schedl: first place, Gold Solo Dance Group B; first place, International Solo Dance; first place, Low Team Maneuvers.
• Clara Sherman: second place, Preliminary Solo Dance Group B; second place, Intermediate Ladies Short Program Group A; third place, Intermediate Ladies Freeskate Group B.
• Rachel Stern: fifth place, Senior Ladies Freeskate Group A.
• Jessica Sugarman: first place, Junior Solo Dance.
• Courtney Taylor: second place, Preliminary Solo Dance Group A; third place, Juvenile Solo Dance; first place, Senior Ladies Short Program Group A; first place, Senior Ladies Championship Freeskate; third place, High Team Maneuvers.
• Emily Young: first place, Low Team Maneuvers.
• Morgan Young: third place, Junior Ladies Freeskate.