The Ellington-Tolland co-op gymnastics team earned an impressive second place finish at the New England Gymnastics Championship, held in Derry, New Hampshire on March 11.
What makes the feat even more impressive is that the team almost didn’t exist this year.
Each of the two high schools had just three athletes on its team, which would have allowed for their gymnasts to compete in individual events in the CIAC Class M and State Open events, but not as a team. The minimum to qualify as a team is four, and the maximum for a co-op is six.