CALDWELL, N.J. -- With a school-record 9.65 score in the Compulsory Pyramid and second-highest Team Event tally of 68.52, Caldwell Acrobatics & Tumbling opened its 2026 season with a 212.92-53.55 triumph over American International College at the George R. Newman Center on Saturday afternoon.
The 12-member Pyramid squad was followed by the 11-athlete compulsory Toss at 9.5, setting the tone for a day in which the Cougars notched the fourth-highest score in school history.
Caldwell scored 8.0 r better in five other events, including the 7-Element acro squad of senior
Kaytence Vining (Latham, N.Y.), freshman
Holly Bruffy (No. Haledon, N.J.), graduate
Kayla Willis (Union, N.J.), junior
Zimayah Mosley (Newark, N.J.) and sophomore
Kaelynne Sparacio (Farmingville, N.Y.), which scored an 8.4; the 12-athlete Synchronized Pyramid (8.75); Open Pyramid team of Vining, sophomore
Alexa Foster (Marlton, N.J.), junior
Mariana Aiello (Concord, Calif.), sophomore
Jackie Vereen (Suffolk, Va.), junior
Alexa Bayne (Kingwood Twp., N.J.), sophomore
Avery Dunn (Chalfont, Pa.) and sophomore
Neriyah Sims (Bayonne, N.J.) (8.85), 450 Salto Toss sextet of sophomore
Kamorah Bush (Newark, N.J.), Dunn, Mosley, sophomore
Emely Rodrigues (Newark, N.J.) and sophomore
Melania Castro (Teaneck, N.J.) (8.00); and Vereen's 8.15 Aerial Tumbling pass.
The Cougars next visit Georgian Court on Thursday in Lakewood, N.J. for a 6 p.m. start.
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