Starlings National Championship
Starlings National Championship 2018
Each year, Starlings from all over the country flock to San Diego County to get to know their fellow Starlings and to test their skills against each other in the National Championship. This year's event, which began with an Opening Ceremony on June 21st and continued with three days of competition from June 22-24, featured a record 110 teams from approximately 30 Starlings clubs.
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the 2017 winners
After hard-fought competition, the winning teams from the 2017 Starlings National Championship were:
18s Division
- Cudahy Black – Gold champion
- SD Navajo Dennis – Silver champion
- Tehachapi – Bronze champion
- Palmdale – Copper champion
16s Division
- Tuba City Barlow – Gold champion
- Omaha – Silver champion
- Palmdale 1 – Bronze champion
- Palmdale 2 – Copper champion
- Tehachapi – Flight 1 Division champion
- COLA 3 – Flight 2 Division champion
14s Division
- Shonto – Gold champion
- San Benito Tom – Silver champion
- SD Navajo Ken – Bronze champion
- Palmdale 2 – Copper champion
- Palmdale 1 – Flight 1 Division champion
- SD Navajo Lisa – Flight 2 Division champion
- Eastlake Sophia – Flight 3 Division champion
12s Division
- Brevard County – Gold champion
- Nestor – Silver champion
- Tuba City – Bronze champion
Spirit Award winners
- Abby Brueck - Austin
- Shamiah Richardson - Brevard County
- Ily Attinger - Clairemont
- Kiana Wilcher - Columbia
- Noelle Simpson - COLA
- Sofia Addario - Eastlake
- Chayla Holder - Indianapolis
- Sonya Cayetano - Mission Bay
- Kennedy McCaskey - Mobile
- Bailey Wilcox - Navajo
- Annisa Ramirez - Nestor
- Grace Bergevin - Oak Hills
- Samantha Garcia - Oceanside
- Adi Schramm - Omaha
- Salma Fawzi - Palmdale
- Caroline Pillars - Ridgecrest
- Malea Weakland - San Diego City
- Tynisha Clitso - Shonto
- Kaila Garcia - South Central LA
Literary/Art Contest winners
LITERARY
- Winner: Grace Rotermund - Omaha
- Gold: Kim Hallway - Mission Bay
- Gold: Danika Wanish - Madison
- Gold: Maya Szestowicki - Mission Bay
- Silver: Kailani Griffis - Mission Bay
- Silver: Morgan DeSargant - COLA
- Silver: Ashley Stokes - Mission Bay
- Silver: Cassandra Palanca - Mission Bay
ART
- Winner: Kayla Ngo - Mission Bay
- Gold: Madison Hulburt - Oak Hills
- Gold: Madison Johnston - Mission Bay
- Silver: Felicia Opsah - Omaha
- Silver: Kiann Wilcher - Columbia
- Silver: Ily Attinger - Clairemont
- Silver: Erin Young - COLA
Opening Ceremony Photo Gallery
The 2017 Opening Ceremony included awards, a guest speaker, a parade and, of course, dancing! Literary/Art Contest and Spirit Award winners were recognized, and Starlings contributors Becky Hudson and Alyson Parry were honored for their service. Candice Wiggins, Stanford volleyball star and 4-time All-American basketball player, was the guest speaker.
