Level: Junior Home Club: Ann Arbor FSC Training Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan Coach: Erin Donovan, Alison Reilly Choreographer: Erin Donovan, Sarah Danielson, Alison Reilly, Gina Thompson

 

Event News

Chicago Jazz Wraps Up Huge Day with Junior Gold Hockettes Hold Slim Lead after Short Program Successful World Challenge Cup Concludes in Switzerland Finns Lead the Way at World Challenge Cup for Juniors Two U.S. Synchronized Teams in Switzerland for World Challenge Cup for Juniors Hockettes Break Through With First-Ever U.S. Junior Title Chicago Jazz Junior Team Takes a Step Toward the Title Hockettes Win Gold at Cup of Berlin Team Elan and Hockettes in Germany for Cup of Berlin Chicago Jazz and Hockettes Will Represent U.S. at World Junior Competition Synchronized Skating Tries Out the New Judging System at Neuchatel Trophy

Season 2006-07 Notes
Short Program music: “Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas; Free Skate music: Masquerade Ball ... Goals for the season are to improve their speed and edge quality, return to the World Challenge Cup and reclaim the U.S. title. Team members: Clara Bartha (Battle Creek, Mich.), Julia Beydoun (Plymouth, Mich.), Richelle Brown (Holt, Mich.), Andria Fitch (Stockbridge, Mich.), Molly Gagnon (Troy, Mich.), Kristen Gazaui (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Rachel Hasse (Fenton, Mich.), Tessa Hedges (Gross Point Farms, Mich.), Allison Hettmer (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Julie Huddlestone (St. Clair Shores, Mich.), Amelia Hughes (Okemos, Mich.), Marisa Hutchinson (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Roxanne Kieme (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Allie Laurin (Canton, Mich.), Amanda Nemeth (Ypsilanti, Mich.), Andrea Parker (Williamston, Mich.), Saana Pihlasviita (Helsinki, Finland), Madeline Prange (Holt, Mich.), Molly Rau (Troy, Mich.), Colleen Rossiter (Northville, Mich.), Kerttu Ruuska (Helsinki, Finland), Emmy Weinert (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

2004-05 Season Notes
Short Program Music: "Higher Ground" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Free Skate Music: Selections from "Beauty and the Beast" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman ... Radio City Hall Rockettes choreographer Marianne Selbert will be working with the team on choreography this year ... The idea for the short program music came from the movie "Center Stage" ... There is a dance scene to the song in the movie, and the Hockettes wanted to capture the energy and sense of fun the dancers had with the piece ... Goal is to skate to their full potential every competition ... They will have more difficult footwork and increased speed.
Members: Katie Bowling, Alyssa Coast, Lisa Dannemiller, Sarah Forster, Lizzie Gerbarski, Victoria Hall, Catherine Harkaway, Jaime Hartman, Carrie Heath, Elise Hutchinson, Marisa Hutchinson, Preethi Kochhar, Rachel Mark, Ashley Meyer, Kate Nelson, Amanda Nemeth, Julie Ribits, Becca Shay, Rosetta Shin, Margaret Stuff, Nicole Tyrna, Morgan VanderVeen, Lauren Ward.

2003-04 Season Notes
The Hockettes won the silver medal at the Neuchatel Trophy in February under the new judging system.
Coaches: Erin Donovan, Alison Reilly
Members: Laura Baron, Kathleen Bowling, Alyssa Coast, Nina Collins, Lisa Dannemiller, Sarah Forster, Elizabeth Gebarski, Victoria Hall, Catherine Harkaway, Jaime Hartman, Elise Hutchinson, Marisa Hutchinson, Courtney Johnston, Chelsea Lassen, Rachel Mark, Laura McConnell, Ashley Meyer, Kate Nelson, Amanda Nemeth, Julie Ribits, Katie Rzepecki, Sarah Schweitzer, Rebecca Shay, Melissa Ann Staub, Margaret Stuff, Amanda Tew

Notes
Coach Erin Donovan competed in the 2001 World Synchronized Skating Championships with Miami University ... Age range of skaters is 13-19 ... All skaters must have passed at least their novice moves-in-the-field test, and be committed, passionate and work hard ... The Hockettes work out six hours each week on ice and four hours a week off ice as a team ... The team's season runs from mid-June to March ... The team goes to a week-long summer training camp, working on on- and off-ice choreography, team building, conditioning, dance and skill development ... Team mascot is a tiger.

Founded in 1956, the Hockettes are the original synchronized skating team ... The team began by performing simple group numbers at University of Michigan hockey games and the annual Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club Ice Show ... Over the years that followed, the team put in guest appearances in the World Champions' Tours, the Lake Placid International Festival, and even in the center ring (on ice) of the Shrine Circus ... As if all that glamour wasn't enough, the team skated in U.S. Figure Skating's 50th anniversary show "Champions on Ice" ... The team has been in existence for 49 years and has competed at the national level since the first U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships in 1984.