| Competitive History | ||
| 2008 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, Junior - 8th | 2004 Neuchatel Trophy - 2nd | |
| 2008 World Junior Qualifying Competition, Junior - 6th | 2004 World Junior Selection Competition, Junior - 4th | |
| 2007 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, Junior - 1st | 2003 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships, Junior - 4th | |
| 2007 Spring Cup - 3rd | 2003 Prague Cup, Junior - 4th | |
| 2007 World Junior Qualifying Competition - 6th | 2003 North American International, Junior - 6th | |
| 2006 World Challenge Cup for Juniors - 6th | 2002 World Challenge Cup for Juniors - 8th | |
| 2006 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, Junior - 3rd | 2002 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships, Junior - 2nd | |
| 2006 French Cup, Junior - 3rd | 2002 French Cup, Junior - 4th | |
| 2006 World Junior Qualifying Competition, Junior - 1st | 2002 Skate Canada, Junior - 7th | |
| 2005 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, Junior - 1st | 2001 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships, Junior - 2nd | |
| 2005 World Challenge Cup for Juniors - 7th | 2001 French Cup, Junior - 1st | |
| 2005 Cup of Berlin, Junior - 1st | 2001 North American International, Junior - 7th | |
| 2005 World Junior Qualifying Competition, Junior - 2nd | 2000 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships, Junior - 2nd | |
| 2004 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, Junior - 4th | ||
Hockettes Work on More Than Just Skating During the Off Season
Hockettes Have a Ball, Win Junior Competition
Surprise! Skyliners on Top After Short Program, Jazz Fourth
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 2008-09 Notes
Team members: Rose Argiero
(Grass Lake, Mich.), Alex Carr (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Chandler
Carroll (Farmington, Mich.), Sharon Essad (Rochester, Mich.),
Lindsay Grajek (Howell, Mich.), Tessa Hedges (Grosse Pointe
Farms, Mich.), Allison Hettmer (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Julie
Huddlestone (St. Clair Shores, Mich.), Amelia Hughes (Okemos,
Mich.), Allison Laurin (Canton, Mich.), Maggie Maier (Ann
Arbor, Mich.), Megan Miller (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Ashleigh Ostin
(Farmington, Mich.), Bianca Pomponio (Livonia, Mich.), Kierstin
Popke (Canton, Mich.), Jennifer Schwab (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Karen
Toomasian (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Rachel Trouba (Ann Arbor, Mich.),
Jessica Tuzinowski (Dexter, Mich.), Emmy Weinert (Ann Arbor,
Mich.)
Season 2007-08 Notes
SP Music: "They" by Jem Griffen; FS Music: Flamenco medley
The Hockettes won gold in the junior division at the 2007 U.S.
Synchronized Skating Championships ... Earned a bronze medal at
their 2006-2007 7international competition, the Spring Cup ...
Team members participated in 2007 Walk For The Cure ... Skaters
learned authentic Flamenco dancing in order to "fully commit to
the feeling of the long program" ... Goals for the season are to
defend their U.S. title and to qualify for the World Challenge
Cup for Juniors.
Team members: Julia Beydoun (Plymouth, Mich.), Chandler Carroll
(Farmington, Mich.), Andria Fitch (Stockbridge, Mich.), Lindsay
Grajek (Howell, Mich.), Tessa Hedges (Gross Point Farms, Mich.),
Allison Hettmer (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Meri Hjart (Finland), Julie
Huddlestone (St. Clair Shores, Mich.), Amelia Hughes (Okemos,
Mich.), Mariika Latva (Finland), Allison Laurin (Canton, Mich.),
Maggie Maier (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Jonna Manninen (Finland), Megan
Miller (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Ashleigh Ostin (Farmington, Mich.),
Andrea Parker (Williamsten, Mich.), Nicole Petrik (Canton,
Mich.), Bianca Pomponio (Livonia, Mich.), Kierstin Popke
(Canton, Mich.), Madeline Prange (Holt, Mich.), Molly Rau (Troy,
Mich.), Rachel Sacks (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Emmy Weinert (Ann
Arbor, Mich.)
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.