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- Last Updated on Sunday, 01 July 2018 00:46
Local Sisters Win World Championships in Norway
When you love what you do, anything is possible. Katie Seibert who is the Feature Twirler of Alderson Broaddus University traveled to Lillehammer, Norway recently to participate in the prestigious “World Federation of National Baton Twirling Association World Championships.”
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| Sisters, Kendyl and Katie Seibert proudly holding awards won during the World Championships held in Norway. |
The competition included 22 countries, and took place in the Olympic Village which hosted the 1994 Olympics. Katie and her duet partner “Joel” earned the privilege of competing at the world championships by placing first in the senior duet division at Notre Dame. In the final round of competition, they placed second winning a silver medal. This is a huge accomplishment to be considered part of the best baton twirlers in the world.
The Modernettes, a local baton twirling team from Finleyville, PA, also traveled to Norway as part of the USA Team. Katie is a captain for the Modernettes and her sister Kendyl is also a Modernette. This was Kendyl’s first time competing in an International World arena. The Modernettes competed in two divisions in Norway - Show Corp with Props, and Pom Pon. The group won “Gold” in Show Corp with Props and “Bronze” in Pom Pon. It was an experience of a lifetime to travel abroad and be twirling ambassadors for the USA.
