Photo by Scott Malone Team Excel members are, back row from left, Areti Tiglianidis, Rebecca Zhang, Ella Machunis, Molly Hammond, Annie Yan and Caelan Hurley; middle row from left, Gabriella Rodriguez, Claire Niu, Lucia Chin, Lea Yan, Grace Chen and Alexa Zhou; and front row from left, Jocelyn Mogielnicki, Michelle Vinnik, Celine Pechyoni, Fuka Shirasaki, Inbar Rabinovsky and Sajja Ranjit. Laine Wiesel is absent from the photo.

HUDSON – Town resident and National Catholic Regional Junior High student Jocelyn Mogielnicki competed with Team Excel Saturday at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Providence, R.I.

Team Excel’s Juvenile Team was one of six teams to qualify for Nationals at the Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships, and was one of only 13 Juvenile teams from across the country to compete at this elite level.

The squad represents the the Skating Club of Boston, and finished 13th in the weekend competition with a score of 25.02.

“I would like to commend Jocelyn and all our Team Excel skaters for their accomplishments,” Team Excel Director of Synchronized Skating Merita Mullen said prior to the competition. “This year marks the first time that our organization will send four teams to the U.S. Championships and the first time in Team Excel’s history that our Juvenile Team has qualified to compete at nationals. These achievements are a true testament to the effort and dedication of our skaters, as well as the commitment and support of our entire Team Excel family – coaches, parents, and volunteers alike. We are incredibly proud of their success.”

Synchronized skating is a demanding discipline of figure skating in which teams of eight to 20 skaters perform a program together, blending elements of singles skating, pairs skating and ice dance. Programs are characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. Athletes in this sport work and train diligently year-round. Team Excel’s teams practice 11 months a year, for a minimum of eight hours a week, on and off the ice. In addition, each skater trains with private coaches on individual skating skills, such as footwork, edge quality, free style jumps and spins and ice dance.

In addition to its Juvenile Team, Team Excel Junior, Collegiate and Adult also qualified to compete at the U.S. Championships.

For more information about Team Excel, visit excelsynchro.org.