Two Walled Lake Northern students will compete with USA Baton Twirling this summer

Walled Lake Northern’s Avery Ladd and Caden Woloski are headed to Italy this summer to compete with Team USA at the International Baton Twirling Federation (IBTF) Nations Cup World Majorettes and Baton Twirling Championships in August.

Ladd and Woloski both qualified for Team USA in January at the IBTF World Qualifiers in Aiken, South Carolina. Ladd won the Nations Cup Junior Solo event earning her a spot on Team USA. She also competed in three other events placing in the Top 10 in both the Nations Cup Solo and Three Baton preliminaries.

“I am so excited and grateful to be on Team USA,” said Ladd. “It will be great to have the opportunity to compete with my teammates and to meet twirlers from all over the world. I am looking forward to this experience, and I can't wait to represent the United States in Italy."

Woloski will compete in two events at the World Championships for Team USA after an incredible showing at the IBTF World Qualifiers in Aiken, South Carolina. Woloski shined taking first place in both the Nations Solo and Two Baton events.

“My thousands of hours of practice have finally paid off in a way I've dreamed of since I first began to twirl,” said Woloski. “I'm unimaginably excited, ready to meet the world and for the world to meet me, and see what I can do"

The IBTF Nations Cup World Majorettes and Baton Twirling Championship run from August 2 through August 10 in Turin, Italy.