Meet the 2017 Dream Team | Region 5 Junior E’s:
Andrea Li, Legacy Elite
Aria Brusch, Cincinnati
Sierra Brooks, Aspire
JerQuavia Henderson, Gym Corner
Mickayla Stuckey, CIncinnati
Lauren Bannister, Champion KY
Raina Malas, Buckeye
Kaitlyn Ewald, Revolution
The 2017 Level 9 Eastern National Championships is wrapped up its final day in Dimondale yesterday. The last 4 Senior Age Groups took the floor early this morning to close out the event and for some to close out their gymnastics careers with Region 5 & their personal gyms. In 2017, we crowned 8 All-Around Champions, 9 Vault Champions, 3 Uneven Bar Champions, 3 Balance Beam Champions & 7 Floor Champions. Along with Top 3 finishes on Vault (11), Uneven Bars (15), Balance Beam (10), Floor (11) & All-Around (11). In the Super Team Category, Region 5 won their 3rd straight Super Team Title accumulating 55 out of the possible 64 points! Region 5 placed first in 11 of the 16 age group to capture the title!
The 2017 Level 9 Eastern National Championships proved to be a very rewarding and fulfilling endeavor for Region 5! Here is a recap of Day 3 from Easterns.
Final Super Team Standings: (note: 4 points for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd and 1 for 4th place).
1.Region 5 – 55 points
2.Region 7- 41 points
3.Region 8- 35 points
4.Region 6- 28 points
In the Senior 5 age group, Lauren Puscheck of Phenom tied for 2nd place AA (36.950), Reagan Gnewuch from Huntley was solid on beam for 2nd place (9.225) and Audriana Hammond of Water’s Edge tumbled her way to the 2017 National Title on floor with her 9.5.
For full Senior 5 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24197/
In Senior 6, McKenzie McClarney of Wrights Gymnastics was collegiate gymnastics step away from the national title with her 37.400 AA only .25 out of first. Caroline Austin of Oakland Gymnastics dismounted the competition and landed in the top 5 tying for 4th (37.200), CGA’s Adrienne Nguyen-Storer placed 7th (37.125) and rounding out the top 10 was Alisha Riles of Buffalo Grove Gymnastics (36.650). McClarney, also picked up a few individual medals placing 2nd on the vault (9.575) & 3rd (9.425) on the floor while Adrienne Nguyen-Storer picked up a 3rd place podium spot swinging her way to a 9.525 on bars.
For full Senior 6 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24198/
**Senior 6 took 1st place as a team (149.525)**
Senior 7 placed 5 athletes in the top 10 as Madison Roehrs from SIGS took 4th with a 37.125, Kendra Linway of Gym World took 5th (36.825) while Michigan girls Sydney Schocker [Extreme] & Jenna Nuler [Splitz] tied for 6th overall (36.625) and Ashley Willicut of Cincinnati Gymnastics took 9th (36.525). There were two individual national titles for Region 5 in this age group and they were both by Roehrs, winning the bars (9.65) and floor (9.525). Few more of our gymnasts broke into the top 3 as Jenna Nuler & Ashley Willicut tied for 2nd place on bars with a 9.525, and Willicut took 2nd on floor. Infinity’s Brielle Hampton landed in 2nd on the vault 9.575.
For full Senior 7 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24199/
**Senior 7 took 1st place as a team (148.525)**
The Senior 8’s closed out the successful weekend for Region 5 with our 8th All-Around National Champion of the championships as Wrights Gymnastics Olivia Kavanaugh finished the day in the top spot with a 36.975. Grand Rapids Sabrina Bowen took 7th place with a 36.325. Two Senior 8s also garnered two individual podium spots with Kavanaugh placing 2nd on floor 9.425 & Alyssa Petko of Crystal Lake tied for 2nd 0n beam with a 9.075.
For full Senior 8 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24200/
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Meet the 2017 Dream Team | Region 5 Senior E’s:
Anastasia Webb, IGI
Anne Maxim, Olympia
Mckenna Linnen, Gym America
Darby Nelson, Cincinnati
Tristan Brown, Twistars
Rachel Borden, Legacy Elite
Sam Gallet, BIG
Emma Hansen, Queen City(competing for Region 2)
Paige Kovnesky (Alt) (will film her intro at nationals)
Meet the 2017 Dream Team | Region 5 Senior D’s
Jenna Swartzentruber, Buckeye
Bridget Killian, Legacy Elite
Wesley Stephenson, Legacy Elite
Abigail Matthews, Cincinnati
Ashley Hofelich, Oakland
Aleah Leman, Energym
Nicole Borkowski, New Heights
Kara Roberts, Splitz
Day 2 of the 2017 Level 9 Eastern National Championships started bright and early this morning with the rest of the Junior Age Group (7 &8) and the beginning to the Senior Age Groups (1-4) vying to take top honors and be crowned National Champion!
In the Junior 7 age group Region 5 placed 4 athletes in the top 10, with Sidney Washington of Gym America & Abigail Singh of Phenom tying for 4th place (37.475). Mia Lucero, Premier West Gymnastics Academy placing 6th (37.225) and Gigi Singh of Phenom taking 9th (36.875). Sydney Washington, hit a huge 9.675 vault, to become the 2017 Eastern National Vault Co-Champion.
Link to full Junior 7 results: https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24191/
**The Junior 7 Age Group took 2nd Place as a team (149.225)**
The Junior 8 Age Group crowned Anna Winger, Perfection School of Gymnastics, the 2017 Eastern National All-Around Champion (37.800). Anna also added to her medal count by claiming the bars (9.775) and floor (9.550) National Titles! Grace Harrell of Cincinnati Gymnastics also landed in the top 5 placing 4th (37.425) and also taking 2nd in the bars (9.600). Region 5 also boosts another Junior Vault Champion with Olivia Butler of Cincinnati taking the title (9.650).
Link to full results for Junior 8 https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24192/
**The Junior 8 Age Group took 1st Place as a team (150.200)**
Region 5 placed 4 athletes in the top 10 in the Senior 1 age group. Twistars Sophia Rios found herself in the top spot scoring an impressive 37.900 to take the all-around title, she also picked up a national beam title (9.425T) and a 3rd place finish on the vault (9.625). Lilian Cadwell of The Gymnastics Company finished 3rd overall (37.525) and 3rd on the balance beam (9.225). Meaghan O’Connor of Premier West Gymnastics Academy, finished 8th All-Around (36.675) followed by her regionmate Twistars Breckin Quoss (36.625). Congratulations to Aspire Gymnastics Academy’s Madelyn Knapp on her 2nd place finish on the bars (9.550).
Link to full Senior 1 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24193/
**The Senior 1 Age Group took 1st Place as a Team (150.225)**
5 out of the top 10 athletes in Senior 2 were from Region 5! Izzabel Geig of Gymnastics World led the field claiming the all around title with a 37.925, she also picked up event titles on the bars (9.575T), floor (9.575) and finished 2nd on the balance beam (9.300T). Katie Kowalski of MMG captured the national vault title (9.675) as well as finishing 2nd place in the AA (37.575). Perfection’s Olivia Lynd finished 4th in the AA, but captured event medals on the vault (9.500 3rd) and the floor (9.500 2nd). Queen City’s Lydia Caggiano finished 6th (37.175) and claimed the national beam title with a 9.325. Hannah Hautala of Champion USA, previously an alternate, was called up to compete and had a great showing finishing 8th in the AA and 4th on the balance beam.
Link to full Senior 2 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24194/
**The Senior 2 Age Group placed 1st as a team (150.575)**
The Senior 3 Age Group was led by Gym-Nation’s Kelsey Kollhoff who place 1st in the all-around (37.600) & snagged the balance beam title (9.450) as well. Emily Kirkham of Gymnastics Academy of Rockford (GAR), also took a podium spot placing 3rd in the all-around (37.400) as well as 2nd on the bars (9.475) & 3rd on the balance beam (9.225T). Rachel Uhlik of DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics added to the Region 5 medal count placing 3rd on the bars (9.450). Thomia Tomlanovich, Hunts Gymnastics, also added to the medal count by picking up the Senior 3 National Vault Title (9.725).
Link to full Senior 3 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24195/
**The Senior 3 Age Group took 1st Place as a team 149.425**
In the Senior 4 Age Group 4 Region 5 athletes found themselves in the top 10 with Kiara Gianfagna of JPAC leading the way. Kiara, grabbed 2 National Titles, vault (9.600), floor (9.600) and a 2nd place finish on the bars (9.550) on her way to a 4th place all-around finish (37.525). Madeline Berry of North Canton YMCA tied for 2nd place on the bars (9.350) and 3rd place on the floor (9.550) with region 5 teammate Hope Stotts of the Gymnastics Company who also placed 8th in the all-around (36.950), en route to a 6th place all-around finish (37.325).
Link to full Senior 4 results https://myusagym.com/meets/live/61326/results/24196/
**The Senior 4 Age Group took 1st Place as a team 149.650**
Super Team Standings after 2 days of competition. (note: 4 points for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd and 1 for 4th place).
1.Region 5 – 43 points
2.Region 8- 30 points
3.Region 7- 28 points
4.Region 6- 19 points
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