2016 MEGA Magic Results Recap

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December 11, 2016

The season has officially started! Our 2016-2017 Meet Season coverage kicked off this past weekend with the MEGA Magic Classic hosted by Michigan Elite Gymnastics Academy in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Level 10 session had a great mixture of teams and talent! First year Level 10s and graduating seniors made up the lineups and showed preparedness for a great upcoming season.

MEGA Magic Classic Video Coverage Page Click Here

Junior A

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Vault
1. Grace King AGA, 9.525 Video

2. Hannah DeMers Splitz, 9.450 Video

3. Avery Grant BVA, 9.350 Video

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Bars
1. Grace King AGA, 9.300

2. Suki Pfister Set-10, 9.175

3. Avery Grant BVA, 9.125 Video

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Beam

1. Grace King AGA, 9.225 Video

2. Sarah Moraw Champion USA, 9.150

3. Maya McRae GTC, 9.075

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Floor

1. Grace King AGA, 9.175

2. Avery Grant BVA, 9.075 Video

3. Alexa Miller MEGA, 9.025

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AA

1. Grace King AGA, 37.225

2. Sarah Moraw Champion USA 35.725 (TIE)
Naomi German GTC, 35.725

JuniorB

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Vault

1. Karlie Franz Hunt’s, 9.575 (TIE)
Kara Roberts Splitz, 9.575 (TIE) Video

3. Kelsey Kurtiak AGA, 9.550 Video

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Bars

1. Mayleigh Vanderbeek Champion USA, 9.275 Video

2. Kara Roberts Splitz, 9.125 Video

3. Karlie Franz Hunt’s, 8.950 Video

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Beam

1. Mayleigh Vanderbeek Champion USA, 9.250 Video

2. Olivia Megge Hunt’s, 9.175 (TIE) Video
Alyssa Keller All-American Flames, 9.175 (TIE) Video

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Floor

1. Karlie Franz Hunt’s, 9.500 (TIE) Video
Hallie Hornbacher BVA, 9.500 (TIE) Video

3. Olivia Amodei Hunt’s, 9.400 Video

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All-Around

1. Mayleigh Vanderbeek Champion USA, 37.175

2. Karlie Franz Hunt’s, 37.100

3. Kelsey Kurtiak AGA, 36.750

Senior A

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Vault

1. Vanasia Bradley Splitz, 9.500 Video

2. Lauren Bottrell Splitz, 9.450

3. Dominique Militello BVA, 9.275 Video

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Bars

1. Cami Topp Champion USA, 9.000 Video

2. Lauren Bottrell Splitz, 8.875

3. Dominique Militello, BVA 8.575

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Beam

1. Vanasia Bradley Splitz, 9.250

2. Nora Fettinger MMG, 8.575

3. Dominique Militello, BVA 8.475

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Floor

1. Dominique Militello BVA, 9.175 Video

2. Lauren Bottrell Splitz, 9.125

3. Nora Fettinger MMG, 8.80

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All-Around

1. Dominique Militello BVA, 35.500

2. Lauren Bottrell Splitz, 34.675

3. Nora Fettinger MMG, 33.90

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Team

1. Hunt’s

2. Bay Valley Academy

3. Champion USA

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Senior Saturday: Dominique Militello, Bay Valley | Higher Expectations in 2017

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December 10, 2016

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Our first Senior Saturday of the season features Bay Valley senior level 10 Dominique Militello. Dominique won the All Around at the 2016 Level 9 Eastern Nationals and enters her first year of level 10 in her final JO season. Dom has taken on the role of leader for her team and takes that role seriously putting her teammates first. She has made the transition to level 10 and is looking forward to competing here new skills. Dominique competes in her first meet of her senior season today at the MEGA Magic Classic.

Region 5 sends 13 to TOPs A Camp

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Jason MacDonald

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December 9, 2016

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This week the TOPs A camp took place at the Ranch in Texas and once again our region is well represented. Region 5 qualified 13 out of the 54 athletes that made the 2016 TOPs A National Team representing 7 different clubs. Congrats to Buckeye Gymnastics, Cincinnati Gymnastics, GymNasti, Gymnastics Academy of Rockford, Legacy Elite Gymnastics, Michigan Elite and Premier West. Thank you to our coaches for sending us pictures from camp and congrats to the following athletes:

Mallory Reyes (Buckeye Gymnastics)
Carly Weinberg (Buckeye Gymnastics)
Haley Mendoza (Cincinnati Gymnastics)
Olivia Jackson (Cincinnati Gymnastics)
Clancy Conley (GymNasti)
Avery Schlichting (GAR)
Mattie Whalen (GAR)
Ainsley Johnson (GAR)
Emma Becker (Legacy Elite)
Mattilyn Kitzmiller (Legacy Elite)
Aubree Guinee (Legacy Elite)
Aubrey Patterson (Michigan Elite)
Julia Raczyk (Premier West)

Coaches Quotes about the experience at TOPs camp

Kim Tanskanen from MEGA said “This was Aubrey’s 2nd camp, and it was great to see her improvement from last year. It is an amazing opportunity to work with and learn from the National Staff. They always provide great insight.”

Anna Li from Legacy Elite ” It’s always a privilege for coaches and young athletes to be able to train at the national training center and have the opportunity to be coached by Valeri, the National Staff. It’s also fun to collaborate with other coaches to push their talents to the net level in a very prestigious environment. The pictures and club banners hanging around the training center always a reminder to the gymnasts that this is their legacy to continue.”

Amanda Zanoni from Gymnasti ” TOPs camp is a great experience for both athlete and coache. It’s amazing to see how much the girls improve in just 4 days with the guidance of the National Staff. I also love being able to take that knowledge back home to our gym. This was Clancy’s second camp and we hope to be back again next year!”

Ashley Priess from Cincinnati ” TOPs A camp was a tremendous opportunity for our girls to mature, learn from the very best staff, and be in a facility that produces excellence generation after generation.

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20 Questions with New Heights Senior Paige Kovnesky

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Kim Dowis

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December 6, 2016

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Our next Region 5 Athlete is New Heights Senior Paige Kovnesky. I first noticed this athlete a few years ago at the Luau in Leo’s Meet, hosted by New Heights, I saw her swing bars with such grace and ease I knew she was something special! Now she is a senior and getting ready to head to Mizzou in the fall, Paige and her high flying bars will certainly be missed from Region 5! Let’s get to know Paige a little better and find out what she wants to be when she grows up.

How did you get into Gymnastics? How old were you? My parents were tired of me climbing on the furniture and they wanted something to help get rid of all my extra energy so they put me into classes at New Heights when I was 3.

What is your favorite event? Bars

What is your favorite part of gymnastics? The life lessons that I learn for both life and sports, I love that feeling on being prepared for a meet and going out and hitting all my routines!

If not already committed to college, what college do you want to attend? Already committed to the University of Missouri

What is your favorite meet to compete at? Luau in Leo’s

Biggest accomplishment in gymnastics so far? Signing my NLI

Favorite skill to train and/or compete? Tkatchev

Dream Skill? Onodi on beam

Who do you most admire in the sport of gymnastics? Simone Biles

What is your all time favorite leotard? My University of Missouri Leo

Do you still have your very first leo? No

What were the first Olympic Games you remember watching? 2004 olympics

What do you want to be when you grow up? A surgeon

Where do you go to High School? Archbold High School

What is your favorite color? Blue

What do you like to do outside of gymnastics? Read and hang out with family

If you weren’t a gymnast what sport do you think you would try? Volleyball

If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live? Greece

If you could have lunch with anyone dead or alive who would it be and why? Mark Twain because I loved his books and I would want to know more about his childhood and where he got his inspiration for all the books!

Tell me something interesting about yourself…..I love to read and my family is everything to me!:)

Here is Paige competing her favorite event at her favorite meet the 2016 Luau in Leo’s, hosted by New Heights in Ohio.

Coaches Wired: Claudia Kretschmer, Gym America

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Jason MacDonald

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December 1, 2016

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Claudia Kretschmer owner of Gym America in Michigan was mic’d up during the 2016 JO Nationals JRD session coaching Leah Clapper (Level 10/Elite). Claudia creates a calm positive feel during competition warm-ups on beam and Leah responded getting more confident each turn. Leah was last up for the JRD’s on beam and Claudia went through every movement with her.