R5 Twenty-Five “Ones to Watch” (Ohio)

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April 16, 2022

It is that time of year……REGION 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! As Regional weekend is fast approaching we will be showcasing our R5 “Ones to Watch” from each state up next is the home of the Buckeyes……OHIO!!!

Each athlete on the list is either a 1st year Level 10 or a Level 10 who has not made Nationals previously. These athletes however could make an impact on this years Region 5 Dream Team.

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Addison Sarisky (Olympic Dreams)

Addison displays beautiful classic form, she is a joy to watch on every event, but she truly shines on the uneven bars and balance beam. Look for her high flying transitions and full out dismount on bars. Addison will be a game changer in the Junior B age group this year and will definitely have people talking next weekend.

Zoie Pelfrey (CGA)

Zoie has been a favorite of mine for a few years now. I absolutely love watching her perform on floor with her great dance and expressive energy, she will certainly grab your attention. I am truly hoping this will be Zoie’s year to shine and make her first R5 Dream Team.

Lindsey Hartman (Queen City)

Lindsey is a 1st year level 10 who has made a huge impact this season tying for 2nd in the All-Around with a 38.275 at the Ohio State Championships. Lindsey excels all over the gym, but it’s her vault and floor that make her stand out.

Elle Johnson (CGA)

Elle Johnson is another consistent all around competitor, but specifically watch for her huge Ray to bail combo on uneven bars, and her beautiful clean balance beam set. Elle would be a great addition to the Senior B Dream Team. She is calm, cool and collected in competition, and could rise to the top spot without anyone realizing it.

Megan Brueck (Queen City)

Megan is a graduating senior who will be headed to Yale in the fall, but is looking to make her first R5 Dream Team next weekend. Megan is the 2022 OH State AA Champion going 38.075. Megan excels on the uneven bars, watch for her huge Ray and flawless bail handstand.

R5 Twenty-Five “Ones to Watch” (Michigan)

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Kim Dowis

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April 14, 2022

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It is that time of year……REGION 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! As Regional weekend is fast approaching we will be showcasing our R5 “Ones to Watch” from each state starting with my home state the Great Lakes State! MICHIGAN!!!

Each athlete on the list is either a 1st year Level 10 or a Level 10 who has not made Nationals previously. These athletes however could make an impact on this years Region 5 Dream Team.

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Catherine Guy (Capital City Flips)
2022 MI Beam Champion, 2022 Hopes Qualifier, 2021 Eastern National Floor Champion. Watch for Catherine to make a huge impact in the Junior A age group this year in the All Around. Cat, who finished 2nd in the All Around behind teammate Lili Cosman at the 2022 MI State Championships, is one of those “future of Region 5” athletes.

Ome Ellis (Michigan Elite)
Finishing 3rd in the All Around at the 2022 MI State Championships, Ome is peaking at the right time to make her 1st Region 5 Dream Team. Watch for her power, beautiful front aerial on beam and effortless swing on uneven bars.

Cady Duplissis (Champion USA)
2019 Level 9 Eastern National Qualifier, 2022 Vault State Champion
Cady, a 2nd year Level 10, finished 4th in the All-Around and took home the Vault title at the 2022 MI State Championships. Cady, has grown a bit in the last few years which is making her gymnastics even more lovely to watch, especially on the uneven bars where she performs a sky high full out dismount.

Amina Mackalo (Gym America)
2022 MI State Vault Champion
Amina, who we have not seen competing since prior to Covid, rounded out the top 5 in the Child Division at the 2022 MI State Championships. Amina brings exciting skills to the competition floor with her huge Hindorff on the uneven bars and cartwheel 1 1/2 beam dismount. Her floor routine is also full of big person and big potential, continue to watch for Amina for years to come.

Elle Beaufait (Olympia)
Elle, a senior committed to MSU, finished in the top 5 in the SRA division at the 2022 MI State Championships. Elle shows beautiful lines and extensions in all her routines, but it’s her floor and beam that are my favorite to watch. Look for Elle to perform beautiful triple series on the balance and gorgeous Yurchenko 1/1 on vault.

ALUMonday- 2022 USAG Nationals Edition

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Jason MacDonald

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April 12, 2022

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It’s ALUMonday… on Tuesday and we have the USAG National Championships edition. Region 5 was well represented in the championships including one alum fresh off her performance at the Seattle Regional last weekend. That alum was Anna Kaziska from SEMO who took home the USAG National Title on two events beam and floor.

The USAG Nationals are for NCAA programs who have 7 or less scholarships to give out in their programs. The winner of the 2022 National Team title was Texas Women’s University which features two of our alums Maddie Griffith and Kyla Podges.

Check out final results and these 8 routines from our alums that you might not have seen (if you don’t have USAG FlipNow) from this weekend USAG Nationals.

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Full Results Prelims Session 1 Session 2 | Team Finals | Event Finals

Anna Kaziska, SEMO Beam 9.95 (USAG National Beam and Floor Champion)

Kyla Podges, TWU Bars 9.725, Beam 9.775

Riley Meeks, Yale Beam 9.775

Maddie Griffin, TWU Bars 9.85 (4th Place)

Madison Greene, SEMO Vault 9.725, 9.85 Floor

(Podcast) College Salute: NCAA Regional Weekend- AuBE 10’s and Exciting Finishes

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Jason MacDonald

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April 9, 2022

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What’s to come in this episode:

After a weekend of 4 square or 8 square or even 12 square, we have our 2022 NCAA qualifiers. It was a weekend of big performances, 10’s for what every Trinity touched, a very well known foot (thanks to twitter and ESPN screen shots- crazy exciting ending in Raleigh, Tale of two Bryants, Schulte soars in Seattle and lots of alum stand out moments.

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Show Notes:

Intro

Fab 5

Brenna Nault Beam Mount
Grace McCallum Floor–LOVE
Olson’s beam dismount 2 nights in a row
Kendall Whitman Floor from George Washington
Tabitha Yims Sassy walk before Lawson Beam routine, omg love it
Missouri’s Joslyn Moore Vault technique
Utah Floor DAMN
Spencers NCAA Regional GIF post (balancebeamsituation.com)

Karas Kickover– Anything Is Possible

Regional Surprises: Teams who advanced that I didn’t think would and teams/athletes that didn’t that I didn’t think wouldn’t HALEIGH BRYANT

Breakdown/Discussion-

Raleigh Regional-

Crazy unexpected finish

DRAMA! MISSOURI – UCLA- MISSOURI- UCLA- NO HEEL DOWN- MISSOURI

LSU OUT IN SEMI’s

Auburn (AUbe (All Be 10’s regional)-

Florida 198.775!!!!! UM

Suni Heal Slam then beaming to a 10

Leanne Wong’s vault- 10.0

Aria pre beam

Kim’s new friend Mara from LIU 9.925 on bars but the most perfect ½ pirouette

Norman Regional-

Highlights- Jordan Bowers and Audrey Davis bars (inverts to jaeger and double front ½)

Shout out to Kiara Giagifana-

BIG CONGRATS Gayla Griswold (Lindenwood first NCAA qualifier- Vault huge Yurchenko 1 1/2 ) Jaye Mack ISU on Floor (stuck pike full in)

Seattle Regional (Exciting Finish)

Highlights- Taylor Lawson’s (Stanford) Standing Arabian

KJ said it well Never are you there just to participate! That is fitting for MSU this year!

Michigan State

Utah’s Beam finish

Okeefe before beam

Tale of 2 Bryants

9.9 Notebook– Other notables from Regional weekend

Region 5 University– How would a team of region 5 alums fair against the competition from regional finals.

Toe Point President Nominees

Built Bar Best 5 of the Week

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Past Podcasts:

Week 11: Conference Championships- Spartans, Chips and 26

Week 10: A Real Showstopper

Week 9: The Oscar Goes to Records, Seniors, 198s

Week 8: They Rise to the Perfect 10

Week 7: WWW- Want, Work, Win… A Dog’s Got to Eat!

Week 6: Playlists, Program Records and Perea It’s a Chief Kiss

Week 5: Was it a 10, Should it be a 10-Subjectivity in Judging

Week 4: Storm Trooper Stare Down

Week 3: Big Letters, Records, the Queen and Wake Boarding

Week 2: Melting Thru Movement or Sharp Stab

Week 1: From A to Z and Everything in Between

ALUMonday for Regional Championships

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Jason MacDonald

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April 5, 2022

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It’s ALUMonday… on Tuesday and we have the Regional Championships edition. Our Region 5 Alums represented as usually with great performance at all four regional championships sites. We even have one alum who competed only her 2nd bar routine of the year at regionals and nailed it.

Make sure you check out our College Salute Podcast (posted this Thursday) as we will break down the action from the regional championships weekend.

So let’s check out these 10 routines that you might not have seen from all the regional action.

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Suki Pfister, Ball State 9.85 Vault- Norman Regional