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2012 STATE CHAMPIONS
CONGRATULATIONS to our entire team for your outstanding performance at the 2012 Optional State Meet held the weekend of March 24th and 2012 Xcel State Meet held on March 31st. The following is a list of those who were crowned State Champions this Spring! Way to go girls and Good Luck to those who qualified to compete at Level 8-10 Region 1 Championships in April.
All Around: Cassie Betts (Level 8) and Kaitlin Harvey (Level 9)
Vault: Emily Crisler (Xcel Gold), Moira Murphy (Xcel Platinum), Cassie Betts (Level 8)
Uneven Bars: Caitie Bell (Level 9)
Balance Beam: Katie McWilliams (Level 7) and Lauren Ramirez (Level 10)
Floor Exercise: Tessa Cruse (Xcel Platinum), Leah Cohen (Level 7), Mariah York (Level 8), Kaitlin Harvey (Level 9)
Region 1 Qualifiers: Lauren Ramirez (Level 10), Caitie Bell (Level 9), Rachel Binkley (Level 9), Kaitlin Harvey (Level 9), Kellie McMullan (Level 9), Cassie Betts (Level 8), Sarah Caswell (Level 8), Leah Perrino (Level 8), Cienna Samiley (Level 8), Mariah York (Level 8)
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CONGRATULATIONS to Lauren Ramirez
for qualifying to the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup!!!
"A total of 34 gymnasts from the selected invitational meets will advance to the Nastia Liukin Cup, scheduled for Friday, March 2, in New York City in conjunction with the AT&T American Cup (March 3).
The 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup will be televised live on Universal Sports. For more information, go to NastiaLiukinCup.com.
Gymnasts who compete in the Nastia Liukin Cup will receive a Nastia Liukin-designed leotard and a warm-up from GK Elite; two tickets to the AT&T American Cup, and recognition for the all-around medalists during the event; and the opportunity to meet Liukin and participate in a team photo."
Click here for a complete list of qualifiers.
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Congratulations to our entire team for your outstanding performance at this year's State Championships! The following is a list of those who were crowned State Champions this season!
All Around: Emily Caviolo - Level 5
Vault: Jordan Johnston - Level 5, Shaelynn Grageda - Level 4
Uneven Bars: Holly Dyer - Level 6, Jacque Lyman - Level 6, Katie McWilliams - Level 6, Moira Murphy - Level 6, Olivia Cadien - Level 5, Tiana Campbell - Level 5, Emily Caviolo - Level 5, Lauren Hilbun - Level 5, Kate Ingram - Level 4, Catalina Merrill - Level 4, Brooklyn Pieper - Level 4
Balance Beam: McKenzie Kuyper - Level 6, Erin Thompson - Level 6, Olivia Cadien - Level 5
Way to go girls!
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USA Gymnastics 2011 National
TOPs Team Members!
CONGRATULATIONS to Rebecca Beasley and
Cienna Samiley for making the TOPs National Team!!!
Rebecca and Cienna have been invited to the National TOPs Team training camp with all expenses paid by USA Gymnastics. They will travel with coach Amanda in December to the Olympic Training Center (Karolyi Ranch) in Houston, Texas for the four day training camp.
TOPs is a talent search and educational program for female gymnasts ages 7-10 and their coaches. During the months of June and July, approximately 2,600 gymnasts ages 7-10 were evaluated on physical abilities at the state level. From there, the best three hundred 8-10 year old athletes were invited to participate in the National TOPs Testing in October, where they were evaluated on the same physical abilities tests and basic gymnastics skills. From National TOPs Testing, 50 athletes were named to the TOPs National Team and invited to participate in the National TOPs Training Camp in December. Former TOPs athletes include Carly Patterson, Chellsie Memmel, Courtney Kupets, Tasha Schwikert, Alicia Sacramone and Samantha Peszek, just to name a few.
For more information on the TOPs program, please see the USA Gymnastics website.
(Coach Amanda Borden with TOPs National Qualifiers Gabriella Macera, Olivia Cadien, Rebecca Beasley, and Cienna Samiley)
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Good luck to all our gymnasts competing in the upcoming 2011-2012 season!!!
Please see the Compulsory and Optionals Meet Schedules
in the Calendar of Events section for more details
regarding the meets.
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Congratulations to all the girls who participated in TOPs testing this past summer! They all worked very hard and should be proud of all their achievements!!!
http://www.arizonatops.com/
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