EWA Winners at State Meets
EWA WINNERS AT STATE MEETS
Five first place team awards, and 37 national qualifiers on three events mean a very successful state championship for the trampoline and tumbling (T & T) team at Eagle’s Wings Athletics (EWA).
The state competition, held April 23-24 in Paris, Texas, awarded first place team to EWA for level 5 tumbling, levels 9 and 10 trampoline, and levels 7 and 9 double mini. Level 6 tumbling and level 7 trampoline teams earned third place as a team.
On individual events, in the age 15 and over division, Mary Rossi won gold for the Level 10 trampoline and in the Junior division on double mini. Level 9 Kelsey Dock took second place on trampoline, and third on double mini. On Level 7 tumbling and trampoline Sara Stewart earned second and third place respectively, and on level 8 double mini added another bronze medal.
The athletes ages 13 and 14 were in another group, where Sydney Wendt competed level 10 on tumbling and trampoline, and earned first and third respectively. Rebecca Clouthier earned fourth place on level 9 trampoline, while Charlotte Pearce placed second on Level 7 double mini. Brittany Stout earned fourth place on level 8 tumbling and double mini.
In the 11 and 12 year-old division, Caeley Black was the Level 7 trampoline champion. Gabi D’annunzio took bronze in Level 6 tumbling, and Macy Levine took third in Level 5 tumbling and fourth on level 7 double mini. On Level 7 trampoline, Veronica Prior earned fourth place.
EWA’s oldest female competitor, Melissa Courtad, competed Level 10, age 17 and over, on trampoline, where she earned a silver medal. The youngest, Gaby Williams, in the age 9-10 division, placed fourth in level 6 tumbling.
Three EWA boys competed in the age 9-10 division. Cole Kirby was the level 6 tumbling champion, and earned silver on level 7 trampoline and bronze on level 7 double mini. Tyler Dunning earned first place on level 6 trampoline and third in level 5 tumbling. Wyatt Sharp took silver in level 6 tumbling.
Isaac Rowley, in the 11-12 year-old division, was the champion on all three events – level 9 trampoline and double mini, and level 6 tumbling. Caden Kirby took silver on level 9 double mini and level 6 tumbling, and bronze on level 9 trampoline.
In the 15 and over group, Bryan Bashrum was the level 10 double mini champion, and took second on both level 9 trampoline and tumbling. Brian Schmidt earned a bronze medal for level 10 trampoline and placed fourth on level 9 double mini. Josh Williams was the Level 10 double mini champion in the 17 and over division.
Allen Gymnast Takes U.S. Gold Medal
ALLEN GYMNAST TAKES U.S. GOLD MEDAL
Mary Rossi was one of three U.S. women to earn a gold medal at the 2010 Trampoline and Tumbling (T & T) Pan American Championships held at the Daytona Beach (Fla.) Ocean Center March 26. Rossi, who trains at Eagle’s Wings Athletics (EWA) in Allen, won her gold on double mini trampoline in the Level 10, age 15-16 division. She beat out 19 other competitors to earn the top spot with a score of 63.60.
Other gymnasts at Eagle’s Wings made notable finishes in the Level 10, age 17 and over division. Emily Beasley placed fourth (28.3) in tumbling and Melissa Courtad took sixth (29.4) out of 34 on trampoline. Josh Williams earned 11th place on double mini with a score of 62.5.
The T& T team at EWA is coached by Amy McDonald, Bret Stout, and Josh Williams.
Trampoline and Tumbling Winners in Lubbock
TRAMPOLINE AND TUMBLING WINNERS IN LUBBOCK
EWA’s Trampoline and Tumbling (T & T) team competed in the 2010 Extreme Winter Classic held February 13 in Lubbock. Mary Rossi competed Junior elite on double mini, earning a bronze medal there, to go with her gold medal from Level 10 trampoline in the age 15-16 group. In the Level 10, age 17 and over division, Melissa Courtad won first place on the trampoline, and teammate Emily Beasley won second. Beasley also placed first on tumbling.
In the 13 and 14 year-old group, Sydney Wendt won Level 10 trampoline and tumbling, and took third for level 9 double mini. Brittany Stout won Level 8 tumbling.
Hannah Green, competing Level 9 in the 15 and over division, earned gold on double mini and silver on trampoline. Sarah Stewart won Level 7 tumbling and took second on Level 8 double mini.
For the boys, Cole Kirby took two golds (Level 7 trampoline and Level 6 tumbling) and a bronze (Level 7 double mini) in the age 9-10 group.
Caden Kirby and Isaac Rowley competed Level 9 in the age 11-12 group, where Kirby won double mini and took third on trampoline, while Rowley took silver on trampoline and bronze on double mini.
Brian Schmidt, in the age 15-16 division, won two silver medals – Level 10 trampoline and Level 9 double mini.
The T & T team at EWA is coached by Amy McDonald, Josh Williams, and Bret Stout.
Congrats Mary
Mary Rossi from the EWA Trampoline & Tumbling Team had the opportunity to travel to Sacramento, California with Coach Amy for the 2010 Trampoline & Tumbling Olympic Development Team Qualification Camp. Mary spent three days training with national team coaches, proving to them that she was physically and mentally ready to be on the Olympic Development Team. Mary did a great job and hit both of her routines in the competition that was held on the final day of the camp. Based on her physical abilities and the competition at the camp, Mary was placed on the 2010 Trampoline & Tumbling Olympic Development Team. She will have the opportunity to travel to Belgium in April and compete on this team against other level 10 athletes in the world. Congratulations Mary!
