EWA Gymnasts Compete at Nationals
May 17, 2010 by admin
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EWA GYMNASTS COMPETE AT NATIONALS
Two Level 10 gymnasts from Eagle’s Wings Athletics (EWA) competed at National competitions in Dallas the weekend of May 8 - 10. USA Gymnastics (USAG) sponsored the Junior Olympic (JO) National Championships and the National Invitational Tournament at the Dallas Convention Center. The meet was attended by dozens of collegiate recruiters looking at the some of the best talent in the country.
Casey Dreyer, a freshman from Plano, was one of 56 athletes competing in the Junior C division at JO Nationals. She tied for eighth place on balance beam (9.525) and 13th place all-around (37.725). She earned 9.575 on vault, 9.425 on floor exercise and 9.2 on uneven parallel bars to round out the individual events. Her coaches, Alex Atamas and Helen Verucchi, were pleased with her performance.
USAG also sponsors the Junior Olympic National Invitational (JO-NIT), a competition held to allow an additional 192 athletes the opportunity to compete nationally and be seen by NCAA coaches. Less than one-third of the 1500 Level 10 gymnasts that compete at State competitions are seen at Nationals. USAG developed the JO-NIT so that coaches already in attendance for JO Nationals can see and evaluate more athletes for recruiting purposes.
Allen High School sophomore Makenzie Johnson competed in the Junior D division at the JO-NIT. She tied for silver on vault with a score of 9.375. She earned fifth place on uneven bars (9.025), tied for eighth on balance beam (9.05) and took seventh all-around (36.25).
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.
TAAF State Meets
TAAF STATE MEETS
The Level 4 Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) state meet was held in Whitney, Texas April 24-25. Jessica Mingee had the highest vault score on the EWA team with a score of 9.5. Catherine Constantini swept the other events, earning the highest score on bars (9.7), beam (9.4), floor (9.05) and all-around (37.6).
Levels 5 through 8 had their state meet, hosted by ASI Firewheel, on May 1-2.
The Level 5 team had two event champions. In division 3, Kayla Spillman was the balance beam champion(9.85) and she earned third all-around (36.85) and fourth on vault. In division 7, Erin Palmer won vault (8.55) and took silver on floor (8.9). Gabrielle Smith took second place on floor (9.45) and fifth on vault in division 6. Maleah Ross, also in division 6, earned fourth on floor. Earning fifth place was Isabelle Muirhead on bars in division 3, and Katherine Carter on vault in division 9.
Taylor Brooks won the Level 7, Division 3 balance beam title with a score of 9.475, and Macy Holdrich placed fifth on bars.
Level 8 gymnast Maddie Kruse took silver all-around (35.45) by earning second on beam (9.375) and bars (8.35), fourth on vault (8.575) and fifth on floor (9.15). Rachel Pierret took bronze on beam (9.175) and vault (8.725) to earn fifth place all-around. Cara Lake placed fourth on floor (9.3) and fifth on vault.
USAG Women’s Level 7 State
May 12, 2010 by admin
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USAG WOMEN’S LEVEL 7 STATE
Two girls from EWA’s USA Gymnastics team became state champions at the Level 7 State meet held in Frisco April 24-25. Isabella Gordillo, who competed in the Jr. B3 division, was the balance beam champion with a score of 9.65. She tied for first place on vault (9.7) and tied for second on floor exercise (9.6) to place fifth all-around (37.575).
Natalie May tied for gold on balance beam in the Senior A3 division, earning a 9.65. She placed fourth on vault, fifth on floor, and seventh on uneven parallel bars to finish with the bronze medal all-around (37.9).
Sierra Thain placed sixth on beam, seventh on floor, and ninth on bars for a ninth place finish all-around (37.175) in the Junior B1 division.
TAAF at Mesquite
TAAF AT MESQUITE
The Texas Amateur Athletics Federation (TAAF) team at EWA took part in the Spring Fling meet in Mesquite the weekend of April 10.
Four girls competed in the Level 8 division. Maddie Kruse won first place all-around (34.45), and first on uneven parallel bars (8.55). Hailey Thomas was the floor exercise champion (9.175) and tied for first on vault with teammate Cara Lake (8.55). Lake was also the balance beam champion (8.925) and earned silver all-around (33.725).
Jenna Wicker, Level 7, placed second on vault and floor exercise, with scores of 8.75 and 8.65, respectively.
Level 5 Division 2 gymnast Kayla Spillman was the balance beam champion (9.425) and took second on floor exercise (9.6). In Division 4 Gabrielle Smith won first all-around (34.05) and second on beam (8.9). Katherine Carter, in Division 7, placed second all-around and on bars, and third on floor and vault.
On the Level 4 team, Catherine Constantini had the highest score among her teammates for vault (9.7), beam (9.5) and all-around (35.5). Bria Shavers had the highest EWA score on floor (8.8) and bars (8.7).
Boys Level 4 & 5 State
BOYS LEVEL 4 & 5 STATE
EWA’s men’s team brought home a championship team title, as well as four individual titles, from the Level 4 & 5 North State competition held in Garland on April 24.
The Level 5 boys, ages 12 and over, won first place team with only three members. Each one also won at least one North State Champion title. Brian Le won high bar (15.2) and all-around (89.8), earned second place on parallel bars (15.4), and tied for second on floor exercise (14.9) and pommel horse/mushroom (14.8). He also won third place on vault (14.7) and fourth on still rings (14.8) for a great showing.
Andy Hoover was the still rings champion (15.2), earned third place on parallel bars (14.9), and sixth on floor exercise and high bar.
Chance Melancon beat out his teammates for first place on parallel bars, winning with a score of 15.5. He placed fifth on floor exercise and sixth on rings.
Jake Sikora competed in the Level 5, age 10-11 division, placing third on pommel horse/mushroom (15.2) and parallel bars (14.6). In the age 7-8 group, Gavin McCallister tied for second place on floor (15.4), took fourth place on high bar (14.6), and earned seventh place all-around. Logan Cobb tied for fourth place on floor exercise (15.3), tied for fifth on vault (14.6), and placed seventh on parallel bars (15.1).
The Level 4 team also competed. Seven year-old Ethan Tibbs tied for fourth place on both vault (14.80) and rings (14.5), and tied for sixth place with a 14.8 on parallel bars and floor exercise. Braxton Brooks and Garrett Ganakos both age 6, each earned scores in the top ten on vault and parallel bars.
EWA Flyers Win International Competition
EWA FLYERS WIN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The cheer team at Eagle’s Wings Athletics (EWA) has done it again – another win, this time at the international level. The Flyers competed against six other teams in the Level One Junior Small Gym division the International All-Level Championship Cheer and Dance Competition in Dallas on April 17.
This win earned them the title of Southwest Regional Champions, and allows them to be scored for the World Championships. Performances on April 17 will be video scored by World judges to determine World Champions, with the winners announced by the end of May.
Winners at Regionals
WINNERS AT REGIONALS
Cole Wilhelm didn’t just win, he won big. Cole has had an extremely successful competitive season as a gymnast at Eagle’s Wings Athletics (EWA) in Allen. The season is not over yet, but Cole returned to Allen as Regional Champion times three. He won first place on parallel bars with a score of 15.0, first on high bar (14.7) and tied for first on vault (15.2). He earned a silver medal on floor exercise (15.5) and all around (87.7), and took 11th on pommel horse (13.0) and 12th on still rings (14.3) out of the 23 competitors in the Level 7, age 12-13 division.
The USA Men’s Gymnastics Regional Championships were held April 9-10 at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fifteen EWA gymnasts, levels 6 through 10, competed. Only Levels 9 and 10 are eligible to advance to Nationals, held in Tennessee next month, and all of EWA’s Level 9 and 10 athletes did just that.
On the Level 10 team, Evan Fitzgerald earned fourth on pommel horse (13.15), and eighth on floor exercise and high bar in the 14-15 year-old division. He earned 12th place all-around with a score of 75.05. Logan Doughty, in the 16-18 group, tied for seventh on parallel bars (13.75), placed ninth on floor exercise, and 12th on high bar. These two, along with teammate Justin Muenz, and Level 9 Cameron Lake, will be advancing to Nationals.
Chandler Guvernator competed Level 8, where he earned fourth place on high bar (11.15), fifth on vault (12.2) and rings (11.5), ninth on floor exercise, and 8th all-around (67.8).
Other notable finishes from the men’s team were Level 7 Drew Huck earning tenth on floor exercise, Level 6 Brian McCray (age 12-13 division) placing fifth on vault (14.2) and ninth on parallel bars, and Carter Frederick placing ninth on bars in the Level 6, age 8-9 division.
Women’s Regionals
April 20, 2010 by admin
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WOMEN’S REGIONALS
The USAG women’s Level 9 & 10 Regional Championships were held the same weekend in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Level 10 Casey Dreyer competed in the Junior C division, taking bronze all-around (37.725) out of 14 competitors. She earned fourth place on balance beam (9.55), fifth on floor exercise (9.55), sixth on uneven parallel bars (9.225) and seventh on vault (9.4). As one of the top 7 all-around finishers in her age group, she qualified to the Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships to be held in Dallas.
Makenzie Johnson, also Level 10, competed in the Junior D division. Competing against 24 other gymnasts, Johnson placed sixth on bars (9.3), eighth on vault (9.275), and ninth on floor (9.4) to earn tenth place all-around (36.85). She will compete at the National Invitational Tournament, held in conjunction with Junior Olympic Nationals next month.
Boys Level 6-10 State
BOYS LEVEL 6-10 STATE
The Men’s gymnastics team from EWA traveled to Austin for the Level 6-10 State Championships. Cole Wilhelm, a Level 7 athlete in the age 12-13 group, was a four-time State champion, earning first place wins on vault (15.1), parallel bars (14.8), pommel horse (14.0) and all-around (85.9). He tied for silver on high bar (14.3) and placed fourth on floor exercise (14.4) and seventh on still rings (13.3). Wilhelm, along with Level 7 teammates Drew Huck and Christopher Bowling, qualified to advance to the Regional Championships.
Level 8 Chandler Guvernator and Level 9 Cameron Lake also qualified for Regionals. Guvernator tied for eighth place all-around (67.6), earning fourth on vault (12.9), tying for seventh on rings (11.0), and placing eighth on parallel bars (11.9) and high bar (10.6).
Level 10 Justin Muenz tied for sixth on high bar and earned tenth all-around in the age 16-18 group. Johann Handszer took bronze on still rings (12.7) and pommel horse (12.6) and sixth on vault (13.75). He was injured during warm ups on high bar so scratched the last two events. Evan Fitzgerald, in the age 14-15 division, earned fifth place on floor exercise (13.3), tied for seventh on pommel horse (12.2) and tied for tenth on vault (13.4). Muenz, Fitzgerald, and Logan Doughty qualified to Regionals, while Handzser will petition straight to Nationals.
Several Level 6 gymnasts placed in the top ten as well. Carter Frederick tied for sixth place on parallel bars (15.0) in the 8-9 year old group. Bradley Weatherford, age 11, took seventh on vault (15.0), while in the age 12-13 group Brian McCray tied for sixth place on parallel bars (14.1), and took eighth place on high bar (14.5) and still rings (12.1).
Head Coach Greg Schram, along with Bob Martichuski, Wesley Cox, Craig Locke, and Evan Fitzgerald coach the men’s team at EWA.
