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WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS
USGF JUNIOR OLYMPIC PROGRAM
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN RECOGNmON AWARDS FOR BOYS
By Mary Ann Mahoney University of California Santa Barbara meet director
Jeff Bettman and the Spirals Booster Club provided an outstanding Junior Olympic Western Championships on April 26-27. Junior All-Around Champion Erniley Hogan, from Umpqua Valley, and Senior Champion Jene Elzie, from Golden Bear, excited the crowd with their perfor-
mances. Hogan scored 9.60 on her vault while Elzie tallied 37.35 in the all-around. Team Champions for the juniors was Region II and Team Champions for the seniors was Region I. Outstanding individual performances were numerous with junior Jennie Thompson, from Karolyi's, scoring a 9.775 on her beam routine.
The necessity to recognize and reward academic achievement in the Junior gymnasts is paramount to the success of the USGF Junior Olympic Program. The Academic AllAmerican Recognition Awards for Boys (in the form of certificates) set forth by the USGF will be presented annually at the respective Junior Olympic National Championships. There are three levels of the program, open to all students of high school age (ninth grade included if it is part of the high schooD: A) First Team USGF Academic All-American-Students who post a 3.85 cumulative GPA or higher.
1991 J.O. Western Junior Team Champs.
SENIORS ALL-AROUND 1. Emiley Hogan 2. Robyn King 3. Raeann Johnson 4. Jenny Schmidt 5. Jennie Thompson 6. Stacy Wong 7. Tanya Maiers 8. Lindsay Collins 9. Wendy Ick IO.Mariah Baretta
Umpqua Valley National Gymn. PugetSound Scamps Gymn. Karolyi's Gymtowne Karolyi's Northwest Aerials SDSU Aztecs Mountain Gymn.
37.350 36.900 36.850 36.825 36.750 36.725 36.675 36.650 36.575 36.425
JUNIORS ALL-AROUND 1. Jene Elzie
2. Tawna Rathe 3. Ariel Passanisi 4. Libby Bell 5. Julie May 6. Rebecca Anderson 7. Heather Okland 8. KimSveum 9. Jenessa Collins IO.Cyndi Newcomer
Golden Bear Blackhawk Gymn. Newhope Iowa Gym-nest Clovis Houston Gymn. Or. Newhope Minot Magic Gym. Elite Gymn. Club Splitz
USA GYMNASTICS July/August 1991
37.975 36.750 36.750 36.725 36.675 36.650 36.650 36.650 36.450 36.450
B) Second Team USGF Academic All-American-Students who post a 3.7-3.85 cumulative GPA. C) Honorable Mention USGF Academic AllAmerican-Students who post a 3.5-3.7 cumulative GP A. Note: Certification by the school counselor, along with a letter of recommendation from the coach and a biographical summary of the athlete would be required. Deadline for materials is April 15 of each year.
FIRST TEAM Josh Buehler 4.428 Clarence Miao 4.400 Andrew Coen 4.400 Marshall Ritchie 4.400 Jamie Ellis 4.230 Sean Juguilon 4.l98 Matthew Wheeler 4.l66 Aaron Mann 3.l5/3.0 4.091 Bryan Jasper Justin McCue 4.000 Patrick Phelan 4.000 Daniel Ryssman 4.000 Ethan Sterk 4.000 Andre Zimmerman4.000 Jason Grubb 4.000 Kyle Johnson 3.970 Kyle Sparks 3.965 Trent Smith 3.938 David Bohrnann 3.917 3.900 Benjamin Smith Casey Guerrero 3.900 Jordan Eison 3.857
SECOND TEAM Christopher Toy Greg Jaeger Keith Haase Oliver Demree Marshall Nelson Aaron Smalley Paul Todd Casey Bryan Jason Steinbock Ryan Riederer Matthew Hymas Eugene Kramer Mark Erniley James Foody David Barone
3.830 3.830 3.800 3.800 3.780 3.770 3.762 3.760 3.759 3.750 3.740 3.735 3.711 3.700 3.700
.:!,J:!I!:t:l:I !lfiIWill!:. Benjamin Buchholz 3.667 Peter Gizzi 3.630 Scott McCreery 3.586 Brian Clement 3.559 3.509 Erik Wessel David Nuckley 3.506 3.500 Ryan Cams Ty Tikari 3.440 19