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RHYTHMIC NATIONALS ................. 22 Natalie Lacuesta won the title at the 1997 Rhythmic National Championships in Houston, Texas. Up-and-coming star Kate Jeffress won the Junior Title.
CHAT WITH A CHAMPION, NATALIE LACUESTA .......... ..... ........ . . .... .... ... . 26 Natalie Lacuesta spoke with USA Gymnastics about her career thus far and future goals. Lacuesta is a two-time Junior National Champion and the current Senior Champion in rhythmic gymnastics.
FEATURES SCRAPBOOK OF CHAMPIONS
.. 8 USA Gymnastics will feature scrapbook photos of a National Team member in each issue. You'll see what Us.'s top gymnasts looked like growing up. Jason Gatson is featured in this issue's ScrapBook of a Champion, check out his muscles at age 6!
SUPERCOACH CONTEST ... 1 7 USA Gymnastics asked readers to send in photos and tell us why their coach is a "Super Coach." Check out all the winning Super Coaches in this issue.
JAY THORNTON THRIVES TO SUCCEED ....... ..... ..... ...... 27 Jay Thornton has been around the national gymnastics scene for seven years and has many credentials to his name. Thornton spoke to USA Gymnastics about his training schedule, likes and dislikes in the sport and future goals.
KRISTEN MALONEY MOVING Up . .. 28 Kristen Maloney is the top gymnast on the USA National Team from her win at the 1997 American Classic. Maloney is not only a top gymnast, but maintains a social life and attends public school. She keeps everything in perspective. Maloney talks about her future goals and training schedule, and gives advice to other young gymnasts.
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ongratulations to Natalie Lacuesta and Kate Jeffress, Senior and Jwuor Rhy thmic N ational Champions . These superb athletes won the all-around titles at the Rhytlunic National Championslups in Houston, Texas. Both have been involved in our program for a long time and have represented the United States at various international meets. Since winning her second jwuor title, Kate also won the a ll-around Gold M edal at the Four Continents Championships this June in Sydney. Good work Kate!!
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Att e nding th e Rhythmic National I was struck again by what a great opportunity rhythmic Championships gave gymnastics offers for girls who enjoy dance and move· me an opportunity to be present at the ment combined with great athleticism. I hope many of National Team meetyou and your friends will give the sport a try. ing and to talk with the athletes' parents Many clubs hold fund-raisers in order to at Championships. I was struck again by earn enough funds to travel and participate. what a great opportunity rhythmic gymNationally our equivalent event is nastics offers for girls who enjoy dance called GymFest. It has expanded from and movement combined with great ath175 participants at the first GymFest in leticism. I hope many of you and your 1993 to a projected 1,300 participants at friends will give the sport a try. the GymFest in Orlando this August. It' s Meanwhile, the top artistic gymnasts great fun. In order to gain an internationare busy preparing for the John Hancock al flavor, we expect to have five or six U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Denver international groups participating as this August. Best wishes to all of the athwell. Everyone who has ever attended a letes aiming for the Championships! GymFest has come away a real fan of general gymnastics. It is interactive This year we are introducing a new (everyone has to perform a big group membership category for Team members number) and it's for all ages-adults as and for Professional members in general well as kids. So your parents can't just sit gymnastics. General gymnastics is for anyon the sidelines, they need to get out one who is interested in non-competitive there and move around as well. performance gymnastics. Internationally If you're going to the GymFest I hope 30,000 people were at the 1995 World you have a great time. If not, keep your Gymnaestrada in Berlin and a similar numeye out for coverage on this year's ber are expected in 1999 in Goteberg, GymFest in USA Gymnastics magazine Sweden. We expect to send a delegation of and get ready for the 1998 event. Also, about SOD-all of whom will pay their own ev ery one should be thinking about way to Sweden. A group number is perSweden in 1999! formed as well as individual performances. JULY / AUGUST
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TaRe a looR at Jason as he was growing up! JISOI GlTSOI Bhthdate: JuDe 25, 1980 1IeaideDce: Colorado SprfDga, Colo. Coec:hea: Ion Brent and YitaIJ MarJafk:h lobbies: SwimmIDg, bu1IetbIIl, drawing, c.omputen
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REITON DELIVERS ANOTHER PERFECT 10 Olympic Champion Mary Lou Relton gave birth to her second child on April 15th in Houston. To no one's surprise the energized Retton delivered three weeks early. McKenna Lane Kelley, a 5 lb. 9 oz., 18 /'4 in. baby gi~ is the newest addition to the Kelley fami~. Retton, 29, and husband Shannon Kelley, 31 , also have a twoyear-old daughter, Shayla. 'We have always wanted a large fami~, and we are now well on our way," says Retton. "In fact, if we keep being blessed with children, we may have an entire team for the 2012 Olympic Games."
FANTASY GYMNASTICS? By Rachele Harless
HILARY GRIVICH
1991 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALIST KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT The gymnastics community is saddened by the death of Hilary Grivich, 19, a member of the 1991 World Championships Silver Medal Team, who was killed in a car accident on May 4, in Houston, Texas. Grivich, coached by Bela and Martha Karolyi, was the 1990 U.S. Junior National Champion. She also finished eighth all-around at the 1992 Olympic Trials, just missing a spot on the Olympic Team. According to the Houston Chronicle, Hilary earned a diving scholarship at the University of Houston and was awarded the team's outstanding diver at the school's annual All-Sports Awards Banquet. Hilary, who finished fifth in the three-meter springboard event and sixth in the one-meter springboard event at the NCAA zone championships, hoped to someday make the U.S. Olympic Team as a diver. "Hilary was a model student-athlete at the University of Houston," said UH interim athletic director Bill McGillis. "She was an extraordinary young lady whose vibrance and competitive spirit will be dearly missed by our student-athletes, coaches and staff." Grivich would have turned 20 on May 23, 1997. She is survived by her parents Peter and Helen Grivich and her younger brother, Alex.
USA GYMNASTICS MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM COORDINATOR
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FORMER NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT The gymnastics community has lost a wonderful person, Wally Miller, 37. Miller, who was a former USA National Team Member, was killed in a car accident on February 9, in San Antonio, Texas. Miller represented the U.S. in several international competitions, including meets in China, Japan, and Great Britain. In 1980, Miller placed ninth at Olympic Trials and competed as part of the USA team in the Olympic Invitational for boycotting nations. He was also an NCAA All-American. Miller, from Bronx, New York, attended Southern Connecticut State University where he was coached by Abie Grossfield. After receiving his bachelor's degree in communications, Miller moved to San Antonio where he and Pamela Exum eventually opened up Gymnastics and Tumbling Express. Miller also pursued a career in radio and was a popular disc jockey known on the air as 'Wallace E," "Midnight Chaperone" and "Dr. Love." He worked for KTFM 102.7 for 10 years, was named employee of the month several times and loved his job. Miller is survived by his mother, five sisters, three brothers.
You've probably heard of fantasytootbailleagues ... now there's "SimGym," a fantasy gymnastics game. USA Gymnastics Online introduced SimGym, where players compete against one another in a simulated gymnastics competition. Prizes are awarded to the top teams of each game. To play SimGym, you (acting as the coach) pick gymnasts for a team and choose the team lineup on each apparatus. Real scores from an actual competition are entered into the team's score sheet to calculate the team score. Following are the SymGym winners from four USA Gymnastics events in 1997: 1997 Winter Cup Gold-Amber lucas Silver-Potrick Hoyden 1997 Visa American Cup Gold-Bobbie Colgrove Silver-Allen Boll 1997 American Classic Gold-Anjel Vohrolion Silver-Melonie Schiff 1997 International Team Championships Gold-MoN Crobtree Silver-Morvin lim 1997 Rhythmic National Chaml'ionships Gol~Cherise Neville Silver-D. Smith
Bronze-Angie Hickmon Bronze-lindsoy Bloomfield Bronze-Kerry Bleosdole Bronze-Shonnon Adkins Bronze-Vichoi Cherdsuriyo
Visit hHp:/ /wwwousa-gymnasticsoorg/simgym/ for a schedule of upcoming games! SimGym Games are run in conjunction with selected USA Gymnastics competitions. JUL Y/A UGU S T 1 997
PETER KORMANN HIRED AS
1995 World Championships and 1996 Olympic Team Coach Peter ""rrlle"H'" was hired as the Men's National Team Coordinator for USA Gymnastics. Kormann's role is to coordinate the efforts of the U.S. elite athletes and coaches across the country. He will assist with the development of individual training plans and goals for the athletes and coaches, as well as for the U.S. team at major national and international events. He will oversee the visitation and elite clinician programs. He will also organize national team training camps and final preparation camps for major international events. Kormann will also serve as the Head Coach of the 1997 World Championships Team, along with his assistant coach, Ron Brant, from the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Kormann resigned from Ohio State University to take the position . "After 20 years of coaching in collegiate gymnastics I felt it was time to move on and try some other things," said Kormann . "I'm loaking forward to working with USA Gymnastics." USA
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Did you know how you think about food can affect your workouts and performances? Did you know nutrition and food are really another gymnastics event you should train? Did you know YOUR body is uniquely made and has a built-in system to let you know 30 minutes before your energy level is going to drop? Read ahead if any of these questions peaked your interest! As we all know, food is really the fue l to fee d ou r muscles and brain. That is w h y as a training athle te, you want to fee d your bod y the fue l that w ill maxim ize you r workouts, h elp repair your injuries and allow you to perform your best. However, this is not as sim ple as it sounds becau se h ow we view food an d our bodies can get in the way of choosing the best food . We are talking about eating a ttitudes-the relationship we have w ith food and our bodies .
WHAT IS HEALTHY EATING? Healthy eating is trusting your bod y to eat w hen you are hungry and stopping w hen you are full. It is viewin g food as fuel and n ot as som ething to fear and resist. Healthy eating is flexible and m ay vary w ith your schedule, emotions and your hunger level.
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DO YOU HAVE A HEALTHY EATING ATTITUDE? Below are questions that can help you see how your thoughts m ay affec t your eating attitudes and your view about your body and food . Answer these seven q uestions honestly and then total up your points. Look at the key and see how you score. Never Sometimes Often
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*Ifyou suspect that you may be struggling with your eating attitudes or know someone who might be, remember admitting this does not mean you are a bad person. It is important you bring your concem to an adult or coach you feel comfortable discu ssing this with. There are great resources to help you . Ju st like needing extra help with strength or conditioning, nutrition and healthy eating attitudes is another gymnastics event, so getting a little help with it makes good gymnastics sense!!
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Healthy eating takes up some of your daily schedule to plan and eat, but should not take central focus over all of your thoughts and feelings . Healthy eating involves enjoying food. It does not involve judging yourself just by the food choices you make one day.
There are several fun activities that you can do in the gym to promote healthy eating attitudes and encourage experimenting with food! Look below and try one of these activities: 1. Try different recipes and share w ith your fellow teammates.
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Patti Tveit Milligan is a former collegiate gymnast and a registered dietitian. Milligan has been providing nutritional education to gymnastics clubs and other sports groups for the past six years. She also is the corporate nutritionist for a natural food grocery chain called Henry's Marketplace, Inc., in San Diego, Calif. USA
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NCAA MEN'S REGIONAL COACHES OF THE YEAR Tom Dunn Barry Weiner Roy Johnson
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Central Region Coach of the Year Western Region Coach of the Year Eastern Region Coach of the Year
Phil Cahoy of Omaha, Neb. and Geoffrey Cardinali of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy were recognized for 25 years of service. Miles Avery of Ohio State was named Notional Assistant Coach of the Year.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN GRANTED REINSTATEMENT FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD. They must raise additional funds, as well as give university administrators time to re-evaluate the program. If you would like to help in any way, contact: Gene Rabbitt, 17 Woodside Dr., Greenwich, CT 06830.
Kristin Quackenbush was honored with the AAI Award, honoring the notion's best female collegiate gymnast, less than two days after her 48-year-old father was killed. John B. Quackenbush, a professional landscaper, was killed while cutting down a tree in Deerfield, N.Y. "This was a freak thing," said Jill Henderson, Kristin's coach of 15 years at Volley Gymnastics in the Utica suburb of New Hartford. "He would have been so proud of her. John just always believed that if you try your best, then rewords will come to you." Kristin couldn't make it to the ceremony to accept the award because she was attending her father's woke. West Virginia coach linda Burdett and two assistants accepted it for her. Kristin dedicated the award to her dod who, along with her mother, helped mold her into a gracious champion. Kristin, a senior, is the most honored gymnast in West Virginia history. She holds school records on vault, beam, floor and all-round, and has recorded five career 10s. She also is a scholastic All-American with a 3.27 grade point overage.
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The Califarnia Golden Bears entered the 1997 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships focused on a singular goal: to wi n the team title. Erasing the painful memories of last year's runnerup ranking, the Cal team asserted their dominance and confidently captured their first championship in 22 years an April 1719 at the University of Iowa.
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"Last year, I thought we had a really stylish, really beautiful team, and we were narrowly edged out," explained Cal's head coach, Barry Weiner. "I brought a bunch of hungry kids back. You know, it's hard to be second; it's hard to miss by a little. "
Cal won the team titles in 1968 and in 1975, under Coach Hal Frey, who delighted in congratulating the 1997 Golden Bears in their longanticipated return to the top.
During Prelims Cal emerged as the leading qualifier, while Oklahoma jumped from fourth to second in the last rotation with fantastic Hoar. The hast Hawkeyes wrestled third place from Ohio State by a mere .05. "I had no idea we'd have to beat Ohio State to be in the tap three," said Iowa coach Tom Dunn. "For some of the guys, it was somewhat of a revenge; we've been beaten by them seven times in a row. For me, it was just getting in the top three." What happened to the fourth-place Buckeyes, ranked No. 1 at the start of the meet? "We just didn't get the job dane," answered Blaine Wilson, leader of the Ohio State team and winner of the 1997 Nissen award far the best collegiate gymnast in the country. Despite the individual glary of wi nning the all-around title, a deRated Wilson revealed his true emotions: "My heart is killing me right now. I thanked all of my teammates for a great yea r, for the last twa yea rs. I won it wi th the same guys last year. It hurts a lat." Penn State, led by freshman standout Mike Dutka, placed ~fth , while 11 th-ranked Stanford, happy to qualify to Championships alter injuries wrecked their regular season, took sixth.
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Women's Gymnastics Championships
UCLA MAKES HISTORY BY WINNING FIRST-EVER NCAA TITLE By Liza David In the history of the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, only three teams had ever wan the ti~e. Make that four. UCLA made history by becoming the first team outside 01 the Utah-Alabama-Georgia triumvirate to win the NCAA title, doing so in dramatic fashion April 17-18 in Gainesville, Florida. The Bruins used a school-record score on bars in the final rotation to overtake Arizona State 197.15 to 196.85 fo r the championship. "All year we have been confident in ourselves and our abilities," said UCLA senior Amy Smith. "We're nat a big, flashy team . We just we nt out there and did our job." Their jab got easier even before the Bruins started the competition . Not only were nine-time champions Utah and three-time and defending champions Alabama nat even competing in the Super Six Team Finals after having been eliminated in the preliminaries, but Georgia had to count two falls on beam in its first rotation . Those miscues took the Gym Dogs out of the running. The pressure then shifted to No. 2 seed and pre-season No. I UCLA, which had to follow Georgia on the dreaded beam to start its competition. But the Bruins were undaunted by the pressure and performed like they had all season with-wi th calm confidence. After leadoff performer Susie Erickson hit for a careerhigh 9.85 and final performer Stella Umeh landed wi th a 9.925, Kim Arnold the Bruins went solely past the mast pressure-packed event with a team score of 49.2.
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MEGAN PERNER BOISE, IDAHO Megan, 9, is a level 8 gymnast at Bronco Elite Gymnastics. She placed second all-around in 1996 levelS. After winning her first level 6 meet with a 35.00 all-around, she earned optional status. She took first in vault at State Meet for level 8. Megan recently began trompoline and power tumbling. She placed first in three events at regionals for level 9 and looks forward to competing in nationals. One of her coaches, Sonia RebelloMcCloskey, is a 1988 Olympian from Spain. Megan loves both sports. Her goal in gymnastics is to compete level 9 next season.
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In the March/April issue of USA Gymnastics, we asked you a question-Do you have the best, nicest, greatest, gymnastics coach in the USA? Many of you responded with letters and photos telling us why your coach should be a winner in the "Super Coach" contest. Thanks to everyone who sent us a nomination. It sounds like there are a lot of "Super Coaches" working in gyms all across the country. Here are the "Super Coaches" for 1997. COACH TISH BURNS Gwinnett Gymnastics Center Lilburn, Georgia Tish is always encouraging, supportive, knowledgeable, and lovi ng hearted . As a teache r, Tish always uses examples and makes sure you understand. When you're mad at yourself and ready to give up, Tish is there pushing you to go the extra mile. Any day, she wil l stay after and help or spot. Tish designs interesting and fun games to play while we work. One example, we split into two teams, then we pullout of a hat an exercise and the whole team has to do that exercise. We may have to standW five vaults, do one timer vaulC o~ r ~ stand on our heads and whistle for a minute. When your hat is empty, your team wins . Tish has done a lot for me. She has given me courage, someone to trust, ____ and a strong desire to learn new gymnastics skills . She's a great coach and friend .
By Tara Hayden
COACH DANIELLE SLABODA Houston, Texas Danielle has been my coach / ever since I started gymnastics. She's like a second mom to me because I'm at the gym so much . Our team won Level 5 and 6 Districts because of Danielle. At the beginning of Level 6, Danielle was in a car accident and was seriously injured. We were coached by her twin sister, Dawn. When Level 6 Districts came, my team won Districts for Danielle. Even though she was _ -C"""lOL,,,,,,, in the hospital, si;!e was with me at heart. The very next day, my team and I went to the hospital and put the medals we all won around her neck and showed her a video . We love her so much. She really is a SUPER COACH! •
By Emily Kennedy (Level 4) JULY /A UGUST
All American Gymnastics Academy Sioux Falls, South Dakota Jon's love of coaching comes from watching girls work hard and succeed . He has a lot of patience and he will work with a gymnast on his
loved by all. His character refiects his passion for gymnastics . His encouragement towards us makes us appreCiate him. We respect him deeply. He keeps his head up and explains to us that each one of us is unique and special. In the State Championships in Florida, we won first place in Class 6 & 5 and second place in Class 7. Three of our Class 6 teammates made it to Regionals and won first, third and fourth place allaround. Also, our Class S gymnast won first place allaround. We owe it all to Yin! Yin buys us videos of great gymnasts so we can learn, calls us when we don't go to gym to make sure we're OK, and checks our report cards to make sure we're keeping up with our grades. Our goal is to make the Olympic Team and with Yin by our side, I know we will do it.
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By Level 6's Annie Albers (12), Alex Hughes (9), and Katie Keiserman (13)
COACH VIN ELOV ALVAREZ Universal Gymnastics Miami, Florida Yin Eloy Alvarez is the head coach for the boys team and is
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COACH JASON PEARSOH McAlester, Oklahoma
Sandy was my coach when I was 4 My coach, Jason, is a very nice coach. years old unbl now and I'm lO. I When we arrive at gym he plays soccer, baseball and foobball with us. Then we get miss her very much because no in a circle and stretch. When we're not in matter what, I knew I was special to her and she cared about me very meet season he takes me golfing, fishing, much. I wish I could sbll have her lIaLJ..!:;!~W';;':'~""""'- and swimming. My coach is such a gooc coach me. She's an outstanding spotter. She always coach that I won every event and scored 50.325 as a Class IV. He also coached me to a fourth place finish at knows if you need a spot or not. She's always there for you. She's strict but lovable. She pays attenbon to everythe nabonal compebbon and I made the Junior Olympic one no matter how good or bad you are. She says it Developmental Nabonal Team. Jason drives me a long doesn't matter how low your scores are if you do your way to train with a pit because we don't have one. If that isn't a Super Coach than I don't know what is. I really best. She says, irs nothing to run home about, but it is something to walk home with. The appreciate him. best thing about Sandy is that she always believes in me so I do my best.
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By Lawton Hill, Jared O'Donnell, Brian Clark, Wade Forman, Matt Minnoely, and Kelly Lang
COACH SUZIE REVELS International Gymnastics Academy Charlotte, North Carolina Suzie must be a Super Coach because she was nominated by three --- - - : , different gymnasts, Karyn Fein, Kendall Firman and Abbey Myles. Karyn says, "Every day Suzie gives us our own specialized individual workout. She also takes time to organize bowling parties, sleepovers at the gym, adventures at --.......~,;~ the local water park, and spends time with us at the pool in the summer. Suzie has a life out of the gym and has a wonderful husband, but she still has enough love Salt Lake City, Utah to share with us. One day after having a frustrating Charles is the best coach in the whole wide world. week at the gym, I found a note from Suzie letting me When I first started training with.,..:h.:::i~,.~r--l m know that she was behind me and encouraging me to he got me over my ~ work through it. Her philosophy is this--10 years from mental block of doing now, you won't remember your scores and places at back walkovers on the every meet, but you wil l remember your career as a high beam. During the gymnast. Her goal is for all of us to look back on the summer we go running sport as a fun , exciting time." Abbey says, "In the sumand Charles goes with mer Suzie takes us to Woodward camp. Last year we us. He has taken us had a blast. Suzie is the nicest person I've ever met. swimrning for conditionShe doesn't judge you by how good a gymnast you are, ing, too. At our meets he but what kind of a person you are." Kendall added, "I dresses up to the theme love Suzie a lot and I think she should win. She works of the meet. One time he really hard and mobvates everyone to do the best they dressed like a cowboy and can, but most of all to have lots of fun . She's an aweanother time he dressed as a space alien. At our State some person!" Meet, he had the name of our gym dyed into his hair. By Karyn Fein, Kendall Firman and He recently had shoulder surgery but still comes to the Abbey Myles gym and coaches. He knows how much we depend on him and he never wants to let us down.
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COACH JESUS VAZQUEZ st. Cloud, Minnesota
Jesus is the greatest coach because he takes us to other gyms and introduces us to many new people. He also invites other teams to our gym so we can spend time with them . He Is one of the coaches at Lake Owen Gymnastics Camp in Wisconsin . He shows us that gymnasbcs is more than just compebbon. He has taught us that you don't have to be first to be a winner, just as long as you do your best. He copies off sheets of motivabonal sayings for us so that we can take them home and put on our walls. He helps us to stay calm before and during meets. He's helped our whole team to be successful!
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me on team and we never once looked back" Brian Clark said, "At the 1997 Regional Championships my teammates and I placed top three in the all-around. We've also won first place team at every meet this season except one . Kevin also takes time to do fun things with us like lunch, go to the park, Q-Zar to play laser tag and arcade games" Wade Forman added, ''Some of my personal experiences with Kevin mean a lot to me. For example, when his son was being born he called rne from the hospital to wish me a happy birthday." Matt Minnoely said, "At Regionals he questioned a ring score for me, and he was right, so my score got changed and I made it to Nabonals." Kelly Lang said, "At Regionals I was on my last event, pommel horse, and if I hit I would be Regional Champion, but if I fell I would be just short of my goal. I was very nervous. Pommel horse had been my biggest challenge, mentally and phYSically, the enbre year. I had hit the roubne in only one other meet. Kevin calmed me down and I made my routine. Kevin was the first to congratulate me. He's the best coach in the world."
By Brittany Daniels
COACH KEVIH STAHDRIFF Gym Force Athletic Training Center Tallahassee, Florida "Kevin's greatest quality is his ability to motivate people," said Lawton Hill. "If someone misses his routine, he's always there to get them fired up to hit the next routine." Jared O'Donnell said, "Irs hard to say all the things Kevin means to me and my family. For many years I was critically ill with an inoperable brain tumor. All throughout my illness I had the hope of moving to be coached by Kevin. Through many miracles I had a successful surgery and relocated to Tallahassee fu lly capable of dOing gymnastics. Kevin immediately put
Loveland High School
Gary has been coaching for 24 years at Loveland High School, teaches English and Bible Literature, is the youth pastor at Grace Community Church, and Is extremely committed to his Wife and two sons. He's never yelled or raised his voice to any of us. He believes that gymnastics should be a positive experience for all who partiCipate. And his methods sure work, we won our fourth State Team Championships in this decade this year. While most high school coaches take it easy in the summer, Gary is working in the gym everyday with his gymnasts in order to let them have the best training opportunities for the non-club athletes. Gary is willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish the goals of the team. Gary is not only a great coach, but has taken the time and dedication to touch the lives and hearts of so many children .
By Nicole Miner
COACH JEHHIFER BRETZ I'm a Level 8-9 gymnast with four other teammates compebng. We think we have the best coach! Jennifer figures out ways to have fun both in and out of the gym. We have pool parnes, sleepovers, birthday parnes, pizza parties, make up cheers, make up dances, and go bike riding, etc. ~ Jennifer has a lot of faith in us. In the sumrner we didn't have a gym so we went from gym to gym, /' but she kept us together because she knew she would make a winning team out of us. We worked really hard at all the open gyms we could find before Rob opened Excel, our new home. We won the Level 8 team at the Coca-Cola Classic in st. LouiS this spring. We placed fifith at Buckeye J ULY/AUGUS T 1997
Classic in Ohio. Two of us took first and second all-around in our age group at the TWisters Invitational in Florida. It only happened because Jennifer coached us and made us believe we could do it.
By Courtney Butler
COACH JONI SPATA Elite Sports Complex Downers Grove, Illinois Joni Spata is the Rhythmic Gymnastics Director and Instructor at Elite Sports Complex. I have only done rhythmic gymnastics for a year-and-a-half, but I have learned a lot. There are so many small and large things Joni does for us. An occasional get together outside of the gym, notes and gifts of encouragement at meets, decorating our doors at away meets, and always being a person we can talk to. But these things aren't what make her a Super Coach. Her personality and the lessons she teaches us is what sets her apart. I have learned that frustration and anger will get you no where and that it's much better to try your best and be patient. I have learned that no matter the outcome you should be proud of yourself. The hard work and effort you put into your gymnastics should be far more important than winning first place. I know that someday I will stop dOing gymnastics, but what I have learned from Joni will last longer than the ability to do leaps and turns. There will never be enough ways to thank you, Joni.
jackets then she took us all to Friendly's and treated us to ice cream. We have strength contests, handstand contests and team sprinting contests. This summer we're taking a lot of mini-trips like to the beach, movies, a water park, and we're going to workout at Chelsea Piers, a sports com plex with a really big gym. When I come home from school each day I can't wait to get to the gym. My teammates and I are so lucky to have Desi as our coach.
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Desi's dedication to our team is amazing. Her work doesn't end when she leaves the gym. She's always thinking about new drills or new tricks we should try She writes notes down in her notebook. If she can't figure out why one of us is having a problem with a certain skill, she calls another coach for adVice. Desi is a role model for all of her gymnasts. She's very physically fit. BeSides coaching, she teaches aerobics and takes adult gymnastics classes. She also eats very healthy and tries to make sure we do the - -'1'-- _1 same. Desi makes gymnastics fun. She always uses a variety of drills and warm-ups so that we won't get bored. One time she told us to pack up our grips and get our
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;::~TRICIA '~ BIANCONE North Stars Gymnastics Team Berlin, \7ermont Tricia came to us in the summer of 1996. Our gym could not financially survive and the team girls had no where to go. Our meet season was only two months away and things didn't look good. Through a tremendous effort of a few indiViduals a coach was found. Tricia owned a small gym in Waterbury, Vermont. She was informed of the Situation and said she would help out until we found a coach. She loved working with the team girls so much she deCided to stay Tricia's ambition and energy towards gymnastics has inHuenced many indiViduals. She has had a great impact on many of our lives. Tricia lifted a small dying gym to a successful running
HONORABLE MENTIONS Coach Yulia Hancheroff Tumbletown Gymnastics, Seattle, Washington By Carrie Christensen Coach Donald George Clark Clark's Gymnastics, Chester, Maryland By Clark's Gymnastics Level 6-8 Team
Coach Lance Phillips Redding Gymnastics Center, Redding, California By Jessica Love Coach Gretchen Olson Duluth, Georgia By Tracey Collins, Heather Smith, Carrie Collins Coach Crystal Tew Olympian Gymnastics, Mesa, Arizona By Nicole Edson and friends
Coach Steve Elisbury Crossroads Gymnastics, Indianapolis, Indiana By Sierra Stephens Coach Gene Alexin (Coach A) Memphis Centre of Gymnastics, Memphis, Tennessee By Ussy Smith Coach Roberto Pumpido To the Top Gymnastics Academy, Ft. Lauderdale, flOrida By Ashlyn D. Scheff Coach Mike Domagalski Sumter Twisting Aerials, Sumter, South Carolina By Laura Ybarra Coach Mr. Brian West Seneca, New York By Olivia Haas Coach Pavel and Elena Miligulo Perpetual Motion Gymnastics Center, St Paul Park, Minnesota By Hayla Land
business. The future looks bright and hopeful for the gymnasts of North Stars Gymnastics By The North S tars Gymnas tics Team
COACH DON SPENCER Spence Gymnastics and Dance Company and Go For It Academy Las Vegas, Nevada I received many letters telling me why Coach Don Spencer is a Super Coach . Here are some highlights: Don takes us to Grand Slam Canyon, State line Roller Coaster-Desperado, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Castles and Coasters, and the beach. However, the team works hard in the gym, too, because we are state champions in every age group in every level, boys and girls. Don helps each of us pick a nickname. He also has each of us make up a team cheer or chant and share it with everyone. On birthdays, coach lets us take the birthday person outside and throw a pie in his/her face . When we get a new skill we ring a brass bell and everyone stops and claps for us. When we get a new routine, Don calls for a spot light. Don starts and ends each practice with a team meeting, he yells line up, and the team lines up smallest to tallest. We end by bowing to the coaches, turning and bowing to the American Hag, saluting the ftag, and saying Jon suk" which means work with your mind, body, and heart as one. Then we end with each g\lmnast ge",t,,- _ _---; ting a high five or a hug from every coach. Coach teaches us endurance by having us compete in a triathlon every year. We swim 1/4 mile, bike 8 miles and run 3 miles. Our entire team thinks Don is a Super Coach!
By Genna, Michaela, Dawn, Connie, Sarah, Taren, Tori, Danny, Jonathan, Bailey, Lori, Jessica, Katie, Bridgett, Amanda, Marina, Lacy, Rachel, Julie, Jessica, Josh, Erica, Melissa, Jeff, Chelsee, and Krysten Coach Yulla Hancheroff Tumble Town Gymnastics, Seattle, Washington By Jessica Trulson Coach Keith Kirkpatrick KldsGym, Grantspa55, Oregon By Wendy Love Coach Kim Orrlss World Cup Gymnastics, Marlboro, New Jersey By Megan Tkach Coach Harry Tate Half Moon Bay, Callfomla By Vanessa Baume Coach Marco Bravo Midwest Academy of Gymnastics, Warrenville, illinois By Georgia Oros, Crlstine Roberts and Courtney Priess Coach Jerry Ballinger Lakota High School, Middletown, Ohio By Mardi and Margi Sammons
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senior nationcir.. . .~~97 k'hvlhmlt': National Championships, Houston, Texas, on the campus of University. Lacuesta, who trains at Rhythmic Gems, won the ti~e despite the absence of her head coach, Lana Lashoff. "I just wanted to do the clean~est job that I could possibly do, not for myself, but also for my coach who CI isn't here," Lacuesta said. "She's preg~ nant, so she stayed back home. You ~could say she's on a 'leave of @absence'," laughed Lacuesta. ; The new 1997-1998 USA Rhythmic - Junior and Senior National Teams were selected at the Rhythmic National Championships, held May 2-4. The top eight seniors and eight juniors quali~ed for the coveted nafional team spots. The new year hardly brought a new order, however, with 12 of the 16 spots claimed by repeat nafional team members, all of whom maintained or improved their ranking from last year. The gymnasts competed two roufines for each of the two preliminary days, with the top 12 seniors and top 12 juniors advancing to ~nals on the third day, when each athlete competed all four routines. The preliminary scores, which were used to determine the event champions, carried over to count for 30%of the final all-around total, with the remaining 70% of the ~nal score from the last day of competition. Lacuesta led consisten~ throughout each day of compefifion. Prior to her all-around gold medal, she earned gold with the rope, silver for ribbon, and bronze for hoap and clubs. Entering the competition as the highest ranking athlete, Lacuesta faced expectafions of success. How does Lacuesta handle the pressure? "Somefimes I put pressure on myself, but I try to block it away," noted Lacuesta. "I ~gure that if I keep puffing OIF. MortIOVa, pressure on myself, there is CoidI of ... y_ no way I can do the best that I could." With a superb set of four roufines in ~nals, Lauri Illy, who also trains at Rhythmic Gems, jumped from ~fth in prelims to second place overall. 'Whatever place I got was going to be ~ne with me, just as long as Idid a gOod job. I'm very
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Natalie Locuesto happy with how Idid, because thars exady what happened," said an exuberant Illy. "I had a great pull-up. Irs the ~rst time I can actually say that!" Illy took the top score of the competifion with her hoap routine on day three, which scored an 18.525. "I had one of the best roufines that I have ever done." Lacuesta and Illy, who are only three months aport in age, are making a habit of their winning ways. Consider this: at 60th the 1994 and 1995 Rhythmic National Championships, Lacuesta was ~rst and Illy was second in the junior division. In 1996, their ~rstyear in the senior ranks, Lacuesta placed second to defending National Champion Jessica Davis, while Illy took ~fth . With not only the refirement of Davis, but also a year of training and senior experience, this dynamic duo's current rise to the top is not surprising. This friendly pair has divergent styles: Lacuesta performs refined, elegant roufines of unquesfionable pro~ciency, while Illy's vibrant choreography affirms an expressive personality. The compefifion was scored with the new FIG Code of Points, which uses two panels of judges to determine the score. The maximum mark is 20 points, which are distributed as follows: artisfic value, ~ve points; technical value, ~ve points; and execution, 10 points. "I think the new scoring is great!" grinned Illy. "Irs better than saying I got an eight; naw I can say 'I got a SEVENTEEN!'" Ellie Takahashi, who placed sixth in the juniors last year, toak the senior division by
placing third overall and winning the ribbon ti~e. Takahashi, who trains at California Academy, led a vel}' close pack of ~ve gymnasts, all 5efXlrated by less than four-tenths of a point. California teammates Liriel Higa (fourth) and Sasha Chernenko (sixth) also quali~ed for the senior nafional team, giving California the most number of senior national team members. Accordingly, California's head coach, Olga Morozova, was selected as "Coach of the Year" by her peers. RhythmAex's Alicia Albe, 19, quali~ed for her sixth nafional team by taking ~fth place and tying for the clubs fi~e with Illy. Meaghan Muller, of A~anta Internafional, won the hoop fi~e but suffered mistakes with that same routine in allaround ~nals, dropping from second to seventh place. Muller was selected by her teammates as Rhythmic Sportsperson of the Year, an award which was presented at the post-compefition banquet. The ~nal spot on the senior nafional team was earned by Tara McCargo of United Gymnasfics, who was second in the junior division last year. Kate Jeffress, of RhythmAex, seized the 1997 junior national ti~e by almost a seven point margin! "I didn't feel pressure to place; I felt pressure on my roufines," explained Jeffress, composed and con~dent beyond her 14 years. ''The highlight from today has to be my last roufine, ribbOn, because I was nervous for it. I knew I could place on the team; I just wanted to do well, because I knew I could." Jeffress earned the top junior score on each apparatus in both sessions of competition, giving her an amazing ~ve gold medals in the junior compefifion! Jeffress was certainly a key contributor to RhythmAex's "Club of the Year" award, which is given annually to the best gym, based on the results of their top two juniors and top two seniors. JULY / AUGUST 199 7
Jeffress's closest competition was a trio of 12 year oIds: Heilie Isaacs, Rhythmic Gems; Lindsay Powell, International Rhythmic; and Danielle lard, Oregon Gymnastics Academy. Second-place Isaacs, in on,>, her second nationals, felt particularly proud of her rope routine in finals. "1 just smiled and expressed it, and all of my turns were clean," said a bubbly Isaacs. "It made me feel good." Isaacs also won three event medals: a silver in the rope, and bronze medals with ball and hoop. Powell, who will not be age-eligible for the senior division until 2000, climbed from sixth place after prelims 10 third overall 10 make her first national team. lord, who along with Isaacs will be a senior in 1999, moved from eighth place in juniors last year 10 fourth place here, thanks in part 10 her silver medal rope routine. Jessica Howard (International Rhythmic, fifth), Erin Jeffress (RhythmAex, sixth), and Camille Branlon (Adanta International, eighth) all qualified for their first national team, while Amy Ng (RhythmAex) placed seventh 10 make her second national team. Howard, who dropped from second 10 fifth after mistakes with her hoop on the last day, eamed a remarkable three apparatus silvers, in hoop, rope, and ribbon . Erin, who is the younger sister of Kate, is the youngest national team member at only 11 years old! She won the bronze in the ribbon. Feeding off the popularity and visibility of rhythmic gymnastics at the 1996 Olympics, the group event returned 10 a warm welcome on the stage of the national championships. The senior group event was won by Oregon Academy; RhythmAex won the juniors. ... m",. Gems' junior group member Isaacs rnnnl"\l"\r...-i the two types of competition: "Both are group, you have 10 be synchronized and What the other people are doing. During individual competition, you're out there all by yourself, and everyone's looking at just you." The event was dedicated 10 the late Bill McElroy, the co-chair of the local Committee for the host club, Houslon Two weeks prior 10 the competition, while driving on a business trip, Mr. McElroy's car was crushed by an 18-wheeler and he died instandy. Two of Mr. McElroy's daughters, Michelle lorsen and Missy McElroy, are both former rhythmic national team members, and I'I'IIlf. at Houslon Illusions. ' you hear m~ trageciy, this i路 ,C1 Nora Campbell, U A <;7ymnasti mic Program Dir '1he thin nCl Judy McElro . _ hhe ere incredible." e past-competition "'-1Pfv.nquet, USA cs presented the first Bill McElroy Award .jLt.!fliemory of Mr. McElroy, an award accepte<n>y his survivi~ family members, who wenl lovingly greeted by the rhythmic community with an emotional standing ovation. The Bill McElrpy Award will become an annual honor 10 the ost devoted, suppartive parent in rhythmic gym stics. RESULTS ON PAGE JO h ".....
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Ijust wanted to do the best that Icould, the cleanest job that I could ptmib/y do. I c&dn't WIIIIf to go in there with a Iat of nerves; I knew that would probably throw me off. It's partly experience. Then, there's always the rituals I have, like visuatllDlion. I just go thraugh my rltuak and I try not to think of the placement as much as the quality of my performance. I did, because at last year's nationals I was second, IIJII JImim [Davis] refired. In a ~ Ifait that Ihad to be on top. Ifried nat to think about it a lat. I
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It's tough, and confusing. Even sifting back home and trying to figure it out with our coaches, we are still confused. But I think it's good, bemuse they added artistry ido it, lIJIIexprmion, and they added the new panel of judges. In a ~ the new rules are good for a dmge, because they try to have the athletes perform their best without musing as much iniurY.
Overall, I think that made me amntrate more on my expression. I am sometimes very technical; I sometimes lose the expression in my routines. Having that new segment of the scoring being added, it helps me to COIK8IIIrate more on my performance, fadaI~ and~. In gymnastics, Ilook up to everyone. Out of gymnastics, it's my parents and my sister. My sister was a compelilive figure skater, and she's helped me through everything. When Iget down or when I am facing all the pressure, she's been through all that and so she helps me. I look up to her in every way that Iam.
Rrst, I had this great feehng just getting over today. Nationak is always a long meet, bemuse it's a three-day meet. When you get over it, there is a great feebng of relief that you made it through. One of the other biggest moments of today's meet was being announced as the Senior National Champion. As a junior, Iheld this title for Iwo years, and so I was hoping to attain it. Now that I have attoined it, it's a big 'wow' to me right now.
Alot of times, I have trouble with tlflle things: a step here, a step there, very technical things. Every routine is hard, and
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My next meet is Four Continents, in Australia; it's an FIG event. I've parIidpated in this meet before; this will be my third or fourth year. I'd Ie to continue my suuess in that meet. I went from the bottom to the top, so I would bke to stay at that level or go further. long4erm, I haven't realy thought about the yecrs ahead. One very frequent question is the _ 01vmPics.1 just Ie to toke things day by ~ week by week, mOnth by month, year by yecu: When IfaeI that it's time to make CIIOIher long-term goal, more them ayear, 11 think about it, but, as of right now, I'm just IakiJg things one day at a lime.
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Jay Thornton has been around the national gymnastics scene for seven years and has many credentials to his name like 1990 J.O. National Champion, 1993 Big 10 Freshman of the Year, 1995 and 1996 Big 10 Champion on Aoar, 1995 NCAA Champion on Aoar, 1996 NCAA Champion on vault, four-time National Team Member, Olympic Festival Gold Medalist, and finally his most recent accomplishment of tying for third all-around at the 1997 Winter Cup Challenge. We talked to Thornton to Rnd out a little more about his bockground and what he's planning for the future. Here's what he had to say:
Thornton: My dod is a (ardiologist, my stepmom is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, my stepdad is a lawyer. I have two younger twin brothers, Brad and Andy (Andy is on USA Junior EI~e National Gymnastits Team!, and two younger sisters, Gin and Charlotte. I was born in Washington and moved to North Carolina. When I was B, I moved ta Son Antonio, then to Augusta, Ga., when I was 13. My fami~ is still there. Iwent to college for four-and-a-half years at Iowa and moved 10 Colorado Springs 10 train at the Olympic Training Center in January 1997.
Thornton: II's good. He's doing a lot of high level skilk and he pushes me. Floor is his best event 100, we are even doing the same first pass. We always talk on the phone and discuss how things are going and how we're preparing. Besides myself, he's my worst critic. He studies gymnastits all the time and reviews tapes. II's fun 10 bounce things off of him.
Thornton: Andy is a perfectionist at hearl, sa most of his pressure comes from himself. COIIIII_ 011
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When you're a top gymnast on the u.s. National Team, sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Take Kristen Maloney for example, she turned 16 on March 10, but couldn't ~nd a free weekend to celebrate her sweet 16 birthday until May! While most 16-year-olds wouldn't be willing to wait two months to celebrate their birthday, Kristen takes it all in stride. Coach Donna Strauss said, "Kristen's success didn't come overnight. She had to work long and hard at it. She's able to set goals and stick to them." Kristen's goal in 1996 was to make the Olympic Trials." She knew she was not an Olympic contender, and even doubted at times if she could make the Trials," said Strauss. "Kristen did make the Trials, but wished she would have competed up to her ability. Our training .into Trials was excellent. If we had Kristen do eight routines on beam, she hit eight routines. Unfortunately, I think she tried toa hard and fell on beam and Roar at Trials, which was very uncharacteristic. We picked out all the good points and talked about the upcoming year. She's never lost her inner drive and perseverance." Now Kristen is on top of the U.S.
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1997 RHYTHMIC NATIONALS
JUNIOR ALL-AROUND FINALS
SENIOR ALL-AROUND FINALS
# NAME
ClUB
ROPE
HOOP
ClUBS
RIBBON
TOTAL
1. Kole Jeffrell
Rhylhmflex
17.700 17.400
17.100 17.625
17.500 17.400
16.950 17.650
69.250 70.075
2. Heilie IsoDCs
Rhylhmi( Gems 16.900 16.600
16.250 16.725
16.800 16.600
15.200 16.975
65.150 66.900
3. lindsoy Powell
Inl'l. RSG
15.875 16.350
15.800 16.950
16.275 16.350
15.825 16.800
63.775 66.450
4. Oonielle Lord
Oregon Gym.
16.900 16.125
15.875 16.700
16.675 16.175
15.825 16.500
65.275 65.500
5. Jelli(o Howord
Inl'l. RSG
16.175 16.550
16.750 15.900
17.050 16.850
15.875 15.725
65.850 65.025
6. Erin Jeffrell
Rhylhmflex
16.350 16.075
15.425 16.275
16.550 16.200
15.850 15.875
64.175 64.425
7. Amy Ng
Rhylhmflex
15.675 15.500
15.450 16.225
16.600 15.700
15.075 16.325
62.800 63.750
B. Comille Bronlon
Allonlo Inl'l.
15.575 15.950
15.500 16.350
15.650 16.050
15.725 15.350
62.450 63.700
9. Jo(queline YonD
Le Club
15.175 16.275
15.225 16.500
15.225 15.450
15.175 15.500
60.BOO 63.725
10. Sieionie Croyle
Rhylhmflex
15.600 15.025
15.650 14.525
16.050 15.550
14.375 15.625
61.675 60.725
11. Mosho Krokovskoyo
LA lighlS
15.625 15.175
14.B25 15.025
15.575 14.475
15.800 15.475
61.B25 60.150
12. Jenno Powell
Colo.S(hool
15.575 14.150
15.875 16.350
14.975 15.200
15.500 13.900
62.100 59.600
ROPE
HOOP
ClUBS
RIBBON
TOTAL
1. NOlolie Loweslo
Rhylhmi( Gems 18.425 18.350
17.650 18.475
18.125 18.200
17.750 18.300
71.950 73.325
2. Louri Illy
Rhylhmi( Gems 16.700 17.575
17.525 18.525
18.425 18.050
17.725 18.175
70.375 72.325
3. Ellie Tokohoshi
Colil. Acod.
17.675 17.750
17.475 18.000
17.425 17.800
17.825 18.050
70.400 71.600
4. liriel Higo
Colil. Acod.
17.950 17.850
17.725 17.950
17.7 50 18.200
16.775 17.625
70.200 71.625
5. Alicio Albe
Rhylhmflex
18.050 17.675
16.900 18.125
18.425 17.800
17.150 17.800
70.525 71.400
6. Alexondro Chernenko
Colil. Acod.
17.600 17.650
17.400 18.050
17.825 17.700
17.450 18.050
70.275 71.425
7. MeoghonMulier
Allonlo Inl'l.
17.725 18.350
18.050 16.950
17.950 17.950
17.225 17.850
70.950 71.1 00
8. Toro M(Corgo
Uniled Gym.
17.050 17.350
17.325 17.650
17.325 16.575
17.100 17.075
6B.800 68.650
9. Kelsi Kemper
Anelio's RSG
16.425 16.825
16.350 17.350
17.350 17.425
17.350 17.500
67.475 69.100
10. lindsoy Numedohl
Red River Gym. 16.500 16.950
16.375 16.850
16.750 17.450
17.225 17.500
66.850 68.750
11. K.S(horringhousen
Allonlo Inl'l.
17.575 17.300
17.125 17.450
15.550 16.425
16.800 17.125
67.050 6B.300
12. Johonno Shoemoker
Rhylhmflex
16.250 16.450
17.100 16.700
16.600 16.850
16.275 16.475
66.225 66.475
#
ClUB
NAME
WEIGHTED
43.170 102.655 145.825 42.225 101.255 143.480 42.240 100.240 142.480 42.120 100.275 142.395 42.315 99.960 142.275 42.165 99.995 142.160 42.570 99.540 142.110 41.2BO 96.110 137.390 40.485 96.740 137.225 40.110 96.250 136.360 40.230 95.620 135.850 39.735 93.065 132.800
CLUBS
1. NOlolie Loweslo 2. Alicio Albe 3.liriel Higo 4. Meoghon Muller 5. Ellie Tokohoshi 6. Alexondro Chernenko 7. Kossy S(horringhousen 8. SUlonne Peorson
18.425 18.050 17.950 17.725 17.675 17.600 17.575 17.475
1. Alicio Albe 1. Louri Illy 3. NOlolie Lo(ueslo 4. Meoghon Muller 5. Alexondro Chernenko 6. liriel Higo 7. Ellie Tokohoshi 8. Kelsi Kemper
1. Meorhon Muller 2. lirie Higo 3. NOlolie Loweslo 4. Louri Illy 5. Ellie Tokohoshi 6. Alexondro Chernenko 7. Toro M(Corgo 8. KOIlY S(horringhousen
18.050 17.725 17.650 17.525 17.475 17.400 17.325 17.125
1. Ellie Tokohoshi 2. NOlolie Loweslo 3. LouriliX 4. Alexon ro Chernenko 5. Kelsi Kemper 6. Meoghon Muller 6. lindsoy Numedohl 8. Alicio Albe
BALL
ROPE
18.425 18.425 18.125 17.950 17.825 17.750 17.425 17.350
1. Kole Jeffress 2. Heilie Isoocs 2. Donielle Lord 4. Erin Jeffress 5. Jessico Howord 6. lindsoy Powell 7. Jenno Powell 8. Amy Ng
1. Kole Jeffress 2. Jessico Howord 3. Heilie Isoocs 4. Donielle Lord 5. Amy N~ 6. Erin Je lress 7. lindsoy Powell 8. Sieionie Croyle
17.700 16.900 16.900 16.350 16.175 15.875 15.750 15.675
HOOP
RIBBON
HOOP
41.550 98.105 139.655 39.090 93.660 132.750 38.265 93.030 131.295 39.165 91.700 130.865 39.510 91.035 130.545 38.505 90.195 128.700 37.680 89.250 126.930 37.470 89.180 126.650 36.480 89.215 125.695 37.005 85.015 122.020 37.095 84.210 121.305 37.260 83.440 120.700
JUNIOR EVENT FINALS
SENIOR EVENT FINALS ROPE
WEIGHTED
17.825 17.750 17.725 17.450 17.350 17.225 17.225 17.150
1. Kole Jeffrell 2. Jessi(o Howord 3. Heilie lsoDCs 4. Donielle Lord 4. Jenno Powell 6. lindsoy Powell 7. Sieionie Croyle 8. Comille Bronlon
17.500 17.050 16.800 16.675 16.600 16.550 16.275 16.050
RIBBON
17.100 16.750 16.250 15.875 15.875 15.800 15.650 15.500
1. Kole Jeffress 2. Jessico Howord 3. Erin Jeffress 4. Donielle Lord 4. lindsoy Powell 6. Mosho Krokovskoyo 7. Comille 8ronlon 8. Jenno Powell
16.950 15.875 15.850 15.825 15.825 15.800 15.725 15.500
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KIEV. MARCH 14-16 1. Elena Vilri,henko 2. Tolyono Ogryzko 3. Yevgenio Povlino 4. Siello Solopoliysko 5. Nololio UpkoVlkoyo 6. Toliono Popovo 7. Youlio Barsoukovo B. Tomaro Eraleevo 9. Swelo Tokoyev 10. Andrea Sebeslovo 19. Natalie Lacuesta
UKR BLR BLR BUL RUS UKR RUS UKR ISR
m USA
By Dennis Mcintyre 7B.9B3 78.817 78.050 77.867 77.367 77.167 76.333 75.383 75.183 74.325 71.858
PAN AMERICAN INVITATIONAL COLEMAN COLISEUM. HOUSTON. TEXAS • APRIL 19. 1997 Coleman Coliseum of Houston was the site of the First Pan American Women's Gymnastics Invitatianal. This campetitian was spansored by the Hauston International Sparts Committee through the direction of John Kelley. Thirty seven athletes From 13 Pan American Countries participated in this inaugural event. The u.s. was represented by National Team Members From Cypress Gymnastics. Marlene Stephens led the winning U.S. team by Finishing First in the all-around , vault, bars, and Roar. Brittany Thome Finished third in the all- around with Melinda Baimbridge Fourth . A strong yaung team From Brazil Finished second Fallowed by Canada in the team campetition. Competition results are listed below: VAULT
1 2 2 2
Marlene Stephens Daniele Hypolilo Vanessa Meloche Eileen Dioz
USA 8razil Canada Puerto Ri[Q
9.150 8.975 8.975 8.975
USA USA Brazil
9.050 9.050 8.950
Canada 8razil USA
9.350 9.250 9.175
USA USA 8rozil
9.550 9.375 9.300
USA Brazil USA
36.925 35.775 35.575
Below: linda Kardos and gymnast from Puerto Rico.
BARS
1 Marlene Stephens 1 Kristin Thome 3 Ursula Aores BEAM
1 Ooudine Pinard 2 Daniele Hypolilo 3 Marlene Stephens FLOOR
1 Marlene Stephens 2 Melinda 80imbridge 3 Daniele Hypolilo ALL AROUND
1 Marlene Stephens 2 Ursula flares 3 Brittany Thome
WORLD STARS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
TEAM
Right: Gheza POlSar with gymnast from Honduras.
1 USA Marlene Stephens, Brittany Thome, Melinda Baimbridge, Kristin Thome Brazil Ursula Flores, Daniele Hypolilo, Comilo Comin, Polrido Aoki Canada Claudine Pinard, Vanessa Meloche, Korlene Moleparl
Fallowing the competition, all of the delegations plus four additional, traveled to the Bela Karolyi Gymnastics Camp for the Third Annual Pan American Training Camp. This camp has doubled in each of its three years of existence. Forty Seven athletes, 30 coaches and judges, and 15 staff worked tagether intensely for four days at the camp. Coaching was dane by the USA Gymnastics National Staff members Muriel Grossfeld, Tammy Biggs, Gheza Pozsar, Artur Akopyan , and Vladimir Artemov with support from Vladimir Novikov, Linda Kardos-Woad , Pam Bileck, and Neil Resnick. Judge's sessions were given by Linda Mulvihill and the medica l needs of the camp were administered by Riga Carbajal. The purpose of this camp and competition is to develop the Pan American Union and further our relations with these countries.
The USA team at the Pan American Invitational induded from Lto R: Deena Parish, Louis Garda, Brittany Thome, Melinda Baimbridge, Kristin Thome, Marline Stevens and Debbie KaitS!huck. JULY / AUGUST 1997
For the first time, the World Stars International Competition was hasted as a Grond Prix Gymnastics event. The meet was held in Moscow, Russia, March 29-30, and the countries participating for the men were Belarus, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia , Pakistan, Russian , Switzerland and the U.S. Participating countries for the women included Belarus, China , Denmark, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Romania , Russ ian , Switzerland, Ukraine and the U.S. Competing far the U.S. was Marvateens' Kathleen Shrieves, coached by Gary Anderson, and UClA's Steve McCain, coached by Doug Macey. Carole Ide was the women's judge. The highest profile athletes in the competition were Russia's Svetlana Chorkina and Ita ly's YUri Chechi . The Russian men and women had just Finished their national championships, so many of their "new" top gymnasts partrcipated in the event rncludrng Charkina and Alexr Bondarenko the 1997 Russian All-Around Champions. Upon arriving in RUSSIa , Shrieves thought she was to cam pete an Sunday but due to a redraw she had to campete an Saturday mornrng, only 30 hours upon arrival in the country "It was a very difficult SItuation ," said Coach Anderson . Shrieves, an her first trip abroad, handled the situation like a veteran. Her best event was bars, scaring an 8.95, which finished eighth in preliminaries. Unfortunately, she did nat qualify For the event finals because six of the eight spats were already taken by prequalified athletes. She also took 10th on vault. McCain hit six for six in the preliminary competition, but only qualified to compete an high bar, again, because gymnasts were already prequalified. McCain had trouble during his high bar routine in Finals and had a fall to scare 8.15. His overall Finish in the meet alter finals on each event including the gymnasts prequaliFied was: 10th an Roor, 9th on pam mel horse and vault a nd parallel bars, and eighth an high bar. Right (from Ito r): Dennis Mdntyre, Gary Anderson, Kathleen Shrieves, (orale Ide, Steve Mc{ain, Doug Macey and Vitaly Marinich visiting Red Square.
XI INTERNATIONAL RHYTHMIC TOURNAMENT OF THIAIS By Helena Greathouse The XI International Rhythmic Tournament of Thiais took place in Thiais, France, March 14-16. Meaghan Muller, from Atlanta Internationol Rhythmic Gymnastics, gained valuable experience on her second international assignment, taking 29th all-around aut of 51 competitors. Muller is coached by Marina Davidovich. The front runners in Thiais this year were the Front runners of the 1995 European Junior Championships. Bulgaria's Tsodora Alexandrova took First with a 76.80, followed by Russia's Elena Chalamova and Irina Tchaschina with sCares of 76.35 and 76.30, respectively. 1. Tsadaro Alexondravo BUL 76.800 2. Elena Cholomovo RUS 76.350 3. Irina T,ha"hino RUS 76.300 4. Olga Perepelilso BLR 76.125 5. Anno Glozkovo BLR 75.250 6. 8oriono Guinevo BUL 74.575 7. Boumweliliiol ISR 74.375 8. Susanna Marchesi ITA 74.000 9. Marlino Nodolini ITA 73.850 73.650 10. Amelie Villeneuve fRA 29. Meoghan Muller USA 70.525 Above{from Ito r): Judge Helena Greathouse, Gymnast Meaghan Muller, and Coach Marina Davidovich.
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GYMNASr'CSm
Right: Whitney Morgan
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VAULT
1997 WOMEN'S JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
I. Chrilline Mcnlilia 2. My· Lon Dodd ~ 1 Samanlha Schueler ~ 4. April 8urkhalder 4. Slephanie Kim 6. Mondy Delgado 7. Soroh Y"kel 8. Michelle Emmons 9. Chrillie Tedman 10. Tabilha Filzgerald
1 Nickie Bykovsky 4. Ashley Poslell 5. Lorisla Sieward 6. Suzanne Hui 7. Samanlha Lulz 8. Tobilho Vim 9. Slephanie Edney 10. Nicole BUller
More Ihon 450 of Ihe top Level 10 gymnasts in Ihe country gathered in Orlanda, Fla ., May 1-3, for Ihe 1997 Junior Olympic National BEAM Championships. The event was a I. Krislal Uzel" Ashley Kupels 2. great success. "The level of competi3. Janoe Cox tion was outstanding," said USA 1 Suzanne Hui Gymnastics Junior Olympic S. Ashley POllell Program Manager Connie 6. Slephanie Lilman Maloney. 7. Julie Dwyer 8. KrislinWesllall 9. J"kieSummers AGES 9-12 10. Amber Healherly TEAM
188.000 186.6S0 18S.4S0 185.100 184.900
I. Region VilA
2. Region iliA 1 Region IA 4. Region VA 5. Region IB
Porkelles 38.17S So. Ind. Gym. 37.900 CapiloIIVa.) 37.7S0 Olympiad 37.72S HUGS 37.575 37.575 Nardenov Waker's 37.300 Cyprels 37.250 11011. Gym. Trg. Or. 37.175 Airborne 37.125 Buckeye 37.100 Cyprell 37.075 Borl Conner Gym. 37.000 Inlinile 80unds 37.000 New Hope Acad. 36.950 Gym Max 36.925 Wesl Volley 36.900 Midwesl Acad. 36.850 36.825 Porkelles Noll. Gym. Trg. Or. 36.800 Olympiad Parkeltes Wesl Volley Midwesl Acad. CapilaIIVa.) III. Gym. lnsl. Naydenov HUGS Allanla School Big Spring Y
9.S63 9.4)3 9.400 9.388 9.363 9.350 9.313 9.313 9.213 8.738
Parkeltes So. Ind. Gym.
9.600 9.575
BARS
I. Krislal Uzel" 2. Janoe Cox
m
U 5A
G Y M N A 5
Parkelles Olympiad So. Ind. Gym. HUGS CopilaIIVa.) HUGS Ind. Gym. Trg. Or. Soulhern Tier Nail. Gym. Trg. Clr. Knoxville Gym.
9.775 9.550 9.52S 9.525 9.450 9.400 9.375 9.300 9.2S0 8.675
Olympus So. Ind. Gym. 2. Janoe Cox Wrighl'sGym. 2. AIlYlsa Snyder WeslValley 4. J"kie Nguyen 5. Courtney Bumpers Allanla School 6. Suzanne Hui HUGS Airborne 7. Melilso Chon 8. Calsondro JUlina Noydenov Gym Max 9. Tabilha Vim Gym. TC lilY) 10. Gino Rinaldi I. Jacey Droper
VA ULT
1. Ashley Kupell 2. Krislal Uzel" 1 Nickie Bykovsky 4. Samanlha Lulz S. Alhley Poslell 6. Briltany Livingllan 7. CaslOndra Jusino 7. Slephanie Lilman 9. Courlney 8umpers 10. Brooke Lawrence
9.500 9.400 9.100 9.050 8.850 8.625 8.250 8.100
FLOO R
AL L· A ROUN D
I. Krillal Uzelac 2. Janae Cox 1 Ashley POllell 4. Ashley Kupell S. Suzanne Hui S. CallOndro JUlina 7. Sarrie Rubin 8. Lindsey Bruck 9. J"kie Summers 10. MelillO Chon 11. Lauro Ringl 12. Shannon Yorek 11 Larisla Sieworl 13. Lauro Mikeska 1S. Jessica Azevedo 16. Tabilha Vim 17. J"kie Nguyen 18. Samanlha Lulz 19. Caiilyn Pelligrino 20. Mandie Rowell
WeslValley CapilallVa.1 Bart Conner Gym. HUGS MidweslAcad. Gym Max Ocean Tumblers Gymslroda
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9.47S 9.425 9.42S 9.400 9.300 9.275 9.1S0 8.975 8.850 8.77S
AGES 13-14 TEAM
I. Region iliA 2. Region VillA 1 Region IA 4. Region VIA S. Region VA
189.200 187.000 186.825 186.600 186.225
C 5
9.638 9.363 9.313 9.300 9.300 9.2S0 9.17S 9.075 9.025 7.213
GymlporlsAmer. Colorado Aeriall Rebounders FLYTZ Brown'IMelro Colorado Aeriall FLYTZ Cal(Ode Elile Brown'l Gym. Twillarl USA
9.525 9.500 9.450 9.425 9.425 9.300 9.225 9.025 8.850 8.300
BEA M
1. April Burkholder 2. Kacey Oiness 1 Elina Yang 4. Chriltine Manlilia S. LindlOY Magnani 6. Kora Hellner 7. R"hel Colon 8. R"hel Caylor 9. Chrillie Tedman 10. Lauren Colwell
Brown's Gym. Lal VegOl Flyers Emerald Cily
9.625 9.500 9.450 Arena 9.400 Phoenix Gym. INY) 9.375 Flipl Gym. ITX) 9.3S0 9.175 Twillers INY) 8.975 GAGE POZlor's 8.950 8.850 TullO World
FLOOR
1. Chellea Kroll 2. April Burkholder 1 Margarel Donn 4. Annie Medcalf 4. Chrilly Saslic 6. Slephanie Kim 6. My· Lon Dodd 6. UIO Clork 9. Erin LaBarr 10. lIali(O Johnson
X·Cel Brawn'l Gym. LaFleur's SI. Pele FLYTZ X-Cel Illinois Gym. Inll. Cas(Ode Elile Ricochels Krolh Academy Gymsporls Amer.
9.750 9.700 9.500 9.475 9.475 9.425 9.425 9.425 9.050 8.675
AGES 15-16
38.400 38.32S 37.800 37.800 37.800 37.700 37.500 37.500 37.475 37.450 37.425 37.375 37.350 37.275 37.250 37.225 37.225 37.200 37.175 37. 150
ALL·AROUND
BARS
1. Nali(O Johnson 2. Kelly Sireicher 1 Annie Rue 4. Annie Medcalf 4. TIllonr, Berry 6. Kim Caussen 7. Courlney Sianek 8. Caroline Fluhrer 9. April Burkholder 10. Shelley Harril
TEAM
ALL·A ROUN D
1. April Burkholder Brown's Houslon 2. Chrilline Manlilia Arena Illinoil Gym. Inll. 1 Slephanie Kim Gymsporls Amer. 1 Nolica Johnson 1 Annie Medcalf Flylz LnReur's-SI. Pele 6. Margarel Donn Airborne 7. Monico Bilordi TullO World 8. Lauren Colwell 9. Chelsea Kroll Hel 10. Samanlha Schueler Ilorih Florida Norlh TX Gym. l1.Jenny Popp Rebounders 12. Annie Rue Which Way II Up 13. Sarah Y"kel (Olcade Elile 14. My·Lan Dodd Ricochels 15.LiIO Clark Krolll Academy 16. Erin Labarr Rebounders 16. Olivia Trusly Acrafil 18. Holey Von Meier Colorado Aerials 19. Kelly Sireicher 20. Rebecca Halfield Aerial Works
Arena COl(Ode Elile Norlh Florida 8rown'l Gym. 111inoil Gym. 1nsl. Wesl Volley Which Way 11 Up Cyprell Pozlor's Gym. Champion IKYI
1. Region VA 2. Region iliA 1 Region IA 4. Region IVA 5. Region VillA
189.3S0 188.350 188.300 187.SS0 187.050
37.550 37.500 37.500
VAULT
I. Ashley Lomb 2. Krillin Parker 2. Lori Loesch 4. Danielle Albrighl 5. Leandro Willis S. Nikki Beyschau 7. Phoedro Oixon 8. Sorah Myers 9. Erin Signor"ci 10. Koren Kuplicki
Capilal Cily INE) 9.700 Cenlrol Calil. 9.438 Brown's Houston 9.438 Airborne 9.413 Pugel Sound 9.350 Arizona Sunrays 9.350 Illinois Gym. lnll. 9.250 Walker'l 9.188 8.150 Gemini LaFleur's Lorga 4.400
BARS
I. Ashley Lomb 2. Whilney Morgan 2. Lindsey Miner 4. Morgarel WojCiak 5. Krillen Sierner 6. Brandy Killion 7. Carly Raab 8. Abby Gair 9. Lori Loesch 10. Emily Pelerman
Capilal Cily INE) So. Ind. Gym. Sch. Champion ICO) GymkineliCl Kentwood Twislall USA Cascade Elile Colorodo Aerials 8rown's Houslon Colorado GI
9.600 9.57S 9.575 9.550 9.525 9.400 9.375 9.175 9.100 8.500
BE AM
1. Kelsey Slillinger 2. Jenniler French 2. Sidney Field 4. LindlOY Troinham 5. Amber Giorgianni 6. BellY Homm 7. Dawnell Barr 7. Jill Collinl 9. Jane Mclnlosh 10. Erin Prewi"
Wesl Volley Gymcarolina Emerald City
9.450 9.400 9.400 Arena 9.325 Airborne 9.300 LaFleur's WI 9.250 Colorado Aerials 9.1 00 GAGE 9.100 Twislars USA 8.850 FLYTZ 8.825
FLOOR
ALL·AROUN D
1. WhilneyMorgan 2. Ashley Lomb 1 Krillen Sierner 4. Lindsey Miner 4. Nikki Beyschau 6. Erin Prewilt 7. Lori Loesch 8. Phoedro Dixon 9. Sidney Field 10. Dawnell Barr 11. Jenniler French 11. Emily Pelerman 13. Jill Collins 14. 8elsy Hamm 15. Danielle Albrighl 16. Abby Gair 16. Slacy Wonl 18. Undlay Ba er
18. Tanya Joseph Ailanlic GTC 20. Lindlay Troinham Arena Galaxy 20. JaneslO Grieco
So Ind. Gym. Sch. 38.100 Capilal Cily INE) 38.000 37.950 Kentwood Champion ICO) 37.925 Arizona Sunrays 37.925 37.900 FLYTZ Brown'l Houllon 37.825 Illinois Gym. Inll. 37.800 Emerald City 37.7 50 Colorado Aeriall 37.725 Gymcarolina 37.675 Colorado GI 37.67S GAGE 37.650 LaFleur's WI 37.625 Airborne 37.600 Colorado Aeriall 37.575 Gymlowne 37.575 Wesl Volley 37.550
1. Alhley Lomb 2. Brandy Killion 1 Jeslica Cools 4. Krillen Sierner 5. Erin Prewill 6. Krilla Gale 7. SlacyWong 8. Lindsey Miner 9. Nikki 8eyschau 10. Slacey Mord"k
Capilal Cily INE) Twislors USA Parkeltes Kentwood FLYTZ D"ksiders Gymlowne Champion ICO) Ariz. Sunrays Soulh TX Gym.
AGES 17 & UP TEAM
1. Region VillA 2. Region VIII8 1 Region iliA 4. Region VA 5. Region IVA
188.950 188.075 187.675 187.300 186.650
9.650 9.575 9.500 9.450 9.3S0 9.300 9.075 8.775 8.450 8.300
1. Jeslie Lemp 2. Giselle Banilorli 1 Helene Kenny 4. Bridgel Knoeble 5. Lonna Apilukh 6. KrillY Dreger 7. Belh Coleman 8. Lindsey Vagedes 8. Suzanne Searl 10. Melissa Green 11 . Erin Coppinger 12. Chrislina Porro" 13. Kalie Sydes 14. Kim lillie 14. Kara Fry 16. Breck Pribyl 16. Nicole Mullins 18. Kalhy Ugon 19. Ashley Burkholder 20. Robin Hawkins 20. Kara Charles
Brown'l Haullan 3B.400 Ameri(On Twillers 3B.2S0 MorVaTeens 3B.000 Twin Cily Twillerl 37.825 Brown'l Cenlrol 37.725 LaFleur's SI. Pele 37.675 Gym Spot 37.575 Illinois Gym. Insl. 37.550 Arlonla Sch. 01 Gym. 37.550 Twislars USA 37.475 Dynamo IDH) 37.425 37.400 Flipl Brown's Melro 37.350 37.325 CalWesl 37.325 Parkelles LaFleur's SI. Pele 37.300 37.300 FLYTZ Cypress 37.27S Acrolil Gym. 37.2S0 Memph, Gynmars37.225 KG DC Twislers 37.225
VA ULT
1. Lora Degenhordl 2. Bully Forshier 2. Giselle Bonilorli 4. Lindsey Vagedes 5. Erin Coppinger 6. Jessie Lemp 6. Mikoro Sieinberg 8. Kara Fry 9. Bridgel Knoeble 10. Kim liItle
Solem YMCA TAGS Soulh American Twislers Illinois Gym. Insl. Dynamo 10H) Brown's Houslon Brown's Melro Parkelles Twin Cily Twislers CalWesl
9.5S0 9.488 9.488 9.425 9.375 9.363 9.363 9.350 9.313 9.2S0
BARS
1. Jeslie Lemp 2. Helene Kenny 1 Brilnee Bowden 4. Mindi Hillon 4. Giselle Bonilorti 6. 8ridgel Knoeble 7. Kalhy Ligon 8. Kara Fry 9. Morilyn Ekdahl 10. Tamami 110
Brown's Houslon MorVaTeens Olympul Bailie's Gym.
9.700 9.67S 9.62S 9.600 AmeriCllnTwisfers 9.600 Twin Cily Twillers 9.525 Cypresl 9.400 9.22S Parke"es Calil. Gold 9.200 Verdigo 9.125
BEA M
I. Jeslie Lemp 2. Gino Weich mann 3. Lonna Apilukh 4. Moriam Poullhoushlari 5. Kalie Sydes 6. Hilory Thomplon 7. Helene Kenny 8. Randi Uljenquisl 9. Krislen Maul 10. Belh Boudreaux
Brown's Houllon 9.700 LaFleur's SI. Pele 9.550 8rown's Cenlrol 9.475 Hill's Angell Brown's Melro American Gold MorVaTeens Gym World IAI) Ameri<an Gym. (MI) Gym Gems
9.300 9.2S0 9.1S0 9.100 9.025 8.800 8.4S0
TwislerllNY)
9.700
FLO O R
I. Jill Fisher 2. Giselle Boniforli 1 Lindsey Vagedes 4. Nikki Arnllad 5. Kim Liltle 5. Robin Hawkins 7. 8ree Dorily 8. Helene Kenny 9. Bridgel Knoeble
Ameri{on Twisters 9.600
Illinois Gym. lnll. 9.575 9.550 Gym Kids 9.500 CalWesl Memphis Gymllars 9.500 9.475 Kearney Gym. 9.075 MorVaTeens Twin Cily Twislers 9.025
JULY / AUGUST 1 997
1997 MEN'S JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The Men's Junior Olympic National Championships took place in Orlanda, Fla ., May 1418, at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. For the men, 470 gymnasts competed in three divisians-Class I 16-18 year aids, Class II 14-15 year aids, and Class III 12-13 year aids. The men also competed for Regional Team Awards, AllAround Awards and Individual Event Awards. In addition , the tap 14 Class III gymnasts made the Junior National Team. The top 12 age-eligible Class I gymnasts and the top 12 Class II gymnasts qualified to the John Hancock u.S. Gymnastics Championships in Denver, Colo. , August 13-16 at McNichols Arena .
CLASS I TEAM
1. Region IX 2. Region VIII 3. Region VII 4. Region III 5. Region I 6. Region V 7. Region VI 8. Region IV 9 Region II
18. Eric Nishimolo California Suns 51.1 00 19. Adam 8erkenbile Gold Cup 51.025 20. Jonalhan Hom California Suns 51.000 Nole: The lop 12 age eligible Closs I gymnasls qualified 10 Ihe John Hancock u.s. Gymnaslics (hampionships. FLOOR
1. 8rendan O'Neil 2. Cody Cosey 3. Oorren Morace 4. Andrew Thornlon 5. Woller Jaromillo 6. Sean·Poul Crawford
Pro-Gymnoslics Soulh Coosl Gym. T. DoggeH Gold Medal Hoyden's Inl'l. Gym. Gold Cup
9.500 9.450 9.200 8.950 8.550
Soulh Coosl Gym.
8.050
POMMEL HORSE
1. Joshua Levin 2. Jonolhan Planle 3. Daniel DiOl-Luong 4. Andrew Leis 5. Kevin Chow 6. Yewki Tomilo
8uffalo Grove Gym. 9.400 AIIonlo S!hool of Gym. 9.100 Orl. Po. Acod. 01 Gym. 8.800 T. DaggeH Gold Medal 8.700
Slaniord Gym. Club 8.450 Gym. World 01 Tu""n 8.100
STILL RINGS
1. Kevin Agnew 2. Daniel DiOl·Luang 3. Andrew Fisher 4. Adrian Barnhorl 5. Seon Townsend 6. Conan Parzuchowski
8uffalo Grove Gym. 9.050 Orl. Po. Acod. 01 Gym. Oclavionos Columbus Gym. Acod. Gym Maslers
8.900 8.800 8.650 8.550
Mich. Acod. 01 Gym. 8.250
VAULT
ALL·AROUND
1. Joson Golson OTC 55.100 2. Seon Townsend Gym Moslers 54.350 3. Yewki Tomilo Gym World olTu""n 54.100 4. Woller Joromillo Gold Cup 53.325 5. Kevin Agnew Buffalo Grove 52.525 6. Kevin Roulslon Preslige 52.350 7. Joson Furr Capilal Gym. 52.275 8. Andrew Thornlon Hoyden's Inl'l. Gym. 51.900 9. Geoffrey Howell Cascode Elile 51.875 10. Ryan Roberts Albuquerque School 51.725 11. Gabriel Hansen Action Gym. Acod. 51.700 12. Jonalhon plonle Allanla Sch. of Gym. 51.675 13. Brendan O'Neil Pro·Gymnastics 51.650 13. David Duronle Surgenls Elile Gym. 51.650 15. Adam 8enas World Closs Gym. 51.325 16. Joy Nordelli Copilal Gym. 51.275 17. Daniel DiOl·Luong Orl. Po. Acod. of Gym. 51.225 JULY /A UGUST
Junior Elile III Notional Team
1997
I. Seon Townsend 2. Woller Jaramillo 2. Daniel DiOl-Luong 4. Brendan O'Neil 4. TedJohnson 6. Dorren Morace 7. J.G. Kelchen
Gym Maslers Gold Cup Gym.
9.050 9.000
Orl. Po. Acod. 01 Gym. Pro·Gymnaslics Mullnomah Alh. Club T. DaggeH Gold Medal Knox. Gym. Troining
9.000 8.950 B.950 8.900 1.000
PARALLEL BARS
1. Daniel OiOl-Luong 2. Yewki Tamila 3. Wolter Jaromillo 4. Joson Golson 5. Doren Lynch 6. Seon Townsend
Orl. Po. Acod. 01 Gym. 9.200 Gym. World 01 Tucson 9.050 Gold Cup Gym. 9.000 OTC 8.850 Gymken Gym. 8.450 Gym Moslers 8.400
HORIZONTAL BAR
1. Joson Golson 2. Seon Townsend 2. Wolter Joromillo 4. Yewki Tomila 5. Gabriel Hansen 6. J.G. Kelchen 7. Fredric Umali
OTC Gym Moslers Gold Cup Gym. Gym. World of Tucson Aclion Gym. Acod. Knox. Gym. Troining Top Flighl Gym.
9.650 9.500 9.500 9.000 8.800 8.750 8.700
CLASS II TEAM
1. Region III 2. Region VIII 3. Region I 4. Region V 5. Region VII 6. Region VI 7. Region IX 8. Region IV 9 Region II ALL·AROUND
4. Michoel Ashe 5. lsaiah Vesl 6. Joson Lewis
Allanla Sch. 01 Gym. B.350 Top Flighl Gym. B.l00 Porkelles 8.000
VAULT
1. Krislopher Zimmerman
1. Nick Balliner 3. Jock Slevens 4. Corey Burch 5. Michoel Evans 6. Beou Bailey
Buffalo Grove Gym. Neb. Sch. 01 Gym. B. Conner Gym. Acod. Sporlon Gym. Gym Maslers USA Gym. World
8.900 8.900 8.700 8.650 8.600 8.450
14. Groham Ackerman Casco de Elile 48.775 15. Bryon Powell Crenshaw Alhletic 48.700 16. Charles Jones Auroro Sch. 01 Gym. 48.650 17. Adam Pummer Porkelles 48.375 18. Curlis O'Rarke B. Conner Gym. Acod. 48.300 19. Michoel Kelly Technique Gym. 48.125 20. Michoel Benoil B.Conner Gym. Acod. 47.975 lIole: The lop 14 Class /1/ gymnasls made Ihe Junior National Team. FLOOR
I.ScoIIWeber New Hope 9.100 2. Paul Hamm Swiss Turners 8.900 1. Krislopher 3. Morgan Homm Swiss Turners 8.750 Zimmerman Buffalo Grove Gym. 9.000 4. Peler Shoslchuk Inl'l Gymnoslics 8.650 Cypress Acod. 01 Gym. 8.950 5. Seon Golden 2. Raj Bhovsor Will·Moor Gy""m'-. . ~-,8",.5",50,---~~_ 3. Everelle Bierker World Cup Gym. ~6. Graham Top flighl Gym. 8.450 Ackerman Cascode Elile Gym. 8.400 4. Koi-Wen Ton 5. Cody Moore Arizona Sun rays 8.100 POMMEL HORSE Surgenls Elile 8.050 1. Paul Hamm Swiss Turners 9.450 6. Joe Korecki 7. Oick Hunlwork Hocking Volley Gym. 7.450 2. Benjamin Newman Dardona'sS!h. 01 Gym. 8.550 3. Lawton Hill Gym force Alhletic Tr. 8.100 HORIZONTAL BAR 4. Peler Shoslchuk Inl'l Grm. Sch. 8.050 I. Isaiah Vesl Top flighl Gym. 8.500 5. Joshua Gore Copila Gym. 7.850 2. Duke Von Vleel Apollo Gym. 8.400 6. loch Roberls Mission Volley YMCA 7.800 3. Roberl Spelic Pillsburg Norlhslors 8.300 STILL RINGS 4. Kai-Wen Ton Top Flighl Gym. 8.050 1. Peler Shoslchuk Inl'l Gymnaslics 8.550 4. Joseph Hagerly Gold Cup Gym. 8.050 2. OJ. Bucher aueen City Gym. 8.500 6. EvereHe Bierker World Cup Gym. 7.900 3. Paul Hamm Swiss Turners 8.450 7. Michael Evans Gym Maslers 7.800 4. loch Roberls Mission Volley YMCA 8.400 Gym force Alhletielr. 8.400 7. Slephen Smilh Top Flighl Gym. 7.800 4. Lawton Hill 6. Bryon McColgan Po. Acod. 01 Gym. 8.350 7. Morgan Homm Swiss Turners Gym. 8.250 CLASS III PARALLEL BARS
1. Krislopher Zimmerman Buffalo Grove 52.500 2. Michoel Ashe Allonla S!h. 01 Gym. 51.275 3. Mallhew Abboud G. Brentwood Common 50.475 4. Michoel Evans Gym Maslers 49.725 5. Shannon Carrion Gym force Athletic Tr. 49.350 6. Duke Von Vleel Apollo Gym. 49.325 7. Heolh Mueller B. Conner Gym. Acod. 49.275 8. Raj Bhavsor Cyprills Acod. 01 Gym. 49.125 8. EvereHe Bierker World Cup Gym. 49.125 8. Sleriing Richards USA Gym. World 49.125 11. Josh Landis B. Conner Gym. Acod. 49.075 12. Joe Korecki Surgenls Elile 48.850 13. Tyler Morlall Cascode Elile 4B.800 14.lsoiah Vesl Top flighl Gym. 48.575 15. Koi-Wen Ton Top flighl Gym. 48.475 16. Cloy Slrolher Gym. Ele. 48.450 17. Jamey Houle T. DaggeH Gold Medal 48.375 18. Corey Burch Sporlan Gym. 48.100 19. Scol O'Cain Inl'l. Sporls Cenler 47.750 20. Joson Moresi Gym force Alhletic Tr. 47.625 TEAM Nole: The lop 12 Class /I gymnasls qualified 10 Ihe 1. Region I John Hancock u.s. Gymnaslics (hampionships. 2. Region IV 3. Region III FLOOR I. Corey Burch Sporlan Gymnastics 9.250 4. Region VIII 2. Mallhew Abboud G. Brentwood Common 9.100 5. Region VII 3. Jock Slevens B. Conner Gym. Acod. 9.000 6. Region IX 4. Krislopher 7. Region II Zimmerman Buffalo Grove Gym. 8.850 8. Region V 4. Josh Landis B. Conner Gym. Acod. 8.850 9 Region VI T. DaggeH Gold Medal 8.300 6. Jamey Houle 7. Richord Maguire Inl'l Gym. School 7.500 ALL.AROUND l.Zoch Roberls Mission Volley YMCA 52.900 POMMEL HORSE Swiss Turners 52.425 1. Michoel Ashe Allanla Sch. 01 Gym. 9.400 2. Paul Homm 50.825 2. Josh Landis B.Conner Gym. Acod. 9.100 3. Morgan Homm Swiss Turners 50.575 3. Shail Aroslu S. Texas Gym. Acod. 8.650 4. Peler Shoslchuk Inl'l Gymnoslics Gym force Athlelic Tr. 50.175 4. Joson Moresi Gym force Alh. Training 8.400 5. Lawton Hill 50.075 5. Max Mollal USA Gym. World 8.300 6. Todd Thornlan Gym Maslers 49.950 6. Jamey Houle T. DaggeH Gold Medal 7.900 7. Kerry Adderly Brown's Melro 7. Will Becker USA Gym. World 6.550 7. OJ. Bucher aueen Cily Gym. 49.950 9. Anlhony Smilh Top flighl Gym. 49.725 STILL RINGS 10. Joshua Gore Copilol Gym. 49.250 1. Krislapher limmerman Buffalo Grove Gym. 9.000 11. Bryon McColgan Orl. Po. Acod. 01 Gym. 48.925 2. Raj 8havsor Cypress Acod. 01 Gym.B.750 II. Sleven Vuong USA Gym. World 48.925 3. Mallhew Abboud G. Brentwood Common 8.550 13. Jesse Nevin Cascode Elile 48.850
on.
VAULT
I. loch Roberls I. Kerry Adderly 3. Geoffrey Corrigan 3. Scoll Weber 5. Kennelh lin 6. Graham Ackerman
Mission Volley YMCA Brown's Melro ~nnode Gym. Acod. New Hope High Sierro Gym.
8.600 8.600 8.550 8.550 8.350
Casco de Elile Gym.
8.300
PARALLEL BARS
I. loch Raberls Mission Volley YMCA 2. Adam Pummer Porkelles 3. Kelly Long Gym. force Athlelic Tr. 4. Jesse Nevin Cascode Elile Gym. 5. Shown Mowry Top flighl Gym. 6. Anlhany Smilh Top flighl Gym.
9.200 8.750 8.700 8.650 8.400 7.850
HORIZONTAL BAR
1. Paul Hamm Swiss Turners 9.100 2. loch Roberls Mission Volley YMCA 8.950 3. Todd Thornlon Gym Maslers 8.750 4. Morgan Hamm Swiss Turners 8.400 5. Jesse Nevin Coscode Elile Gym. 8.050 6. Chorles Jones Aurara Sch. 01 Gym. 7.900 7. Michoel Kelly Technique Gym. 7.700 Gymnaslics Results
USA
(onlinued on page 37
GYMNAST'CSIE],
NCAA Men continued from page 13 Col, who led through every rotation of prelims and finals, charged up with a 39.125 on their first finals event, Aoor. At the halfway paint, however, Cal's lead was small (116.675), with Oklahoma (116 .400) and Iowa (116.375) ready to strike . The Cal squad responded with a schoolrecord 38.95 on vault, pulling away from the field with their two best events rema ining . Col then scored 39-plus on parallel bars and high bar to claim the coveted team title with a record 233 .825-the highest score in any regional or NCAA championships under current rules. Senior Trent Wells, who scored three 9.85's in team finals, declared, ''I'm just astounded by the whole thing ." The Oklahoma Sooners stayed in second place with a . remarkable performance af their own, na il ing routines with a consistency A~ove: Drew Durbin unmatched by any other team: a hit ratio Right: Marshall . of 1OO%! The Sooners were anchored by Below: Jeremy Killen senior Casey Bryon, who set a new school all-around record of a 58.60. The Iowa Hawkeyes won pommel horse and rings, anchored by 9.8's on the former event from freshman Todd Strada and specialist Greg Gebhardt. In a focused team effort, the third-place Hawks did not compete any all-around gymnasts. Individually, Wilson adeptly defended his all-around title . Second went to Bryan, a former World Championships team member. Senior Drew Durbin (Ohio State) and freshman Travis Romagnoli (Illinois) tied for third . Wilson earned two more championships, defending his ring title with a 9.90, and vaulting a handsflring front, layout Rudi for a 9 .8125. On rings, he faced a stiff challenge from Victor Prisk (Michigan State)' whose score of 9 .875 was booed by the crowd . Two freshmen pressured Wi lson for the vault title: Anthony Petrocelli (2nd, lawa) and Romagnoli (3rd) . Durbin swung fast and smooth for yet another Buckeye title, individually his third pommel horse ti tle. Killen won floor and said, "It's just great to end my career in on OU uniform with this honor." Future floor fina ls look promising, thanks to three freshman: Andrew Hampy (2nd, Cal), Andy Howard (5th, Oklahoma), and Brion Hamilton (6th , Iowa) . Saphomore sensation Marshall Nelson (Nebraska) won parallel bars with a 9 .95, the highest score of the meet, and the largest margin of event finals victory (.1125). Nelson also won high bar, this time with the smallest winning margin of event finals (.0125) . TEAM P RELIMS
I. Colilornio 2. 0klohomo 3. lowo 4. Ohio Slole 5. Penn Slole 6. Slonlord Teom finols I. Colilornio 2.0klohomo 4. lowo
POMMEL HORS E
232.500 231.550 31.325 231.275 22B.975 22B.650
1. Drew Durbin 2. Kendoll Schiess 3. Scoll Finkelslein 4. Ben Hoyword 4. Bloine Wilson 6. Cosey Bryon
233.825 232.725 231.BOO
I. BloineWilson 2. Viclor Prisk 3. Don fink 4. Chris Comiseioli 4. Loleel Crowder 6. Dove Nemovill
fop Six mok. AlI·Americon
Ohio Slole Oklohomo Ohio Slole Illinois Colilornio Oklo homo Penn Slole Sloniord Nebrosko New Mexico Michigan Nebraska Sloniord Sloniord Sloniord Ohio Slole Mossochusells
5B.625 57.775 57.675 57.675 57.525 57.325 57.250 57.100 57.025 56.975 56.90 56.60 56.575 56.550 56.425 54.650 53.875
FLOOR
I. Jeremy Killen 2. Andrew Hompy 3. Cosey Bryon 4. TIm Degrow 5. Andy Howord 6. Brion Homilton
U SA
Oklohomo Colilornio Oklohomo Michigan Oklohomo lowo
9.9125 9.8250 9.7875 9.7250 9.7250 9.7125
Ohio Slole Michigon Slole Oklohomo lowo New Mexico lowo
9.9000 9.8750 9.8250 9.7875 9.7B75 9.7625
Ohio Slole lowo Illinois Oklo homo Nebrosko Michigon Slole
9.8125 9.7750 9.7250 9.7000 9.6875 9.6250
Nebraska Ohio Slole Colilornio Oklahoma Oklohomo Ohio Slole
9.9500 9.8375 9.8125 9.7875 9.7375 9.6125
Nebrosko Colilornio Colilornio Nebrosko Illinois Penn Slole
9.7875 9.7750 9.7750 9.7375 9.7250 9.6375
GYMNASTICS NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINALS (ALL DIVIS ION S ) FLOOR
APRIL 10. 12, 1997 SEAnLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
!.Jim foody 2. SIeve McCoin 3. Jordon Eison
ME N' S TEAM FINALS CLUB DIVISION
1. UClA 2. Miami Dode CC 3. Arizono Slole 4. Woshinglon
221.575 215.925 211 .550 203.950
1. SIeve McCoin 2. Bob Kior 3. Jim foody
UClA Arizona 51. UClA
57.000 55.B50 55.775
217.525 216.725 207.050 203.675 198.400 179.650 Son Jose Slole Air force William &Mory
9.8250 9.8000 9.7875 9.7500 9.7125 9.6750
GYM N AST I CS
VAULT
I. BloineWilson 2. Anlhony Pelrocelli 3. Trovis Romognoli 4. Cosey Bryon 5. Morsholl Nelson 6. Keilh DouglOl PARALLEL BARS
I. Morsholl Nelson 2. Blaine Wilson 3. TrenlWelis 4. Todd Bishop 5. Goron Rowlond 6. Drew Durbin HIGH BAR
1. Morsholl Nelson 2. David Kruse 2. TrenlWelis 4. Ryan McEwen 5. Greg McGlaun 6. J.M. Michel
I. Spencer Siolon UClA Aril. Slole 2. Bob Kior 3. Yuri Solkowski·Bortlell Williom &Mory
9.600 9.500 9.100
POMMEL HORSE
Woshinglon UC-Sonlo Borboro Miomi Dode CC
9.750 9.650 9.600
UClA Miomi Dade CC Miomi Dade CC
9.650 9.650 9.600
I.Roberlo Aldozobol Miomi Dode CC 2. Jim foody UClA 3. Yuri Solkowski·Bortlell Williom &Mory
9.875 9.700 9.625
I. Jell Johnson 2. Thomos Hylond 3. Sinoisky Nunez VAULT
PARALLEL BARS
ALL. AROUND COLLEGE DIV ISION
I. Jerry Leybo 2. Ben Smilh 3. Jos Downs
9.675 9.650 9.500
1. SIeve McCoin I. Roberlo Aldolobol 3. Sinoisky Nunez
MEN' S TEAM FINALS COLLEGE DIVIS ION
1. William &Mary 2. Air force Acod. 3. Son Jose Slole 4. UC-Sonlo Borboro 5. Springlield College 6. Univ. 01 Vermonl
UClA UClA Williom& Mory
RINGS
ALL· AROUND CLUB DIVIS ION
53.550 53.450 52.500
HIGH BAR
1. SIeve McCoin 2. Bob Kior 2. Sergio Luna
UClA Arizona Slole Woshinglon
9.800 9.450 9.450
BIG TEN CONFERENCE EASTERN MEN'S GYMNASTICS INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MARCH 22·23
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MARCH 22·23
TEAM
TEAM
1. Temple 2. UmOls 3. Syracuse 4. Novy 5. Army 6.Springlield
1. Ohio Slole 2. Iowa 3. Penn Slole 4. Minnesolo 5. Illinois 6. Michigan Slole 7. Michigon
224.950 224.700 217.700 217.225 215.275 189.500
ALL·AROUND
I. Kenny Sykes 2. Jell LoVollee 3. Slephen Pryor 4. JOlon Krone 5. Dorin Gerl"h 6. Aaron Vexler
Temple UmOls UmOls Temple Temple Temple
56.450 56.250 55.250 55.150 54.650 54.500
RINGS
ALL·AROUND
1. Bloine Wilson 2. Cosey Bryon 3. Drew Durbin 3. Trovis Romognoli 5. Dovid Kruse 6. Don fink 7. Mike DUlko 8. Keilh Wiley 9. Bill Mulhollond 10. Loleel Crowder IUo Lo Horo 12. Derek Leiler 13. JomieEllis 14. Joson Kolsompes 15. Scoll finkelslein 16. TIm Elsner 17. Jeff Lovollee
Ohio Slole New Mexico Sloniord Army Ohio Slole Oklohomo
USA
230.825 230.700 228.000 227.450 227.220 227.050 222.225
ALL·AROUND
I. Blaine Wilson 2. Drew Durbin 3. Trovis Romognoli 4. Yuvol Ayolon 5. Jose Horo 6. TIm Eisner
Ohio Slole Ohio 510le Illinois Illinois Michigon Ohio Slole
58.825 57.850 57.550 57.400 57.325 56.950
EASTERN COLLEGIATE MOUNTAIN PACIFIC ~b'~l~iNCE MEN'S SPORTS FEDERATION GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS fMW~~NSHIPS WILLIAMSBURG, VA. MARCH 8
NEBRASKA MARCH 28 · 29
TEAM
1. Nebrasko 2. 0klohomo 3.Colilornio 4. New Mexico 5. Slonlord 6. Brighom Young 7. Air force 8. Son Jose Slole 9. Sonlo Borboro
1. UmOls 2. Navy 3. William &Mary 4. Temple 5. Army 6.Syr"use 7.Springlield 8. James Madison 9. Vermonl
225.100 223.900 221.075 218.250 216.725 215.450 195.300 193.550 177.300
ALL·AROUND
1. Moll Tucker 2. Scoll McColl 3. Slephen Pryor 4. Jell LoVollee 5. Kenny Sykes 6. Dove Huber
Novy 56.150 William &Mory 56.100 Umoss 55.750 UmOls 55.300 Temple 54.900 Novy 53.950
230.700 230.100 229.800 225.025 224.650 223.700 211.750 201.300 196.700
ALL·AROUND
I. Keilh Wiley 2. Derrick Leiler 3. Cosey Bryon 4. J.D. Reive 5. Bill Mulhollond 6. fobricio Olsson
Sloniord Nebrasko Oklo homo Nebraska Nebraska BYU
57.400 56.975 56.950 56.925 56.825 56.075
JUL Y/ AUGU S T 1 9 97
NCAA Women continued from page 13 Steady scares ensued a n floor for the Bruins, which scored a 49. 125, a nd a fter two completed rotations, UCLA, with its 98. 325 , trailed No . 1 seed Michiga n (98. 85) and Arizona State (98. 425) . In ra tation five, Arizona State closed its competition on fl oor with a 49.15 to raise its final total to 196.6 . Michigan's small bobbies bega n to add up on becm, and the Wolverines saw their lead disappear after scaring a 48 .775. UCLA in the meantime scored a 49. 3 on vault, anchored by a 9. 9 from Lech Homma, to bring its three-rotation total to 147.625, tied with Michigan ""'-"""-==-=~ooo1!!!m'Jb.!!:J going into the final rotation . UCLA finished on bars, considered to be its best event during the season, while Michigan cancluded on floor, the lowest-scoring event of the champianships. In order to surpass ASU , both teams needed a 49.25 . The Bruins responded with a school-record 49.525, with na scare caunting below a 9.85. After its final three performers scared above 9.9-Umeh and Heidi Moneymaker (9.925) and Homma (9.95), UCLA sewed up the title with a total of 197.15, three-tenths better than Arizona State. Michigan could only muster a 48 .875 and finished in fourth place behind Georgia, which made an amazing rally to finish third . "I've said since the very beginning of the season that if Georgia opened the door and we hit that we would win the meet, and that's exactly what ha ppened ," said UCLA head coach and National Coach of the Year Valorie Kondos. Said Geargia coach Suzanne Yoculan , "We have never been so happy to be third . We dug aurselves such a deep hole. I can't say enough good things about this team , they never gave up or quit. That was Georgia pride right there . It's worth a champianship to me the wa y they came through and fought. It's too bad that if you come in ranked No. 1 and don't finish that way it's considered a failure . This team is anything but that." Georgia proved its season was definitely not a failure with individual victories by Kim Arnold (all-around, 39.55), Jenni Beathard (bars, 9.95) and Leah Brown (floor, 9.95) . Susan Hines gave Florida fans something to cheer for by winning the vault with an average af 9.8875, "To do this at home is such a thrill , to be here in . "".',_", front of my teammates and the fans ," she said . "I could hear all the support behind me. It's just a total thrill ClOd a great wa y toJ inish_the yea[.~"_ _ __ Utah's Summer Reid and Arizona State's Eliza beth Reid tied for first on the balance becm with identical scores of 9.9. Summer Reid became the only gymnast to successfully defend her 1996 title. R' ht EI' b h R 'd Ig : lIa et el Below right: Summer Reid TEAM PRELIMS.-SESSION I
I. Georgio 2. UClA 1 Nebroska 1 Uloh 5. Penn Siale 6. lSU
197.075 196.425 196.025' 196.025 194.300 191B25
"Nebraska advanced fa the Super Six with a tiebreaker score of 234.125 to Utah 's 234.35. TEAM PRELIMS.-SESSION "
I. Arizono Siale 2. Michigan 1 Florido 4. Washinglon 5. Alobamo 6. Minnesola
196.275 196.200 196.075 195.975 195.600 194.775
TEAM FINALS
I. UClA 2. Arizona 51. 1 Geargia 4. Michigan 5. Flarida 6. Nebroska
197.150 196.B50 196.600 196.500 196.425 195.250
ALL.AROUND
'Top eight are First路Team AI/路Americans I. Kim Arnold, Georgia 2. Meredilh Willard, Alabama 1 leah Brown, Georgia 4. leah Hommo, UClA 4. ChrillY Van Fleel, Florida 6. Mea an Wrighl, Arizona Siale 7. Sara Cain, Michigon 7. Tiffany Simpson, Washinglon 9. Shelly BartleH, Nebrasko 9. Jamie 5lauffer, Washinglon 11. lena Degleva, UClA
1
39.550 39.500 39.475 39.425 39.425 39.400 39.350 39.350 39.300 39.300 39.250
JUL Y/ AUGUST 1 997
12. Heather Brink, Nebroska 11 Trod Sommer, Ulah 13. Belh Amelkovich, Michigan 11 Carie Courlney, Arizona Siale 16. Jaime Groziano, Florido
39.225 39.200 39.200 39.200 39.175
Above: Michigan State Lelt: Johnna Evans
USA GYMNASTICS WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE NATIONAL IlMTATIONAL TOURNAMENT By Kathy Feldmann The sixth Collegiate place April at the University of Iowa . Michigan State captured the NIT crown with a scare of 194.375 . Boise State's Jahnna Evans took first all around with a 38.975. Erin - ',h"nl,,,, from Towson placed all-araund with a 38.825 and was named the 1997 Most Outstanding Senior Gymnast. The seventh annual USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Invitational Tournament is scheduled for
VAULT
I. Suson Hines, Florida 2. leoh Brown, Georgia 1 Kim Arnold, Georgia 4. Angie leonard, Utah 5. lena Deglevo, UClA 6. nffony Simpson, Wash.
9.BB75 9.B625 9.B500 9.B2S0 9.B125 9.BOOO
April 10-11 , 1998 and bids for sites are being solicited.
194.375 191425 191250 192.625 192.600 ]B9.B501- - - - - - -- - - - I lBB.575 lB5.275
ALL.AROUND
I. Johnna Evons 2. Erin Shanley 1 Briony lecky 3. Erin Mullen 5. Toro law 6. Kalherine Creswell
Boise Siale To",on Michigan Siale Michigon Siole Son Jose To",on
3B.975 3B.B25 3B.750 3B.750 3B.600 3B.575
To",on SEMO SEMO Rulgers To",on Michigan Siale Boise Siale
9.975 9.900 9.B75 9.B75 9.B50 9.B50 9.B50
Michigon Siole SEMO To",on Boise Iowa Michigan Siale San Jose
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Michigan Siale Michigan Siale Iowa SEMO Norlhern Illinois Boise
9.B50 9.B50 9.B25 9.B25 9.B25 9.B25
Michigon Siale Michigan Siale lowo Iowa Michigan Siale SEMO
9.900 9.900 9.B25 9.B25 9.B25 9.BOO
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1. Erin Shanley 2. Kal. Forringlon 1 Erin Chenier 1 Rachoel Ciarlanle 5. Healher Hanson 5. Jamie Elwell 5. Johnna Evons I. Briony lecky 2. Molio Roberts 2. Erin Shanley 2. Jolene Dohl 5. Robyn Gamble 5. Polly Kiker 5. lisa Hallmork
9.900 9.900 9.B50 9.B50 9.B25 9.BOO
BEAM
I. Kristin Peugeol I. Becky Robinson 3. Slephanie Wessely 1 Erika Harrison 3. lauro Clark 1 Kelly Marlin
FLOOR
I. leoh Brown, Georgia 2. Kim Arnold, Georgia 2. Elizobelh Reid, Arizona Siole 4. Meredilh Willord, Alobama 4. Healher Kabnick, Michigan 6. Kloro Kudilkovo, Woshinglon 6. leslie Angeles, Georgia
I. Michigan Siole 2. Soulheast Millouri 1 Boise Siale 4. To",on Siale 5. Iowa 6. San Jose Slal.- 7. RUlgers B. Ilorihern Illinois
9.950 9.900 9.900 9.900 9.B50 9.B25 9.B25
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1. Elizob.lh Reid, Arizono Sial. I. Summer Reid, Ulah 1 Meredilh Willard, Alabama 1 Trod Sommer, Ulah 5. leah Homma, UClA 6. Belh Amelkovich, Michigan
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I. Jenni Bealhard, Georgia 2. Elizobelh Reid, Ariz. Siale 2. Slephanie Woods, Alabama 2. Saroh Cain, Michigan 5. leah Brown, Georgia 6. Angie leonard, Ulah 6. Nikki Pelers, Michigan
annual USA Gymnastics Wamen's Natianal Invitatianal Taurnament taak 12, 1997, at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena
9.950 9.900 9.900 9.B50 9.B50 9.B25 9.B25
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I. Polly Kiker 1. Erin Mullen 1 Courlney Burke lloriWhilwer 1 Kristin Peogeol 6. Malia Roberts
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Dear CHALK TALK I'm a Level 8 gymn'ast at cel Gymnastics and I'm 10 years old . My coaches are Mike, Kara , Frank and Colleen. My dream is to be in the Olympics. I heard they're changing the age to 16, why IS that so'? I have another question, what IS the highest age you can compete in the Olympics'? Erika Pfennigwerth Pittsburgh, Penneylvania
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r~[ill~illf~~I[Dear Natasha. Thanlcs lor y:ur nice comments and lor watching durin, the 01路 ymp" Games! My lavorite events are bars and beam.
What I Learned from GymMlstics
Dear Gloria, We get, on average, 25 letters per week, but it really . depends on the day. When ~e're ready to put together an ,ssue 01 USA Gymnastics magazine, we randomly gather a lew questions, call the athletes, and get a response to the question. Yes, all the gymnasts do answer the questions themselves.
6y Eleworth Lindley All AmeriGan Gymn8et iGe . Clute, Tmcae 'To open my senses: sight, sound, thought. ro have awareness.
oro concentrate on the moment, watch my step, focus. oro move with time and change. Changing for the better in time. oro test my limits, know them. Accept what I cannot change. Make the best of a situation. 'r0 exert my efforts efficiently to my need. 'r0 not see obstacles, but opportunities. oro understand that little things make up for big things. Big accomplishments come through many little oneS. ro appreciate each one (1+1+1+1+1=5) "-0 be content in my being. For my state is always changing.
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1997 JUNIOR OLYMPIC RHYTHMIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
13. Kacey Low 14. Nikki Keslerson 15. Alexondro Dioz 15. Amanda Blakeman 17. Anna·lisa DaVllon 17. Krislen Gerwig 19. Dorina Pilipovsky 20. Rhiannon Goubalz · Nilzon Wagner
MORAGA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 10-11, 1997 196.25 189.50 lB3.30 1BO.OO 179.55 170.00
LEVEL 8 ALL.AROUND
'. Koleryna Ivanova 1. Krislin Cheng 2. Michelle Fuller 3. Cryslal Dilworlh 3. Omkora Kennedy 5. Denise Boker 6. Kimmi Nguyen 7. Yana 510lyorov 8. Alexondrio Upshur 9. ChrislenWeimer 10. 5uzonne Mena 11. KOlhy Chin 12. MorislO Pierce 13. Jessica Chou 14. Louro Neuckronz 15. Johonno Horlon 16. Megan McMenamin 17. Sora Sieffier 18. Undsey Colberl lB. Alexis Irion 20. /licole Zapoli
LA lighls Ore. Gym. Acad. Gym Connection Encare Rhythmics Gymmorin Pacilic III. Rhythmics Encore Rhylhmics Scherba's RSG li Ning's Allonlo Inl'l. Rhylhmic Gems Top Flighl III. Rhylhmics Ore. Gym. Acad. Rhylhmic Gems Allanla Inl'l. Elile Rhythmics Houslon Illusions Rhylhmic Gold Anelia's RSG Houslon Illusions
26.25 26.10 26.05 25.65 25.65 25.30 25.15 24.90 24.B5 24.70 24.60 24.55 24.45 24.35 23.95 23.70 23.45 23.40 23.35 23.35 23.30
Ore. Gym. Acad. Gym Connedion Encore Rhythmics III. Rhylhmics LA lighls G~mmorin Pacilic R ylhmic Gems Allonlo Inl'l. Scherba's RSG III. Rhylhmics Allonlo Inl'l.
7.00 6.B5 6.BO 6.65 6.60 6.55 6.50 6.45 6.40 6.35 6.25
ROPE
1. Krislin Cheng 2. Michelle Fuller 3. Kimmi Nguyen 4. MorislO Pierce • Kaleryna Ivanova 5. Omkora Kennedy 6. Suzonne Meno 7. Johanna Horlon B. Yana Siolyorov 9. Denise Boker 10. Chrislen Weimer RIBBON
. Kaleryna Ivanova I. Krislin Cheng 2. Omkoro Kennedy 3. Denise Boker 4. Cryslal Dilworlh 4. Kimmi Nguyen 4. Chrislen Weimer
21.05 21.00 20.95 20.95 20.BO 20.BO 20.50 20.25 20.25
Allonlo Inl'l. Allonla Inl'l. Colil. Academy Allanla Inl'l. Brown's Rhylhmic Calil. Academy RSG Gym. 01 Hawaii Gym Cannection Calil. Academy Gym Conneclion
6.20 5.95 5.BO 5.70 5.50 5.45 5.45 5.35 5.30 5.25
Calil. Academy Ailonla Inl'l. Allonlo Inl'l. Calil. Academy Calil. Academy Allanla Inl'l. III. Rhythmics Gym Connectian Gym Conneclion 5partacus Radiance RSG
5.75 5.65 5.60 5.55 5.50 5.40 5.35 5.25 5.15 5.10 5.00
Ailanla Inl'l. Allanla Inl'l. III. Rhythmics Colil. Academy Gymmorin Pacilic Gym Connection Calil.Academy Sportacus Rhylhmic Revolulion Elile Rhylhmics Ore. Gym. Acad. Uniled Gym.
6.75 6.70 6.60 6.40 6.35 6.10 6.05 5.95 5.90 5.90 5.90 5.90
HOOP
TEAM RESULTS
1. Region 1 2. Regian 6 3. Region 3 4. Regian 4 5. Region 2 6. Region 5
Ore. Gym. Acad. Gym Conneclion RhYlhmflex GymConnerlion Colo. 5chool 01 R5G RSG Gym. 01 Howoii Sporlocus Gym Conneclion RhYlhmllex
LA lighls Ore. Gym. Acad. Gymmorin.Pacilic_ III. RhYlhmics Encore Rhythmics Encore Rhylhmics Allanla Inl'l.
7. Suzanne Mena B. Alexondrio Upshur 9. Michelle Fuller 10. Eleanor Low
1. Anno Kole Nolesnik 2. Nalalie Woy 3. Rulh Choi 4. Courtney Sears 5. Krislen Fronkiewicz 6.30 6. Vikloria Pelrovsky 6.20 6. Krislen Gerwig 6.10 B. Amanda Blakeman 6.05 9. Jenniler Sihn 10. Breonno Goubolz
Rhythmic Gems U/ling's Gym Conneelian Ailonlo Inl'l.
FLOOR
1. KOlhy Chin 2. Cryslal Dilworlh 3. Kristin Cheng 4. Alexondrio Upshur • Kaleryna Ivanova 5. Jessica Chou 5. Juslin Miller 7. Megan McMenomin 8. Denise Boker 8. Yana Siolyorov B. Nicole Zapoli
Top Flighl Encore Rhythmics Ore. Gym. Acad. li Nin~'s LA lig Is Ore. Gym. Acod. Cincinnoli RSG Elile Rhylhmics III. Rhylhmics Scherba's RSG Houslan Illusions
7.00 6.75 6.60 6.55 6.50 6.35 6.35 6.30 6.25 6.25 6.25
Gym Canneelion Gymmorin Pocilic LA Ughls III. Rhythmics Encore Rhythmics III. Rhythmics Scherbo's RSG Ulling's Rhylhmic Gems Ore. Gym. Acod. Allanlo Inl'l.
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HOOP
1. Michelle Fuller 2. Omkora Kennedy • Kaleryno Ivonova 3. Morisso Pierce 4. Cryslal Dilworlh 5. Denise Boker 6. Yana Siolyorov 7. Alexandria Upshur B. Suzanne Mena 9. Kristin Cheng 9. Johonno Horlon
LEVEL 7 ALL· AROUND
1. Anno Kale Nolesnik 2. Nalalie Way 3. Rulh Choi 4. Jenniler Sihn 5. Brenonn Siocker 6. Courlney Sears 6. Vikloria Pelrovsky 6.60 B. Jessica Kunen 6.50 • OklOna Magomedova 6.45 9. Sero Keleiian 6.40 10. Krislen Fronkiewicz 6.35 11. Angelino Zuccarini 6.35 12. Breanna Gaubalz 6.35 · Julio IIkina
Allonlo Inl'l. Allanla Inl'l. Calil. Academy Calil. Academy III. Rhythmics Allanla Inl'l. Calil. Acodemy Gymmorin Pocilic Sporlocus Rhythmic Revolulion Brown's RSG Elile Rhylhmics Gym Conneelion li lIing's
24.35 24.25 24.00 22.70 22.65 22.50 22.50 22.20 21.70 21.50 21.45 21.35 21.30 21.20
RIBBON
1. Rulh Chai 2. NOlolie Woy 3. Courlney Seors 4. Vikloria Pelrovsky 5. Jenniler 5ihn 6. Anna Kale Nalesnik 7. Brenann Siocker 8. Nikki Keslerson 9. Amonda Blakeman • OklOna Magomedova 10. Kalhryn Della Rocco ROPE
1. Nalalie Way 2. Anna Kale Nalesnik 3. Bronann Slacker 4. Rulh Choi 5. Jessica Kunen 6. Breanna Goubalz 7. Jenniler Sihn • Oksono Mogomedovo 8. Sero Keleiian 8. Angelina Zu((orini B. Kacey Low B. Jessica Bullock FLOOR
I. Anna Kale lIalesnik 1. Rulh Choi 3. Nalalie Woy 4. Jenniler Sihn 5. Courlney Seors 6. Vikloria Pelrovsky 7. Jessica Kunen 8. Krislen Fronkiewicz B. Sera Keleiian B. Anna·lilO DaVllon 8. Brenonn Siocker "Non a'izen
Allanla Inl'l. 6.05 Colil.Academy 6.05 Ailonlo Inl'l. 5.90 Calil.Academy 5.85 Allanla Inl'l. 5.BO Calil.Academy 5.75 Gymmorin Pocilic 5.70 Brown's Rhylhmi-c ~5. 55 Rhylhmic Revolulion 5.55 Colo. School 01 RSG 5.55 III. Rhythmics 5.55
~IIIIIII'I~I PROCEDURES
1997 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SELECTION PROCEDURES I. The Four Continents Team (Juniors and Seniors) will be selected by rank order from the 1997 National Championships. The Four Continents will be held in Sidney, Australia June 3·6, 1997 2. The team fo r the PAGU Senior Championships will be selected by the Rhythmic Program Committee based upon results from the National Championships and the Four Continents Championships. The PAGU Senior Championships will be held July 2-6 in Medellin,Colombia. 3. The senior athletes, and their coaches, who represented the US at the Four Continents and PAGU Senior Chompionships will be invited to a three day World Championship selection camp which will be held September 12-13 or 19-21 in Downers Grove, IL 4. The first day of the camp will be closed training for athletes only. During the next two days the athletes will participate in a morning training session and a controlled afternoon routine evaluation. The othletes will perform each routine two times. Each routine will be evaluated by the six evaluators according to the technical value, artistic value, and execution as defined by the cu rrent FIG Code of Points. JU L Y / AUGUST
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The evaluators will be: USA FIG Technical Committee Member USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Vice President Brevet II Judge TBD Brevet II Judge TBD Brevet II Judge TBD Athlete Representative TBD 5. All of the evaluators will have a long history of international rhythmiC gymnastics experience and will have been selected becouse they ore 1110st cognizant of what is required for international success. None of the evaluotors will have a vested interest in any of the athletes. 6. At the conclusion of the two day selection camp, the 1997 World Championship teom (three or four athletes) will be announced based upon the combined evaluation of the six person evaluation team and the results from the Four Continents and PAGU Championships. Approved by USA Gymnastics Executive [ommillee, Apri/16, 1997
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I. World University Gomes Teom will be determined at two separate events. II. Qualificotion to the World University Gomes Team: a. The two highest ranking all-around gymnasts-through number five-from the 1997 NCAA ChompionshipsAll-Around competition, who occept the invitation, will be ploced on the WUG Team. b. The three remaining slots will be filled in rank order from the World University Gomes Triols, which will be held June 27·29 in Cincinnati, Ohio. c. TIes in the All-Around for plocement onto the teom will be broken by the highest individual event score. d. All athletes competing for 0 position on the World University Games Team must either be currently enrolled in a university or college or be a senior in high school and have been occepted and enrolled in on institution of higher leorning in the foil of 1997 and meet the minimum oge requirement of 17 years of age on Januory 1, 1997. e. No member of the World University Games Teom may compete in the 1997 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships. III. Entry into the World University Games Triols will be by petition only. Petitions for the World University Games Triols will be considered by the Selection Committee for: o. Acollegiate gymnost whose teom competed at the 1997 NCAA Regionols and Nationals, the 1997 USAG Collegiate Notionols, or the 1997 USAG Nationollnvitotionol Tournament and who did not compete in the All-Around. b. Any USAG elite athlete or 1997 Levell 0 regional or above qualifier. c. World University Gomes Trials will use 1997 FIG Code of Points, Competition I Rules. Note: All petitions should include two all-around optionolscores from current seosons, or documentation of the athlete's competitive experience, and must be received in the USAG Notionol Office no later than June 15, 1997. IV. World University Gomes Teom: a. All quolified othletes must signand agree to the Athletes Code of Conduct and return with their entry/ occeptonce form in order to complete their entry requirements. b. Ateam member may be reploced in the cose of violations of the Athletes Code of Conduct with the approval of the USAG Ethics Committee or, if time constraint is on issue, with the opprovol of the President of USA Gymnostics. c. Replocements to the team, due to conduct violotions or injury of one of the teom members, will be mode in All-Around ronk order from World University Gomes Triols. Injury replacements must be documented by a doctor opproved by the United Stotes Olympic Committee or USA Gymnastics. d. No injury petition onto the team will be accepted. e. The members of the team moy be required to ottend 0 troining comp one week to ten days prior to processing by the Olympic Committee. f. The lineup for each event will be by vote of the head cooch, assistant coach, and team leoder. In odd it ion, the two (21 judges and the othlete representative will receive a vote if they were in ottendance ot the Trials ond Training Camp, if one is held. V. Cooch Selection The Heod Cooch and the Assistant Coach will be determined by the Selection Committee and the President of USA Gymnastics oher the team has been determined based upon the following criterio: (1) proven team leodership ability (21 international experience (31 rank order of the athletes The World University Gomes Team ond Cooches are bound by the guidelines outlined in the Nationol Team Coaches Responsibilities Manual.
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PosmON AVAIlABLE Full/Port time positions, the Academy of Olympic Gymnastics, Mission Viejo, California, located minutes from beautiful Southland beaches and surrounding luxury communities is seeking a Boys Program Director. This individual needs the knowledge and pride to build a successful Team Program from our enthusiastic Level 7 competitors and closs students. Duties include dedicated closs curriculum development and teaching. Salary and hours are negotiable. Also seeking energetic motivated coaches for large program for girls (714)768-5950. GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. Energetic, organized and positive teachers needed to teach preschool through Elite. Full and port-time positions available at all three locations in northern Virginia. Several positions available. Special need for mole coach. Please send resume to: Milan Stanovich, 5581 Guinea Rood, Fairfax, VA 22032. Call for more information: (703) 323-0088. Position availoble for a motivated, energetic, positive girls competitive team coach (levels 5-9). Some dance and choreographer experience preferred. Salary based on experience and qualifications. Send resume to 5945 B. Orr Rd., Charlotte, NC 28213. ATLANTA IS THE PLACE TO BE IN 1996-97! We are looking for qualified coaches to help oversee our expanding programs. We have a comprehensive gymnastics program which needs on enthusiastic coach who can work well with boys, girls, cheerleading, tumbling, and preschool classes. Salary is negotiable based on experience. Please send your resume to: Gym South Gymnastics, 119 N. 85 Pkwy., Fayetteville, GA 30214. (770)461-5528 or fox at (770)461-5528. ASSISTANT BOYS COACH-Southern NH gymnastics school is looking for a qualified person to assist with 0 rapidly growing competitive boys program. Full time position with benefits for the individual who enjoys working with a profeSSional, cohesive stoff in on enjoyable atmosphere. The position will include working with closs and competitive boys. Send resume to Gymnostics Village, 13 Coldwell Drive, Amherst, NH 03031 or call Judy Shenk at 603-889-8092. PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Full time position available in a beautiful, well established facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. Design and develop gymnastics program for over 600 preschool aged children. Must have knowledge in early childhood development and good organizational skills. KAT certification a plus. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Benefits include medical and dental, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, and retirement plan. Send resume to: HYDE PARK GYMNASTICS, P.O. BOX 9434, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45209. COACHES/ INSTRUCTORS: Sunrise Gymnastics Academy is looking for enthusiostic, motivated instructors who love children. We need positive instructors to work with instructional classes ond competitive teams. Sunrise has on established program with over 1,400 students in a 29,400 sq. ft. state of the art facility. Sunrise has on excellent boys and girls competitive program with over 100 competitors at girls levels 5-10 and boys Closs 6-1 . Salory and benefits commensurate with experience. Send resume, references, and picture to: Sunrise Gymnastics Acodemy, P.O. Box 69, Sylvania, Ohio 43560 or call Yusaku or Sherry at (419)841 -8694. GIRLS AND BOYS COACHES lOOKING FOR A GREAT PLACE TO WORK WITH GREAT PEOPLE, KEEP READING! Enjoy the benefits of Atlanta without the constant traffic hassle! The Cartersville Twisters need qualified and experienced coaches and instructors. Our program includes developmental and competitive gymnastics and PreSchool. Girls teams are currently competing levels 2-9. Boys teams are currently competing Closs 7-5. In order to grow we need help. Please send resume to Cartersville Gymnastics, P.O. Box 1390, Cartersville, GA 30120, Attn. Wynne Hernandez or FAX to 770-3B7 -7415. Phone no. 770-387-5629. BROWN'S GYMNASTICS seeking full-time and port-time experienced coaches for our recreational and team programs at Brown's Gymnastics of Houston and Brown's Gymnastics of
Altamonte Springs. Brown's Gymnastics offers the largest and best equipped facilities in the USA. Administrative positions also available. Send resume to: Brown's Gymnastics, 740 Orange Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Fl32714. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ COACH - Seeking enthusiastic individual interested in management position, assisting with team program levels 4-10, and help established educational program to continue to grow. Monagement and organization experience is a plus for this position. leading competitive team in Dallas/ Ft. Worth area. located in the heart of the metroplex with easy access to recreational activities and sporting events. Two locations, 900+ students. Salary commensurote with experience. Send Resume to: Spirols Gymnastics, 765 109th St., Arlington, TX 76011 , attn. Jima Watson. Dynamic, fast-grOWing Gymnastic Center seeking port-time and full-time instructors for boys and girls recreation classes. Pay is commensurate with experience. located 15 minutes north of Boston. Please send resume to: Gymnastics &More, 8 Micro Dr., Woburn, MA 01801 . LEXINGTON GYMNASTICS CENTER is seeking professional, motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated individuals for various coaching positions in our growing business. Join us in our multiple state of the ort facilities (total of 26,000 sq. ft.). Positions for recreational through Girls teams (levels 2-8 present time). Salary with benefits based on experience and qualifications. Please send resume to: lexington Gymnastics Center, 2610 Palumbo Dr., Suite B, Lexington, Kentucky 40509, or call (606)266-5914, fox (606)268-2144. Compulsory Coach Needed. 2 Years Coaching Experience ReqUired. Motivated individual who works well with co-workers and is SUPER with kids is desired to work in 15,000 square foot facility with State-Of-The-Art Equipment. 100 member team with more on the way!! Call and/ or send resume to: The Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, c/ o Kelly Sherman, 2217 N. Cobb Parkwoy, Kennesaw, GA 30144. (770)590-8162. Wont to live in sunny Florida? FUNTASTICS has on opening for a girls team caach for Levels 2-7. Must have strong spotting skills on bars and floor. Adance background is very helpful. If you have the ability to prOVide a fun, positive, learning environment, we wont you! The position is currently 15-20 hours per week, but could possibly be full-time if you are willing to work weekend activities at the gym. We offer a fun work environment, competitive salary, beautiful beaches, and great weather year round. Please moil or fox your resume to FUNTASTICS Gymnastics & Cheerleading, 4434 Bee Ridge Rood, Sarasota, FL 34233. FAX 941 -378-0902. Pre-School Director Needed. Established gymnastics school is looking for energetic go-getter to redesign, implement and direct pre-school program. Over 200 pre-schoolers already enrolled in the program. Excellent opportunity available immediately; salary commensurate to education and experience. You can e-mail or call number below, please ask or Jose. e-mail: jvelez@en.com or phone 216-595-1859. Seeking experienced cheerleading coach. Strong spotter a must. Excellent salary. Brown's Gymnastics Metro, Orlando, Florida. (407)246-1200. Contact: Jeff Wood/ Joan Von Fleet. PRESCHOOL DlRECTOR/TEAM COACHES. Eastern Notional Academy is expanding into another facility and needs coaches. We are looking for directors for Preschool and General progrom, Team coaches qualified in choreography and dance at a high level and knowledgeable in the compulsory division. ENA is in a perfect location for any lifestyle, we are located centrally between the Metropolitan New York area and the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains. First Aid/ Safety certification a plus. Salary commensurate upon qualifications and experience. Contact Rich at (201) 835-1665 or fox resume to (201) 835-6225 or e-mail usotena@eno.com STAFF COACH: Unique full-time opportunity to coach and manage a small, growing gym with tremendous potential. Seeking JULY/AUG U S T 1 997
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USA Gymnastics: How did you get involved in gymnastics? Thornton: I started gymnastics when I was 8 in North Corolina with a basic tumbling class. Tim Erwin from Texas was my first real gymnastics coach. As a kid, I played soccer too, but Tim talked me into staying into gymnastics! USA Gymnastics: Tell us about your past coaches and clubs in gymnastics. Thornton: I attended San Antonio Gymnastics School, Pritchett's Gymnastics, Augusta Gymnastics, University of Iowa and now U.S. Olympic Training Center. Some of my past coaches ore: Tim Erwin, Mark Williams, Jerry lee, Ken Vescordi, Garret Brancheau, Nick Brancheau, Kurt Golder, Liang Qiao, Tom Dunn, Alex Kolyvanov, Vitaly Marinitch, and Ron Brant. I think it's good having lots of coaches. They all had their own stylesAmerican, Chinese, Russia, Ukraine---oll of them have helped me in their own way. USA Gymnastics: How often do you train and what's a normal practice like? Thornton: We train six days a week Monday through Saturday. Thursday is a light day with only one practice which lasts about 90 minutes. Monday, Wednesday and Friday we lift in the morning for about 45 minutes. Then we train from 10:00-1 :00 and from 4:00-6:30. Saturday we train from 11 :00-2:00. If we're doing routines we do all six events in the morning and in the afternoon we'll do new skills and stuff we need extra work on. If we're not doing routines, we do three events in the morning and three events in the afternoon. We do a strength workout after our second practice which includes rope climb, handstand pushups, leg strengthening program, and a lot of ring strength exercises. Our hord strength is circuits on Wednesday and Saturday. Circuits is stations of strength exercises and you move from one station to the next with no rest in between, it's hard. Iguess you could say a typical day is wake up, eat, workout, eat, sleep, workout, eat and sleep. USA Gymnastics: How do you stay motivated? Thornton: By focusing on my goals, both short and long term. If Iget down and burned out Ithink back to what Iwant to achieve and it keeps me going. USA Gymnastics: What's the easiest and most difficult thing about training? Thornton: Physically the circuits is the hardest part of training. The easiest or most fun is to learn new skills. USA Gymnastics: You had surgery on your knee in March 1887. how's the knee doing? How's training going? Thornton: It's doing great. No problems at all. I did pull my hamstring and it's bugging me a little. But, as far as my knee is concerned, I'm back to normal tumbling, vaulting and everything. USA Gymnastics: What has been your best moment in the sport?
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Coach Ron Brant said "Th t~ing that allows Jay t~ con~ tmue to succeed is that he's v~ry determined, He has his slg~ts set on accomplishing partIcular goals and he's not one to give up easily. He knows you can't waste fIme. fvery turn he takes means something to him on the apparatus. He's very intense in the gym."
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Team . She led her team to the silver medal win at the International Team Championships, a triangular meet between the U.S. , China and Romania . In this competition she also scored the second highest all-around of the competition and was the top U.S. finisher. Regarding Kristen's accomplishments this year, Strauss said, "We' re real proud of her. We can see her confidence level going up with every event. She went four-for-four routines at the International Team Championships and, since that time, training has been pretty intense. We definitely want her on the World Championships Team and leading the pack, not just barely making the team . She's getting stronger and her presentation and performance level is getting more mature and polished ." "I' m really excited about doing well now," said Kristen . "It gives me confidence to keep going. I've been in many meets lately and it gives me experience with the new rules. "
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gymnastics is getting lots of recogn ition lately because of the Olympic Games. More people are real izing that gymnastics is a very difficult sport. " Kristen'hs mom, Lhi~da, hsaid'h "I think t e one t Ing t at as . .. . . helped Kristen in her gymnastics Very difficult Indeed . Knsten IS career is that she goes to public one of only a handful of gymschool , has lots~of ~ school-~Aasts in the U:S-;-to- compete a friends, and has other interests Yurchenko double twist on besides gymnastics. She has an vault." I competed the Yurchenko one-and-a-half twist for a while. outlet to the sport. If things aren't going well in the gym, Then, Mr. Strauss had me do she has other things to think Yurchenko double twists in the about. She focuses on gymnaspit during the summer after tics when she's in the gym, but Olympic Trials . It took me a couwhen she's out of the gym, she pie of months to learn it. I did a talks on the phone, talks about lot of progressions like round off her school work, and does other back handsprings on high mats. things besides gymnastics." Believe it or not, Kristen trains six Kristen started gymnastics at age hours a day, six days a week, 5. Her older brother, Shawn, and attends high school, and manher older sister, Carrie, were in ages to fit in a social life around school and Kristen was bored, so her gymnastics schedule. She her mom enrolled her in a tumkeeps everything in perspective. bling/ dance class. Kristen moved " Friends from school come to Parkettes when she was 8. watch me do gymnastics . They' re very supportive." "I was one of those kids that loved the gym and wanted to go all the When asked if she receives time," said Kristen . "I remember recognition at school, Kristen said, one time we had a blizzard and my mom wouldn't drive me to the gym. I cried because I couldn't go to practice."
" Sometimes during morning announcements they congratulate me about an accomplish ment. My principal always asks me, my sister, or my mom about what's happening." In fact, the principal is so supportive that he tutored Kristen in algebra one summer so she could have a lighter school year. Strauss said, " Kristen's the com mun ity hero in her hometown of Pen Argyl, which is a small community of about 10,000. The community and school have been very supportive." One of Kristen's future goals is to place in the top three or four at
the John Hancock U.S. National Championships and make the World Championships Team. As for the 2000 Olympic Games, Kristen is taking it one step at a time. " I do plan to go to college and hopefully get a scholarship to college," she added . USA Gymnastics asked Kristen to give some advice to young gymnasts wanting to do well in the sport and she had this to say, "If you really love the sport, stick with it and most of all, have fun . If you want to do well you have to set goals and be dedicated. Go after it with the best of your ability. You have to want it in your heart."
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