TUMBLEWEEDS TUCSON, ARIZONA
The Levell 0Stole Bronze Medal Team of Tumbleweeds include (pictured from Lto R) Amanda Hunter, Devyn Kallis, Julie Thomson, Kelsey McDermid, Kristen Schmieder, Megan McGee and Audrey Copeland all holding up their coach and gym owner, Mr. Kim Bird. Copeland won the Stole Levell 0 All Around title and vau~ title, McDermid finished with a Bronze in the all· around and won ba~. McGee won the floor title. HATIlESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND
Kayla, 9, won the 2005 Level 5 Mississippi Stole Championship with an all·around score of 38.350. She also placed first on beam with a 9.80 and first on vau~ with a 9.625. Her Level 5team ako won the team championship. Kayla trains 01 Kips and is cooched by Wei Huang and Victor Fi~v.
Brandan has been in gymnastics since he was 3yea~ old. At age 12, he competes as a Level 9 gymnast. He placed fourth 01 the 2005 Maryland Stole Competition for Level 9, ages 12-13. He trains 01 United Gymnastix in Reisterstown, Md. His coaches are Mladen Stefanov & Sco" aingan.
LAURYN KANNARD FLORIDA
ROBERT LUNDY, DEMETRIUS BROWN, JUBA RA AKBAR LAUREL, MARYLAND
Demetrius is a 10 year old, Level 7gymnast from Silver Spring, Md. He's the 2005 Maryland Stole parallel ba~ and pommel ho~e champion for the 10-11 age division. He took second place 01 the 2005 Region 7Championships for the some events. Demetrius is a member of USA Gymnastics Future Sta~. He trains 01 Fairland Gymnastics and is coached by Robert Lundy and Juba Ra Akbar.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Lauryn, 14, won the 2005 Level 8 Rorida Stole Championships with a score of 37.250. She ako won first place on vau~ and ba~, and second place on beam and floor. In the last five yea~, she has won 11 Stole Championship Gold Medak, including three AII·Around titles. She's trains at Gemini Gymnastics Sports Center in Oldsmar, Rorida and is coached by Viktor Sov~ki and Galyno Lasinskoya.
Corley, 9, is the 2005 Level 7Stole Champion in her age group. She placed first on vault (9.475), first LEILA SHAFFER on floor (9.60), first in the all· MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA around (37.625), second on beam (9.10) and fourth on Leila Shaffer, 12, won first place all-around 01 the Level 5 ba~ (9.45). Corley trains 01 Mol Tro"e~ Gymnastics and West Virginia Stole Championships in the 12 and older age is coached by Deana lee. division. She also won first place on beam. leila is port of TYLER AND TANNER THERIT the G·Force team 01 the West Virginia Gymnastic Training HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Center. The gym is owned and operoled by Gene Diaz. T~er Ther~ (le«), is a Level 5 gymnast, and Tonner Them (rightl, is a level 4 gymnast. The brothe~ are bath 2005 Pennsylvania Stole Vau~ Champions. T~er scored a 9.9 while his younger brother, Tanner, tied for gold with a 9.7. This also happens to be bath of their first event gold medak in competition.T~er won third place in the all-around 01 Stole Meet. The brothe~ are MEGAN SCHAEFER coached by Barry Mottern 01 DUBLIN, OHIO Artistic Sports Academy Plus. Megan,12, won the honor of competing WOUW YOU UKE TO BE in the level 8 Individual Event Bar NATE UMMEl INCLUDED IN Championship 01 the Arnold aassic in March, LOWELL MICHIGAN. FACES IN THE GYM? 2005. Megan took first place with ascore of NoIe, age 8, is a gymnast on the U.S. Airborne level 5 Send 0 photoond 0 poragraphof informofton to: 9.50. She also took third place all-around 01 team. In the Stole competition held March 19 in Bottle USA Gymnostics, Pon American Plozo, the Region 5 Championships with a score of Creek, Michigan, Nole placed first on Roor, Pommel 201 S. (opitol Ave., Suite 300, Indionopolis, IN46225 37.775. Megan is a member of the Midwest Horse and Rings and finished first place in the all· ~ or ffloil to around with a 56.80 . the top level 5 score of all age ~ Gymnastics and Cheer team in Dublin, Ohio, publications@usa-gymnastics.org and is cooched by Thad Beaver and Jenny groups! The four member Level 5team placed first in Sorry, photos cannot be returned. the team competition as well. Bordo. We'll select 0 few entries for publicoftonin the mogozine
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