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Saturday, 12 May 2012 22:10

Men's Junior Olympic Nationals: Finals

Donnell Whitenburg of Ultimate won the Men's 16-18 AA title at the 2012 Men's JO Nationals on Saturday evening.  He also captured the Rings title. Future PSU frosh Trevor Howard was 2nd and won the floor.

 Tim Wang of South Coast won the PH and placed 4th AA while High Point's Chandler Eggleston won the vault.  Monmoth's Akash Modi won the PB and placed 3rd AA.  Future Illini Joey Peters of the Parkettes won the HB and was 6th AA. 

Marvin Kimble of the Swiss Turners won the Men's 14-15 category.

Links:  Results Page

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Former elites Grace Williams (of Twistars) and Aja-Monet Sims (of Brandy Johnson's) tied for the Junior D title at the 2012 Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic championships.  Both tallied 38.775, with 2014-2015 Bama commit Sims winning bars and beam.  Williams has reportedly committed to NU for 2014-2015.  In third was vault champion Alyssa Jackson of Eagles, and in fourth was Alexis Mattern of ASAP.  Nicole Artz of Champion USA was the floor champ.

Some of the gymnasts in this category have already commited, despite graduating in 2014.  Region 5 won the team title. 

Place Name/Club VT UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Grace Williams
Gedderts Twistars
9.775
3
9.675
2
9.650
2
9.675
5
38.775
1
NU/2014
1 Aja Sims
Brandy Johnsons
9.600
16
9.750
1
9.700
1
9.725
2
38.775
1
Bama/2014
3 Alyssa Jackson
Eagles
9.850
1
9.625
3
9.450
18
9.700
3
38.625
3
 
4 Alexis Mattern
ASAP
9.775
3
9.425
17
9.575
3
9.700
3
38.475
4
 
5 Nichole Guerrero
Zenith Elite
9.775
3
9.375
20
9.575
3
9.550
16
38.275
5
 
5 Madison Stover
Wildfire
9.725
8
9.600
5
9.375
24
9.575
11
38.275
5
Utah/2014
7 Nicole Artz
Champion USA Gym
9.600
16
9.375
20
9.500
12
9.750
1
38.225
7
 
8 Tiffani Lewis
Browns Las Vegas
9.675
13
9.550
6
9.475
16
9.400
32
38.100
8
 
9 Lanie Snyder
Nebraska Gold
9.575
19
9.450
14
9.500
12
9.375
34
37.900
9
 
10 Chayse Capps
Infinite Bounds
9.800
2
9.050
37
9.425
19
9.600
9
37.875
10
OU/2013
10

Kaitlynn Hedelund
Excalibur Gymnastics

9.750
6

9.550
6

9.025
45

9.550
16

37.875
10

 

Link:  Results

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Incoming LSU frosh Randii Wyrick won the BB en route to winning the AA title in the Senior D dvision at the Junior Olympic L10 Nationals.  She outpaced Bama-bound Lauren Beers, who won bars and floor.  Utah incoming frosh Breanna Hughes took third, while another incoming Bama frosh, Carley Sims, took 4th and tied for teh vault title with Arizona signee Shelby Edwards.

Region 1 won the team title. 

In this age group, nearly all of the athletes will be competing for colleges next season.  Here's the Top 25 finishers and their schools:

Place Name/Club VT UB BB FX AA Future School
1 Randii Wyrick
Browns Las Vegas
9.625
5
9.600
2
9.675
1
9.650
3
38.550
1
LSU
2 Lauren Beers
Southern Tier GA
9.775
3
9.675
1
9.275
22
9.725
1
38.450
2
Bama
3 Breanna Hughes
Twin City Twisters
9.750
4
9.525
8
9.500
6
9.625
6
38.400
3
Utah
4 Carley Sims
JJG
9.800
1
9.550
4
9.150
27
9.525
16
38.025
4
Bama
5 Sheridan Metcalf
Desert Devils
9.525
11
9.550
4
9.375
13
9.550
14
38.000
5
Washington
6 Kathy Tang
Daggetts
9.600
7
9.450
16
9.400
10
9.525
16
37.975
6
Maryland
6 Michaela Woodford
Sun Country
9.400
23
9.475
15
9.525
5
9.575
12
37.975
6
NC State
8 Shelby Edwards
Carters Gymnastics
9.800
1
9.025
42
9.550
4
9.500
23
37.875
8
Arizona
8 Emily Barrett
Bart Conner
9.525
11
9.450
16
9.375
13
9.525
16
37.875
8
DU
10 Maile'ana Kanewa
The Gym Company
9.575
8
9.450
16
9.200
24
9.625
6
37.850
10
Oklahoma
11 Josselyn Mackey
Mercury
9.175
31
9.500
12
9.575
2
9.450
28
37.700
11
UNC
11 Annie Glasenapp
Flips - MN
9.450
17
9.500
12
9.300
19
9.450
28
37.700
11
Iowa State
13 Molly McFarland
Team OC
9.425
19
9.275
30
9.325
17
9.525
16
37.550
13
 
13 Allison Northey
Gymnastics East
9.375
25
9.300
29
9.475
7
9.400
35
37.550
13
Washington
15 Madison Krentz
Arizona Sunrays
9.475
15
9.500
12
8.900
41
9.625
6
37.500
15
Boise State
16 Haley Scaman
Illinois Gymnastics
9.500
14
9.525
8
8.800
44
9.650
3
37.475
16
Oklahoma
17 Maddy Nilsson
Adrenaline
9.625
5
9.550
4
8.800
44
9.475
25
37.450
17
BYU
18 Makenzie Johnson
Elite - TX
9.525
11
9.075
39
9.375
13
9.450
28
37.425
18
BYU
19 Margaret Laughlin
Desert Devils
9.200
29
9.550
4
9.050
36
9.600
10
37.400
19
DU
20 Kaitlin Sassa
Silvias
9.550
10
9.325
27
9.025
38
9.475
25
37.375
20
Towson
21 Audrey Tolbert
Frederick Gymnastics
9.375
25
9.225
31
9.350
16
9.375
38
37.325
21
Ohio State
22 Taylor Redmond
Galaxy
9.275
28
9.225
31
9.275
22
9.525
16
37.300
22
GWU
23 Taylor Penzien
Olympia Gym MI
9.200
29
9.400
21
9.075
32
9.575
12
37.250
23
SEMO
24 Michelle Gauthier
North Shore
9.425
19
9.200
33
9.150
27
9.400
35
37.175
24
 
25 Krystine Jacobsen
Excalibur Gymnastics
9.425
19
9.525
8
8.650
49
9.525
16
37.125
25
Boise State

Link:  Results

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