JO Nationals 2013

Recap, RESULTS and Routines From J.O. National Championships

Recap, RESULTS and Routines From J.O. National Championships

May 10, 2013 by Jennifer Teitell
 Recap, RESULTS and Routines From J.O. National Championships


The 2013 women's J.O. National Championships have concluded in Minneapolis. Below you can find the top results from the level 10 national championships for each of the eight age groups as well as links to watch videos of winning routines and interviews with top competitors. Congratulations to the 2013 Champions! 



Junior A – Lexy Ramler of St. Michael, Minn./KidSport Dynamos, won the all-around title with a score of 37.675 and the uneven bars title with a score of 9.450. Emily Gaskins of Coral Springs, Fla./Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, took second in the all-around with a score of 37.650. Maggie Musselman of Crownsville, Md./Hill's Gymnastics, took third in the all-around with a score of 37.525. Grace Waguespack of Longwood, Fla./Ace Gymnastics, took fourth in the all-around with a score of 37.475. On vault, Rachael Flam of Houston, Texas/Stars Gymnastics, won the vault title with a score of 9.675. Irina Alexeeva of Plano, Texas/WOGA, won the balance beam title with a score of 9.750. On floor, Nicole Biondi of Townsend, Mass./10.0, won the title with a score of 9.625.

Region 7 won the Junior A team title with a score of 150.650, followed by Region 5 with 150.525 and Region 3 with a score of 149.725.

All Around
1. Lexy Ramler - KidSport - 37.675 [Interview]

2. Emily Gaskins - CGA - 37.650 [Interview]

3. Maggie Musselman - Hills - 37.525 [Video]
4. Grace Waguespack - Ace - 37.475


Vault

1. Rachel Flam - Stars - 9.6750

2. Nicole Biondi - 10 Academy - 9.6250

2. Arianna Agrapides - MG Elite - 9.625


Bars

1. Lexy Ramler - KidSport - 9.4500 [Video]

2.Marissa Oakley - Phenom - 9.300

2.Grace Waguespack - Ace - 9.300

2. Emily Gaskins - CGA - 9.300 [Video]




Beam

1. Irina Alexeeva - WOGA - 9.7500 [Video]

2. Emma Marchese - Hills - 9.700

3. Rachel Lukacs - North Stars - 9.5500

3. Marissa Oakley - Phenom - 9.550 [Video]


Floor

1. Nicole Biondi - 10 Academy - 9.6250 [Video]

2. Makarri Doggette - Buckeye - 9.600 [Video]

3. Abby Brenner - Twin City Twisters - 9.575 [Video]




Junior B – Felicia Hano of San Gabriel, Calif./West Coast Elite, won the all-around title with a score of 38.200. Hano also won vault with her score of 9.875. Kennedi Edney of Chino, Calif./Precision, took second in the all-around with a score of 38.075. Edney also won the balance beam title with a score of 9.575. Reagan Campbell of Highland Village, Texas/Texas Dreams, took third in the all-around with a score of 37.975. Grace Glenn of Charlotte, N.C./NC-Southeastern, took fourth overall with a 37.675. On bars, Kyana George of McKinney, Texas/Metroplex, won the title with a score of 9.450. Melissa Reinstadtler of Brick, N.J./Rebound, took the floor exercise title with a score of 9.700

Region 1 won the Junior B team title with a score of 151.300, followed by Region 3 with a 151.175 and Region 8 with a 150.425.

Junior B All Around:
1. Felicia Hano - West Coast Elite - 38.200 [Video]

2. Kennedi Edney - Precision - 38.075

3. Reagan Campbell - Texas Dreams - 37.975
4. Grace Glenn - Southeastern - 37.675


 Vault

1. Felicia Hano - West Coast Elite - 9.875 [Video]

2. Maya Washington - San Mateo - 9.800

3. Lynnzee Brown - GAGE - 9.750

3. Anna Glenn - Southeastern - 9.75

3. Kennedi Edney - Precision - 9.750


 Bars

1. Kyana George - Metroplex - 9.450 [Video]

2. Carly Preston - Gedderts Twistars - 9.420 [ Video] 

3. Madison McHale - Legacy Elite - 9.400
3. Felicia Hano - West Coast Elite - 9.400 [Video]


Beam

1. Kennedi Edney - Precision - 9.5750

2. Lexi Funk - IGI - 9.5250 [Video]

2. Reagan Campbell - Texas Dreams - 9.525 [Video]


Floor

1. Melissa Reinstadtler - Rebound - 9.700

2. Maya Washington - San Mateo - 9.6750

3. Reagan Campbell - Texas Dreams - 9.65




Junior C Nicole Lehrmann of Cedar Park, Texas/Capital, won the all-around title with a score of 38.300 and the uneven bars title with a score of 9.525. Brehanna Showers of Belmont, Mich./R-Athletics, finished second in the all-around with a score of 38.250. Showers won the title on vault with a score of 9.825. There was a three-way tie on floor exercise between Showers, Shea Mahoney of Algonquin, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics, and Mason Hosek of Pearland, Texas/Champion, all scoring a 9.750. Third in the all-around went to Mahoney with a score of 38.225. There was a tie for fourth in the all-around between Maddie Karr of Stillwater, Minn./Twin City Twisters, and Jessica Wang of Chino Hills, Calif./Winner's Academy of Gymnastics, both scoring 38.150. There was a tie for the balance beam title between Hosek and Britney Ward of Ozark, Mo./Missouri Valley, with a score of 9.625

Region 5 won the Junior C team title with a score of 151.900, followed by Region 4 with 151.850 and Region 3 with a score of 151.225.

All Around

1. Nicole Lehrmann - Capital - 38.300 [Video]

2. Brehanna Showers - R-Athletics - 38.250

3.  Shea Mahoney - Legacy Elite - 38.225 [Video]
4. Maddie Karr - Twin City Twisters - 38.150
4. Jessica Wang - Winners CA - 38.150


Vault

1. Brehanna Showers - R-Athletics - 9.825 [Vault]

2. Sydney Snead - Sonshine - 9.750

2. Maddie Karr - Twin City Twisters - 9.750


Uneven Bars

1. Nicole Lehrmann - Capital - 9.525

2.  Jessica Wang - Winners - 9.450

2. Maddie Karr - Twin City Twisters - 9.450


 Beam

1. Britney Ward - Missouri Valley - 9.6250

1. Mason Hosek - Champions - 9.6250 [Video]

3. Jessica Wang - Winners - 9.525


 Floor 

1. Mason Hosek - Champions - 9.750 [Video]

1. Shea Mahoney - 9.75 [Video]

1. Brehanna Showers - R-Athletics - 9.75 [Video]





Junior D – Alicia Boren of Franklin Lakes, N.J./North Stars, won the all-around title with a score of 38.275. Boren also took top honors on floor exercise with a 9.800. Alex McMurtry of Midlothian, Va./Richmond Olympiad, took second with a score of 38.175. Abigail Armbrecht of Mobile, Ala./Planet, took third in the all-around with a 37.800 and won the balance beam title with a score of 9.550. Taking fourth in the all-around was Lizzy LeDuc of Plano, Texas/Metroplex, with a score of 37.725. Kirah Koshinski of Orangeville, Pa./Northeast Gymnastics, won the vault title with her score of 9.90. Winning the uneven bars title is Mckenna Singley of Clearfield, Utah/Olympus, with a score of 9.525.

Region 7 won the team title with a score of 152.150 followed by Region 3 with 150.375 and Region 5 with a 150.325.

All Around
1. Alicia Boren - North Stars - 38.275

2. Alex McMurtry - Richmond/Olympiad - 38.175

3. Abigail Armbrecht - Plantet - 37.800
4. Elizabeth LeDuc - Metroplex - 37.725


Vault

1. Kirah Koshinski - Northeast - 9.900 [Video]

2. Alex McMurtry - Richmond/ Olympiad 9.850 [Video]

3. Alicia Boren - North Stars - 9.8250 [Video]


Bars 

1. McKenna Singley - Olympus - 9.5250

2. Sabrina Garcia - Prestige -  9.450

2. Lizzy LeDuc - Metroplex - 9.450


Beam

1. Abigail Armbrecht - Planet - 9.55

2. Elizabeth Yu - West Coast Elite - 9.45

3. Megan Hultgren - Gym Academy - 9.400

3. Shannon McNatt - Stars - 9.400


Floor

1. Alicia Boren - North Stars - 9.800 [Video]

2. Alex McMurtry - Richmond/ Olympiad - 9.7500 [Video]

3. Alexandra Hyland - Arnolds - 9.700

3. Emma Slappey - Starlight - 9.700

3. Kirah Koshinski - Northeast - 9.700 [Video]





Senior A – Kari Lee of Peoria, Ariz./Flames Arizona, won the all-around title with a score of 38.300. Kristen Nogaki of Orange, Calif./Wildfire, took second in the all-around with a score of 38.100 and won the uneven bars title with a 9.675. Madison Cindric of Lantana, Texas/Texas Dreams, finished third with a 38.050. There was a tie for fourth between Alyssa Shermataro of Rochester Hills, Mich./Olympia Gymnastics, and Bailey Gardner of Clio, Mich./Gedderts Twistars, both with a score of 38.025. Shermataro also won the title on balance beam with a score of 9.550. On vault there was a tie between Samantha Partyka of Katy, Texas/Champions, and Jillian Winstanley of Arlington, Mass./Gym and More, with matching scores of 9.800. There was a tie on floor between Lee, Partkya and Mackenzie Brannan of Austin, Texas/Capital Gymnastics, all with a score of 9.675.

Region 3 won the Senior A team title with a score of 152.550, followed by Region 5 with a 151.975 and Region 1 with a 151.175.

All Around

1. Kari Lee - Flames - 38.300

2. Kristen Nogaki - Wildfire - 38.100

3. Madison Cindric - Texas Dreams - 38.300
4. Alyssa Shermataro - Olympia - 38.025
4. Bailey Gardner - GeddertsTwistars - 38.025


Vault 

1. Jillian Winstanley - Gym & More - 9.800 [Video]

1. Samantha Partyka - Champions - 9.800 [Video]

3. Brittany Furuyama - Stars Gym - 9.700 [Video]


Bars

1. Kristen Nogaki - Wildfire - 9.6750 [Video]

2. Mackenzie Brannan - 9.5750 [Video]

3. Paige Zaziski - 9.550 [Video]


Beam

1. Alyssa Shermataro - Olympia - 9.5500 [Video]

2. Rachel Stypinski -Silvias -  9.525

2. Kari Lee - Flames - 9.525 [Video]


Floor

1. Mackenzie Brannan - Capital - 9.675 [video]

1. Samantha Partyka - Champions - 9.675 [Video]

1. Kari Lee - Flames - 9.675  [Video]


Senior A Team 

1. Region 3 - 152.550
2. Region 5 - 151.975
3. Region 1 - 151.175





Senior B
 Maddy Stover of Fullerton, Calif./Wildfire, won the all-around title with a score of 38.250. There was a tie for second between Lindsey Lemke of Holt, Mich./R-Athletics, and Kaitlynn Hedelund of Chesapeake, Va./Excalibur, with a score of 38.100. Lemke also tied for first on floor with Aja Sims of Orlando, Fla./Brandy Johnson's Gymnastics, with a score of 9.750. Nichole Guerrero, Dallas, Texas/Zenith Elite, took fourth in the all-around with a 38.075. Melissa Metcalf of Mesa, Ariz./Desert Devils, took top honors on uneven bars with her 9.70. Sims also took first on balance beam with a score of 9.725. Alyssa Jackson of Belton, Mo./Eagles, won the vault title with a score of 9.850.

Region 3 won the Senior B team title with a score of 152.125, followed by Region 1 with a 151.975 and Region 7 with a 151.450.


Senior B All Around:
1. Maddy Stover - Wildfire - 38.250

2. Kaitlyn Hedelund - Excalibur - 38.200 [Video]

2. Lyndsay Lemke - R-Athletics - 38.100
4.
Nichole Guerrero - Zenith Elite - 38.075


Vault

1. Ali Jackson - Eagles - 9.85

2. Sydney Waltz - Gold Medal - 9.825 [Video]

3. Alexis Mattern - Artistic Sports - 9.800


Bars

1. Melissa Metcalf - Desert Devils - 9.700 [Video]

2. Hayley Sanders - WOGA - 9.6250

3. Ali Jackson - Eagles - 9.600

3. Maddy Stover - 9.600


Beam

1. Aja Sims - Brandy Johnson - 9.7250

2. Sydney Waltz - Gold Medal - 9.525 [Video]

3. Melissa Metcalf - Desert Devils - 9.500

3. Nichole Guerrero - Zenith Elite - 9.500


Floor

1. Aja Sims - Brandy Johnson - 9.7500

1. Lyndsay Lemke - R-Athletics - 9.750 [Video]

3.  Maddy Stover - Wildfire - 9.650 [Video]







Senior C – There was a tie for first in the all-around between Baely Rowe of Federal Way, Wash./Auburn GC, and Kara Lovan of Des Moines, Iowa/Triad, both with a score of 38.200. Third in the all-around went to Myia Hambrick of Temple, Ga./West Georgia, who scored a 38.175. Hambrick tied with Elena Lagoski of Kingston, Pa./Northeast Gymnastics, to win the floor exercise title with a score of 9.675. McKenzie Wofford of Cedar Park, Texas/Capital, finished fourth in the all-around with a score of 38.075. Wofford and Lovan tied for first on uneven bars with their scores of 9.625. Pua Hall of Olathe, Kan./KGDC, won the vault title with a score of 9.800. Nicole Medvitz of Paramus, N.J./ENA Paramus, won her third consecutive balance beam title with a score of 9.725.

Region 8 won the Senior C team title with a score of 151.750 followed by Region 6 with a 151.450 and Region 3 with a 151.075.


Senior C All Around 

1. Baely Rowe - Auburn - 38.200 [Video]

1. Kara Lovan - Triad - 38.200 [Video]

3. Myia Hambrick - West Georgia - 38.175
4. McKenzie Wofford - Capital - 38.075


Vault

1. Pua Hall - Kansas - 37.850

2. Chelsea Raineri - Silvias - 9.750

2. Gigi Marino - Desert Devils - 9.75


Bars

1. McKenzie Wofford - Capital - 9.625 [Video]

1. Kara Lovan - Triad - 9.625

3. Sasha Sander - Perfection - 9.525 [Video]


Beam

1. Nicole Medvitz -ENA Paramus -  9.7250

2. Myia Hambrick - West Georgia - 9.6250

3. Baely Rowe - Auburn - 9.5500


Floor

1. Elena Lagoski - Northeast - 9.675

1. Myia Hambrick - West Georgia - 9.675

3. Tracey Person - United - 9.650

3. Talia Chiarelli - Brestyan's 9.650

3. Meghan Pfilieger - Valley Gym - 9.650

3. Samantha Nelson - Ace - 9.650




Senior D – Kaytianna McMillian of Coburg, Ore./NAAG, won the all-around title with a score of 38.500. Ashleigh Gnat of Lake Mary, Fla./Ace, took second in the all-around with a score of 38.475. Gnat also took top honors on vault and tied for first on floor exercise. On vault Gnat scored a 9.900 for her double twisting Yurchenko, and on floor she scored a 9.750 to share the title with Kullen Hlawek of Fulshear, Texas/Champion. Nicolette McNair of Dove Canyon, Calif./Gym-Max, took third in the all-around with a score of 38.425 and also won the uneven bars title with a score of 9.725. With an all-around score of 38.225, Rachel Haines of Gowen, Mich./Gedderts' Twistars, took fourth in the all-around. There was a four-way tie for the balance beam title with a score of 9.500 between McMillian, Ashley Lambert of Newport News, Va./World Class, and Mary Jane Rott of Stillwater, Minn./Rising Stars and Alyson Heimsath of Conroe, Texas/Stars Gymnastics.

Region 8 won the team title with a score of 152.475 followed by Region 3 with 152.175 and Region 1 with a 152.125.

Senior D All Around

1. Katyianna McMillian - Naag - 38.500

2. Ashleigh Gnat - Ace - 38.475

3. Nicolette McNair - Gym-Max - 38.425
4. Rachel Haines - GeddertsTwistars - 38.225


Vault

1. Ashleigh Gnat  Ace - 9.900 [Video]

2. Katyianna McMilian - Naag - 9.8500

3. Mackenzie Valentin - Bart Conner - 9.775


Beam

1.  Alyson Heimsath - Stars - 9.500

1. Mary Jane Rott - Rising Stars - 9.500

1. Ashley Lambert  - World Class - 9.500

1. Katyianna McMillian - Naag - 9.500


Floor

1. Kullen Hlawek - 9.7500

1. Ashleigh Gnat - Ace - 9.750

3. Mary Jane Rott - Rising Stars - 9.725