2013 Secret US Classic

Olympic Champions Maroney, Ross set to compete at 2013 Secret U.S. Classic

Olympic Champions Maroney, Ross set to compete at 2013 Secret U.S. Classic

Jul 15, 2013 by Anne Phillips
Olympic Champions Maroney, Ross set to compete at 2013 Secret U.S. Classic

Photo: McKayla Maroney at the 2012 Secret U.S. Classic. Photo by Scott Hults. 

2012 Olympic Champions McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross will headline the field for the 2013 Secret US Classic, USA Gymnastics announced today.

This will be the first competition for Maroney since winning team gold and vault silver at the 2012 London Olympic Games. 

The Secret US Classic is set for July 27, 2013 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. 

Joining Maroney and Ross will be 2013 AT&T American Cup all-around silver medalist Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/Bannon’s Gymnastix, and reigning U.S. junior champion Lexie Priessman of Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics. 

Fellow U.S. Senior National Team members Madison Desch of Lenexa, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express; Maggie Nichols of Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters; Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express; Kennedy Baker of Flower Mound, Texas/Texas Dreams; and Peyton Ernst of Coppell, Texas/Texas Dreams will also contend for senior titles. 

The junior field has 46 athletes from 16 states, including all five members of U.S. Junior National Team: Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics; Laurie Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite; Amelia Hundley of Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics; Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams; and Polina Shchennikova of Arvada, Colo./TIGAR.

The event, which features some of the USA’s top female gymnasts, is the final qualifying event for women’s gymnastics for the P&G Gymnastics Championships, which determines U.S. champions and national team members. The P&G Championships are scheduled for Aug. 15-18 in Hartford, Connecticut. 

Qualification Standards:

Ways for Senior Elites to Qualify to Championships
- Automatic: 2012 Olympic Team and designated Alternates 
- 54.00 AA, 3 Event=41.25, 2 Event =28.00 at 2013 Classic meet 
- National Team members at Team Training Camp (full routines on competition surfaces) or International Assignment

Ways for Junior Elites to Qualify to Championships:
- 51.50 at 2013 Classic meet or National Team members at Team Training Camp (full routines on competition surfaces) or International Assignment

Click here to view of list of athletes already qualified to 2013 P&G Championships.
 

2013 Secret U.S. Classic Competition Schedule: 
The July 27 competition schedule is 1 p.m. for the junior session and 6 p.m. for the senior session. All times are Central and subject to change.  

Gymnastike will be on-site in Chicago providing coverage of the event. Click here to go to our 2013 Secret US Classic Coverage Page



The senior competitors at the 2012 Secret US Classic

2013 Secret US Classic PARTICIPATING ATHLETES (Subject to change)
Senior Elites
Kennedy Baker - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Flower Mound, TX
Simone Biles - Bannon's Gymnastix Inc. - Spring, TX
Lacy Dagen - San Mateo Gymnastics - Pleasanton, CA
Madison Desch - Great American Gymn. Express - Lenexa, KS
Brenna Dowell - Great American Gymn. Express - Odessa, MO
Peyton Ernst - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Coppell, TX
Rachel Gowey - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - Urbandale, IA
Ariana Guerra - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - League City, TX
Madison Kocian - WOGA Gymnastics - Dallas, TX
Erin Macadaeg - San Mateo Gymnastics - Redwood City, CA
McKayla Maroney - All Olympia AOGC - Long Beach, CA
Grace McLaughlin - WOGA Gymnastics - Allen, TX
Abigail Milliet - Denton Gymnastics Academy - Denton, TX
Maggie Nichols - Twin City Twisters - Little Canada, MN
Lexie Priessman - Cincinnati Gymnastics - Cincinnati, OH
Kyla Ross - Gym-Max Gymnastics - Aliso Viejo, CA
Mykayla Skinner - Desert Lights Gymnastics - Gilbert, AZ

Junior Elites
Ariana Agrapides - MG Elite - Bayville, NJ
Simone Banen - North Stars Gymnastics Academy - Wyckoff, NJ
Alyssa Baumann - WOGA Gymnastics - Plano, TX
Vanasia Bradley - Splitz Gymnastics - Lincoln Park, MI
Jordan Chiles - Naydenov Gymnastics Inc. - Vancouver, WA
Nadia Cho - WOGA Gymnastics - Plano, TX
Bridget Dean - Orlando Metro Gymnastics - Fort Myers, FL
Nia Dennis - Buckeye Gymnastics - Westerville, OH
Christina Desiderio - Parkettes National Gymnastics Center - Hackettestown, NJ
Asia Dewalt - WOGA Gymnastics - Plano, TX
Kennedi Edney - Precision Gymnastics - Chino, CA
Lauren Farley - WOGA Gymnastics - Dallas, TX
Bailey Ferrer - Orlando Metro Gymnastics - Orlando, FL
Norah Flatley - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - Cumming, IA
Jazmyn Foberg - MG Elite - Bayville, NJ
Ashley Foss - North Stars Gymnastics Academy - Towaco, NJ
Molly Frack - Parkettes National Gymnastics Center - Nazareth, PA
Megan Freed - Parkettes National Gymnastics Center - Bethlehem, PA
Emily Gaskins - Cincinnati Gymnastics - Coral Springs, FL
Felicia Hano - West Coast Elite Gymnastics - San Gabriel, CA
Laurie Hernandez - Monmouth Gymnastics - Old Bridge, NJ
Veronica Hults Texas Dreams Gymnastics Coppell, TX
Amelia Hundley - Cincinnati Gymnastics - Hamilton, OH
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf - Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics - Groveland, FL
Bailie Key - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Montgomery, TX
Ashton Kim - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Southlake, TX
Alonza Klopfer - North Stars Gymnastics Academy - Boonton, NJ
Taylor Lawson - Parkettes National Gymnastics Center - Macungie, PA
Alexandra Marks - Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy - Cushing, OK
Hope Masiado - Girls In Co-Operation Gymnastics Training Center - Bethlehem, PA
Emily Muhlenhaupt - Colorado Aerials Gymnastics Center - Castle Rock, CO
Lauren Navarro - Charter Oak Gymnastics - La Verne, CA
Maile O'Keefe - Academy of Gymnastics, Salcianu Gymnastics - Las Vegas, NV
Samantha Ogden - WOGA Gymnastics - Allen, TX
Abby Paulson - Twin City Twisters - Coon Rapids, MN
Gabrielle Perea - Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC - Geneva, IL
Grace Quinn - Texas Dreams Gymnastics - Arlington, TX
Melissa Reinstadtler - Rebound Gymnastics Inc. - Brick, NJ
Alexandria Ruiz - ACE Gymnastics - Lake Mary, FL
Emily Schild - Everest Gymnastics - Huntersville, NC
Polina Shchennikova - Tigar - Arvada, CO
Megan Skaggs - Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta - Marietta, GA
Ragan Smith - Northwind Gymnastics- Dacula, GA
Deanne Soza - Arete Gymnastics - Orem, UT
Alexis Vasquez - Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute - West Des Moines, IA
Grace Waguespack - ACE Gymnastics - Longwood, FL


Big names missing from the Senior Division:
Katelyn Ohashi of WOGA (shoulder surgery)
Sarah Finnegan of GAGE 
(injury, already qualified to Championships) 
Sabrina Vega of GAGE (injury)
Elizabeth Price (Not on the official roster but reported to be competing two events, already qualified to Championships)
Jordyn Wieber of Twistars (not able to commit enough time to training)

For more information, go to secretclassic.com