Pictured: Felicia Hano

Below are some gymnasts who will be competing at the Secret U.S. Classic, but who may not be qualified for P&G Championships yet. The pressure will be on for them to hit at Classics so they can continue on to Championships.

 

There are multiple ways to qualify for championships, one of which is by achieving a qualifying score at National Team Training Camps. However, USAG does not release the official results from these camps so we aren’t able to be 100% certain of who has qualified and who hasn’t. Either way, these athletes will feel the pressure of qualifying for Championships or just proving that they deserve to be at Championships. 

 

 

Felicia Hano - Gym-Max

While Felicia already qualified for Championships from the American Classic, she only qualified as a specialist for vault, beam, and floor. She scored an 11.4 on bars with a 4.2 difficulty and 7.2 execution score. She was only eight tenths away from the 54 qualifying score so if she hits all four events at the Classic she should have no problem qualifying. Felicia qualified to last year's Championships but did not compete both days due to an injury. Felicia recently changed gyms and now trains with Kyla Ross at Gym-Max. Read a recent exclusive interview with Felicia here. She talks about her new Divergent themed floor routine choreographed by Dominic Zito and we can’t wait to see her debut it this weekend!

 

 

McKenna Appleton - Hills

McKenna missed out on qualifying from the American Classic by only 0.15. While she had solid scores across the board, her 4.1 difficulty score on bars hurt her, as did her 7.65 execution score on beam. McKenna only competed level 9 this season but she had a great year winning all-around at both regionals and Eastern nationals. She also won or tied for first on every event at regionals and Easterns, except beam at Easterns where she tied for second. Watch Mckenna’s winning floor routine from Eastern Nationals on YouTube here.

 

 

Gabby Perea - Legacy Elite

Gabby was another gymnast who narrowly missed qualifying from the American Classic where she scored a 51.8. At the American Classic she won beam with a 15.1 (5.5/8.2) and her beam routine is something you definitely don’t want to miss this weekend. Watch her beam routine from practice here. Her bars were what really hurt her at the American Classic and she only scored a 9.6 (5.4/4.2). If she hits her bar routine, or even just scores a little bit higher, she should easily qualify for Championships. 
 

 

Pictured: Melissa Reinstadtler

Melissa Reinstadtler - Rebound

Melissa is a first year senior and she competed at P&G Championships last year in the junior division. She had a solid showing at the American Classic this year but only totaled a 52.65. That score would have been enough to qualify her as a junior but she needed a 54 in the senior division. She had a three tenth neutral deduction on floor and a 6.95 execution score on bars. Bars was also her weakest even last year with a low start value but she has increased her difficulty to a 5.3 at this year's American Classic. Melissa has a shot at making Championships but she will need clean, strong routines on all events to qualify.

 

Pictured: Kailey Gillings

 

Below is a list of all of the gymnasts competing at Classics who haven’t been confirmed to have qualified for Championships: 

 

Abby Paulson, Coon Rapids, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, junior (reportedly qualified at camp)

Abigail Matthews, Virginia Beach, Va./ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior

Adriana Popp, Easton, Pa./ Girls In Co-Operation Gymnastics Training Center I, junior

Alexis Vasquez, West Des Moines, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior

Anastasia Webb, Morton Grove, Ill./ Illinois Gymnastics Institute Inc., junior

Aria Brusch, Cincinnati, Ohio/ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior

Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior

Caitlin Smith, Valley Village, Calif./ Paramount Elite Gymnastics, junior

Christina Desiderio, Hackettstown, N.J./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior (reportedly qualified at camp)

Delanie Harkness, Leslie, Mich./ Twistars USA Inc., junior

Emily Muhlenhaupt, Castle Rock, Colo./ Colorado Aerials Gymnastics Center, junior

Emily Schild, Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior (reportedly qualified at camp)

Gabby Perea, Geneva, Ill./ Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, junior

Grace Quinn, Arlington, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior

Hannah Joyner, Waldorf, Md./ First in Flight, junior

Kailey Gillings, Beach City, Texas/ Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, junior

Kaitlin DeGuzman, Rowlett, Texas/ Metroplex Gymnastics, junior

Lauren Navarro, La Verne, Calif./Charter Oak Gymnastics, junior (reportedly qualified at camp)

Lexy Ramler, St. Michael, Minn./ KidSport LLC, junior

Madison Rau, Cypress, Texas/ Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, junior

Makenzie Sedlacek, West Chicago, Ill./ Illinois Gymnastics Institute Inc., junior

Margzetta Frazier, Erial, N.J./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

McKenna Appleton, Great Falls, Va./ Hill's Gymnastics, junior

Melissa Reinstadtler, Brick, N.J./ Rebound Gymnastics Inc., senior

Molly Frack, Nazareth, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

Olivia Dunne, Hillsdale, N.J./ Eastern National Academy of Paramus, junior

Olivia Trautman, Champlin, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, junior (reportedly qualified at camp)

Rachael Flam, Houston, Texas/ Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, junior

Samantha Ogden, Allen, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, senior

Shania Adams, Dublin, Ohio/ Buckeye Gymnastics, junior

Shilese Jones, Renton, Wash./ Auburn Gymnastics Center Inc., junior

Taylor Lawson, Macungie, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

 

 

Related:
Secret Classic previews
Running list of 2014 P&G Championships qualifiers
American Classic results