2011 Florida Elite Qualifier - Optional Results
Jun 5
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: 2011 USA Gymnastics Open Championships - Elite Qualifier Optional

Results from the June 2011 Florida elite qualifier optional competition



Competition concluded today in Florida, here are the final results for the optional elite qualifier sessions.  
Click here to view results from Saturday's compulsory competition

First, here is a rundown of the qualifying scores to both the Classic in July and Championships in August. USAG changed the ruling this year to where a gymnast may only qualify to Championships at the Classic, or US National team members at a training camp or an international assignment. 

OPTIONAL SCORES to Qualify to Classics or Challenge:
Senior International: 53.00 AA at a 2011 Qualifier, NT camp, or at 2010 US Championships
 or 3 Event=40.5, 2 Event =27.5
Junior International: 51.00 AA at a 2010 Championships, 2011 National Qualfiers, or at training camp
Junior Pre-Elite ages 13-14: 49.00 at National Qualifier or training camp
Junior Pre-Elite ages 11-12: 48.00 at National Qualifier or training camp
Hopes ages 12: 48.00 at Qualifier
Hopes age 10-11: 47.00 at Qualifier
 
OPTIONAL SCORES to Qualify to Championships:
Senior International: 54.00 AA at a 2011 Classic meet, or NT members at training camp or International Assignment
 or 3 Event=41.25, 2 Event =28.00
 (2010 World Team members automatically qualify)
Junior International: 52.50 AA at 2011 Classic meet, or NT members at training camp or International Assignment
 

HOPES (ages 10-12)
1 Elena Spengler - Girls And Boys Co-Op - 51.950
2 Ashley Smith - Northwind - 51.500
3 Alonza Klopfer - North Stars - 50.650
4 Megan Skaggs - Gym Acad Of Atl - 50.000
5 Jasmine Vallejo - Precision - 49.000
6 Hope Masiado - Girls And Boys Co-Op - 48.400
7 Khyla Pottenger - Arete - 48.300
8 Jasmine Kauffman - LaFleur's Largo - 47.800
9 Abby Paulson - Twin City Twisters - 47.450
10 Tessa Phillips - Buckeye - 47.200
11 Ragan Smith - Northwind - 47.150
12 Sydney Doggette - Buckeye - 47.100
The highest score of this competition went to Elena Spengler, just 10 years old, with a 14.40 (5.3/9.10). 
 
Junior
1 Ashley Foss - North Stars - 53.400
2 Shannon McNatt - Stars - 51.100
3 Rachel Dickson - Michigan Elite - 49.950
4 Alex Marks - Dynamo - 49.750
5 Mikayla Magee - MGA Elite - 49.700
6 Julianna Drapkin - Monmouth - 49.650
7 Olessia Dounaeva - Orlando Metro - 49.400
8 Amanda Huang - Northwind - 49.100
9 Dominiquea Trotter - Monmouth - 48.150
10 Kennedi Edney - Precision - 47.450
11 Gracie Cherrey - Perpetual Motion - 46.750
12 Jessica Jones - Youngstown - 46.250
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The high score of the session went to AA Champ Ashley Foss on beam with 14.30 (5.5/8.80). There was a 3-way tie for the vault title; Alex Marks, Mikayla Magee, and Dominiquea Trotter all scored 13.650. Bridget Dean of Orlando Metro won bars, the only event she competed. Shannon McNatt won floor with 13.30 (4.80/8.50).
 
Junior session 2
1 Maggie Nichols - Twin City Twisters - 55.900
2 Peyton Ernst - Texas Dreams - 54.250
3 Bailie Key - Texas Dreams - 53.650
4 Mary Dare Maxwell - Texas Dreams - 52.900
5 Veronica Hults - Texas Dreams - 52.100
6 Abigail Milliet - Denton - 49.900
7 Bryttany Kaplan - Adrenaline - 49.200
8 Kiana Winston - Texas Dreams - 49.100
9 Annabelle Hovater - World Class VA - 47.200
10 Tara Catour - Desert Lights - 45.500
Maggie Nichols won vault with a yurchenko 1.5 scoring 14.70, while Texas Dreams swept the other 3 event titles: Dare Maxwell won bars with 14.30 (5.40/8.90), Nica Hults and Reagan Campbell tied for first on beam with 14.650 (5.90/8.75), and Kiana Winston returns after missing last season with an ACL tear and won the floor title, 13.80 (5.30/8.50) 
Full junior session 2 Results here

Seniors
1 Claire Boyce - Texas Dreams - 56.700
2 Hallie Mossett - West Coast Elite - 54.200
3 Caitlin Atkinson - Cypress - 51.950
4 Lauren Beers - Southern Tier - 51.150
5 Napualani Hall - Kansas Gym & Cheer - 49.200
Only the above 5 gymnasts competed all around in this session. Pua Hall won vault with 14.350, Aja Sims of Brandy Johnson's only competed on uneven bars but won the event with 14.250 (5.30/8.95). Claire Boyce won both beam (14.95 5.90/9.050) and floor (14.50 5.70/8.80). 

The 2 WOGA girls competed in a junior session so their scores did not count for placements in the senior division, but they both qualified:
1 Grace McLaughlin - WOGA - 55.45
2  Jessica Howe - WOGA - 53.00
Grace McLaughlin's high score came on beam with a 14.65 (5.40/9.250).

Full Senior results here

There will be one more competition to qualify to the CoverGirl Classic and US Challenge, the American Classic held at the Karolyi Ranch at the beginning of July.