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2010-2011
Congrats to former Washington gymnast Jen Kessler (Gym East) who placed 2nd on bars at NCAA Nationals!
Congrats to SPU for 4th place at USAG Collegiate Nationals. Local girls Anissa Madrid took 2nd place on beam and Corinne Wise 3rd place beam. (Both are former Metropolitan Gymnastics athletes) (Sam Taylor 5th on bars and Bri Steigauf tied for 5th on floor.) Nationals were held at Air Force.
Also of note: Dana Bonincontri, former Gym East gymnast also qualified for USAG College Nationals and was in finals for U of Penn and tied for 3rd place on bars and tied for 5th on floor. Dana also competed at NCAA Regionals this year.
How The Judges Score You In A Gymnastics Meet by Regan Krueger, level 5 gymnast at LEGA
"I have been competing in gymnastics for about five years now...The judges have to sit there all day and you want to keep them in a good mood. So you should put a smile on your face while doing the routine to get a few tenths back...." Read More
Watch this clip for an example of a class act. Just prior to the start of the Air Force-BYU football game, Sept. 22, 2009, this video was broadcast in the BYU stadium in Provo, Utah. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=72OhOWFMf84
Holiday Express:
Thanks to everyone, Yulia, Metro staff and parents, judges, coaches, teams - for making this year's Holiday Express/Kay Canedy meet a great success!
Congratulations to our WA Level 7 team who took 8th place in Phoenix at the National Judges Cup. Good effort girls - there were a lot of teams this year! Washington State Team - Hanna Loung, Alaina Pier, Samantha Smith, Shilese Jones, Natalie Reid, Sidney Brown
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARGE EILERS -High School -Washington State Gymnastics Coaching Association 2011 Hall of Fame Inductee!!
CBC sports photo - Carly Dockendorf (middle) ties for bronze in pole vault at Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Carly was a former UW gymnast, former CEG coach, and current SPU assistant coach, competed in pole vault for Canada in the Commonwealth Games in India. read more
Congrats to Tricia Moreno on the birth of her son Eli Benjamin Moreno (Jan 4th) and on the engagement of Michelle Lawhorn!
Congratulations to Donna Lucero who was inducted into the WOA Hall of Fame in Yakima on Aug 7th.
NAWGJ Symposium
held in the Chicago area July 15-17. Region 2 was well represented. Missing from this photo are Katy Tavog and Pam Lovett. (Cindy Lord - how do you keep popping up in Region 2 photos!?)
YO! Looking good Dean! (With Susan Okazaki and Kathy Lucero Adams from way back!)
National Judges Cup: January 7-9, 2011 at the Phoenix Marriott Mesa Hotel & Convention Center in Mesa, Arizona.
NAWGJ State Meeting Minutes. Special Congrats to Chris Greso for 25 years as NAWGJ Member. Congrats to lucky Janine Bell for winning the drawing for a check for $200 for a new uniform, and to Judy Denny and Michelle Lawhorn $100 each for eductional materials.
Also, the minutes for the NAWGJ WA board meeting of June 5 are up on the Board Members link.
2010 State Clinic
Results for Level 10 Nationals are up on the www.usagwa.com website. Congrats to AGC's Baely Rowe for her championship bar routine!
2009-2010
The perfect gossip killer - play a game!
This one is "Pass the Pigs".
Just don't laugh too hard while playing!
Candy Corn Critique Meet
Thanks to everyone who coached, judged or participated as a gymnast, and to Gym East- our co-sponsors.
USAG JO Rules Clarifications Feb. 2, 2010
Our Washington State Level 7 team did great at the National Judges Cup. Out of 20 teams, they took 3rd place! And Jada Czysz-Deboer took first AA. Great job WA! (NorCal won, and PA crept into 2nd at the last event.) Results and comments
Here is our 2010 WA State Level 7 Team that went to the National Judges Cup! Congrats to the girls!
Jillian, Rikki, Sam, Jada, Kayla, and Alexis representing AGC, LEGA, ECGA and Gym East.
Washington's Jim Holt has written a book - read about it.
Jeffrey Otto Ronberg
January 22, 1967 - November 20, 2009
In Loving Memory
Article on Washington gymnast Destinee Davis in International Gymnast.
GREAT JOB WASHINGTON BREVETS AND NATIONALS - EVERYONE PASSED THEIR COURSE!
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National Course WA Judges - not shown, Tracy Duncan and Michelle Thompson |
Region 2 (and friends) - Brevet Course |
Great National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j28
National Champions! Congratulations to the Lakewood WA YMCA Team for bringing home the team titles for the Championship (L9/10) and Level 8 Divisions at the YMCA Nationals Gymnastics Championships - held in Pheonixville, PA at the end of June. This is the 9th win for the Lakewood YMCA Championship Team - breaking the record (tied) with the Seattle YMCA. Seattle won their championships between 1965 and 1974.
In the individual all-around competition, Mia Tabbutt brought the Lakewood YMCA their 8th Individual National Title - the most of any YMCA participating in the event. Past champions include: Joyce Tanac, Lorna Woodward, Cleo Carver, Debbie Halle, and Yumi Modre from the Seattle YMCA and Linda Metheny Mulvihill from the Champaign IL, YMCA. (Pictured are Bria, Margaret, Evanni, Mia)
National Team Members:
Baely Rowe, AGC and Kelsi Blalock, Gym East
Here is an interesting article on Carly Dockendorf and her pole vaulting achievement this past weekend.(Carly was a UW gymnast and last year was an assistant coach at SPU.) Read more
Winter 2008-09
Here are our Level 4 Sectional State Teams!
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Congratulations to all participants at Level 10 Nationals in Puyallup. Results
Westerns Results
Congratulations to Western Champions:
Jordan Widener (LEGA) Senior 1 FX champ
Kayla Shira (AGC) Senior 7 champ on Bars, Beam, FX, AA
Great job girls!
Congrats to all and thanks for a great job at Levels 5/6 State!
Winners:
Level 4 Sectional Meet: North
Level 5:Small: AGC
Level 5:Large: Grace
Level 6:Small: LEGA
Level 6:Large: Gym East
Congratulations to Laurie Reid for being re-elected to the Regional JO Program Committee Chairman position.
Congrats everyone on a fantastic showing at Regionals! Good Luck to everyone for upcoming State, Westerns and Nationals.
Congrats to our Washington Level 8 Team who won the Regional Level 8 Team Competition - AGAIN!
Great job coaches and girls!
Big Congrats to two local gymnasts who compete for SPU - Brianna Schwartz (Gymnastics Unlimited) won the National Bars title at USAG Collegiate Nationals in New Haven, CT. Kaysha Heck (CEG), also medaled on the bars. She received a third-place.
UW news: Head gymnastics coach Joanne Bowers was named Regional Co-Head Coach of the Year
Fall 2008
Judge Humor....
At a gymnastics meet, an irate coach was arguing with a judge. Suddenly, the judge picked up a placard and showed it to the coach. It read, "Who do you think will win this argument?"
A. The judge
B. The judge
C. The judge
D. All of the above
In the middle of this clip are a group of gymnasts from Gym Plus! Gymnasts Falling.
Doris Fuchs Bar Routine 1966
GREAT Critique Meet/Clinic. Thanks to Tom Koll for a fantastic opportunity to learn!
Thanks Nola for your many hours of hard work, and to Kim Thompson and the staff and parents at Gym East for a superior meet.
Donna Lucero was inducted into the USAG Washington Hall of Fame at the 2008 State Clinic - congratulations Donna!
USAG WA Award Winners
Summer 2008
Judging availability forms for the 2008-2009 season were sent out by
email on July 17th. They are due back to Jan Urfer by July 31.
Please check your email (and your junk folder.) If you did not
receive the form, contact Jan by email (janu@tfon.com) or phone
(360-457-3698 or 360-460-3939) immediately.
Spring 2008
2009 National/Brevet Judging Courses
National/Brevet Course Intent Form - due April 30
Congrats to our Level 10 competitors at Nationals this weekend. Special Congrats to Kelsey Morris of LEGA for her JR B 1st place in Vault!
Westerns Results
Congrats to everyone for your hard work all year. Special congrats to Diana Mejia, Naydenov, JrB Bar Champ, and Sarah Wu, Naydenov, SrA Floor Champ!
There is new info on the SJD Update link.
Jim Holt and Yemen's Olympic Gymnast Nashwan Al-Harazi
2009 National/Brevet Judging Courses
National/Brevet Course Intent Form - due April 30
Fall 2007
June State Meet NAWGJ WA Open Membership Meeting Minutes
May 2007 Minutes of the Joint Jr. Olympic and Technical Committee Meeting:
Level 5/6 Tap/Counterswing Video by Jeff Lutz and Laurie Reid
NAWGJ Service Pins 9 pins were given out this year at our State Judges Meeting June 2nd: 5 year pin to Kelli Bauman and Laurie Chadwick; 10 year pin to Becky Carlson and Janine Bell; 20 year pin to Diane Palmer; 25 year pin to Barb Graisy; 30 year pin to Laurel Tindall, Donna Lucero, and Denise Green. Congratulations to these judges!
Great USAG State Meet! Good job Patti Gable and the NWA crew. Bummer if you missed it! Lot's of great judging helps from Connie Maloney, Cheryl Jarrett, and Laurie Reid.
Congrats to the Judges of the Year:
Compulsory: Marge Eilers and Corine Olsen
Optional: Nola Ayres
Don't forget to get your CPE info to Laurel by June 30th. You can download the CPE Annual Record Form from USAG Judges Accreditation - it is on the Links page.
**Jen Kesler repeats as National Champ! Results for Nationals:
Congrats to all our gymnasts for a great showing at Westerns and at Level 10 Nationals.
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