The month of March was eventful for the Women's Team at Eagle Gymnastics Academy. Eight of nine of our athletes were able to qualify for their respective Region 3 Championships in the Month of April. 

Level 8 Elise and Zaria qualified  to compete in Oklahoma City, OK the weekend of April 21-23, 2023. Level 7s Emmeline, Alena, Maliah, Maycie and Reghan qualified to compete in Little Rock, AR the weekend of April 28-30th. Level 10 Ryan narrowly missed out on qualifying to Regionals after uncharacteristic mistakes on beam. She did however post personal bests on bars and floor. 

The USA will send eight trampoline gymnasts to represent the country at the 2023 Senior Pan Am Championships on May 12-14, 2023 in Monterrey, Mexico. The roster of selected National Team athletes features Olympians and World Champions and medalists. 

The men's roster includes Olympian Aliaksei Shostak, 2022 World team all around silver medalists Cody Gesuelli and Isaac Rowley and reigning World and U.S. double mini champion Ruben Padilla.

Olympian Nicole Ahsinger is set to represent the women in trampoline competition along with last year's US individual and synchronized trampoline champion Sarah Webster, 2022 World team all around silver medalist Jessica Stevens, and 2022 U.S. individual and synchro trampoline bronze medalist Ava Hernando. 

Each athlete will compete in the individual and synchronized trampoline divisions.

Pan American Gymnastics Championships are the official continental gymnastics championships for North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. The Trampoline Championships serve to qualify countries to the 2023 Pan American Games to be held in Santiago, Chile in November. The championships feature Men's and Women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as aerobic gymnastics. U.S rosters in other disciplines will be announced later on this spring. 

Over the weekend of April 14-16, 2023, Team Eagle's Tumbling and Trampoline Team participated in the North Texas Trampoline and Tumbling State Championships in North Richland Hills, TX. 

Team Eagle came home with 30 STATE CHAMPIONS, 16 2nd place finishes, 10 third place finishes and 27 other top 10 finishes. In addition, to individual titles, Eagle athletes also won 4 overall state titles, and 8 team event titles. 

Over All State Champions include:
Level 6: Elliott Mc.
Level 7: Sorian Sk.
Level 8: Tatum U.
Level 10: Rocki C.

Event Team Champions include:
Level 6: Tumbling and Trampoline
Level 7: Double Mini and Trampoline
Level 8: Tumbling
Level 9: Double Mini and Tumbling
Level 10: Double Mini

For the level 5-Elite, State Championships is the first opportunity for athletes to qualify for the Stars and Stripes Championships and/or USA Championships. 100% of our eligible athletes qualified for at least one event for their respective competitions. 

Congratulations to everyone!

Up next, the team heads to Fort Worth, Texas to participate in Region 3 Championships on May 5-6, 2023. Good luck to everyone!

After a long season of hard work, dedication, and training, the boy's team as ready to show it off at the biggest compulsory meet of the season, Regionals. 

The level 3s started off strong on Friday, highlighted by Knox L. winning second place all around. He also finished 4th on high bar, 3rd on floor, and 2nd on parallel bars. Ayaan K. had a great rings which placed him on the podium and Asa H. earned third on high bar. 

On the second day of competition, the 5s and 6s greatly improved their scores from the State meet. Yuva B. led the group winning 2nd place all around and taking home the GOLD and become the REGIONAL CHAMP on parallel bars. Mason had one of his best meets in recent memory which improved his AA score and Matthew Mulhardt exploded on pommel horse to take the GOLD and become REGIONAL CHAMPION.

The level 4s were in charge of finishing the job and Cayson M. fought through a tough warm up on parallel bars to compete a very clean routine. Clark G. took home the silver medal on high bar after a beautiful routine. Way to go!

Over the weekend of May 5-7, 2023, the Tumbling and Trampoline team participated in the Region 3 Regional Championships in Fort Worth, TX. Team Eagle came home with 12 REGIONAL CHAMPIONS, 14 2nd place finishes and 22 other top 10 finishes. 

REGIONAL CHAMPS
Ezra F.: Age 9-10 yrs, Level 3 Tumbling, Level 4 Double Mini, Level 4 Trampoline
Blakeli M. : age 9-10 yrs. Level 6, Trampoline
CJ Uldrich: Level 8 trampoline
Quinn Mc.: age 11-12, level 9, Double Mini
Cate D.: age 15+, Level 9, Tumbling
Grace E.: age 13-14yrs, Level 10, Youth Elite, Double Mini
Maya G.: age 15-16 yrs, Level 10, Tumbling
Channing K, and Grace E.,: Youth Elite Synchro Trampoline
Kate A.: Jr. Elite Trampoline

In addition to the competition results, Coach Drew was the recipient of an academic scholarship for coaches and judges in the Region. Way to go Everyone. 

Up next for the team, our Level 10s and up will compete in the Elite Challenge taking place in Irving, TX. This will be the second of the three competitions where our Elite's will have the opportunity to earn points for the upcoming World Championships and World Age Groups Competition. For the Level 10 and Open athletes, they will compete against other top competitors in their respective levels and age groups across the Nation. Best of Luck to Everyone. 

Lastly, Coach Isaac will be traveling to Montery, Mexico to participate in the Pan American Championships along with other Team USA members. This will be the first step in qualifying the United States a spot at the 2024 Olympic Games. Best of luck to him and his teammates on the US National Team. 

Congratulations to our Men's team who will wrap up competition at the Men's Developmental Nationals in Oklahoma City over the weekend of May 11-14, 2023. 

Andrew and Simon competed in the Level 9 Junior Elite Division and Simon earned 4th place on high bar and 7th on Rings.

In the Level 10, sixteen-year-old division, Tyler placed 6th on rings and Zach H. placed 10th on high bar. In the Level 10, eighteen-year-old category, Caleb earned 6th place on parallel bars. 

Congratulations to the boys and the coaches for an incredible showing at Nationals. What a fantastic way to wrap up a memorable season, we are so proud of each of you!