Presenting our 2008 National Qualifiers
The USAG Trampoline and Tumbling Junior Olympic competition season typically starts in January and ends in summer at the National Championships. In order to compete at the Nationals, each athlete must first qualify at either a State or Regional Championship.
After a long season filled with hard work and strong competition, here are your 2008 St. Louis Elite Trampoline and Tumbling National Qualifiers:
Congratulations to all, with a special congratulations to Henry Baer, who will represent Region IV as a Regional All-Star on the Trampoline.
Good weekend at Regionals
This past weekend, nine athletes from St. Louis Elite made the journey to Highland, IN to compete at the USAG Region IV Trampoline and Tumbling Regional Championships. The team brought home five gold, four silver, and three bronze medals.
St. Louis Elite’s 2008 Regional Champions are (in alphabetical order):
- Natalie Altis: Trampoline (Level 6)
- Henry Baer:Trampoline (Level 9), Double Mini (Level 8), Tumbling (Level 7)
- Clayton Janvrin: Trampoline (Level 7)
In addition to being Regional Champion on Trampoline, Henry Baer also won a spot on the Regional All-Star Team for trampoline. The Regional All-Stars are normally Level 10 athletes, but because there are no Region IV Level 10 trampolinists in Henry’s age group, his victory on trampoline earned him the spot on the All-Stars team.
“The team did a fantastic job at the competition against challenging opponents,” said head coach Eric Miller. “Henry will be our third Regional All-Star in three years, which is very exciting!”
The final competition of the season for St. Louis Elite will be the 2008 Junior Olympic National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. Eleven athletes from St. Louis Elite will be competing for national titles to finish off an exciting and successful season.
St. Louis Elite successful at State Tramp and Tumble Championships
Fourteen athletes from St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble competed at the State Championships, bringing home 13 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals. In addition to that they also won two team trophies, for Level 9 Trampoline and Level 8 Double Mini. Twelve athletes also qualified for the 2008 National Championships. Read more
Big weekend coming up for the teams of St. Louis Elite
The teams of St. Louis Elite have a big weekend coming up, with the Tramp and Tumble team heading down to Joplin for the Missouri Trampoline and Tumbling State Championships on Saturday and the Cheerleaders conducting their squad tryouts for next year on Sunday.
Tramp and Tumble
The St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble team will be in Joplin on Saturday to compete in the Missouri Trampoline and Tumbling State Championships. In addition to being our athletes’ chance to earn that state title, the State Championships are also the first of two National Qualifying events. (The second is the Regional Championships. The Region IV Championships are coming up on May 16-17, more details as we get closer.)
Here is a video montage of the 2006 Missouri State Championships give you an idea of what’s in store: (also available on YouTube)
Cheerleading
The St. Louis Elite Cheerleading squads had a very successful inaugural year, and we invite you to join us for what promises to be a great year next year. Tryouts will be held on April 27th and will consist of standing and running tumbling so that we can see what squad would be best for each child. Tryouts will begin at 12:30 and will be divided by age. Athletes 11 and under will tryout at 12:30 12:00. Athletes 12 and older will tryout at 3. Visit StLouisEliteCheer.com for more info, including tryout forms and a map to our facility at Kids World Gymnastics.
Tramp and Tumble has success, fun in Terre Haute
Members of the St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble team traveled to Terre Haute, IN this past weekend to compete at the Flip, Flop and Fumble eligibility meet at Ostan’s Tumbling and Trampoline Academy. It was a small meet, with just a few teams and mostly lower level athletes, but the competition was good and we all had an enjoyable experience.
Top Row: Eric Miller (coach), Henry Baer, Andrew Shelton
Middle Row: Natalie Altis, Erin Dennis, Ian Miller
Bottom Row: Josh Ryan, Holly Baer
(photo by Barb Ryan)
It is always good to meet athletes from other gyms, many that we had not met before. We’re looking forward to seeing some of our new acquaintances at Meet Me in St. Louis in March.
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