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The Yankee Doodle Dandy Gymnastics Competition was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 13 - 15 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. The meet, hosted by Flip Flop Gymnastics, was held in seven sessions beginning Friday evening and ended Sunday evening. Nearly 575 gymnasts, ages four to eighteen, from nineteen teams from Arkansas and Louisiana competed at Levels Two through Ten. Jacksonville Gymnastics competed 90 gymnasts, Levels Two through Ten.
Ninety-five Level Four gymnasts from six large teams competed Friday evening including the Jax Gymnastics Level Four gymnasts. Competing were Kylie Belew, Kaitlin Beratto, Molly Boroughs, Marissa Brown, Chandler Dean, Kayla Goldsmith, Katie Groff, Hannah Heflin, Sophie Miller, Isabelle Rhodes, Samantha Stephens, Madison Weeks and Carson White. The Jax Gymnastics Team won the Fourth-Place team award.
The Jax Gymnastics Level Four Team posed with their Fourth-Place Team Trophy, smiling proudly and looking just as fresh as when they began the meet. First row from left to right are Marissa, Kylie, Chandler, Isabelle, Molly and Kayla. Second row gymnasts are Katie, Hannah, Sophie, Samantha, Madison, Kaitlin and Carson.
Top honors were won by the following gymnasts:
| LEVEL FOUR | UNEVEN | BALANCE | FLOOR | ALL- | |||||
| NAME | VAULT | BARS | BEAM | EXERCISE | AROUND | ||||
| Chandler Dean | Second | Third | |||||||
| Molly Boroughs | Second | Third | Second | Second | Second | ||||
| Kayla Goldsmith | Second | First | First | First | First | ||||
| Marissa Brown | First | Second | |||||||
| Sophie Miller | Third | ||||||||
| Hannah Heflin | Third | ||||||||
| Carson White | First | Second | First | Second | Tie First | ||||
| Kaitlin Beratto | Second | Second | |||||||
| Katie Groff | Third | Third | Third | ||||||
| Madison Weeks | Second | Third | Third | ||||||
| Samantha Stephens | First |
Kayla Goldsmith posing with the Level Four team trophy after winning First-Place Individual All-Around Honors.
Carson White is shown here with the Level Four team trophy after tieing for First-Place Individual All-Around Honors.
The Jax Gymnastics Level Five Team competed in the first session early Saturday morning. They competed with 71 Level Five gymnasts from six large teams while 20 Level Six gymnasts from six teams also competed. The Jax Gym Level Five Team won the Third-Place Team Trophy. Competing Saturday morning for the Jax Gym Level Five Team were Lyndi Brown, Alexis Clouser, Jordan Cooper, Makenzie Cresswell, Brenna Frandson, Scarlett Frederic, Rani Heinmiller, Harlyn Hogan, M'Lynn Johnson, Clara Jane Scott, Sydney Spillane, Mayla Spoon, Elizabeth Thornhill, Alexis Truesdail and Alex Wargo.
Gymnasts Competing for the Jax Gymnastics Level Five Team, and winning the Third-Place Team Trophy, first row, left to right, are Rani, Brenna, Alexis, Clara Jane, Sydney and Jordan. Back row gymnasts are M'Lynn, Scarlett, Alex, Elizabeth, Harlyn, Lyndi, Alexis, Mayla and Makenzie.
Top honors were won by the following Jax Gymnasts:
| LEVEL FIVE | UNEVEN | BALANCE | FLOOR | ALL- | |||||
| NAME | VAULT | BARS | BEAM | EXERCISE | AROUND | ||||
| Makenzie Cresswell | First | First | Second | First | First | ||||
| Alexandra Wargo | Second | ||||||||
| Scarlett Frederic | First | Second | |||||||
| Alexis Clouser | Second | ||||||||
| Alexis Truesdail | Second | Second | Second | Third | |||||
| Brenna Frandson | First | Third | Third | Third | Second | ||||
| Sydney Spillane | Second | ||||||||
| Clara Jane Scott | Second | ||||||||
Makenzie Cresswell, who won First-Place Individual All-Around, is shown here with the Level Five Team Trophy.
The Jax Gymnastics Level Six Team competed with 42 gymnasts from seven teams at the same time that 19 Level Seven gymnasts from nine teams were competing. There were 20 Level Six gymnasts from six teams who had competed in an earlier session. Competing for Jax Gymnastics were the following gymnasts: Sarah Balenko, Miranda Chambers, Mia Faulkner, Sara Heil, Olivia Hodson, Morganne Jumper, Cami Kita, Jenna Mecca, Ainsley Robinson, Danielle Sheesley, Kaitlyn Sheesley and Taylor Stauffer. The Jax Gymnastics Level Six Team won the Fourth-Place Team Trophy.
Competing at Level Six for Jax Gymnastics and winning the Fourth-Place Team Trophy were the following gymnasts - first row, left to right, Cami, Morganne, Mia and Sarah; second row - Kaitlyn, Danielle, Miranda and Ainsley; and third row - Jenna, Sara, Taylor and Olivia.
Top honors were won by the following gymnasts.
| LEVEL SIX | UNEVEN | BALANCE | FLOOR | ALL- | |||||
| NAME | VAULT | BARS | BEAM | EXERCISE | AROUND | ||||
| Mia Faulkner | Second | Third | |||||||
| Morganne Jumper | Third | Second | Third | Second | Second | ||||
| Ainsley Robinson | First | ||||||||
| Cami Kita | Second | Third | Second | Third | |||||
| Sarah Balenko | Second | Third | |||||||
| Taylor Stauffer | Second | ||||||||
| Kaitlyn Sheesley | Second | ||||||||
| Olivia Hodson | Third | ||||||||
| Sara Heil | Second | Third | Third | Second | |||||
| Jenna Mecca | First | Third |
The Optional Gymnasts, Level Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten, competed in the evening session. The following Jax Gymnastics Level Seven gymnasts competed and won the Second-Place Team Trophy: Sabrina Barger, Madison Cresswell, Emma Faulkner, Joshuline Gaynor, Briyana Isaac, Skylar Martin, Madi Spears, Allison Tubbs, Lynzie VanBrocklin and Caytee Wright.
Proudly posing here with their Second-Place Team Trophy are the Jax Gymnastics Level Seven gymnasts who competed Saturday night in the Yankee Doodle Dandy Gymnastics Competition. Kneeling in the front row, left to right are Briyanna, Allison, Lynzie, Madison and Joshuline. Seated on the beam are Madi, Emma, Caytee, Sabrina and Skylar.
Top honors were won by the following:
| LEVEL SEVEN | UNEVEN | BALANCE | FLOOR | ALL- | |||||
| NAME | VAULT | BARS | BEAM | EXERCISE | AROUND | ||||
| Allison Tubbs | Second | Third | |||||||
| Emma Faulkner | Second | Second | Second | First | Second | ||||
| Caytee Wright | First | Third | Second | ||||||
| Lynzie VanBrocklin | Third | First | |||||||
| Madi Spears | Second | Second | Second | Second | First | ||||
| Madison Cresswell | First | ||||||||
| Skylar Martin | Third | First | Third | ||||||
| Briyana Isaac | First | Third | Second | Second | Second | ||||
| Sabrina Barger | Third | Second | Third | Third | |||||
| Joshuline Gaynor | Second | First | First | First | First |
Madi Spears won First-Place Individual All-Around
Joshuline Gaynor won First-Place Individual All-Around honors.
Competing with 29 Level Eight gymnasts from eight teams was the Jax Gymnastics Level Eight Team. Competing and winning the Fifth-Place Team Trophy were Hollyann Beckner, Tonie Butler, Jessica McDonough, Allison Ramsey and Jordan Rogers. Also competing as a Level Eight Beam and Floor Specialist was Stephanie Singleton.
First row Jax Gymnastics Level Eight gymnasts, left to right, are Allison, Jordan and Hollyann. Back row are Jessica, Stephanie and Tonie.
The following top honors were won by the Jax Gym Level Eight gymnasts:
| LEVEL EIGHT | UNEVEN | BALANCE | FLOOR | ALL- | |||||
| NAME | VAULT | BARS | BEAM | EXERCISE | AROUND | ||||
| Allison Ramsey | First | First | Second | First | Second | ||||
| Jordan Rogers | Second | Third | Third | Second | Third | ||||
| Tonie Butler | Third | Second | Second | First | Second | ||||
| Jessica McDonough | Third |
Kaitlin McLain, Jax Gymnastics Level Nine competitor competed with seven gymnasts from four teams and she placed Third on vault, second on beam, first on floor and won the Third-Place Individual All-Around honors. Kaitlin is shown below with the Jax Gymnastics Level Ten gymnasts.
Jacksonville Gymnastics coaches and gymnasts are so proud of our two Level Ten Gymnasts - Taylor Rai Johnson and Haley Edgin. They won the following top honors:
| LEVEL TEN | UNEVEN | BALANCE | FLOOR | ALL- | |||||
| NAME | VAULT | BARS | BEAM | EXERCISE | AROUND | ||||
| Haley Edgin | Second | Second | First | First | First | ||||
| Taylor Rai Johnson | First | First | Second | Second |
Haley Edgin won Level Ten First-Place Individual All-Around honors.