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LEVEL FIVE

Just a few of the teams preparing to be introduced at the early morning session of Level Five gymnasts.  (Sorry about the railing wires across the picture.

Competition began early Saturday morning with 82 Level Five gymnasts from 11 teams.  Competing at this time were Cabot, Dorsey's, Elite Gymnastics II, Gym Stars, Gym Plus, Mega, River City, Stars and Stripes, Tena's, West Side Y and Jacksonville Gymnastics.  The Jacksonville Level Five Team won the Fifth-Place Team Trophy (missing Fourth by 0.25).  The session was won by Elite Gymnastics II from Tupelo.  There was a tie of 37.625 for highest score of the session between nine-year old Haley Morton from Dorsey's and thirteen-year-old Taylor Littrell from Elite Gymnastics II.

Jacksonville Gymnasts Level Five competing gymnasts were Sabrina Barger, Sarah Beavers, Abby Houghtaling, Anna Huston, Briyana Isaac, Allison Ramsey, Sierra Rohauer, Sarah Seibel, Skylar Spaeth, Madi Spears and Mattie Taylor.

Twelve-year-old Sabrina Barger won First-Place All-Around and Abby Houghtaling won Third-Place All-Around.

Winning Event top Honors for Level Five were:

From left to right are Level Five gymnasts Allison Ramsey, Abby Houghtaling, Sabrina Barger, Mattie Taylor, Madi Spears, Sarah Seibel, Briyana Isaac, Sierrra Rohauer, Sarah Beavers, Skylar Spaeth and Anna Huston.

Sabrina Barger, Level Five Twelve-year-old First Place Individual All-Around Winner.  I apologize - because I didn't get Sabrina's picture before she changed and my photo does not do justice to her or her beautiful hairdo.  Sabrina has come through each meet to bring her winning scores.

The noontime session on Saturday included nine age six-seven and eight-year-old Level Two Team members from Flip Over who couldn't make the Sunday session; 44 Level Five gymnasts from nine teams; and 44 Level Six gymnasts from twelve teams for a total number of 97 gymnasts.  Every thing worked out just fine even though there were three different levels competing.  Level Five competing teams were Acrosports, Delta, Didion, Durham's, Flip Flop, Flip Over, Great Expectations, Hot Springs and Sonshine.  Winning Top three team placements for this session were Durham's, Flip Flop and Delta. 

Level Six gymnasts from the following teams also competed during this session: Didion, Dorsey's, Durham's Elite Gymnastics II, Gym Stars, Hot Springs, Mega, River City, Stars and Stripes, Saga, Sonshine and Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville Gymnastics Level Six team members were Kennedy Driskill, Rachel Flippen, Katelin McLain, Jordan Rogers and Lynzie VanBrocklin.  Jacksonville Gymnastics won the First-Place Team Trophy.  Other trophy winners were Dorsey's (second); River City (third); and Didion (fourth.)

Jordan, Rachel and Katelin each won First-Place Individual All-Around and Lynzie and Kennedy each won Third-Place All-Around.

Individual Event placements follow:

Kennedy, Kaitlin, Rachel, Lynzie and Jordan celebrate - shortly after winning First-Place Team Trophy. 

Jordan Rogers, Nine Years Old - First-Place Individual All-Around

Eleven-year-old Rachel Flippen won First-Place Individual All-Around for her age.

Twelve-year-old Katelin McLain won not only the First-Place Individual All-Around for her age, she also earned the High Score of the Session with a 37.725 All-Around score.  Congratulations, Katelin.

Coaches Christy and Lois took time out from their coaching to eat in the Hospitality Room.

 A few of the tables in the Hospitality Room where the judges and coaches eat and rest between sessions.

This table shows a couple of the colorful centerpieces furnished for the Hospitality Room by Candy Bouquets.

Coaches Laurel and Erin - no - they weren't resting - I had to ask them to sit down a minute for a picture!  They both worked so hard for this meet!!!!

Kendra and Mackenzie, before their Optional Session, collect donations for Special Olympics.

Gymnasts warm up in the smaller gym while other teams are in the large gym competing.  These gymnasts are warming up floor routines - when rotations are switched, these teams will go out to the big gym to compete their event and others will go to the back gym to warm up their next event.

Looking across at the big gym before gymnasts begin to compete.  The uneven bars are to the left.  On the diagonal across is the vault table, the competition beam can be seen across the floor.  The bar sets cannot be fastened into the floor so those square looking covers at each of the four corners of the bar set is actually covering very heavy kegs of water - a ballast system to holds the bar set to the floor.  These kegs are just a few of the many things that have to be filled for the meet and then emptied when disassembling.  

Excitement abounded during the last session on Saturday as 68 Optional Gymnasts--Levels Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten--competed.  There was so much going on that it was difficult to watch everyone.  Of course, only four events were being competed at one time, but it was difficult to watch everyone and take one's team scores at the same time, while also trying to check out all the neat action shots that the team photographers were taking.

The 46 Level Seven competing gymnasts represented the following teams:  Champions, Delta, Didion, Dorsey's, Durham's, Elite Gymnastics II, Flip Flop, Gym Star, Hot Springs, Stars and Stripes, Tena's and Jacksonville.  Representing Jacksonville Level Seven Team were Tonie Butler, Mackenzie Ellis, Kendra Lytch, Jessica McDonough and Stephanie Singleton. 

Top Individual All-Around honors were won by Jacksonville Team members as follows:

Level Seven Individual Event placements follow:

The Jacksonville Level Seven Team won the Second-Place Team Trophy.  First place was won by Dorsey's and Third Place was won by Didion.

Level Seven gymnasts shown here are Mackenzie Ellis and above standing above are Stephanie Singleton and Kendra Lytch.  Back row are Jessica McDonough, Tonie Butler and Tori Spears.  Kelsy Founds, the seventh Level Seven team member did not compete due to her broken finger. 

Kendra Lytch won the First-Place Individual All-Around for Level Seven, age eleven.

Twelve Level Eight gymnasts from Dorsey's, Durham's, Flip Flop, Hot Springs, Stars and Stripes, Tena's and Jacksonville competed.  Four of the five Jacksonville Team Level Eight members competed and won the First-Place Team Trophy.  Competing for Jacksonville Team were Taylor Butler, Kimmie Edwards, Allyson Ferren and Tori Hanley.  Krista Carlisle did not compete due to injury. 

Taylor Butler and Tori Hanley each won First-Place Individual All-Around honors for their age bracket.  Kimmie Edwards won Second-Place Individual All-Around for her age bracket.

Level Eight Individual Event placements follow:

Jacksonville Level Eight Team gymnasts are shown here with their First-Place Team Trophy.  From left to right are Allyson Ferren, Kimmie Edwards, Tori Hanley and Taylor Butler.

Taylor Butler, age eleven, won First-Place Individual All-Around for her age bracket, Level Eight.

Tori Hanley, Jax Gym Level Eight, won First-Place Individual All-Around for age fourteen.

Six Level Nine gymnasts competed - four from Jacksonville and two from Hot Springs.  Jacksonville won the First-Place Team Trophy. 

Competing for Jacksonville Level Nine Team were Haley Edgin, age eleven; Courtney Ellis, age thirteen; Kayla Edgin, age fifteen; and Taylor Rai Johnson, age fifteen.  Haley won Second-Place Individual All-Around for age eleven to thirteen; Kayla won First-Place Individual All-Around and Taylor Rai won Second-Place Individual All-Around for fourteen and above.  Courtney competed bars  only.

Jacksonville Gymnastics Level Nine Team members pose with their First-Place Team Trophy.  Shown here from left to right are Taylor Rai Johnson, Kayla Edgin, Haley Edgin and Courtney Ellis.

Kayla Edgin, Jax Gym Level Nine Gymnast won First-Place Individual All-Around for age bracket.

Four Arkansas Level Ten gymnasts also competed at the meet.  It was exciting to see them perform their routines and compete their skills.  The four gymnasts who competed at the Emerald Classic were Morgan Cook from Hot Springs Gymnastics; Sylvia Keiter from Champions; Jessica Lieblich from Mega; and Robyn Price from Delta Gymnastics.

Halee Oden, fourteen-year-old Level Seven gymnasts from Dorsey's won the Highest All-Around Score for the last session of the day.  Haylee had an all-around score of 37.250.

The Jacksonville Optional Gymnasts practice their opening salute before the start of the session.

This view also shows the opposite side of the gym where the overflow crowds sat.

The meet continued on Sunday with many more gymnasts competing in three more sessions.  Jacksonville Gymnastics, Level Four Team competed in the last session of the day.

DAY THREE - Levels Four, Three, Four

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