48 USA GymnASticS MAy • june 2010

FACES IN THE GYM

t guzzy’s gymnasticsLake Charles, LouisianaGuzzy’s Gymnastics Boy’s Team attended the 2009 McDonald’s Invitational at New Heights Gym in New Iberia, La., on Dec. 6, 2009. The team placed first in Level 4 competition. L to R: Coach Tracey Dearman, Breydon Conner, John Lavergne, J’Kalo Bass, Cutter

Babineaux and Cade Pryor.

t Cody SchultzPhoenix, ArizonaCody, 7, trains at Phoenix Gymnastics and Dance Academy. He’s coached by Mark Nowak and has just started competing in Level 4. In his first competition, he scored a 14.1 on vault and placed seventh all- around. Coach Mark trains the boys with such positive motivation.

p J & J Tumbling and TrampolinePecatonica, IllinoisThese athletes from J & J Tumbling and Trampoline competed in the St Jude Benefit Meet. Top to bottom: Alaina Kline (1st place tumbling, 2nd place trampoline), Katie Young (1st place trampoline), Melanie Horn (2nd place trampoline), and Gwen Stovall (1st place trampoline, 2nd place tumbling).

p Kevin lee Glassboro, New JerseyKevin, 7, is a Level 4 gymnast at Atlantic Coast Gymnastics. Competing in his first meet, Kevin placed first on rings and pommel horse, third on vault and parallel bars, and second in the all-around at the 13th Annual Starstruck Invitational in Atlantic City.

t Kimmy Chang Plano, TexasKimmy, from WOGA, is the 2009 North State Champion for Level 5-Jr C. She earned a 9.525 on vault, 9.850 on bars, 9.525 on beam, 9.725 on floor, and 38.625 in the all-around. Kimmy is coached by Livia and Chip.

t Jordan mcKnightBrooklyn, New YorkJordan, 11, is a Level 8 rhythmic gymnast. She trains at Isadora Rhythmics and is coached by Nataliya Kiriyenko. Jordan is a former State and Regional champion. She has been a member of the Future Stars National Team for the past

three years.

t Caroline KavanaughIndianapolis, IndianaCaroline, 9, is a Level 5 gymnast at Wright’s Gymnastics Academy in Greenwood. Caroline has been doing gymnastics since she was 2 years old along with her two sisters, Olivia and Anna. Caroline’s favorite events are beam and floor. She is coached by Terri Oswalt,

Pam Thompson, and Jocelyn Craft.

t Jena and Samantha Swanson Circle, Montana Twin Sisters Jena and Samantha, age 7, tied for first all-around with a score of 36.85 at the 2010 Level 4 Julie Ziegler Gymnastics Meet in Bismarck, ND. The twins are coached by DeeAnn and John Urton at Eastern Montana Gymnastics.

noelle ScottVoorhees, New JerseyNoelle, 7, is a Level 5 gymnast. At the 2010 New Jersey State Championships, Noelle took first on bars, beam and floor, second on vault and first all-around with a score of 37.55. Noelle trains at Cherry Hill Gymnastics Academy and is coached by Johna Spencer and Debbie Mulvihill.

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