Competitive Team News

Listed below are press releases, results, and photos from the various competitive events held during the 2009-2010 competitive season:

 ETC Gymnastics finishes second in Knoxville

ETC's optional women's team and men's teams traveled to Knoxville and came home with two second place trophies and one third. At level 7, Kendall Hughes, 10, led the girls with a first place AA finish. She was first on bars, third on beam and floor, and fourth on vault. Zoe Schott, 11, placed third AA. She was first on floor, second vault, fifth bars, sixth beam. Meg Tomayko, 11, placed fifth AA. She was second on vault, fifth on bars, eighth on beam, and tenth on floor. Kaitlyn Roller, 11, was sixth AA. She was third bars, and tenth beam. Alyson Rock, 12, placed seventh AA. She was third on bars and seventh on vault. Alexa Person, 11, also finished seventh AA, fourth on bars, eighth vault, and ninth beam. DeLaina McDonald, 10, placed first on beam and sixth on floor. Mackenzie Harris, 9, was eighth on floor. Lauren Walker, 11, was tenth on vault. Lauren Allen, 12, was twelveth on vault. Elizabeth Jordan, 11, was thirteenth on bars. The team earned second place.

ETC's level 9s were Casey Neeley, 13, who was third AA. She placed second on bars, fourth on both vault and floor and fifth on bars and Cassidy Best, 13, who took fourth AA with a first place finish on beam, sixth on bars, seventh on vault, and ninth on floor. At level 10, Kourtland Thompson, 15, was fourth on vault, fifth on floor, and tenth on beam. Alyssa Dupie, 15, didn't compete due to injury. The girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris, Shannon Lee, and Jenna Lloyd.

The men's team was led by Ben Waldecker, 12, level 6 who finished second AA. He was first on high bar, second on floor, pommel and parallel bars, third on vault, and twelfth on rings. At level 5, Landen McDonald, 12, placed first AA. He was also first on floor and vault, second on rings and parallel bars, and third on pommel and high bar. Matthew Russell, 16, placed second AA. He was first on rings, parallel bars, and high bar, second floor, third pommel and eighth vault. Tristan Sanders, 11, was seventh AA, fourth on pommel, sixth rings, seventh high bar, tenth floor. Brenden Brooks, 13, third AA. He was second on high bar, third parallel bars, floor, and rings, fifth pommel, and sixth vault. Micah Russell, 13, was second on pommel and fourth on rings, vault and parallel bars. The level 5 team placed second.

The men's level 4s were led by Blake Hutchins, 10, who placed first AA. He was first on parallel bars, second on floor and rings, third on pommel, fourth on high bar and seventh on vault. Garrett White, 8, was fourth AA. He was first on floor, third parallel bars, fourth rings and high bar, eighth pommel, and eleventh vault. David Showalter, 9, placed fifth AA. He was second on parallel bars, sixth floor, seventh pommel, eighth rings, tenth vault, and thirteenth high bar. Hunter Harris, 6, was sixth AA, third high bar, fifth pommel and parallel bars, seventh rings, eleventh vault. Casey Couch, 9, finished seventh AA, fifth rings, sixth floor and parallel bars, tenth pommel, fourteenth vault, and sixteenth high bar. The level 4 team won second place. The boys are coached by Brett Aplin and Brian Smith.

ETC Gymnastics claims eleven state titles

Etc gymnastics adds eleven state champion titles and one team championship to their lengthy list of accomplishments. The level six team brought home the first place trophy from the Tennessee Compulsory Championship. The team was led by Lauren Walker, 11, who was named the All-Around State Champion with a 37.675. She was also Bars State Champion with 9.475. She was second on beam, 9.6 and third on both vault, 9.3 and floor also 9.3. Close behind was Frankie Palmer, 10, who earned the silver in the All-Around with 37.375. She was also silver medalist on floor, 9.175, third on both vault, 9.775 and bars, 9.2. She finished seventh on beam, 9.225. Erin Gilbert, 10, earned sixth in the AA with 36.650. She was fifth on vault, 9.475, sixth on both bars, 8.925, and beam, 9.45 and ninth on floor, 8.8. Becca Gilbert, 10, placed seventh with 36.625 in the AA. She was third on beam, 9.525, fourth on bars, 9.075, fifth on floor, 9.025, and twelfth on vault, 9.0. Fiji Frantzen, 12, achieved a second place AA with 36.525. She was State Champion on bars with 9.375. She earned silver on vault with 9.475, fourth on beam, 9.075, and sixth on floor, 8.6. Hannah Claire Candlish, 10, placed eighth in the AA with 36.25. She was fourth on bars, 9.075, eighth on beam, 9.175, eighth on floor, 8.975, and eleventh on vault, 9.025. Faith Hutchins, 11, was seventh AA with 33.35. She was sixth on beam, 9.3, and seventh on vault, 8.85. Jaicea Hazelwood, 12, competed three events due to injury and placed fourth on both vault, 9.4 and bars, 8.7.

The level four team earned the third place trophy. They had six girls claim one or more State titles. Kylie Hunter, Makayla Brock, Kacey Boston, Sadie Korbieh, Erin Burns, an Haley Hutchens. Anna Hall, 8, led her team with the highest AA score, 38.025. She placed third AA in her age group. She was second on floor, 9.7, third vault, 9.775, sixth beam, 9.375, and eighth bars, 9.175. Kylie Hunter, 7, earned AA State Champion with 37.9, and State Champion on Bars with 9.55. She was second on floor, 9.6, fourth beam, 9.35, and fifth vault, 9.4. Bella Arias, 8, finished fifth AA with 37.525. She was second on bars, 9.5, sixth vault, 9.55, and ninth beam, 9.25. Sadie Korbieh, 7, was State Champion on Beam with 9.45. She earned sixth on bars, 9.275, eighth vault, 9.35 and ninth floor, 9.3. Lily Baxter, 7, placed third AA with 37.35. She was second on bars, 9.5, fifth beam, 9.225, and sixth floor, 9.375. Kyndall Gilbert, 7, placed sixth AA with 36.95. She was second on vault, 9.5, seventh bars, 9.25, and ninth beam, 8.925. Makayla Brock, 6, was second AA with 36.775. She was Beam State Champion with 9.4, silver on floor, 9.475, third bars, 8.9, and sixth vault, 9.0. Amanda Hunt, 8, placed thirteenth AA with 36.75. She was fifth on bars, 9.275, eleventh floor, 9.45, and thirteenth vault, 9.375. Kacey Boston, 7, was AA State Champion with 36.4. She was Vault State Champion with 9.525. She was second on bars, 9.075, second beam, 8.75, and fourth floor, 9.05. Maddee Grace Candlish, 6, earned third AA, 36.425. She was second on both vault, 9.425 and bars, 9.275, fourth beam, 8.9, and sixth floor, 8.825. Sarah Kate Spielman, 8, finished with 35.725 and seventh on vault, 9.5. Erin Burns, 9, was sixth AA with 35.575. She was State Champion on floor with 9.2, second on bars, 8.925, and fifth vault, 9.4. Haley Hutchens, 6, was also sixth AA with 34.65. She was State Champion on Vault, 9.475, and fourth on floor, 8.975. Sarah Parsons, 7, finished with 33.7 AA. She was seventh on floor, 8.925.

Etc's level 5 team finished fifth. Savannah Newsome, 8, led her team with a 37.475 AA finishing fifth. She was second on beam, 9.65, fourth bars, 9.4, seventh vault, 9.075, and eighth floor, 9.35. Kelci Williams, 10, was seventh AA with 37.0. She was sixth on vault, 9.375, seventh bars, 9.275, and tenth on beam, 9.3. Camryn Arias, 9, placed ninth AA with 36.375. She was fourth on vault, 9.3. Megan Scott, 8, was seventh AA with 36.175. She was sixth bars, 9.25, and seventh beam, 9.05. Skylar Pitman, 9, finished with 35.925. She was fifth on bars, 9.3, sixth vault, 9.125, and eleventh floor, 9.225. Haleigh Timberlake, 8, scored 35.825 AA and taking eighth on vault, 9.0. Regan Smith, 8, finished with 35.1. She was fifth on bars, 9.275. Grace Bertoli, 10, placed ninth on bars, 9.125. Alexandria Kromah, 9, finished eleventh on bars, 9.05. and Abbigail Morrow, 10, scored 34.525 in the AA. The teams are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris, Shannon Lee, Jenna Lloyd, and Jennifer Palmer.

Level 4 Team:
front: Amanda Hunt, Kyndall Gilbert, Lily Baxter, Maddee Grace Candlish,
Makayla Brock - back: Erin Burns, Kacey Boston, Sade Korbieh, Sarah Kate Spielman, Bella Arias, Haley Hutchens, Kylie Hunter, not pictured: Anna Hall
 

Level 5 Team:
Alexandria Kromah, Grace Bertoli, Skylar Pitman, Camryn Arias, Kelci Williams, Abbigail Morrow, Megan Scott, Reagan Smith, Haleigh Timberlake, Savannah Newsome

Level 6 Team:
front: Erin Gilbert, Faith Hutchins, Jaicea Hazelwood, Fiji Frantzen, middle: Lauren Walker, Hannah Claire Candlish, Frankie Palmer, Becca Gilbert - back: Coach Shannon Lee and Coach Jenna Lloyd
 

ETC Gymnastics dominates at Music City Invitational

Etc gymnastics' level six girls earned the championship trophy in Franklin, Tn after competing in the Music City Invitational. They were led by Frankie Palmer, 10, who received gold on every event including the All-Around. She scored a 37.05 total score to claim top honors. She also received the “Show Stopper” award for the floor routine that was deemed most impressive by the judges. She scored 9.7 on bars, 9.15 on vault, 9.1 on beam, and a 9.1 on floor. Lauren Walker, 11, also earned gold in the All-around with 36.1. She was first on bars with 9.35, and first on floor with 9.25, sixth on vault, 8.95, and seventh beam, 8.55. Becca Gilbert, 10, took second AA with 35.1. She was second on beam with 9.0, fifth on vault, 8.85, third bars, 8.7, eighth floor, 8.55. Erin Gilbert, 10, placed third AA with 34.925. She was third on vault, 8.95, third on floor, 8.95, sixth beam, 8.625, and fourth bars, 8.4. Hannah Claire Candlish, 10, earned sixth AA, 34.25. She was second on bars, 8.95, sixth on floor, 8.7, ninth on vault, 8.5, eighth beam, 8.1. Faith Hutchins, 11, took ninth in AA with 33.2. She was tenth on floor, 8.35, third bars, 8.3, and ninth beam, 8.3. Fiji Frantzen, 12, placed second on bars, 9.1 and eighth on floor, 8.5. Jaicea Hazelwood, 12, competed with an injury and placed twelveth on beam.

The level four team earned second place with two gymnasts placing first in the All-Around. Anna Hall, 8, and Kylie Hunter, 7. Anna was also first on floor, 9.3 and first on beam, 9.275. She was second on vault, 9.6 and fourth on bars, 9.025. Kylie won gold on beam, 9.225, second on bars, 9.425, second on floor, 9.1, and seventh on vault, 9.4. Lily Baxter, 7, placed second AA with 36.45. She earned gold on bars, 9.575, third on beam, 8.7, fifth on floor, 8.95, and eleventh on vault, 9.225. Kyndall Gilbert, 7, placed fourth AA with 36.05. She was second on vault, 9.7, fourth on bars, 9.25, sixth on floor, 8.85, eighth on beam, 8.25. Sade Korbieh, 7, was fifth AA with 35.825, second beam, 8.9, third vault, 9.625, third floor, 9.05, and tenth bars, 8.25. Kacey Boston, 7, came in sixth AA with 35.6, fifth vault, 9.55, fifth beam, 8.5, seventh bars, 9.0, and ninth floor, 8.55. Bella Arias, 8, took third in the AA with 35.55. She was second beam, 8.9, fifth bars, 8.825, sixth floor, 8.5 and eighth vault, 9.325. Maddie Grace Candlish, 6, placed seventh AA, 35.55. She was first on vault, 9.75, fifth bars, 9.15, ninth floor, 8.55, and tenth beam, 8.1. Makayla Brock, 6, placed eighth AA scoring 35.475. She was fourth floor, 8.975, seventh beam, 8.3, eighth bars, 8.925, and tenth vault, 9.275. Sarah Parsons, 7, placed ninth AA, 34.85, fifth beam, 8.5, and ninth bars, 8.85. Erin Burns, 9, took ninth AA, 34.5, fourth vault, 9.575, and tenth on bars, 8.325, beam, 8.35, and floor, 8.25. Amanda Hunt, 8, was seventh AA, 34.375, first bars, 9.2, and third vault, 9.475. Sarah Kate Spielman, 8, placed eighth AA, 33.975, fifth vault, 9.425, sixth beam, 8.25, seventh floor, 8.3. Haley Hutchens, 6, was eleventh AA, 33.575, sixth vault, 9.475, seventh floor, 8.65, and ninth beam, 8.15.

The level five team claimed the second place trophy with Savannah Newsome, 8, placing second in the All-around. She scored 37.05. She was second on bars, 9.325, second beam, 9.25, second vault, 9.175, and third floor, 9.3. Reagan Smith, 8, took fifth AA with 35.575. She was third on bars, 9.3, sixth vault, 8.6, and eighth on both beam, 8.9 and floor, 8.775. Camryn Arias, 9, won second AA with 35.725. She was first on vault, 9.25, fourth bars, 9.125, fifth floor, 8.65, and sixth beam, 8.7. Alexandria Kromah, 9, placed fourth AA, 35.45. She was first on vault, 9.25, third beam, 8.925, sixth bars, 8.725, and eighth floor, 8.55. Haleigh Timberlake, 8, took sixth AA, 35.425. She was first on bars, 9.375, and seventh on both beam, 8.95, and vault, 8.525. Grace Bertoli, 11, won third AA with 34.875. She was first on beam, 8.85, third on both bars, 8.925 and floor, 8.85, and ninth vault, 8.25. Megan Scott, 8, placed eighth AA, 34.8, fourth on beam, 9.15, seventh bars, 8.85, ninth floor, 8.7 and tenth vault, 8.1. Kelci Williams, 10, placed sixth AA, 34.725, third vault, 9.15, fifth bars, 9.075, and eighth beam, 8.7. Abbigail Morrow, 10, earned seventh AA, 34.65, fourth floor, 9.1, fifth vault, 8.85, and eighth bars, 8.475. Skylar Pitman, 9, placed sixth AA, 34.6. She was fifth bars, 9.1, fifth floor, 8.65, seventh beam, 8.3 and ninth vault, 8.55. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Jennifer Palmer, Jenna Lloyd, Ken Harris, and Jennifer Harris.

Pictures: lv 6 team: front: Becca Gilbert, Faith Hutchins, Jaicea Hazelwood, Fiji Frantzen, middle: Lauren Walker, Hannah Claire Candlish, Frankie Palmer, Erin Gilbert, back: Coach Shannon Lee and Coach Jenna Lloyd

lv 4 team: front: Anna Hall, Erin Burns, Makayla Brock, Kacey Boston, back: Sade Korbieh, Amanda Hunt, Lily Baxter, Haley Hutchens, Kylie Hunter, Maddee Grace Candlish, Sarah Parsons, Bella Arias, and Kyndall Gilbert

lv 5 team: Haleigh Timberlake, Kelci Williams, Camryn Arias, Alexandria Kromah, Reagan Smith, Megan Scott, Grace Bertoli, Savannah Newsome, Abbigail Morrow, and Skylar Pitman (not pictured)
 

ETC Gymnastics competes at Opryland Gaylord

Etc's levels 4, 5 and 6 competed recently at the Intrigue Invitational at the Opryland Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center. The level 4 team came away with a second place finish with two of their gymnasts earning the title of All-Around Meet Champion. Anna Hall, 8, led her team with a 37.725 in the AA taking the gold medal. She was also first on Vault, 9.65. She placed second on Floor, 9.6, Beam, 9.5 and Bars, 8.975. Kylie Hunter, 7, finished close behind with a 37.65 taking the silver. She was silver medalist on Floor, 9.675, Vault, 9.6, and Beam, 9.5. She placed fifth on Bars, 8.875. Also finishing in the 37 club was Lily Baxter, 7, with 37.125 taking bronze. She was third on Bars, 9.15, fourth Beam, 9.05, fifth Floor, 9.475 and eighth Vault, 9.45. Amanda Hunt, 8, took fourth in the AA with 36.525. She was first on Bars, 9.225, and seventh on both Floor, 9.4 and Beam 9.05. Kyndall Gilbert, 7, took fifth AA with 36.4. She was first onVault, 9.775, fourth on Floor, 9.525, seventh Beam, 8.725, eighth Bars, 8.375. Sarah Kate Spielman, 8, was ninth AA with 36.125. She was first on Vault, 9.65, eighth on both Floor, 9.375 and Bars, 8.35 and ninth Beam, 8.75. Sade Korbieh, 7, finished seventh AA, 35.825. She was fourth on Bars, 8.95 and seventh on both Vault, 9.5 and Floor, 9.4. Kacey Boston, 7, finished with 35.675 AA. She was second on Vault, 9.6, fifth Floor, 9.475, and sixth Beam, 8.85. In the six year old age group Makayla Brock was the other AA Champion with 35.525. She was first on Floor, 9.475, first on Beam, 8.975, second on Bars, 8.225, and third on Vault, 8.85. Close behind was Maddie Grace Candlish, 6, with 35.35 taking second. She was first on Vault, 9.475, first Bars, 9.25, and third Floor, 8.85. Sarah Parsons, 7, finished at 34.875. She was fifth on beam, 9.0 and ninth on Vault, 9.4. Erin Burns, 9, placed ninth AA with 34.725. She was sixth Vault, 8.55 and eighth Bars, 8.875. Haley Hutchens, 6, finished third with 34.7. She was second on Floor, 9.4, second Vault, 9.05, and second Beam, 8.675. Bella Arias, 8, finished with 34.675. She was ninth on Vault with 9.5 and tenth on Floor with 9.3.

The level 5 team finished in third place with a 110.575. Savannah Newsome, 8, finished with a 37.1 taking fourth place in the AA. She was third on Bars, 9.3, fourth Beam, 9.375, fifth Vault, 9.1, and seventh Floor, 9.325. Megan Scott, 8, finished seventh with 36.325 AA. She was sixth Beam, 9.325, seventh Bars, 9.05, and eighth Floor, 9.25. Kelci Williams, 10, placed fifth AA with 36.225. She was third on Beam, 9.2, fourth Bars, 8.95, fifth Vault, 8.9 and ninth Floor, 9.175. Reagan Smith, 8, placed ninth AA with 35.850. She was fifth Bars, 9.15, eighth Vault, 8.85, and ninth Floor, 9.125. Alexandria Kromah, 9, placed fourth AA with 35.45. She was second Vault, 9.1, fifth Beam, 9.075, seventh Bars, 8.5 and ninth Floor, 8.775. Abbigail Morrow, 10, was sixth AA with 35.4. She placed fourth Bars, 8.95 and fifth Vault, 8.9. Camryn Arias, 9, finished fifth with 35.3. She was second on Bars, 9.0, fifth Vault, 8.75, seventh Floor, 8.8, and eighth Beam, 8.75. Haleigh Timberlake, 8, placed tenth AA with 35.275. She was third Beam, 9.4 and eighth Bars, 8.75. Skylar Pitman, 9, scored 34.7 AA placing eighth. She was third Floor, 9.3, fifth Bars, 8.625, and ninth Vault, 8.4. Grace Bertoli, 10, finished tenth AA with 34.65. She was sixth on Bars, 8.875 and tenth Floor, 9.05.

The level 6s also placed third as a team with 107.325. Frankie Palmer, 10, earned the bronze medal in the AA with 36.6. She was first on Bars, 9.175, second Beam, 9.375, fourth Vault, 9.275 and eighth Floor, 8.775. Becca Gilbert, 10, placed seventh AA with 34.625. She was seventh Floor, 8.85, eighth on both Vault, 8.85 and Beam, 8.8, and ninth Bars, 8.125. Lauren Walker, 11, placed fifth AA with 34.45. She was fifth on both Floor, 9.15 and Vault, 8.925. She was seventh Bars, 7.9, and ninth Beam, 8.475. Fiji Frantzen, 12, placed fourth AA with 34.125. She was second Bars, 8.6, fourth Floor, 8.425, sixth Vault, 8.95, and seventh Beam, 8.15. Erin Gilbert, 10, was ninth AA with 34.05. She was sixth Floor, 8.95, eighth Bars, 8.15, ninth Vault, 8.725, and tenth Beam, 8.225. Hannah Claire Candlish, 10, finished in tenth place with 33.975. She was seventh on both Beam, 8.875 and Bars, 8.4. Faith Hutchins, 11, placed eleventh with 32.275. She was ninth Beam, 8.475 and tenth Bars. The compulsory coaches are Shannon Lee, Jenna Loyd, Jennifer Palmer, Ken Harris and Jennifer Harris.
 

Etc gymnastics competes at You’re the One Invitational

Etc’s levels fours, fives, and sixes made their season debut in Gallatin, Tn. The level fours finished second place with a team score of 111.075. Anna Hall, 8, Kylie Hunter, 7, and Maddie Grace Candlish, 6, all finished first in the All-Around in their respective age groups. Anna took top honors with a 37.65. She was also first on beam with 9.525, second on vault, 9.75, second on floor, 9.275 and third on bars, 9.1. Kylie finished with 36.75 and was also first on bars, 9.5 and beam, 9.15, she was fifth on floor, 8.825. Lily Baxter, 7, was third AA with 36.175, second on beam, 9.0, eighth vault, 9.475, ninth floor, 8.5. Bella Arias, 8, placed sixth with 35.675 AA. She was fourth on bars, 9.075 and sixth floor, 8.75. Amanda Hunt, 8, finished ninth with 35.4. She was sixth on bars, 8.875 and eighth beam, 8.65. Maddie Grace finished first with 34.9. She was also first on vault, 9.45, first on bars, 8.9, third beam, 8.3, and fourth floor, 8.25. Kacey Boston, 7, placed seventh with 34.775. She was sixth on vault, 9.5, eighth floor, 8.7, ninth bars, 8.45. Sade Korbieh, 7, took tenth with 34.675. She was fifth on bars, 8.9. Kyndall Gilbert, 7, finished eleventh with 34.475. She was sixth on vault, 9.5, and eighth on beam, 8.5. Makayla Brock, 6, placed second with 34.15. She was first on floor, 8.75, second on vault, 9.35, second on beam, 8.325 and fourth on bars, 7.725. Erin Burns, 9, took sixteenth with 33.075. She scored 9.05 on vault and 8.5 on bars. Sarah Parsons, 7, finished eighteenth with 31.75. She scored 9.325 on vault and 8.1 on beam. Sara Kate Spielman, 8, finished twenty-first with 31.6. She scored 9.35 on vault, and 8.35 on floor. Haley Hutchens, 6, finished fifth with 31.425. She was third on floor, 8.35, fourth on bars, 7.725, fifth vault, 8.0, and fifth beam, 7.35. They are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.

Etc’s level sixes brought home the third place trophy finishing with 106.75. Fiji Frantzen, 12, placed first with 35.025. She was also first on bars, 9.15 and floor, 8.6, third on vault, 9.275, and fourth on beam, 8.0. Erin Gilbert, 10, earned second with 35.00. She was first on bars, 9.05, fourth on beam, 8.875, fourth on vault, 8.85, and fifth floor, 8.225. Lauren Walker, 11, finished fourth with 34.925. She was first on vault, 9.15, first bars, 8.875, eighth beam, 8.65, and eighth floor, 8.25. Hannah Claire Candlish, 10, placed third AA with 34.325. She was second on bars, 8.4, third beam, 9.1, fifth vault, 8.75, and sixth floor, 8.075. Faith Hutchins, 11, placed eighth with 33.2. She was fourth on bars, 8.0, seventh vault, 8.875, ninth beam, 8.45, and tenth floor, 7.875. Jaicea Hazelwood, 12, placed first on vault with 9.55, second beam, 8.55 and fourth floor, 7.975.

The level five team placed fourth with 107.85. Leading her team was Savannah Newsome, 8, finishing fourth AA with 35.65. She was third on beam, 9.475, fourth bars, 8.975, fifth vault, 8.8 and sixth floor, 8.4. Alexandra Kromah, 9, took ninth with 35.3. She placed third on vault, 9.1, and fifth on bars, 9.025. Megan Scott, 8, earned fifth AA with 35.2. She was third on bars, 9.05, fifth floor, 8.55, sixth beam, 9.0, and eighth vault, 8.6. Haleigh Timberlake, 8, finished sixth with 35.175. She was fourth on beam, 9.375, sixth bars, 8.8, seventh vault, 8.675 and seventh floor, 8.325. Camryn Arias, 9, took tenth with 35.075. She was eighth on vault, 9.05 and tenth on beam, 9.0. Grace Bertoli, 10, finished eighth with 34.60. She was fifth on beam, 9.05, sixth on bars, 9.175, and tenth on floor, 8.175. Kelci Williams, 10, placed ninth with 34.40. She was fourth on bars, 9.325. Reagan Smith, 8, placed ninth, 34.175. She was sixth on bars, 8.8, and eighth on vault, 8.6. Skylar Pitman, 9, finished sixteenth, 33.75. She scored 8.65 on vault, and 8.5 on bars. The teams are coached by Jenna Lloyd, Shannon Lee, and Jennifer Palmer.
 

ETC Competes Nationally

Etc gymnastics sent two of their level 9 girls to compete at the National level in Tupelo, Ms for the Level 9 Eastern National Championships. Alyssa Dupie, 15, finished with a 36.275 All-Around placing fourteenth overall. She was third on Balance Beam with a 9.3 and placed twelfth on floor with a 9.275. She was also sixteenth on Uneven Bars with 8.7 and twenty first on Vault with 9.0. Maddie Tallman, 14, finished in ninth place in the All-Around with a 35.75. She was fourth on floor with 9.25 and sixth on Balance Beam with 9.2. She also placed nineteenth on Uneven bars with 8.5 and nineteenth on Vault with 8.8.

Both girls qualified for Nationals by ranking in the top six of their age group in the All-Around at Regionals. They are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.

ETC Gymnastics sends Nine to Regional Championships

At level eight, nine, and ten the girls competed against the top gymnasts in the region from Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Cassidy Best, 13, level 8, placed second All-Around with 37.625. She was second on beam, 9.45, third on vault, 9.45, fourth on bars, 9.45, and sixth on floor, 9.275. At level 9, Maddie Tallman, 15, scored a 36.275 All-Around placing sixth. She was fifth on beam with 9.1, eighth on floor, 9.2, ninth on vault, 9.125, and ninth on bars, 8.85. Alyssa Dupie, 16, scored 35.05 placing fourth AA. She was third on bars, 9.05, fourth on floor, 9.1, eighth on vault, 8.925, fourteenth on beam, 7.975.

Patrice Sims, 17, took seventh AA with a 34.925. She was first on vault, 9.325, third on floor, 9.15, eighth on bars, 8.45, and eleventh on beam, 8.0. Casey Neely, 13, competed three events. She placed third on floor, 9.35, nineteenth on vault, 8.775 and twenty-second on beam, 8.35. At level ten, Alexis Taylor, 15, scored 34.925 in the All-Around placing seventeenth. She was sixth on bars, 9.175, seventh on vault, 9.4, and eighteenth on both floor, 8.35 and beam, 8.0. The girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.
 

The level five boys also competed at the regional level in Miami, Florida. Ben Waldecker, 11, finished in second place with an 89.8. He tied for first on vault with 14.85, placed second on high bar with 15.1, second on parallel bars, 15.0, third on floor, 15.4 and sixth on pommel, 14.7. Landen McDonald, 11, also competed at level 5 regionals scoring 13.2 on floor, 12.9 on vault, and 12.6 on rings. The boys are coached by Brett Aplin.
 
 

ETC Gymnastics earns Seventeen State Titles

ETC’s boys and girls gymnastics teams competed in the State Championships bringing home seventeen State titles. Two of those titles were All-Around State Champions. Alexis Taylor, 14, finished first at level ten and Ben Waldecker, 11, was gold medalist at level five. Other state titles include Tennessee Vault Champions: Alexis Taylor, Patrice Sims, 17, level 9, and Cassidy Best, 13, level 8. Tennessee Bars Champions include Alexis Taylor, Reagan Best, 16, level 9 and Men’s High Bar Champion Ben Waldecker and Men’s Parallel Bars Champion Brenden Brooks, 12, level 4. Balance Beam State Champions are Maddie Tallman, 14, level 9 and Cassidy Best. Tennessee Floor Champions are Alexis Taylor, Patrice Sims, Ben Waldecker, and Brenden Brooks. Men’s State Champion on Rings is Brenden Brooks. Men’s State Champion on Pommel Horse is Tristen Sanders, 11, level 4.

At level ten, Alexis Taylor was also awarded a silver on Balance Beam. At level nine, Casey Neeley, 13, earned a silver on Bars and Alyssa Dupie, 15, earned a silver on Floor. Ben Waldecker earned a silver on Parallel Bars and Brenden Brooks earned silvers on Pommel Horse, Vault, High Bar, and second in the All-Around. Tristen Sanders took silver on Floor.

At level 4, Blake Hutchins, 8, placed fifth on Parallel Bars, and tenth on both Floor and High Bar. Joe David Bell, 6, placed ninth on High Bar. Tristen Sanders, placed fourth on Parallel Bars, sixth on High Bar, seventh on Rings, and third in the AA. The level 4 team placed fifth. At level 5, Ben Waldecker, placed fourth on Rings, fifth on Vault, and seventh on Pommel Horse. Ben and level 5 teammate, Landen McDonald, 11, both qualified for Regionals in Miami, Florida.

At level seven, Meg Tomayko placed third on Vault and tenth on Bars. At level 8, Cassidy Best earned fifth in the AA and ninth on Bars. At level 9, Casey Neeley, placed third on Floor, fifth on Beam, seventh on Vault, and third in the AA. Kourtland Thompson, 14, placed third on Vault. Maddie Tallman, took third on Vault, fifth on Floor, sixth on Bars, and fifth AA. Alyssa Dupie, placed fourth on Beam, seventh on Vault, and seventh AA. Patrice Sims, earned third on Balance Beam, and fourth AA. Reagan Best, placed fifth on Balance Beam. The level 9 team took third. Regional Qualifiers include Alexis Taylor, Casey Neeley, Maddie Tallman, Alyssa Dupie, Patrice Sims, Jordan Sims, and Cassidy Best. The optional level girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris. The boys teams are coached by Brett Aplin.

Pictures:
Level 4 boys: Tristen Sanders, Joe David Bell, Blake Hutchins, Brenden Brooks
Level 5 boys: Landen McDonald, Coach Brett Aplin, Ben Waldecker
Level 9 team: Reagan Best, Alyssa Dupie, Maddie Tallman, Jordan Sims, Casey Neely
(not pictured: Meg Tomayko-level 7, Cassidy Best-level 8, and Alexis Taylor-level 10)

 

ETC Gymnastics Champions in Atlanta

The girls optional team competed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with the level nine team placing first. Leading her team was Jordan Sims, 14, scoring 35.475 taking first All-Around. She was first on vault, 9.0, second bars, 8.65, second beam 8.75 and forth floor, 9.075. Casey Neely, 12, was second AA with 35.125. She was first on bars, 8.9, first floor, 9.5, second vault, 8.5 and forth beam, 8.225. Maddie Tallman, 14, was third AA with 34.825. She was first beam, 9.35, second floor, 9.225, third bars, 8.45, and forth vault, 7.8. Alyssa Dupie, 15, competed three events. She was second floor, 9.225, third beam, 8.275, and forth bars, 7.525. Reagan Best, 16, only competed on vault, placing second with 7.85. Alexis Taylor, 14, level 10, finished first in all events. She was first vault, 9.45, first bars, 7.8, first beam, 8.725, first floor, 9.125, scoring 35.1 All-Around. Cassidy Best, 12, level 8, also finished first AA with 37.7. She was first on bars, 9.35, first beam, 9.675, first floor, 9.675 and second vault, 9.0. Meg Tomayko, 11, level 7, placed third AA scoring 36.175. She was second on vault, 9.5, second bars, 9.15, third floor, 9.075, and eighth beam, 8.45. The optional girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.


ETC Gymnastics competed in Memphis recently and had three gymnasts place first in the All-Around. Ben Waldecker, 11, level 5 led the boys team with a score of 89.95 taking gold. He was also first on vault, 15.0, first on high bar, 14.9, and first on floor, 15.6. He placed second on pommel, 14.45, second on rings, 15.0, and third on parallel bars, 15.0. Brenden Brooks, 12, level 4, was first AA with 87.1. He was first on floor, 15.1, first pommel, 13.1, first rings, 14.9, first vault, 14.8, first parallel bars, 14.4, and first on high bar, 14.8. Blake Hutchins, 8, level 4, placed first AA with 84.4. He was first on floor, 14.7, first on pommel, 10.5, first rings, 14.8, first parrallel bars, 15.1, first high bar, 15.0, and third on vault, 14.3. Joe David Bell, 6, level 4, placed sixth AA. He was second on vault, 14.4, third on high bar, 14.6, fifth on floor, 14.2, and fifth on pommel, 9.7. Landen McDonald, 11, level 5, competed on five events. He was third on vault, 14.1, third on rings, 14.3, forth on parallel bars, 13.9, and fifth on floor, 14.1. The boys level 4 team placed second. They are coached by Brett Aplin.

ETC Gymnastics Compete at Magical Classic in Orlando

ETC's girls team traveled to Orlando for the Magical Classic Invitational. Meg Tomayko, 10, level 7, placed third All-Around with a 36.4. She was first on bars with 9.35, third on floor with 9.35, fifth on vault, 9.2, and sixth on beam, 8.5. Cassidy Best, level 8, earned a second place finish in the AA with 36.15. She was first on bars, 9.65, and first on floor, 9.35. She was seventh on vault, 8.55 and eighth on beam, 8.6. Jordan Sims, 14, level 9, placed third AA with 35.8. She was second on beam, 9.0, sixth on vault, 8.85, seventh on bars, 9.0, eighth on floor, 8.95. Alexis Taylor, 14, level 10, finished fourth AA with 35.125. She earned silver on vault, 9.325,and seventh place finishes on bars, 8.3, beam, 8.5, and floor, 9.0. Casey Neely, 12, level 9, finished eighth AA with 34.625. She was second on bars, 9.325, sixth on floor, 8.9, and eleventh on both vault, 8.75, and beam, 7.65. Alyssa Dupie, 15, level 9, scored 34.55 taking fourth AA. She was first on floor with 9.25, third on beam with 8.45, seventh on both vault, 8.8 and bars, 8.05. Maddie Tallman, 14, level 9, scored 34.025 placing tenth. She was fourth on vault, 8.9, seventh on beam, 8.55, ninth on floor, 8.925, and thirteenth on bars, 7.65. The level 9 team placed sixth. The optional girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.

ETC's boys gymnastics' team competed in Franklin recently. Ben Waldecker, 10, level 5, led his team with an 89.5 All-Around earning first place. He was also gold medalist on floor, 15.3, pommel, 15.3, and high bar, 14.7. He was second on vault, 14.9, parallel bars, 14.9, and rings, 14.4. Landen McDonald, 11, level 5, placed seventh on vault, 14.4. The level 4 boys came in fifth with Brenden Brooks, 11, taking third AA with 86.2. He was second on pommel 15.1. Third on floor, 14.8 and vault, 14.8. Fourth on high bar, 14.1, fifth on rings, 13.7, and sixth on parallel bars, 13.7. Tristen Sanders finishing fourth in the AA with 83.55. He was first on vault, 15.0, third on both floor, 14.7 and pommel, 11.6. He was fourth on rings, 13.8, parallel bars, 14.1, and high bar, 14.3. Blake Hutchins, 8, finished seventh AA. The boys team is coached by Brett Aplin.

ETC Gymnastics Begins New Season in Knoxville

ETC had three gymnasts take gold as All-Around Champions at Flip Fest in Knoxville recently. The girls team was led by Jordan Sims, 14, level 9, who placed first with a 35.675. She also took first on bars and beam with 8.75 and 9.325. She was second on vault, 9.05, and sixth on floor, 8.55. In boys gymnastics, Ben Waldecker, 10, was All-Around Champion at level 5 with 88.5. He was first on floor, 15.5, first on rings, 15.2, second on pommel, 15.1, third on high bar, 14.6, fifth on parallel bars, 14.1, and sixth on vault, 14.0. At level 4, Brenden Brooks, 12, took first AA with 83.5. He was first on both pommel, 13.1 and rings, 14.9. He was second on both floor, 14.6 and parallel bars, 14.2. He was third on vault, 14 and forth on high bar, 12.7. Girls gymnastics also included two silver medalists in the AA. Alyssa Dupie, 15, level 9, took second with 35.15. She was first on floor, 9.175, third on bars, 8.525, forth on beam, 8.85, and sixth on vault, 8.6.

Cassidy Best, 13, level 8, placed second with 35.45. She was also second on both bars, 9.175 and beam, 9.375. She was seventh on vault, 8.475. Maddie Tallman, 14, level 9, scored 34.025 in the AA. She placed third on beam, 9.0 and fifth on bars, 8.775. Reagan Best, 16, level 9, placed fifth AA with 33.8. She was first on beam, 9.225 and second on floor, 9.05. Casey Neely, 12, level 9, scored 33 AA. She was eighth on both vault, 8.8 and bars, 7.975. Margaret Tomayko, 10, level 7, placed ninth on vault, 9.0 and tenth on floor, 9.05. The level 9 girls team placed third. They are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.

Boys gymnastics included Blake Hutchins, 8, level 4, finishing fourteenth with 81.3. He was third on parallel bars, 14.7, eighth on rings, 14.7, ninth on high bar, 13.8, tenth on floor, 14.2, sixteenth on vault, 14.1. Tristen Sanders, 10, level 4, placed tenth AA with 81.2. He was forth on floor, 14.5, tenth on pommel, 12.0, thirteenth on rings, 14.2, fourteenth on parallel bars, 14.1, fifteenth on vault, 13.9. Joe David Bell, 6, level 4, scored 73.7 AA. He was seventh on floor, 14.3, eighth on rings, 13.9. Landen McDonald, 11, level 5, placed seventh on vault, 14.1. The boys team is coached by Brett Aplin.
 

ETC Gymnastics earns 18 State Titles

ETC Gymnastics competed in the Tennessee State Championships recently and brought home eighteen state titles. At level 6, Alyson Rock, 12, is State Champion on Vault and Bars. DeLaina McDonald, 9, is Floor State Champion. At level 5, Frankie Palmer, 9, and Audrey Baxter, 10, are Bars State Champions. Mackenzie Harris, 8, is Beam State Champion and Kelci Williams, 9, is State Champion on Floor. At level 4, Haleigh Timberlake is State Champion on Vault and Beam. Savannah Newsome is Champion on Bars. Lily Baxter, 6, is Beam Champion. Sade Korbieh, 6, is All-Around, Vault, and Bars Champion. Kylie Hunter, 6, is Champion on both Beam and Floor. Anna Hall, 7, is State Floor Champion and Catherine Hall, 10, is Bars State Champion. The level 4 and level 5 teams are both State Runner's Up and the level 6 team took third.

At level 6, DeLaina McDonald finished with third in the All-Around with a 37.5. She was first on floor, 9.675, third on both bars, 9.025 and beam, 9.475 and sixth on vault, 9.325. Kendall Hughes, 9, scored 36.8 AA placing sixth. She was third on vault, 9.45, fifth beam, 9.425, sixth bars, 8.575, and seventh floor, 9.35. Alyson Rock, 12, finished with 36.275 taking second in the AA. She was first on vault, 9.675, first on bars, 8.875, third on floor, 9.175, and fifth on beam, 8.55. Lauren Allen, 12, scored 36.2 in the AA taking third. She was second on bars, 8.725, second on beam, 8.85, second on floor, 9.475, and sixth on vault, 9.15. Mary Grace Bouldin, 10, took seventh AA with 35.975. She was forth on bars, 8.475, and forth on beam, 9.275. She was tenth on vault, 9.2 and tenth on floor, 9.025. Elizabeth Jordan, 10, scored 35.2 AA taking tenth. She was second on bars, 8.725 and ninth on vault, 9.25. Kaitlyn Roller, 9, placed ninth on vault, 8.75, ninth on bars, 7.95 and tenth on floor, 8.95.

At level 5, Frankie Palmer, 9, scored 37.75 in the All-Around taking second. She was first on bars with 9.9, forth on vault, 9.225 and fifth beam, 9.575. Mackenzie Harris, 8, placed second AA with 37.625. She was first on beam, 9.75, second bars, 9.575, sixth vault, 9.0, and twelfth floor, 9.3. Alexa Person, 10, was third AA with 37.575, second on bars, 9.6, fifth vault, 9.375, seventh floor, 9.375, fourteenth beam, 9.225. Jaicea Hazelwood, 11, took silver in the AA with 37.5. She was third on vault, 9.6, forth on bars, 9.525, and seventh on both beam, 9.1 and floor, 9.275. Becca Gilbert, 9, placed sixth AA with 36.8 . She was sixth on bars, 9.25, eighth floor, 9.4, twelfth vault, 8.95, and thirteenth beam, 9.2. Ansley Phillips, 11, placed sixth AA with 36.525. She was second on beam, 9.425, eighth bars, 9.225, tenth floor, 9.225, and eleventh vault, 8.65. Lexi Miner, 8, scored 36.3 in the AA taking eleventh. She was third on bars, 9.5, fifth on both
floor, 9.4 and vault, 9.05. Audrey Baxter, 10, scored 35.625. She was first on bars, 9.85, forth floor, 9.4 and fifth beam, 9.575. Lauren Walker, 10, finished with 35.575. She placed tenth bars, 9.1, fourteenth floor, 9.1 and sixteenth vault, 8.925. Fiji Frantzen, 11, scored 35.525. She was third on bars, 9.55 and fifth vault, 9.25. Erin Gilbert, 9, scored 35.5 AA. She was sixth on bars, 9.25 and eighth vault, 9.175. Faith Hutchins, 10, placed fifth AA with 35.175. She was third on beam, 9.175, sixth vault, 8.75, and sixth floor, 9.1. Kelci Williams, 9, scored 34.925 placing sixth. She was first on floor, 9.425, third on vault, 9.025, and eighth bars, 8.225.

At level 4, Haleigh Timberlake, 7, scored 38.825 in the All-Around taking second. She was first on vault with 9.95 and first on beam with 9.65. She was second on bars, 9.675 and forth on floor, 9.55. Savannah Newsome, 7, placed third AA with 38.475. She was first on bars, 9.725, third beam, 9.525, seventh floor, 9.5, and eleventh vault, 9.725. Megan Scott, 7, earned 38.2 in the AA placing fifth. She was fifth on bars, 9.625, fifth on beam, 9.45, eleventh vault, 9.725, thirteenth floor, 9.4. Camryn Arias, 8, scored 37.625 AA placing eleventh. She was eighth on bars, 9.525, twelfth vault, 9.725, fifteenth floor, 9.375, seventeenth beam, 9.0. Reagan Smith, 7, placed fourteenth AA with 37.275. She was ninth vault, 9.75, twelfth beam, 9.2, scored 9.325 floor, and 9.0 bars. Alexandria Kromah, 8, scored 37 AA. She earned 9.65 on vault, 9.3 on floor, 9.125 bars, 8.925 beam. Lily Baxter, 6, was first on Beam with 9.15. She placed forth on floor, 9.125, forth bars, 8.95 seventh vault, 8.775, and second AA with 36.0. Sade Korbieh, 6, was first on vault, 9.3, first on bars, 9.275; second on beam, 8.45, third on floor, 8.95 and first AA with 35.975. Anna Hall, 7, was first on floor, 9.275, second on beam, 9.325, and fifth AA with 35.95. Kylie Hunter, 6, was first on beam, 8.85, first on floor, 9.05, third on bars, 8.675, forth on vault, 9.25 and second AA, 35.825. Cathrine Hall, 10, was first on bars, 9.15, forth on vault, 9.25, sixth beam,8.45, sixth floor, 8.875 and forth AA, 35.725. Kacey Boston, 6, earned silver on vault, 9.25, fifth on floor, 9.1, seventh on bars, 8.25, beam, 7.95, and AA, 34.55. Bella Arias, 7, placed third on bars, 9.025, fifth beam, 8.45, eighth floor, 8.85 and forth AA, 32.25. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee and Jenna Lloyd.
 

ETC Gymnastics triple champions at Music City Invitational

ETC Gymnastics participated in the Music City Invitational hosted by Let it Shine Gymnastics in Franklin and came away with all three teams taking first place beating their rival teams from Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville. At level 6, DeLaina McDonald, 9, led her team with an All-Around score of 36.625 earning first place. She was first on bars with 9.15 and first on floor with 9.425. She was third on vault, 9.375, and forth on beam, 8.675. Lauren Allen, 12, was also first AA with 36.325. She was first on bars with 9.4 and first on floor with 9.2. She placed third on vault, 9.325 and forth on beam, 8.4. Alyson Rock, 12, was second AA with 35.65. She was second on vault, 9.425, second beam, 9.0, second floor, 9.2 and forth bars, 8.025. Kendall Hughes, 9, earned forth AA with 35.15. She took third on bars, 8.475, and forth on floor, 9.05. She scored 9.2 on vault. Mary Grace Bouldin, 10, scored 9.35 on beam taking second place and 8.45 on bars placing third. Kaitlyn Roller, 9, earned second on beam with 9.05. Elizabeth Jordan, 10, placed forth on vault with 9.075.

At level 5, Frankie Palmer, 9, led her team with a 37.9 taking first in the All-Around. She was first on bars with 9.825, first on beam, 9.575, second on vault, 9.375, and seventh on floor, 9.125. Alexa Person, 10, placed third AA with 37.55. She was first on bars, 9.8, first on vault, 9.6, and forth on floor 9.25. Lauren Walker, 10, placed fifth AA with 36.95. She was fifth on vault, 9.275, fifth bars, 9.5, sixth floor, 9.2, and eleventh beam 8.975. Lexi Miner, 8, placed forth AA with 36.35. She earned third on beam, 9.225, third floor, 9.2, third vault, 8.95, and sixth bars, 8.975. Jaicea Hazelwood, 11, scored 36.325 taking first in the AA. She was first on vault, 9.625, third bars, 9.275, forth floor, 8.875. Erin Gilbert, 9, placed forth AA with 36.275. She was second on bars, 9.425, fifth vault, 8.95, eighth floor, 9.125. Mackenzie Harris, 8, took fifth AA with 36.2. She earned first on bars, 9.625, second vault, 9.275, forth beam, 9.2. Becca Gilbert, 9, also took fifth AA with 35.925. She placed forth on vault, 9.025, fifth bars, 8.775, sixth floor, 9.2, and eighth beam, 8.925. Audrey Baxter, 10, placed fifth AA with 35.775. She was second on bars with 9.75, and ninth on vault, 9.225. Fiji Frantzen, 11, earned forth AA scoring 35.7. She was first on bars, 9.45, third vault, 9.225, seventh beam, 8.8. Ansley Phillips, 11, placed sixth AA with 35.175. She was third on beam, 9.075, forth on bars, 8.95 and sixth floor, 8.65. Faith Hutchins, 10, placed twelfth on vault, 8.8 and twelfth on floor, 8.825.

At level 4, Savannah Newsome, 7, led her team with 38.825 taking first in the All-Around. She was first on bars with 9.85, first on floor with 9.55, second beam, 9.6 and fifth vault, 9.825. Haleigh Timberlake, 7, earned second AA with 38.75. She was first on bars, 9.85, first beam, 9.65, second vault, 9.9, and forth floor, 9.35. Megan Scott, 7, placed forth AA with 38.175. She was third vault, 9.875, third bars, 9.725, third beam, 9.2, third floor, 9.375. Camryn Arias, 8, earned forth AA with 37.5. She placed third on vault with 9.95, third on bars, 9.625, fifth floor, 9.35, eleventh beam, 8.575. Regan Smith, 7, was forth AA scoring 37.425. She was second on floor, 9.425, fifth vault, 9.825, forth bars, 9.55, seventh beam, 8.625. Alexandria Kromah, 8, placed tenth AA with 36.7. She was second on beam, 9.15, eleventh vault, 9.6, thirteenth bars, 8.9, eleventh floor, 9.05. Cathrine Hall, 10, was ninth AA with 35.8. She was fifth on vault, 9.7, eighth bars, 9.025, eleventh beam, 8.55, twelfth floor, 8.525. Anna Hall, 7, scored 35.55 taking ninth AA. She was fifth on floor, 9.3, eighth bars, 9.0, ninth beam, 8.6. Kacey Boston, 6, placed third AA with 34.275, She was second on vault, 9.375, second floor, 9.075, fifth bars, 8.075. Sade Korbieh, 6, earned fifth AA with 33.975. She was second on bars, 8.575, third beam, 8.4. Lily Baxter, 6, placed sixth AA with 33.525. She was third on floor, 8.9, fifth beam, 8.05, sixth bars, 8.0. Kylie Hunter, 6, was seventh AA with 33.275. She took forth on vault, 9.175, forth beam, 8.075, sixth on floor, 8.7. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Leslee Kiser, and Jenna Lloyd.

ETC Gymnastics Continues Winning Streak

ETC's level 5 team took first again at the Intrigue Invitational held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. Four ETC gymnasts placed first in the All-around competition. Leading her team was Alexa Person, 10, with a 37.475. She was first on vault, 9.175, first bars, 9.55, third beam, 9.25, first floor, 9.5. Mackenzie Harris, 8, was also first AA with 36.925. She was first on vault, 9.0, first bars, 9.375, third beam, 9.3, first floor, 9.25. Erin Gilbert, 9, was second AA with 36.45. She was forth on vault, second bars, 9.4, forth beam, 9.025, first floor, 9.325. Audrey Baxter, 10, was first AA with 36.225. She was third on vault, 8.6, first bars, 9.725, fifth beam, 8.925, second floor, 8.975. Lexi Miner, 8, was first AA with 36.225. She was fifth on vault, 8.25, first bars, 9.05, first beam, 9.575, second floor, 9.35. Becca Gilbert, 9, was third AA with 35.875. She placed fifth on vault, 8.5, fifth bars, 9.0, second beam, 9.275, forth floor, 9.1. Lauren Walker, 10, was forth AA with 35.675. She placed second on vault, 8.7, third bars, 9.4, forth floor, 9.075. Jaicea Hazelwood, 11, earned second AA with 35.475. She was first on vault, 8.975, second bars, 9.25, fifth beam, 8.45, forth floor, 8.8. Frankie Palmer, 9, placed sixth AA with 35.225. She was third on vault, 8.9, first bars, 9.7, sixth beam, 8.65, eighth floor, 7.975. Fiji Frantzen, 11, took fifth AA with 34.35. She was forth on bars, 8.8, second beam, 8.575, sixth floor, 8.625. Kelci Williams, 9, placed second AA with 34.075. She was third on vault, 8.4, first bars, 8.325, seventh beam, 8.275, forth floor, 9.075. Faith Hutchins, 10, was fifth AA with 33.625. She was sixth on bars, 7.975, forth beam, 9.05, forth floor, 8.6. Ansley Phillips, 11, scored 32.65 AA, 8.475 on vault, 8.025 bars placing sixth, 7.925 beam, 8.275 floor.

ETC's level 4 team placed second with 113.825. Leading her team with a 38.125 was Haleigh Timberlake, 7, placing first AA. She was second on vault, 9.4, third bars, 9.725, first beam, 9.8, and forth floor, 9.2. Savannah Newsome, 7, placed second AA with 37.8. She took fifth on vault, first bars, 9.775, third beam, 9.3 and second floor, 9.45. Camryn Arias, 8, was first AA with 37.275. She was second on vault, 9.375, first bars, 9.6, second beam, 9.2, and second floor, 9.1. Megan Scott, 7, placed forth AA, 37.1. She took third on vault, 9.325, second bars, 9.75, sixth beam, 9.025, sixth floor, 9.0. Reagan Smith, 7, placed sixth AA, 36.85. She was seventh on vault, 9.225, fifth bars, 9.425, eleventh beam, 8.75, second floor, 9.45. Alexandria Kromah, 8, placed third AA, 36.05. She was first on vault, 9.4, third bars, 9.0, forth beam, 8.8, forth floor, 8.85. Anna Hall, 7, took eighth AA, 35.975. She placed eighth on vault, 9.05, seventh bars, 9.125, tenth beam, 8.775, fifth floor, 9.025. Lily Baxter, 6, earned first AA with 35.825. She was second on vault, 8.95, first bars, 9.475, first beam, 8.75, second floor, 8.65. Kylie Hunter, 6, placed second AA, 33.7. She was first on vault, 9.1, sixth bars, 7.35, second beam, 8.5, and first floor, 8.75. Catherine Hall, 10, placed third AA, 33.6. She was second on vault, 9.0, third bars, 8.575, third beam, 7.4, third floor, 8.625. Sade Korbieh, 6, placed third AA, 33.525. She was forth on vault, 8.4, second bars, 9.075, forth beam, 8.1 and forth floor, 7.95. Bella Arias, 7, took eleventh AA, 33.4. She was thirteenth on vault, 8.45, tenth bars, 8.75, thirteenth beam, 7.9, and thirteenth floor, 8.3. Kacey Boston,6, placed forth AA, 33.15. She was fifth on vault, 8.2, third bars, 8.1, third beam, 8.25, third floor, 8.6.

The level 6 team received a forth place finish. Leading the way was Lauren Allen, 12, with 36.375 taking second in the AA. She was forth on vault, 9.225, first bars, 9.3, forth beam, 8.725, third floor, 9.125. DeLaina McDonald, 9, placed forth AA with 36.25. She was eighth on vault, 8.85, sixth bars, 8.9, sixth beam, 9.175, second floor, 9.325. Kendall Hughes, 9, took fifth AA with 35.45. She was seventh on bars, 8.6, forth beam, 9.25, eighth floor, 8.85. Mary Grace Bouldin, 10, scored 34.85 AA, 8.95 on Vault, 8.275 on bars placing eighth, 8.7 beam, 8.925 floor taking seventh. Alyson Rock, 12, placed fifth AA with 34.65. She was sixth on vault, 9.15, forth bars, 8.4, seventh beam, 8.45, sixth floor, 8.65. Kaitlyn Roller, 9, scored 33.975 AA. She earned 8.525 on vault, 8.05 bars, 8.95 beam taking eighth, and 8.45 floor. Elizabeth Jordan, 10, scored 33.8 AA. She scored 8.85 on vault, 8.25 bars, 8.55 beam, 8.15 floor. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Leslee Kiser, and Jenna Lloyd.

ETC Gymnastics First at Foothills Fall Classic 

ETC’s level 4 team grabbed the first place trophy in Maryville, Tn recently with a score of 112.375. Savannah Newsome, 7, led her team with a 37.25 AA taking first. She placed forth on Vault, 9.6, fifth on Bars, 8.95, first on Beam, 9.45, and sixth on Floor, 9.25. Camryn Arias, 8, was also first AA with 36.875. She was first on Vault, 9.55, forth on Bars, 8.85, first on Beam, 9.35, fifth Floor, 9.125. Reagan Smith, 7, earned third AA with 36.775. She was fifth on Vault, 9.45, first on Bars, 9.175, third Beam, 9.175, eleventh Floor, 8.875. Megan Scott, 7, placed seventh AA with 36.125, she placed eleventh on Vault, 9.1, first on Bars, 9.275, sixth Beam, 8.6, seventh on Floor, 9.15. Alexandria Korbieh, 8, was eighth AA with 35.875. She was first on Vault, 9.675, thirteenth Bars, 8.5, tenth Beam, 8.25, second on Floor, 9.45. Sade Korbieh, 6, placed twelfth AA with 33.8. She earned seventh on Vault, 9.3, seventh on Bars, 8.8, scored 7.5 on Beam, 8.2 on Floor. Lily Baxter, 6, placed fourteenth AA with 33.675. She scored 8.975 on Vault, was ninth on Bars, 8.75, scored 7.6 on Beam, 8.35 on Floor. Bella Arias, 6, scored 8.75 on Vault, was eleventh on both Bars, 8.625 and Beam, 8.2, scored 7.8 on Floor. Kylie Hunter, 6, scored 8.9 on Vault, 7.575 on Bars, was seventh on Beam, 8.55, and scored 8.1 on Floor. Anna Hall, 7, had an AA of 33.075. She scored 8.8 on Vault, 8.0 on Bars, 8.1 Beam, 8.175 Floor. Catherine Hall, 10, was sixth AA with 33.05. She was fifth on Vault, 8.95, third on Bars, 8.55, eighth on Beam, 7.25, sixth on Floor, 8.3. Kacey Boston, 6, scored 32.9 AA. She scored 9.05 on Vault, 7.825 Bars, 7.45 Beam, 8.575 on Floor placing thirteenth.

The level 5 team won the second place trophy with 112.675. They were led by both Audrey Baxter and Alexa Person both 10 year olds and both scoring 37.175 tying for first in the All-Around. Audrey placed first on Vault with 9.325, second on Bars, 9.375, first on Beam, 9.2 and second on Floor, 9.275. Alexa was second on Vault, 9.05, first on Bars, 9.675, second on Beam, 9.05, and first on Floor, 9.4. Frankie Palmer, 9, placed third AA with 37.05. She was third on Vault, 9.375, third on Bars, 9.25, third on Beam, 9.425, and ninth on Floor, 9.0. Mackenzie Harris, 8, was second AA with 36.05. She took first on Vault, 8.95, second on Bars, 9.25, seventh on Beam, 8.45, first on Floor, 9.4. Lauren Walker, 10, earned third AA with 35.725. She was fifth on Vault, 8.675, third on Bars, 9.35, seventh on Beam, 8.65, and fourth on Floor, 9.05. Erin Gilbert, 9, placed seventh AA with 35.375. She was ninth on Vault, 8.5, fourth on Bars, 9.2, ninth on Beam, 8.55, fifth on Floor, 9.125. Lexi Miner, 8, was third AA with 35.275. She took fifth on Vault, 8.25, third on Bars, 8.575, first on Beam, 9.5, fourth on Floor, 8.95. Fiji Frantzen, 11, was fourth AA with 35.275. She was seventh on Vault, 8.4, sixth on Bars, 8.875, third on Beam, 9.05, eighth on Floor, 8.95. Ansley Phillips, 11, placed sixth AA with 34.925. She took fifth on Vault, 8.95, eighth on Bars, 8.5, scored 8.1 on Beam, third on Floor, 9.375. Becca Gilbert, 9, was ninth AA with 34.75. She was eighth on Vault, 8.575, seventh Bars, 8.725, ninth Beam, 8.55, eleventh Floor, 8.9. Faith Hutchins, 10, placed fifth AA, 34.625. She was seventh on Vault, 8.45, seventh Bars, 8.375, sixth Beam, 8.7, third Floor, 9.1. Jaicea Hazelwood, 11, was tenth AA with 33.975. She was third on Vault, 9.275, third on Bars, 9.1 and sixth on Floor, 9.0. Kelci Williams, 9, scored 33.575 AA. She was ninth on Vault, 8.5, and third on Floor, 9.325.

The level 6 team brought home the third place trophy with 109.05. The team was led by DeLaina McDonald, 9, with a 36.35 AA taking forth. She was sixth on Vault, 8.85, forth on Bars, 8.7, second on Beam, 9.25, and second on Floor, 9.55. Lauren Allen, 12, was second AA with 36.1. She placed tenth on Vault, 8.9, first on Bars, 9.275, seventh on Beam, 8.675, and first on Floor, 9.25. Kendall Hughes, 9, placed fifth AA with 35.8. She took fifth on Vault, 9.05, fifth on Bars, 8.3, first on Beam, 9.275, and fifth on Floor, 9.175. Alyson Rock, 12, she was eleventh in the AA, 34.65. She was tenth on Vault, 8.9, second on Bars, 9.0, eleventh on Beam,7.8, seventh on Floor, 8.95. Elizabeth Jordan, 10, placed ninth AA, 34.075. She was ninth on Vault, 8.775, second on Bars, 8.75, and sixth on Beam, 8.55. Kaitlyn Roller, 9, placed ninth AA, 32.275, seventh on Beam, 8.425, and eighth on Floor, 8.85. Mary Grace Bouldin, 10, placed eleventh AA, scoring 8.675 on Vault, 8.3 on Beam, and 8.875 on Floor placing ninth. The girls are coached by Shannon Lee, Jenna Lloyd, and Leslee Kiser.

ETC wins six All-Around Gold's in Season Opener 

ETC Gymnastics competed in Hendersonville for their season debut.  The level 5 team brought home the first place trophy with 111.825 beating second place by three points.  The level 6 and level 4 teams accomplished second place finishes missing first by .4 and .6 respectively.  Each level boasted two All -Around Gold medalists.  At level 5, Frankie Palmer, 9, won with a 37.35. She was first on vault, 9.175, bars, 9.575, and beam, 9.5, and fifth on floor, 9.1.  Mackenzie Harris, 8, was champion with 36.4. She was first on floor, 9.3, second on bars, 8.95, third on both vault and beam, 9.2 and 8.95. Alexa Person, 10, was second All-Around with 36.525. She was second on floor 9.25, third on vault, 9.25, and bars 9.075, and sixth on beam, 8.95. Becca Gilbert, 9, was second AA with 35.95. She was first on floor, 9.475, second on bars, 8.925, forth on beam, 8.825, and fifth on vault, 8.725. Lexi Miner, 8, was second AA with 35.9. She was first on both bars, 9.05 and floor, 9.3. She was forth on beam, 8.725 and ninth on vault, 8.825. Fiji Frantzen, 11, was third AA, 35.575. She was second on bars, 9.0, third on vault, 9.05, forth on floor, 9.125 and sixth on beam 8.4. Audrey Baxter, 10, was forth AA, 35.2. She was first on both vault, 9.325, and bars, 9.675. She was third on beam, 9.2. Lauren Walker, 10, placed sixth AA, 35.025. She was forth on bars, 8.75, sixth on vault, 8.9, eighth on floor, 8.925, thirteenth beam, 8.45. Jaicea Hazelwood, 11, was fifth AA, 35.0. She was second on vault, 9.2, third bars, 8.975, sixth floor, 9.075. Erin Gilbert, 9, placed fifth AA, 34.35. She was second on bars, 8.925, third vault, 8.875, third floor, 9.2. Ansley Phillips, 11, was seventh AA, 34.25. She was forth on beam, 8.575, seventh vault and floor, 8.75 and 8.9. Faith Hutchins, 10, placed tenth AA, 34.2. She was fifth on floor, 9.0, eighth beam, 8.625, twelfth, vault, 8.675. Kelci Williams, 9, was ninth AA, 33.4. She  was second on vault, 8.95, sixth on beam, 8.45, seventh floor, 9.0.

The level 6 team boasted two AA Champions. DeLaina McDonald, 9, won with 36.825. She was first on both beam, 9.475 and floor, 9.4. She was third on bars, 8.8. Lauren Allen was first AA with 36.45. She was first on bars, 9.225, second on floor, 9.025, third on both vault, 9.55 and beam, 8.65. Kendall Hughes, 10, finished fifth AA with 34.9. She was forth on bars, 8.275, fifth on beam, 8.425, sixth on vault, 9.375, seventh on floor, 8.825. Elizabeth Jordan, 10, was fifth AA with 34.275. She was second on bars, 8.625, and third on vault, 9.625. Mary Grace Bouldin, 10, was seventh AA, 34.25. She finished forth on beam with 8.725. Alyson Rock, 12, was sixth AA, 33.975. She was second on bars, 8.625, third on floor, 8.925, fifth on vault, 9.4. Kaitlyn Roller, 9, was seventh AA, 33.95. She was fifth on vault, 9.4, seventh on both bars, 7.875 and floor, 8.825.

The level 4 team also had two AA golds. Haleigh Timberlake, 7, won with 37.5. She was first on beam, 9.5, third on both bars, 9.2 and floor, 9.375 and sixth on vault, 9.425. Camryn Arias, 8, also won with 36.575. She was first on both vault, 9.625 and beam, 8.85, and second on both bars, 8.95 and floor, 9.15. Megan Scott, 7, was silver medalist with 37.175. She was first on bars, 9.5, second on vault, 9.65, third on beam, 8.725 and forth floor, 9.3. Reagan Smith, 7, was third AA with 36.925. She was second on bars, 9.45, third on vault, 9.625, and fifth on beam, 8.3. Savannah Newsome, 7, was forth AA, 36.7. She was second on floor, 9.45, forth on both bars, 9.075, and beam, 8.625, and fifth on vault, 9.55. Alexandria Kromah, 8, finished forth AA, 34.925. She was third on both vault, 9.5 and bars, 8.4, fifth on floor, 8.925, and sixth beam, 8.1. Catherine Hall, 10, was ninth AA, 34.025. She was ninth on vault and bars, 9.275 and 8.15. Lily Baxter, 6, was  thirteenth AA, 32.75. She was eighth on bars, 8.35. Anna Hall, 6, was fifteenth AA, 32.45. She placed seventh on both beam, 8.15 and floor, 8.9. Bella Arias, 6, was eighteenth AA, 31.975 with thirteenth on bars, 7.8. Sade Korbieth, 6, finished with 31.725. She was seventh on vault, 9.4 and twelfth on bars, 7.95. Kylie Hunter, 6, was ninth on floor, 8.7. Kacey Boston, 6, was eleventh on bars, 8.1. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Jenna Lloyd, and Leslee Kiser.

ETC Gymnastics Level 9 State Runner Up

ETCʼs girls teams traveled to Knoxville for the Optional State Championships coming home with a Level 9 State Runner Up Title missing first by .5. Individually the girls earned seven State Champion Titles.

Alexis Taylor, 13, earned three of those by becoming the All-Around State Champion with a 36.925. She was also gold medalist on Bars with a 9.475 and champion on Beam with 9.35. She rounded out her accomplishments with a bronze on Vault, 8.925 and bronze on Floor, 9.175. Maddie Tallman, 13, finished second in the AA with 36.55.  She was also silver medalist on Bars, 9.325 and second on Beam, 9.25.  She earned forth on both Vault, 8.825 and Floor, 9.15. Jordan Sims,13, finished fifth AA with 36.05. She was State Vault Champion with 9.3 and State Champion on Floor with 9.2. She placed sixth on both Bars, 8.95 and Beam, 8.6. Alyssa Dupie, 14, was seventh AA with 35.625. She earned silver on Vault with 9.15; forth on Floor with 9.325; eighth on Bars,  8.775. Casey Neely, 11, earned eighth AA with 34.1. She was sixth on Bars, 8.85; eighth on Beam, 8.55; ninth on Floor, 8.525; and tenth on Vault, 8.175.  All ETCʼs  Level 9 girls qualified to Regionals.

At Level 7, Zoe Schott, 9, is Tennesseeʼs All-Around State Champion with 37.425. She was earned the State Champion Title on Floor with 9.525. She was silver medalist on both Vault, 9.25 and Bars, 9.45. She placed third on Beam with 9.2. ChaʼNise Dalton, 11, earned fifth AA with 36.975. She was the silver medalist on Floor with 9.6. She earned third on Vault with 9.4. Rounding out her accomplishments was a tenth place finish on Beam, 9.1 and thirteenth on Bars, 8.875. Sarah Gerry, 10, earned sixth AA with 36.275. She was bronze medalist on Beam with 8.95. She finished fifth on Bars with 9.425; eighth on Floor, 9.075; eleventh on Vault, 8.825. The girls teams are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.

ETCʼs boys team participated in the State Meet in Nashville.  They earned six State Titles.  Leading the was Wesley Lemmons, 12, who finished as State All-Around Champion at Level 4 with 54.25. He was State Champion on Parallel Bars, 9.5; Champion on High Bar, 9.1; Champion on Pommel, 8.8; and Champion on Rings, 8.95. He also earned silver on Floor, 9.2; and bronze on Vault, 8.7. Brennan Brooks, 10, earned fifth AA with 51.55. He was forth on Pommel, 8.6; sixth on Rings, 8.65; and seventh on Floor, 8.8. Landen McDonald, 10, broke his finger three days before the competition keeping him from competing on two of the six events. He was still able to earn silver on Parallel Bars, 9.0 and bronze on Floor, 9.1. He also finished fifth on Vault, 8.9 and fifth on Pommel, 8.5. Blake Hutchins, 8, earned eleventh on P. Bars; twelfth on Vault, 8.9 and sixteenth on Floor, 8.6.

At Level 5, Ben Waldecker,10, earned the State Champion Title on Floor with 9.85. He earned bronze on Vault, 9.15; forth on High Bar, 9.3; twelfth on Pommel, 8.2; thirteenth on P. Bars, 8.7. He earned ninth in the AA with 53.0. Blake Taylor, 10, earned eleventh on Vault, 9.0 and twelfth on Floor, 8.95. Both Level 5 boys qualified to Regionals. The boys team is coached by Ken Harris.

ETC Gymnastics Finish First in Florida

The ETC Girls Gymnastics Teams fought hard in Orlando, Florida and came away with first, second, and fifth place finishes. The level 5 team brought home the first place trophy with three girls placing first All-Around. Audrey Baxter led her team with a 35.725 taking gold AA. She also won gold on Vault and Bars. Silver on Beam and Bronze on Floor. Frankie Palmer also took first AA, 35.175. She was first on Bars and first on Beam. She placed sixth on Vault and seventh on Floor. Kaitlyn Roller was first AA, 35.175, second on Floor, third on Vault, Bars, and Beam. Alexa Person moved up to level 5 for this meet and placed third AA, 35.35. She also took second on Vault and Bars, third on Beam and forth on Floor. Hannah McCrary also moved up to level 5 and placed forth AA, 34.725. She was second on Vault, forth on Floor, fifth on Beam, sixth on Bars. Elizabeth Jordan placed fifth AA, 34.2. She was forth on Bars, fifth on Beam, and seventh on Vault and Floor. Mary Grace Bouldin was sixth AA, 34.2. She was forth on Beam, sixth on Floor, seventh on Vault and Bars. Faith Hutchins was seventh AA, 32.775. She was forth on Beam, eighth on Vault and Floor, and ninth on Bars.

The level 4 team brought home second place with three girls taking first in the AA. Erin Gilbert had the highest AA on her team with 37.6. She was first on Vault, second on Bars, third on Beam, forth on Floor. Lexi Miner was first AA with 37.55. She took gold on Vault and Beam, and silver on Bars, bronze on Floor. Haleigh Timberlake was also first AA, 37.15. She was first on both Vault and Beam, and second on Bars, seventh on Floor. Becca Gilbert was second AA with 37.25. She was second on Vault, third on Bars, fifth on Floor, seventh on Beam. Lauren Walker placed forth AA with 36.975. She placed first on both Bars and Beam, sixth on Floor, thirteenth on Vault. Ansley Phillips was fifth AA with 36.475. She was third on Vault, sixth on Bars, eighth on Beam, eleventh on Floor. Mackenzie Harris placed second AA with 36.425. She was first on Bars, second on both Beam and Floor, and tenth on Vault. Jaicea Hazelwood was forth AA also with a 36.425. She was first on Bars, forth on Vault, eighth on Beam, tenth on Floor. Abbigail Morrow placed forth AA with 36.1. She was first on Bars, forth on Beam, sixth on Floor, and seventh on Vault. Kelci Williams placed fifth AA with 35.725. She was forth on Floor, fifth on both Bars and Beam, and sixth on Vault.

At Level 6, DeLaina McDonald took first in the AA with 36.35. She was first on Beam, second on Vault, and forth on both Bars and Floor. Lauren Allen placed second AA with 35.6. She was second on Bars and Beam, third on Floor and eighth on Vault. The compulsory level girls are coached by Shannon Lee, Leslee Kisler, and Jenna Lloyd.

The Level 7 girls were led by Cha’Nise Dalton who took third AA with 36.525. She was second on Bars, forth on Vault, fifth on Beam, eleventh on Floor. Zoe Schott placed forth AA with 36.6. She was first on Beam, third on Bars, eighth on Floor, ninth on Vault. Sarah Gerry was twelfth AA, 33,875. She was tenth on Bars, Beam, and Floor, thirteenth on Vault.

The Level 9 team placed fifth. They were led by Alexis Taylor who scored a 35.875 in the AA taking forth. She was first on Beam, forth on Bars, fifth on Floor, and eighth on Vault. Alyssa Dupie was second AA with 35.6. She took first on Bars, forth on Vault, fifth on Floor, and seventh on Beam. Jordan Sims was seventh AA with 34.75. She placed second on Vault, forth on Bars, ninth on Floor, and eleventh on Beam. Maddie Tallman placed eighth AA with 34.725. She was third on Bars, seventh on Vault, ninth on Floor, and tenth on Beam. Casey Neely skipped level eight and competed as a level nine placing ninth in the AA with 33.125. She was seventh on both Beam and Floor, ninth on Vault, and tenth on Bars. The optional level girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.

ETC Strong in Franklin

ETC Boys’ Gymnastics Team showed their strength in Franklin recently. The level 4 team placed fifth.  Leading the way was Landen McDonald, 10, with a 53.2 All-Around score placing third. He took first in two events: Vault with a 9.3 and Rings with a 9.2. He placed second on Parallel Bars with 8.9 and second on Pommel with 8.7. He secured a third place finish on Floor with a 9.1 and fifth on High Bar with 8.0. Wes Lemmons, 12, took forth in the AA with 51.95. He placed second on both High Bar, 8.6 and Floor, 9.25.  He was forth on both Parallel Bars and Pommel with 8.7 and 8.3. He placed eighth on Rings, 8.2 and ninth on Vault, 9.1. Brennan Brooks, 10, placed sixth AA with 49.9. He was sixth on Parallel Bars, 8.4, and sixth on Pommel, 7.7. He placed seventh on Rings and Vault, 8.6 and 9.1. He placed eighth on High Bar and Floor, 7.6 and 8.5. Blake Hutchins, 8, placed ninth on Parallel Bars with an 8.5.  

The level 5 boys were impressive with Ben Waldecker, 10, placing tenth in the AA with 49.9. He earned first on Floor with a 9.3, fifth on Vault with 9.3, sixth on rings with 8.2, ninth on High Bar with 8.1 and tenth on both Parallel Bars and Pommel, 8.3 and 6.7. Blake Taylor, 10, placed tenth on three events, Vault, 9.1, Floor, 8.5, and Rings, 8.0. The boys are coached by Ken Harris.

ETC Flip Fest Champions

ETC’s levels 7 and 9 traveled to Knoxville recently for their first meet of the season. The level 9 team came home victorious with the first place team trophy. 

Leading the team with second in the All Around with a score of 35.675 was Alexis Taylor, 13. She earned first on Bars with 8.95. She placed second on Beam, 9.225, sixth on Vault, 8.725, and ninth on Floor, 8.775. Jordan Sims, 13, placed sixth AA with 33.725. She finished first on Vault with 9.175, second on Bars with 8.575, tenth on Floor, 8.725 and twelfth on Beam, 7.25. Maddie Tallman, 13, placed seventh AA with 33.5. She was fifth on Bars, 8.15, seventh on Floor, 8.85, eighth on Beam, 8.15 and ninth on Vault, 8.35. Alyssa Dupie, 14, placed eighth AA with 32.95.   She was second on Beam with 8.975, third on Vault, 8.875, sixth on Floor, 8.9. Casey Neeley, 11, was tenth AA. She placed forth on Beam with 8.8, eighth on Floor, 8.85, and twelfth on Vault, 7.875.

The level 7 team placed sixth. They were led by Zoe Schott, 9, who placed second in the AA with a 37.525.
She was first on Bars with 9.475, first on Beam with 9.625, second on Floor with 9.375 and sixth on Vault,
9.05. Cha’Nise Dalton, 10, placed forth AA with 35.35. She was second on Vault with 9.525, third on Floor with 9.3, and sixth on Bars, 8.575. Sarah Gerry, 9, placed ninth on Vault, 8.775 and ninth on Beam, 8.75. The girls are coached by Ken and Jennifer Harris.
 

ETC Gymnastics State Champions

Etc Gymnastics secured the coveted State Championship this season at Level 4. Leading the team with a 38.6 All-Around was Alexa Person, 9, taking the silver medal. She is the Tn Bars State Champion with a 9.85. She placed fourth on Floor with a 9.675, fifth on Beam, 9.575, and scored 9.5 on Vault. Kalynn Kimbel, 8, was also second in the AA with 38.45. She is the Tn Vault Champion with a 9.9. She was second on Beam with 9.475, tenth on Bars, 9.625, twelfth on Floor, 9.475. Hannah McCrary,7, was also AA silver medalist with a 38.425. She earned second on Vault, 9.775, second on Bars, 9.75, second on Beam, 9.475, and tenth on Floor, 9.425. Erin Gilbert, 8, placed forth AA with a 38.175. She is Tn Bars State Champion with a 9.825. She placed second on Floor, 9.625, and thirteenth on Beam, 9.175. She scored 9.55 on Vault.  Haleigh Timberlake, 6, placed second AA with 38.15.   She is TN Bars State Champion with 9.75. She earned second on Beam with 9.575, and fifth on both Vault, 9.5 and Floor, 9.35. Lexi Minor, 7, placed fourth AA with 38.125. She was second on Bars, 9.75, fourth on Beam, 9.275, sixth on Vault, 9.65, and seventh on Floor, 9.45. Becca Gilbert, 8, placed eleventh AA with 37.7. She was third on Bars, 9.725, third on Floor, 9.6, and fourth on Vault, 9.725. Kelsi Williams, 8, was also eleventh AA with 37.7. She was eleventh on Beam, 9.225, and fourteenth on Floor, 9.425. She scored 9.55 on Vault, and Bars, 9.5. Jaicea Hazelwood, 10, was sixth AA with a 37.65. She was fourth on Vault, 9.7, fifth on Beam, 9.05, ninth on Floor, 9.2, and fourteenth on Bars, 9.7. Mackenzie Harris, 7, was eighth AA with 37.65. She is Tn Bars State Champion with a 9.875. She was fourth on Floor, 9.525, eighth on Vault, 9.575, and eleventh on Beam, 8.675. Abbigail Morrow, 8, was sixteenth AA with a 37.525. She was second on Beam, 9.45 and fourth on Bars, 9.7. She scored 9.275 on Vault, and Floor, 9.2  Ansley Phillips, 10, was eighth AA with 37.225. She placed sixth on Bars, 9.475, seventh on both Beam, 9.025, and Floor 9.225, and ninth on Vault, 9.5.   Lauren Walker, 9, was twentieth AA with 37.225. She placed fourteenth on Bars, 9.425. She scored 9.425 on Vault, Beam, 9.175, and Floor, 9.2.

The Level 5 Team is State Runners Up with Kaitlyn Roller, 8, leading her team scoring a 38.025 All-Around placing third. She was also third on Floor with 9.6, third on Bars with 9.55, fourth on Beam, 9.525 and fourth on Vault, 9.35. Also leading her team was Madison Bivins, 11, with a 38.0 AA placing second. She is TN Bars State Champion with 9.7 and Tn Beam State Champion with 9.75. She placed second on Floor with 9.525 and eighth on Vault, 9.025. Audrey Baxter, 9, placed fourth AA with 37.925. She is Tn Bars State Champion with 9.725. She was fifth on Vault, 9.475, seventh on Beam, and seventeenth on Floor, 9.25. Elizabeth Jordan, 9, was fifth AA with 37.775. She is Tn Bars State Champion also with 9.725. She placed eighth on Beam, 9.425, ninth on Vault, 9.225, and thirteenth on Floor, 9.4. Frankie Palmer, 8, placed fifth AA with 37.725. She was second on Bars, 9.725 and second on Beam, 9.725. She earned fifth on Floor, 9.525 and seventh on Vault, 8.75. Alyson Rock, 10, placed fourth AA with 37.550.
She earned the silver on Bars with a 9.85, eighth on Vault, 9.4, ninth on Floor, 9.4 and scored 8.9 on Beam. Mary Grace Bouldin, 9, was seventeenth in the AA with 36.125. She was eighth on Bars, 9.35, tenth on Floor, 9.5 and scored 8.825 on Vault, and 8.45 on Beam. Faith Hutchins, 9, was third AA with 35.275.  She placed second on Floor, 9.275, second on Beam, 9.1, seventh on Bars, 8.6 and tenth on Vault, 8.3.

The Level 6 Team took sixth place. Leading her team was Madison Myers, 11, with a 36.95 All-Around placing second. She was silver medalist on Vault, 9.65 and Bars, 8.725. She earned third on Floor with 9.675 and fourth on Beam with 8.9. DeLaina McDonald, 8, also was the silver medalist in the AA with 36.5. She is the Tn Beam State Champion with 9.375 and Tn Floor State Champion with 9.575. She placed second on Bars with 8.4 and third on Vault with 9.15. Tatum Myers, 9, placed eighth AA with 36.175. She was third on Floor, 9.6 and third on Beam, 9.5. She was eighth on Bars, 8.225 and twelfth on Vault, 8.85. Caitlyn Booker, 9, was ninth AA with 36.0. She was second on Bars with 8.85, eighth on Beam, 9.0, eleventh on both Vault, 8.95 and Floor, 9.2. Meg Tomayko, 9, was twelfth AA with 35.425. She was sixth on Vault, 9.475, seventh on Bars, 8.325, tenth on Floor, 9.225, and thirteenth on Beam, 8.4. Lauren Allen, 11, placed sixth AA with 35.0. She was sixth on Bars, 8.375, sixth on Beam, 8.65, seventh on Floor, 9.125, and tenth on Vault, 8.85. Kennedy Kimbel, 10, could only compete two events due to injury. She placed seventh on Bars, 8.525 and seventeenth on Beam with 8.7. The teams are coached by Shannon Aplin, Leslee Kiser, and Jenna Loyd.

ETC Gymnastics Grand Champions at Fall Festival Invitational

ETC’s Levels 4, 5, and 6 all captured the first place team trophies at the Hendersonville Fall Festival recently. They defeated seventeen other teams from all over the state. The Level 6s were led by Madison Myers, 11, with first place on every event. She won the All-Around with a 36.925 and scored 9s or above on each event with an impressive 9.5 on Beam. Caitlin Booker, 9, was also first in the AA with a 36.8. She placed third on Vault with 9.3, first on Bars with 9.225, second on Beam, 9.375, and fifth on Floor, 8.9.

Meg Tomayko, 9, placed second AA with 36.0. She scored a 9.6 on Vault taking first, second on Bars, fifth on Beam, and third on Floor. Tatum Myers, 9, placed third in the AA with 35.95. She was amazing on Beam with a 9.675 taking first, 9.25 was fifth on Vault, sixth on Bars, second on Floor. DeLaina McDonald, 8, was sixth AA with a 34.775. She placed seventh on Vault, 9.225, sixth on Bars, and forth on Floor, 8.95. Lauren Allen, 11, was third AA in her age group with a 34.45. She placed second on Vault, forth on Bars, forth on Beam, and sixth on Floor.

Kennedy Kimbel, 10, only competed in two events due to a foot injury but she placed third on Bars and forth on Beam with a 9.225.

The Level 5s were led by Alyson Rock, 10, winning first place in three events including the All-Around with a 37.475. She was first on Bars with a 9.525, first on Beam with 9.675, second on Vault, 9.3 and forth on Floor, 8.975. Madison Bivins, 11, was also first in three events. She won the AA with a 37.175.

She took first on Bars with 9.625, first on Beam with an amazing 9.725, second on Floor with 8.95, and fifth on Vault, 8.875. Frankie Palmer, 7, was second AA with a 36.625. She placed first on Beam also scoring a huge 9.725. She was second on Vault, 9.075, third on Bars and third on Floor. Kaitlyn Roller, 8, placed third AA with 36.525. She was first on Bars with 9.175, second on Beam, 9.275, second on Floor, 9.325, and forth on Vault. Audrey Baxter, 9, placed second AA with 36.225. She placed third on Beam with 9.35, forth on both Vault and Bars and ninth on Floor.
Elizabeth Jordan, 9, placed third AA with 35.95. She won first place on both Bars, 9.425 and Beam, 9.55 and placed second on Vault, 9.375. Mary Grace Bouldin, 9, placed twelfth AA with 34.275. She was eighth on Bars and seventh on Floor, 8.95.

The Level 4s had seven girls with All-Around scores of 37 or above. Alexa Person led her team with first on three events including AA Champion with a 37.85. She was first on Bars with a huge 9.8. She was also first on Floor, 9.4 and second on Beam, 9.5. Kalynn Kimbel, 8, was also first on three events, first AA with a 37.825, first on Vault with a record high score of 9.9, and first on Floor, 9.325. She was fifth on Bars, 9.4 and eighth on Beam, 9.2. Becca Gilbert, 8, was second AA with 37.65. She was first on Bars with 9.6, second on Vault, 9.6, fifth on Beam, 9.3, and sixth on Floor, 9.15. Erin Gilbert, 8, was third in the AA with 37.57. She placed second on Bars, 9.475, third on Vault, 9.6, forth on Floor, 9.25 and seventh on Beam, 9.25. Lexi Miner, 7, was first on three events including the AA with a 37.55. She was first on Beam, 9.5, first on Floor, 9.275, third on Bars, 9.25, forth on Vault, 9.525. Hannah McCrary, 7, placed second AA with 37.425. She was also second on Bars, 9.65, third on Vault, 9.55, fifth on Beam, 9.15, and sixth on Floor, 9.075. Mackenzie Harris, 7, was third AA with 37.1. She placed first on Bars with a 9.725, second on Beam, 9.25, seventh Vault, 9.475, and twelfth on Floor. Abbigail Morrow, 8, had an AA of 36.975. She was third on Beam, 9.375, forth on Bars, 9.3, sixth on Vault, 9.475, and thirteenth on Floor.

Jaicea Hazelwood, 10, placed fifth AA, 36.525. She was second on both Vault, 9.625 and Bars, 9.45, eighth on Floor, twelfth on Beam. Haleigh Timberlake, 6, placed second AA with a 36.4. She was first on Bars, second on Vault, 9.55, second on Beam, 9.45, and second on Floor. Kelci Williams, 8, placed eighth on Bars, 9.0, tenth on Beam, 9.025, and eleventh on Floor, 8.9. Lauren Walker, 9, placed seventh on Bars, 9.025, tenth on Floor, 8.95, and thirteenth on Beam, 8.85. Ansley Phillips, 10, placed third on Beam, 9.2, sixth on Vault, 9.4, and eighth on Bars, 8.775. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Leslee Kiser, and Jenna Lloyd.
 

ETC Fantastic at Foothills Fall Classic

ETC Gymnastics traveled to Maryville, TN recently to compete in the Foothills Fall Classic.

The Level 4 team took second place honors with an impressive team score of 114.075 missing first by .05.  The team was led by Alexa Person, 9, with a 38.325 All-around score placing first. She accomplished a
rare feat taking a 9.5 or better on every event. She  placed first on Vault with a 9.5 and first on Bars, 9.775. She earned second on both Beam, 9.5 and Floor, 9.55. Erin Gilbert, 8, earned a 37.875 AA score. She also placed first in the All-around. She earned a 9.65 on Vault taking first and a 9.35 on Bars also first. She placed fifth on Beam with a 9.3 and second on floor with a 9.575. Becca Gilbert, 8, earned second AA with a 36.9. She placed forth on Vault,  9.25 and forth on Bars, 9.075. She was sixth on Beam, 9.025 and third on Floor, 9.55. Jaicea Hazelwood, 10, placed first AA with a 36.9. She earned first on Bars, 9.3; Beam, 9.0, and Floor, 9.425 and third on Vault with a 9.175. Kalynn Kimbel, 8, placed forth AA with a 36.875. She took second on Vault, 9.45, sixth on Bars, 8.85, third on Beam with a 9.35 and eighth on Floor, 9.225. Lauren Walker, 9, earned forth AA with 36.825. She placed sixth on Vault, 9.25, forth on Bars, 9.2, fifth on Beam, 9.2 and seventh on Floor, 9.175. MacKenzie Harris, 7, placed second AA with a 36.525. She was third on Vault, 8.975, first on Bars, 9.425, third on Beam, 9.05, and third on Floor, 9.075. Lexi Miner, 7, placed third AA with a scored of 36.1  She was forth, 8.875, on Vault, third,8.975, on Bars, second, 9.4, Beam, sixth, 8.85 on Floor. Hannah McCrary, 7, placed forth AA with a 36.025. She was first on Vault, 9.025, second on Bars, 9.275, forth on Beam, 8.65 and third on Floor, 9.075. Abbigail Morrow, 8, took seventh in the AA with 35.825. She placed second on Bars with a 9.225 and seventh on Floor, 9.275. Haleigh Timberlake, 6, earned third in the All-around with a 35.475. She was forth on Vault, 9.175, third on Bars, 8.65, third on Beam 9.0 and forth, Floor, 8.65. Kelci Williams, 8, was eighth AA, 35.225. She placed third on Beam with a 9.35. Ansley Phillips, 10, placed forth AA, 35.025. She was second on Vault, 9.225, third, Bars, 9.125 and third on Floor, 8.725.

The Level 5 team earned third place with an overall score of 111.225. Leading the team was Alyson Rock, 10, with a 37.1 All-around taking third. She placed fifth on Vault, 9.05, first on Bars with a 9.5, third, Beam, 9.375, and third, Floor, 9.175. Madison Bivins, 11, earned second AA with a score of 36.55. She was first on both Bars and Beam, 9.55 and 9.7, and fifth on both Vault and Floor, 8.5 and 8.8. Audrey Baxter, 9, placed sixth AA with a 36.475. She earned first on Bars, 9.35, eighth, Beam, 9.175, and seventh, Floor, 9.15. Elizabeth Jordan, 9, placed eighth AA with 36.375. She was second on Bars, 9.325, tenth on Vault, 8.825, and fifth on Beam, 9.475. Kaitlyn Roller, 8, placed third AA, 36.05. She earned third on Vault, 9.0, Bars, 8.825, and Floor, 9.225. She also placed forth on Beam, 9.2. Frankie Palmer, 7, placed forth AA. She earned first on Beam with a 9.4, second on Bars, 9.0, and fifth on Vault, 8.8. Mary Grace Bouldin, 9, took eleventh AA, 34.45. She was ninth on Vault, 8.85.

The Level 6 team also earned third place. They were led by Madison Myers, 11, with an All-around of 37.375 earning first place. She also placed first on Bars with a 9.2 and first on Floor with a 9.525. She was third on Vault, 9.325 and forth on Beam, 9.325.  Caitlin Booker, 9, placed third AA with 35.875. She earned second on Bars and Beam with 8.85 and 9.6.  Tatum Myers, 9, placed sixth AA with 35.225. She was forth on Bars, 8.425 and sixth on Beam, 8.9. Meg Tomayko, 9, was seventh AA, 34.525. She placed sixth on both Vault and Bars, 9.1 and 8.1, and fifth on Floor, 9.175. DeLaina McDonald, 8, placed eighth AA, 34.425. She earned third on Beam, 9.35 and forth on Floor, 9.225. Kennedy Kimbel, 10, placed forth on Bars with an 8.4. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Leslee Kiser, and Jenna Lloyd.

ETC Gymnastics Victorious at Gallatin Meet

ETC took their compulsory gymnasts to Gallatin recently for the You’re the One Invitational. The Level 5 Team brought home the First Place trophy with a team score of 109.35. Alyson Rock, 10, led her team with a 36.575 All-Around score taking first in her age group. She also placed first on Floor with a 9.325 and first on Beam with a 9.30. She placed second on Vault, 9.0 and second on Bars, 8.95. Madison Bivins, 11, placed 2nd in the All-Around with a 36.075. She took second place honors on Floor,9.225, Vault, 9.0, and Beam, 9.0. She placed third on Bars, 8.85. Frankie Palmer, 7, placed first in the AA with a 35.575. She took first on Bars, 9.025, second, Floor, 8.9, Beam, 8.825, and Vault, 8.825. Elizabeth Jordan, 9, placed third AA with 35.425. She was first on Bars, 9.4, forth on Vault, 9.0 and ninth on Floor, 8.675. Audrey Baxter, 9, placed 4th AA, 35.35. She was third on Vault and Bars, 9.025 and 9.075. She placed sixth on Floor, 8.875. Kaitlyn Roller, 8, placed third AA, 34.85. She was second on Floor, 8.9, and third on both Vault and Bars, 8.725 and 8.675. Mary Grace Bouldin, 9, placed fifth AA, 34.65. She was second on Floor, 9.05, forth on Beam, 8.925, and fifth on Bars, 8.625. Faith Hutchins, 9, placed forth on Beam, 8.925 and ninth on Vault, 8.25.

ETC’s Level 4 Team earned the Third Place Trophy at their first ever competition with a team score of 109.7. Kaylen Kimbel, 8, earned the highest All-Around score on the team with a 36.35 taking second in her age group. She placed third on Floor and Bars, 9.1 and 9.125. She placed forth on Beam, 8.625 and fifth on Vault, 9.5. Erin Gilbert, 8, placed third AA with a 36.125. She earned first on Vault and Bars, 9.7 and 9.275. She placed forth on Floor, 8.8 and fifth on Beam, 8.35. Hannah McCrary, 6, placed first in the AA with a 36.05. She also took first on Vault, 9.6, and first on Bars, 8.95. She was 4th on Floor, 9.125 and fifth on Beam, 8.375. Jaicea Hazelwood, 10, placed second in the AA, 35.9. She also took second on Vault and Bars, 9.55 and 9.025. She placed third on Floor, 8.875 and forth on Beam, 8.45. Becca Gilbert, 8, placed forth in AA, 35.6. She was second on Floor, 9.15, third on Vault, 9.55, and fifth on Bars, 8.7. Lexi Miner, 7, placed 3rd AA, 35.45, third on Bars and Beam, 8.675 and 8.75, sixth, Floor, 8.9, ninth, Vault, 9.125. Haleigh Timberlake, 6, was forth AA, 35.4. She was second on Vault, 9.475, forth Beam, 8.475, fifth, Bars and Floor, 8.45 and 9.0. Abbigail Morrow, 8, placed sixth AA, 35.125. She placed second on Bars, 9.225, fifth Floor, 8.725. Alexa Person, 9, placed fifth AA, 35.075. She took second on Bars, 8.925, third, Vault, 9.5, fifth, Floor, 8.875. Lauren Walker, 9, placed seventh AA, 34.55, fifth, Beam, 8.4, sixth on Bars and Floor, 8.45 and 8.475. Mackenzie Harris, 7, placed sixth AA, 33.15. She took first on Bars, 8.95, sixth, Vault, 9.325, eighth, Floor, 8.625. Kelci Williams, 8, was eighth AA, 33.125 and Ansley Phillips, 10, was eighth AA, 31.825.

ETC’s Level 6 Team placed sixth with a score of 108.65. They were led by Meg Tomayko, 9, with an AA of 35.975 placing forth. She placed forth on Vault with a 9.375, fifth on Bars and Beam, 8.575 and 8.975. Madison Myers, 10, placed forth AA with 35.95. She was also forth on Vault, Bars, and Floor, 9.1, 8.85, and 9.125. She placed fifth on Beam, 8.875. Caitlin Booker, 9, placed fifth AA, 35.55. She placed third on Beam, 9.15 and forth on Bars, 8.6. Tatum Myers, 9, had an AA of 35.3 she earned first on Beam with a 9.5. She placed sixth on Floor with a 9.125. Kennedy Kimbel, 10, placed sixth AA, 35.1. She also placed sixth on Beam, 8.8. DeLaina McDonald, 8, placed forth on Beam with a 9.075. The teams are coached by Shannon Lee, Leslee Kiser and Jenna Lloyd.
 

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