My Biography
Born in Richland, WA in January 2004, Tirzah started attending gymnastics classes
with her daycare provider at age two because “she had too much energy” and was climbing
the door frames. She started in toddler gymnastics at Garland’s Gymnastics Academy
in Kennewick, WA and progressed with Coach Brett Garland and Coach Erin Piel to their
pre-team class. When she was five, she transitioned to the TOPs program at Mid-Columbia
Gymnastics with Coaches Todd Sawyer and Jeanine Ruby and began homeschooling through
Seton Home Study School starting with kindergarten. She began competing in level five
when she was seven. Tirzah qualified for TOPs National Testing and traveled to the
Karolyi Ranch at ages 8, 9, 10 and attended TOPs development camp at the ranch at
age 9.
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As Tirzah moved up through J.O. levels 7, 8, and 9 she never lost sight of her dream
to become an elite gymnast. With the help of Coach Angie Jefferson at All-American
Gymnastics in Richland, WA, and at the advice of national coaching staff, in 2016
she attended a try-out at Salcianu Elite Gymnastics in Henderson, NV. Subsequently,
she and her family moved to Nevada in September of 2016 to begin training with Tammy
and Sorin Salcianu and their team in Henderson, NV. In February 2019, she qualified
junior elite compulsory at the Rocky Mountain Qualifier in Salt Lake City, UT. She
qualified elite compulsory again at the Peppermint Twist Qualifier in Minneapolis
in December 2019. Currently she is training level 10/elite with coaches Tammy and
Sorin Salcianu, Trevor Rubino, and Cheri Shipp, and working towards junior elite optional
qualifiers in 2020.