- Coaches: Hannah Webb & Joshua Williams
- Graduating Year: 2025
- Simone Biles once said, " Be the best me." That is what I try to do each day. I am
currently competing level 8 JO in Region 1, at a Northern California gym. I train
6 days a week through the good and bad, and injuries. I keep my goal in mind of being
the best me. I really feel that the gymnastics has found me as much as I found it.
From the time I was swinging in the park, I loved to tumble, swing, and flip. From
the moment my Mom put me into a summer camp, I loved gymnastics. Thank you to all
the amazing coaches who saw that I loved the sport, and worked to train me. I have
been blessed with people who believe in me as much as I believe in my dream too. People
say I am a good teammate, as I want each of my teamates to be the best them. I believe
in team and helping each other and cheer our successes and giving hugs in our times
of need. I remember watching the Olympics and dreaming of the day I get to do the
amazing skills they make look so easy. Practice empowers you and gives you the confidence
to believe in yourself. I believe in my dream of being a College gymnast one day.
I want to study hard, and enjoy flipping as I always have. I have been honored to
be nominated for GOTY. I was 2019 Level 7 #1 AA score in the nation as well as #1
in floor, and #1 in vault. I also was the 2018 Level 6 highest AA score in the nation
too. I am training hard to be better than yesterday and to overcome the obstacles
that come my way.
- Coaches: Kathy Strate, Gibran Campos, Danielle Albright, Ryan Covo
- Graduating Year: 2025
- I am a 15 year old Level 10 gymnast at SCEGA Gymnastics. I came to SCEGA Gymnastics
in 2015 as an 8 year old level 4 and a TOPs kid. My first year I made it to TOPs National
Testing, and completed my Level 4 season as the SoCal State Beam and Floor Champion.
In 2017 I scored out of Level 5 and moved to Level 7, and continued my TOPs journey.
My second year I made TOPs B Team and invited to Development Invite Camp. For Level
7, I was the SoCal State Beam Silver Medalist and Region 1 Regional Beam Champion.
I performed a 9.95 beam routine at the Long Beach Open!
- In 2018, I moved on to Level 8 and did my last year in TOPs as a 10 year old. I was
a TOPs A Team Member, attended A Camp and won Physical Abilities. I was the Level
8 SoCal State Bar Champion, and Floor Silver Medalist, and the Region 1 Regional Bar
and Beam Champion, and the Floor and AA Silver Medalist. 0
- In 2019, I competed as a Level 9. What a great season! I was the Level 9 SoCal State
Beam Champion, Bars and AA Bronze Medalist. I went on to Regionals and had my best
meet of the season! I was the Region 1 Regional Beam, Floor and AA Champion, Bars
Bronze Medalist, with an AA score of a 38.275. And I hit my beam routine with a 9.90!
I qualified to Westerns, but unfortunately due to illness, I was not able to attend.
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- In 2020, I worked hard to compete as a Level 10. I had all my routines ready to go,
but broke 4 toes right before season started. In order to get back out there, my coaches
made the decision to compete level 9 again, and I was excited to try for Westerns,
since I missed it the year before. I competed bars and beam in 3 meets, winning beam
each time (high score of 9.825) and bars once (high score of 9.60). Unfortunately,
right as I was ready to add vault and floor back in before State meet, the country
shut down for Covid. As we all know, post season was completely canceled. 2
- Here we are at the beginning of 2021, and I made it to Level 10! So far, I started
the season at Fiesta Bowl and competed all 4 events. I hit all routines, and won bars
(9.725) and floor (9.775), 2nd on beam (9.60). It was especially exciting because
I debuted a new floor routine that I love! I came in 2nd AA (37.90). My hope is to
have a successful season and make it to Nationals as a first year level 10.
- Coaches: Ryan Kirkham, Jessie McDonough, Tasmin Finn
- Graduating Year: 2023
- I'm 14 years old, I'm competing my first year of Level 10 this season, I train at
Olympus Gymnastics in South Jordan, Utah. I’m honored to have been selected as a Gymnast
of the Year nominee and thank all those that have helped me get to this point.
- I had a great Level 9 season finishing first on Vault and third All Around at the
Utah State Championships. I then qualified to the Western Championships after placing
second on Vault, Bars and All Around at the Region 1 Championships. I then earned
gold medals on vault and bars, a bronze medal on floor, and sixth all around at the
Western Championships. A few other fun notable Level 9 accomplishments: 2019 Winter
Classic I took 1st place, in my age division, with a 37.0 which also happened to be
the highest all-around score of all Level 9’s in the entire meet. At the 24th Annual
Northern Lights Classic I qualified to the event finals on bars and took 1st place.
- I’m a hard worker, been told I’m easy to coach, I’m extremely humble and take pride
in all that I do. I go to public school, in 9th grade, am enrolled in several honors
classes, a straight A student, I have 4 sisters, love doing their hair, spending time
with my family, camping, fishing, biking, and most of all just being a kid. Oh and
I can solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than 2 minutes. I love going to and watching college
gymnastics meets. I've not yet decided what I want to be when I get older, though
I do know I want to attend college, hopefully on a scholarship, where I can also continue
my love for gymnastics by competing at that level. Good luck to all the nominees,
it's an amazing honor to be considered for such a notable award.
- Coaches: Chris Brashier & Beatrice Mihaila-Crivineanu
- Graduating Year: 2026
- Kendall Torrens got her start in gymnastics at the age of four in a recreational class.
Shortly after beginning classes, Kendall was asked to join the team program at Empire
Gymnastics Academy. Less than one year after beginning gymnastics, Kendall began competing
in 2013 as a level 1. The following season, Kendall competed level 3. Kendall quickly
progressed throughout the season and finished first on vault, bars, and floor at the
District Championships. One month later at the Texas North State Championships, Kendall
won the vault title with a 9.725. In 2016, Kendall competed just one meet of level
4 where she finished second on vault. Kendall tested out of level 5 to prepare for
the 2017 season.
- Kendall began her optional career as a level 6 at the Friends Of Achievers Meet. Here,
Kendall finished in the top 5 on bars and floor. Kendall had a great level 6 season
and concluded her season with a win on floor at the Texas State Championships scoring
a huge 9.925. Competing level 7 during the 2018 season, Kendall began her season at
the Alamo Classic where she finished third on bars, floor, and in the all around.
Three months later at the Texas State Championships, Kendall brought home the bronze
medal on beam. From state, Kendall qualified to the Region 3 Championships. Kendall
finished up her season at regionals winning the floor title and finishing third all
around.
- As a level 8 in 2019, Kendall kicked off her season at the Alamo Classic winning the
beam title and taking second all around. In February, Kendall competed at the Biles
National Elite Qualifier where she earned her Hopes compulsory score. Kendall had
her best meet of the season at the Rose City Classic where she scored a perfect 10.0
on floor, winning the event as well as winning the bars and beam titles. In March
at the Texas State Championships, Kendall won the bars and beam titles and finished
second on floor and in the all around. For the second year, Kendall advanced to the
Region 3 Championships. Here, Kendall concluded her season winning the bars title
and brought home bronze medals on floor and in the all around.
- Kendall began her 2020 level 9 season with an amazing meet at the Alamo Classic winning
the floor title with a 9.800 and finishing third all around.
- Currently, Kendall trains 25 hours per week under coaches Chris Brashier and Beatrice
Mihaila-Crivineanu at Empire Gymnastics Academy. Kendall's goal for the 2020 season
is to qualify for the Hopes Classic. In the future, Kendall hopes to earn a college
scholarship to a Division 1 school for gymnastics. She is extremely honored to be
elected for Meet Scores Online Gymnast of the Year!
- Coaches: Bart and Lori Roskoski
- Graduating Year: 2024
- My name is Lily Pederson, I am a 13 year old Junior Elite gymnast. I train at Flips
in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. My coaches are Bart and Lori Roskoski. I train approximately
25 hours per week while still attending public school. I started gymnastics when I
was 5 years old. I was moved to the level 3 team when I was 6 years old. Once I competed
in my first real meet as a level 3 I was hooked! I achieved my goal of becoming an
elite gymnast in January of 2020. I hope to make it all the way to the US Championships
and place well enough to make the Junior National Team!
- I started taking classes at Flips when I was 6 years old. I made it to team level
3 when I was 7 years old. At 8 years old I moved to level 4 and qualified for state.
When I was 9 years old I moved up to level 5 and again qualified for state, where
I won the floor state championship for my age group. That same year I skipped level
6 and was moved to the level 7 team, which had already started their season. I trained
with the level 7 team for about 2 weeks before competing in my first level 7 meet,
where I qualified for state again! After level 7 state I moved to level 8. Our level
8 team had an undefeated season, capping it off by winning the state championship,
Flips first ever!0
- I was also named to the Minnesota Super 8 team that year. After level 8 regionals
were over I began working on my level 9 skills, with my goal to compete as a level
9 and make it back to regionals and then to Westerns. I ended up scoring out of level
9 at my first meet of the season and moving directly to level 10. I was 11 years old,
Flips youngest ever level 10 gymnast! While competing as a first year level 10 I was
also training for my first year in HOPES. I managed to not only qualify to regionals
as the youngest level 10 in the state of Minnesota but I also made it to nationals!!
I placed 5th in the all around at my very first ever nationals!! I also qualified
to the HOPES Classic, where I placed 2nd and advanced to the HOPES Championship.
- At the HOPES Championship I placed 4th and was named to the HOPES National Team!!
That summer I was invited to the USAG developmental training camp in Tennessee. I
have been attending camp ever since. My goals for 2019 are to make it back to nationals
again and this time finish even higher. I have already qualified to the HOPES Classic
for the second year. My goal for HOPES is to win the HOPES Classic and the HOPES Championship.
My goals for 2020 are to qualify as a Junior Elite and make it to the USAG Championships
and to be invited to national training camp. My long-term goals are to receive a scholarship
to a D1 school and to compete for the USA at the Olympics in 2024 or 2028!!!
