Region 3 Championships Wrap Up

The 2015 Region 3 Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships was hosted by Boerne Gymnastics Center May 29 – 31 at the Geneva School of Boerne, TX. Attended by 19 clubs with nearly 300 athletes, the field was evidence of the growing participation in the sport both in our region and across the country.

Photos from the event are available form Sports Photos USA

The following Region 3 awards were presented during the weekend:

Star Service – Lisa Estep (WOGA)
Rookie Coach of the Year – Garrett Frazier (AGSA)
JO Coach of the Year – Jennifer Banowsky (AGSA)
Elite Coach of the Year – Vladimir Vladev (AGSA)
Highest Score at Regionals:
Level 5/6 (tie) – Oschner, Beckman (Lv 6 WP – AGSA) & O’Reilly, Griffin (Lv 6 WP – AGSA) – 18.1
Level 7/8 – Hernandez, Berry, Elzinga (Lv 8 WG – AGSA) 26.976
Level 9-Elite – Price, Edwards (Lv 9 WP – AGSA) – 27.7
Best Artistic Performance:
Levels 5-7 – Guillot, Aamodt (Lv7 WP – CCG)
Levels 8-Elite – Delgado, Foster, Kickirillo (Jr Elite WG – AGSA)
Most Original Skill Set:
Berry, Rosilier (Jr Elite WP – AGSA) – Straddle on needle to free handstand & needle on hand support
Most Difficult Skill:
Marlow, McGraw (Jr Elite MxP – AGSA) – Diamadov to arch handstand
Athletes of the Year:
Maren Merwarth & Jessica Renteria (Sr Elite WP – AGSA)