NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS

expensive meet is to expose our most talented level 7 gymnastic to national level competition.  As I look at the participants in this years Optional State Meet I realized that the gymnast who have had the opportunity to be a part of one of the Level 7 teams have progressed through the program and posses the knowledge that helps them in regional and national competitions.  The evidence of this program was evident last year when Alabama placed higher in the Level 8 Regional Team competition than in previous years.

Your support and help with this program is a small way to help and support the development of these talented young gymnast.

Mary Ann Wallace

2007 National Judges Cup was held in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana the first weekend of January.  There were 23 sessions with over 1,300 gymnast participating and most times there were three complete gym meets going on at the same time.  There were a little over 100 judges who volunteered their time from 34 states.  Alabama sent only one judge this your, Mary Ann Wallace.  In the past we have sent as many as 4 judges to volunteer for this national meet.

The Level 7 Team competition included 17 teams which is the largest number entered.  Placement was:

Texas                        188.675

North California       188.050

Louisiana                  186.925

Washington                  186.675

Oklahoma                 184.025

Kansas                     182.575

Kentucky                  181.625

Pennsylvania            181.500

Alabama                  179.875

Missouri                   179.550

New Mexico             179.550

Indiana                     178.725

Illinois                      178.075

Mississippi                177.875

Ohio                         175.525

Idaho                        170.550

Tennessee                 169.475

The following team members represented Alabama and the scores counting for a team score:

Abigail Armbecht – Planet
Bars                     8.15
Beam                  8.85
Floor                  9.225

Madison Ware – Shoals
Vault                  9.35
Beam                  8.55

Whitney Webster –
Mountain Brook
Vault                  9.10
Bars                     8.80
Beam                  8.55
Floor                  9.10

Morgan Cook – JFJ
Vault                  9.30
Bars                     8.975
Beam                  8.50
Floor                  9.30

Erin Downey – JFJ
Vault                  9.275
Bars                     9.05
Floor                  9.225

Sara Gabel Burdette – Mountain Brook
Vault                  9.15
Bars                     8.95
Beam                  9.175
Floor                  9.30

We send a 6 man team and 5 scores count on each event.  The value of this

National Judges Cup

National Judges Cup

1-3

New Ratings

3

Optional Judges Cup

4

State Congress

4

Carpooling

5

Region 8 Congress

6

Financials

7

Caedmon

Kelley

7

Huntsville Clinic

7

    AL-NAWGJ

April 2007

Volume 7, issue 2