The 2019 Men's JO Nationals concluded with Sunday's Level 8 (JO) and Level 10 (JO) competition. Five new national all-around champions were crowned -- One from the single-day level 8 contest, and four from the two-day level 10 competition. It was a great four days of gymnastics, and it punctuated the outstanding state of our [...more]
JO Nationals Day 3 featured all of the JE Division finals (technical sequences). The level 10 competition featured several NCAA Men's Gymnastics signees, and was a qualifier for the U.S. Championships in August. Two Texans, Colt Walker and Asher Hong, ended the day with the top scores of all the age divisions. Hong, the 2018 Winter Cup Junior champ, earned the first of what will likely be many appearances he will be making at the U.S. Championships. It was his third JE national title. As for Walker, [...more]
Day 2 of JO Nationals was all about the Level 10s (JO Division). After three sessions, Levon Chalikyan (Age 15-75.50), Mark Berlaga (Age 16-77.20), Erik Engelke & Zackrey Lerwill (Age 17-Tied-76.10) and Aidan Cuy (Age 18-77.00) emerged as the leaders of the two-day competition. The field has now been whittled down to the top [...more]
The Men's JO Nationals are back on the west coast, with Reno, NV having the honor of playing host. Meet coordinators Tim Klempnauer and Roger/Debbie Baldwin always put on a great show. A major change to the format has the Level 8/9 (JO Division) reduced to a single-day competition. Otherwise, things will remain the same. A total of 14 gymnasts from the Level 8/9 JE division will earn Junior National Team honors based on their rank-order finish from [...more]
