Shane Wiskus went wire-to-wire to defend his Level 10 Junior Elite title at the 2017 JO Nationals in Kissimmee, FL. The future Minnesota Gopher is now only one contest away from completing a grand sweep of all the major Junior titles over the past two seasons (JOs/P&Gs). Wiskus (143.85) clinched his second straight JE AA championship by compiling the highest scores in Saturday's technical sequences (56.25) in the 18-year-old division. His two-day total was over [...more]
2016 JO Nationals Level 8 (age 11) champion Joshua Karnes is well on his way to a repeat performance in the 12-year-old division. Karnes (82.20) posted the highest scores on three events (FX-14.25, SR-14.55, HB-13.20) to lead the Junior Elite field after the first day of competition. His closest competitors going into Sunday's technical sequences are [...more]
Many of the top NCAA Men's Gymnastics recruits made a big splash on opening day at the 2017 Men's JO Nationals. Shane Wiskus (age 18-Minnesota-87.60) and Bennet Huang (age 17-Iowa-85.80) are atop the leader board for the Level 10 Junior Elite Division after Day 1 for their respective age divisions. Wiskus, the nation's top-ranked Junior, is aiming to defend [...more]
The future is here. Two current stalwarts of NCAA Men's Gymnastics dominated the podium at the 2017 American Cup. 2016 NCAA champ Yul Moldauer (85.931) occupied the top spot, and 2015 NCAA champ Akash Modi (84.398) earned the third spot. Sandwiched in-between was Olympic silver medalist (AA) Oleg Verniaiev (85.699). For Moldauer, it was the second jewel (Winter Cup) captured during this [...more]
Three major Junior events on the world stage await our Junior gymnasts. The Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Held every two years, the Japan Junior International competition is scheduled for 2017 and 2019. The Japan Junior event is perhaps [...more]
Ten gymnasts from two different gyms earned spots on the Future Stars National Development Team. Gymnastics Olympica (Van Nuys, CA) and Lakeshore Academy (Chicago, IL) each produced five gymnasts who were among the top finishers at last month's National Future Stars competition at the [...more]
Perhaps the strongest recruiting class in recent memory is about to cash in on scholarship offers from schools across the land. The considerable wealth of talent being shared among many Division 1 programs is a welcome development and is great for parity. Michigan is back in the game, signing Junior National Team members [...more]
ST. LOUIS, MO -- In his last Junior competition, Matt Wenske (165.30) completed a sweep of all the major Junior all-around titles. He added the U.S. Championships title to the one he earned at last month's JO Nationals. Wenske also won national titles on FX, SR and VT. The latter one nicely complements the Senior VT title he [...more]
The Day 1 leaders once again prevailed in the Junior Elite finals. Sunday's finals featured the four Level 8 and 9 divisions, and just like their Level 10 counterparts, the leaders went wire-to-wire. Justin Ah Chow earned event titles on SR and HB, and had top-5 scores on five events to earn his first national [...more]
All four Day 1 leaders held on to win Level 10 Junior Elite all-around titles at the 2016 Men's Jo Nationals. The final round of technical sequences proved not to necessarily be the equalizer, as the best all-around optional gymnasts tend to also be the best at compulsory routines. Shane Wiskus conquered on Day 2 to win out over arguably the most talented [...more]
