Palmers Boys compete in Iowa; DeClerk finishes 3rd AA

This weekend our Level 8,9,10 Boys competed at the Iowa Boys Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa. Level 8 Joey Simon had a good competition finishing 7th All Around with a 68.0. Joey finished 6th on Pommel Horse, 5th on rings, 6th on vault(12.6) and 3rd on High Bar. Sam Minark finished with an All Around score of 59.3.

Level 9 Andrew Lewarchick scored a 12.8 on P-bars to finish 5th on that event. Andrew also achieved scores above the 12.0 mark on floor(12.3), rings(12.0), vault(12.8) to finish with a 70.3 in the All Around.

The Level 10's had a great showing at the meet each achieving their highest AA around scores of the season. Jordan DeClerk finished 3rd All Around with a 82.5. This included a 1st place rings performance of 14.7, 4th place on floor (14.3), 4th on vault(14.8), and 2nd on High Bar(13.2).
Connor Gonzales finished in 6th Place with his highest AA score as a Level 10 at 79.0. He had scores over the 13.0 mark on Floor(13.4),rings (13.4), vault (14.0), and a 3rd place high bar performance of a 13.4.

Congrats to all the Palmers Optional Boys Team members on a great meet in Iowa.

Level 4 Team finishes on top!

The AAU Level 4 Team won 1st Place at St. Charles!

Wow, what a great meet!!  The level 4 girls hit ALL of their routines.  We did not have a single fall or missed element.  They have been working hard and it shows with their 1st place finish against 6 other teams.  Below are some of our top finishes individually:

6-7 Year Olds:
Allegra 1st
Michela B. 2nd

8 Year Olds:
Paris 1st
Mikaela K. 2nd

9 Year Olds:
Agiina 1st
Brooke 3rd

11-12 Year Olds:
Tiphany 3rd

Level 3 Team 1st Place at St. Charles

The Palmer's level 3 AAU team won first place at the St. Charles invite!  The girls did a great job and have shown great improvement since the first meet.  Below are some of the highlights:

6-7 Year Olds
Catherine 1st Place
Angelina 2nd Place
Natalie 3rd Place

8-11 Year Olds
Brigitte 1st Place
Yadira 2nd Place
Lexi 3rd Place

Keep up the hard work and good luck at the Prairie Gymnastics Meet on February 4th!!

Level 8's place 3rd at Circle of Stars

Our level 8's competed at the Circle of Stars this past weekend and finished third in a very competitive session. We started the competition on balance beam and had some good performances with Erin and Payton grabbing the top scores for the team with equal 9.325's. Bailey turned in a 9.2 and Kennedy scored her first score over 9 on beam this season with a 9.175.

On floor Payton scored a 9.225, Cassi 9.2, Erin 9.1 and Veronika 9.05. We had some trouble on vault but Erin posted a 9.0 and Payton landed her tuck yurchenko vault for a 8.8.

On bars Veronika scored our teams highest score and a 3rd place finishing 9.325. Cassi was the only other score above 9.0 scoring a 9.15 on bars.

We had 2 place in the top 4 All Around in their respective age groups. Veronika finished 3rd with a 36.05 and Erin finished 4th with a 36.25. Payton also broke the 36 mark in the AA with a 36.275 but did not place.

Here are the video highlights from the Level 8's at Circle of Stars

The Hot Shots get their level score at the wish

Four of the members of the hot shot group competed at the Make A Wish classic looking to get their score to qualify out of Level 5. The girls did that with ease while collecting some hardware along the way.

On Vault Kali and Emma led the way with equal scores of 8.8. On Bars Julia swung with ease for a team high 9.25 and a fourth place finish. Kali finished with a 9.125 and Racquel scored a 9.0 which finished 4th in her age group.

The four hit beam and Julia posted a 9.425 for 2nd place. Kali performed a solid routine for a 9.225 and a 4th place finish. Floor was last and Kali and Julia again lead the team with a 9.125 and 9.0 respectively.

Here are the All Around scores for all four:

Racquel- 35.05
Emma- 35.175
Julia- 36.1
Kali- 36.275


Here is a highlight video of their competition.

Level 7's start the season off well

Our level 7 team had a pretty consistent competition which included a 4th place all around finish by Nina with a 36.975. The team began on beam and all hit there routines with Nina leading the group with a 9.45 and 4th place finish.

On floor they all scored over 9.1 with Sam leading the group with a 9.275, Nina scored a 9.2 and Amber 9.175.

On vault Amber was top with a 9.4 followed by Sam's 9.225 and Nina a 9.0

Bars was a bit shaky but Nina was able to put up a 9.325 performance that placed her in 3rd in her age group.

Here are the all around results

Sam 35.1 STATE QUALIFIER
Amber 35.675 STATE QUALIFIER
Nina 36.975 STATE QUALIFIER

Take a look at the Level 7 video highlights

Level 9's finish 2nd, Kylie wins AA at Make a Wish

The 9's and 10's started off the first meet of the year on vault. Teagan finished 3rd with a 9.275 and Isabella scored a 9.2 for a 4th place finish. Kylie finished 2nd in the level 10 competition with a 9.25.

Bars was a rough event for the level 9's, but the level 10's each hit their routines and start the season on solid effort.

On beam, Isabella led the team with a big score of 9.2 and a 1st place finish while Teagan finished 4th with a 8.625. Kylie scored a 9.05 to finish 4th

We finished on floor and had a pretty consistent showing. Katie led the charge for the level 9's with a 9.05 and 2nd place while Teagan and Isabella finished 4th and 5th respectively. Kylie (9.2) and Emuly (9.15)went 1 and 2 on floor.

Kylie finished 1st in the All Around with a 36.2.

Here are the AA finishes

Teagan 34.575 (5th) STATE QUALIFIER
Isabella 34.85 (3rd) STATE QUALIFIER
Katie 33.75 (3rd) STATE QUALIFIER
Emily 34.35 (4th) STATE QUALIFIER

Here are the video highlights from the level 9/10 competition

Level 8's take third in season opener

The Level 8 team took third place as a team at the Make a Wish CLassic. The team began the competition on vault and struggled a bit but came up with two good vaults from Erin(9.1) and Cassi(8.85) to finish 2nd and 4th respectfully.

On bars the team hit all their routines which were highlighted by Veronika's 5th place 9.0 and Kennedy's 1st place 9.275.

On beam we had stand out performances from Payton with a 5th place 9.05, Erin with 9.2 for 3rd place and Bailey's 9.275 for 4th place in her age group.

On floor, Payton had our top score with 3rd place 9.15, and Cassi finished 4th with a 9.1

Erin started her season off with a 36.025 and 2nd place AA finish. Here are the rest of the AA around finishes

Bailey 34.7 (7th) STATE QUALIFER
Veronika 34.175 (10th) STATE QUALIFER
Cassi 34.85 (6th) STATE QUALIFER
Payton 33.675 STATE QUALIFER
Kennedy 33.8 STATE QUALIFER

Here are the video hightlights from the Level 8 competition

August Facebook Challenge

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GIJO Optional Team WINS STATE!!

The four GIJO Optionals gymnasts at Palmer's hit their routines at the state meet to place 1st as a team. Way to go girls! Below are their individual highlites:

Sarah D. hit her new bar routine for a score of 9.2 and 1st place, she also made her layout 1 1/2 on floor and scored a 9.35 and 1st place. Sarah also placed 1st on vault and 3rd place on beam to WIN the All- Around!!

Ashley R. had her best meet of the year, placing 3rd on vault, 2nd on vault and floor, and placing 1st on beam and in the All-Around for her age group!

Casey B. Won the floor in her age group with a 9.0 and also placed 3rd in the All-Around!

Alyssa Y. Won Vault with a score of 8.45, took 3rd on bars and placed 5th in the All-Around!

Jordan DeClerk at Boys 2011 JO National Championships

Congrats to Jordan DeClerk for competing on the Region V regional team at the 2011 Junior Olympic National Championships in Long Beach, California May 4th- 8th. Jordan had a great competition and qualified in preliminaries for All Around Finals! During Podium training Jordan tweaked his back on Vault but fought through each event for a very strong competition. These are his scores for Prelims:

FX- 12.20, PH- 13.250, SR- 13.650(10th), VT- 14.05, PB- 14.10(9th), HB- 13.15, AA- 80.40(26th)

The next days competition was All- Around finals and still dealing with a sore back was able to compete and finished 28th in the Nation! Congrats to Jordan for a fantastic 2011 Season!! Here are his event scores for All-Around Finals:

FX- 13.95, PH- 11.40, SR- 13.30, VT- 13.95, PB- 13.65, HB-12.55, AA- 78.80, and a combined Prelims and Finals score of 159.20

Palmer's Boys Level 8-10 Region 5 Championships

The Palmer's Boys team had their Regional 5 Championship April 15th- 17th 2011 at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. And had an outstanding competition!

Andrew Lewarchick is the Level 8 Region 5 All-Around Champion and Vault Champion!

scores: FX- 12.4, PH- 12.05(4th), SR- 12.15(3rd), VT- 13.55(1st), PB- 13.05(3rd), HB- 10.1, AA- 73.3(1st)

CONGRATS ANDREW!!!

Jordan DeClerk Placed 3rd All-Around and qualified for Junior Olympic National Championships in California and is part of the Region 5 level 10 ages 14-15 Team.

scores: FX-14.00(4th), PH- 13.00, SR- 14.50(2nd), VT- 15.30(2nd), PB- 13.65(4th), HB- 12.85, AA- 83.30(3rd)

Good Luck at Nationals!!

Connor Gonzales had his best competition of the season hitting all 3 events that he competed on!

Just missing out on qualifying for nationals.

scores: SR- 12.75, VT- 13.70, PB 13.40

Nice Job Connor!!

Day 2 of 2011 Level 8 Regionals

Day 2 for Palmers Gymnastics at the 2011 Level 8 Regionals at Twistars Gymnastics in Michigan was a up and down day but finished with both Jessica and Teagan taking home hardware for their performances.

Jessica who has competed in only 2 events this season due to an elbow injury again came out and hit both her beam (9.125) for 13th place finish and floor routine(9.075).



Teagan had a bit of an up and down day but finished with a tie for 2nd on Vault (9.4) and 3rd on floor (9.4). She also contributed to the Illinois State Team which took 2nd place in the regional team competition.



Congrats to all our level 8's on their accomplishments this season. Now time to train hard and perfect the Level 9 skills.