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2008/2009 TEAM OPTIONAL GYMNASTS
Megan Johnson
Age: 13
School/Grade: Arizona Virtual Academy, 8th Grade
Nickname: 'Gumby', 'Megers'
Favorite Meet: Winter Classic (Park City)
Favorite Event: Bars!!!
Recent Skills: Yurchenko vault, double full on floor
& straddle back on bars
Goals: To make it to Regionals & Nationals
Best event score: 9.4 on bars (Level 8)
Hobbies & interests outside of gym: Swimming, hanging out with friends, listening to music, shopping, playing piano, and singing.
Rebecca Johnson
Age: 12
School/Grade: Arizona Virtual Academy, 7th Grade
Nickname: Reba
Favorite Meet: Fiesta Bowl and Winter Classic (Park City)
Favorite Event: Beam
Recent Skills: Double full on floor, Double back off bars
Goals: To make it to Regionals
Best event score: 9.5 on bars (Level 7),
Best all-around: 1st all-around at Fiesta Bowl, Level 7
Hobbies & interests outside of gym: Jumping on the trampoline, piano, and singing.
Riley Shott
Age: 12
School/Grade: Home Schooled, 7th Grade
Favorite Meet: All of them!
Favorite Event: Floor
Recent Skills: Front walkover on Beam
Goals: To make it to Regionals
Best all around score: 36.875 all-around
Hobbies & interests outside of gym: Piano, Voice, and hanging out with friends.
Alyssa Schuster
Age: 11
School: Desert Sky Middle School, 6th Grade
Nickname: Aly, Lyssa, or PayWay the Pineapple
Favorite Meet: Rock 'n Roll Classic
Favorite Event: All events
New skill: Back walkover back handspring on beam,
and giants on bars.
Goals: To get all 9's or higher
Accomplishments: Giants and giant flyaway on bars
Best Event Score: 9.55 on beam (1st place)
Hobbies & Interests outside of gym: Swimming, being with friends,
shopping, and laughing.
Kerissa Eslick
Age: 14
School: Santa Rita High School, Freshman (9th)
Nickname: Ursula
Favorite Meet: Morgan Penguin Invitational
Favorite Event: Beam & Vault
New Skill: Back handspring on high beam
Goal: Great Level 7 season
Accomplishments: Layout on floor
Hobbies & Interests outside of gym: Diving, swimming, hanging out with friends, horseback riding, volunteering at a ferret shelter, drawing, listening to music, and TEXTING....
Genna Brown
Age 12
School: Desert Sky Middle School, 6th Grade
Nickname: Goofnut, Pumpkin, Bobenna
Favorite Meet: Morgan Penguin Invitational and Gold Medal
Extravaganza
Favorite Event: Bars and Floor
New Skill: Freehip kip cast layout flyaway on high bar
Goals: Get a good backhandspring on beam
Recent Accomplishments: Moving to Level 7
Best Event Score: 1st place on Bars, 1st all-around at
Level 4 State
Hobbies & Interests outside of gym: Piano and sports in general.
Morgan Hoose
Age 11
School: Desert Sky Middle School, 6th Grade
Nickname: Squeaky
Favorite Meet: Fiesta Bowl
Favorite Event: Floor
Favorite Excuse: My toenail hurts
New Skill: Round-off backhandspring half on floor
Goals: Get my routines ready for Level 7 season
Accomplishments: My full routine on beam
Best Score: 1st place all around
Hobbies & Interests: Drawing
Brittney Zwierlein
Age 13
School: Desert Sky Middle School, 8th Grade
Nickname: Britt
Favorite Meet: All of them
Favorite Event: Bars
New Skill: Straddle Cast on Bars
Goals: To get all 9's in all meets for Level 7 season
Accomplishments: 4.0 GPA
Best Score: 9.2 on Beam
Hobbies & Interests: Reading
Brooke Zwierlein
Age 13
School: Desert Sky Middle School, 8th Grade
Nickname: Brookie
Favorite Meet: All of them
Favorite Event: Vault
New Skill: Series on high beam, back-walkover, back
handspring
Goals: To get all 9's in all meets for Level 7 season
Accomplishments: 4.0 GPA
Best Score: 9.5 on Floor (1st place)
Hobbies & Interests: Reading
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