Team Vidalia Competed At Nationals In Savannah

Team Vidalia Competitive Gymnastics Team has four gymnasts that finished this year’s season, Best-In-The-Nation. Twenty-four local gymnasts competed in the AAU National Gymnastics Championship this summer in Savannah.

The gymnasts qualified to compete on the National stage through their all-around scores during invitationals and state events. All 26 team members qualified to represent Team Georgia and 24 competed at this year’s championship. Two gymnasts chose not to compete as they were playing on local All-Star softball teams at State. Of the 24 that compete on four events and in all-around, the girls of Team Vidalia / Team Georgia brought home an impressive four Individual Gold Medals, six Silver and nine Bronze and several top 5 national finishes.

Gold Champion Medalists who earned a banner to be hung among the hundreds of State and National Champions on the back wall of Vidalia Gymnastics included Level 2: Ellie Grace (Beam & All-Around), Level 4: Teagan Allen (Vault); and Level 5: Lynzie Dasher (Beam) and Maggie Mitchell (Beam, Floor & All-Around)! Team Vidalia competing gymnasts; results and places on Vault / Bars / Beam / Floor / All-Around were: AAU LEVEL 1: Emma Bell (9.00 / 8.80 / 9.175 / 9.40 / 36.375-8th); Bailey Brown (8.725 / 9.10 / 8.625 / 9.275 / 35.72511th); Kenlee Bryant (9.10 / 9.325 / 9.275 / 9.475 / 37.125-4th); Ella Grooms (9.25-Bronze / 9.15-8.75-9.45-36.6-8th); Emma Grooms (9.00 / 9.175 / 9.35 / 9.25 / 36.775-7th); Natalie Harris (9.20 / 9.25 / 8.975 / 9.575 / 37.00-8th); Kenley Hurley (9.125 / 9.15 / 9.025 / 9.45 / 36.75-9th); Cohen Johnson (9.625-Silver / 9.30 / 9.525-Bronze / 9.875 / 38.325-Silver); Blythe Kirby (8.475 / 9.30 / 8.35 / 9.025 / 34.1312th); EmmaKate Lindsey (8.375 / 9.225 / 9.125 / 9.60 / 36.325-10th); Laney Martin (9.175 / 9.20 / 9.40-Bronze / 9.70-Bronze / 37.475-Silver); HeidiGrace Miles (8.80 / 8.85 / 9.10 / 9.55 / 36.3-9th); Kinsley Park (Scratch); and Blakelee Stokes (9.125 / 9.475 / 9.125 / 9.50 / 37.2256th)!

AAU LEVEL 2: Calleigh Bell (9.025 / 8.75 / 8.825 / 9.50 / 36.10-8th); Maycee Guin (9.35 / 9.45-Bronze / 8.70 / 9.60 / 37.10-6th) Annison Hightower (9.325-Bronze / 9.475 / 9.325 / 9.60 / 37.725-6th); Ellie Grace Wall (9.275 / 9.60-Silver / 9.775-GOLF / 9.80-Silver / 38.45-Gold); and Ansley Williams (9.30 / 9.25 / 9.275 / 9.325 / 37.157th)!

AAU LEVEL 3: Chloe Beck (Scratch) and KatieLee Brodnax (9.15 / 9.275 / 9.40 / 9.70 / 37.525-4th)!

AAU LEVEL 4: Teagan Allen (9.325-Gold / 8.55 / 9.25 / 9.40 / 36.4259th); Gabby Betsill (8.65 / 8.10 / 8.80 / 9.175 / 34.725-9th); and Zoey Fields 9.025-Silver / 8.45 / 9.20 / 8.475 / 35.15-7th)!

AAU LEVEL 5: Lynzie Dasher (9.125 / 8.60 / 9.50-Gold / 9.35 / 36.5754th), Kaylee Fulmer (8.65 / 9.00 / 9.10-Bronze / 9.425-Bronze / 36.175-Bronze) and Maggie Mitchell (9.00 / 8.25 / 9.475-GOLF / 9.525Gold / 36.25-Gold)!

“Being a part of Team Georgia and competing at Nationals is just a cool experience.” said team coach, Courtney Allen. Gym owner, Robin Nance continued, “We compete as individual gymnasts and teams all year, each from different areas of the state and country, but at Nationals, all Georgia qualifying gymnasts wear the same leotards and proudly compete on the same team… representing TEAM GEORGIA”. They continued, “Bringing home the medals is definitely one of our goals for the season, but not the main one. Seeing these girls dedicate themselves and completing a full year of gymnastics, becoming stronger physically and mentally, growing as an athlete and a young lady, and watching them realize they really can do anything they set their minds to and are willing to work for… that’s what it’s all about and truly the best feeling ever for a coach”. The team have added 13 new gymnasts: Adley Hall, Avery Montford, Bryalin Cox, Brynn Bell, Dakatoa Register, Hadley Hobbs, Jacey Owens, Kennedy McIntrye, Lilah Riner, Mack Lewis, Payson Wickstrom, Raylee Weinberg, and Vayda Coxwell, and are currently training and preparing for their upcoming season.

(L to R): Lynzie Dasher, Ellie Grace Wall,Teagan Allen, and Maggie Mitchell.