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]
2015 Level 8 JE (12) national champion Sam Phillips (82.45) is gunning for a repeat performance in the Level 9 JE (13) division. Backed by five top-3 event finishes in Friday's optional routines, including meet-high honors on PB (14.40), Phillips is on his way at the halfway point. His leading margin could have been higher if not [...more]
A couple of returning national champions are the first-day leaders at the 2016 Men's JO Nationals. Last year's Level 10 (16) champ Matt Wenske sits on top of the 17-year-old Junior Elite (JE) division (86.65). The future Oklahoma Sooner had three top-5 event finishes heading into Saturday's technical sequences. Vitaliy Guimaraes, last year's Level 9 (14) champion, had the day's [...more]
