With over 450 gymnasts, Mini-Hops boys teams level 5-10 prevailed against the top gymnasts from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Meet was held at the University of Iowa.
On a special note, congratulations to the following gymnasts, who qualified to compete in the National Gymnastics Championship next month in Long Beach California. They will be competing against the nation’s top gymnasts.
Ethan S. (Plymouth) – Level 8
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Shane W. (Spring Park) – Level 9
Peter M. (Golden Valley) – Level 10
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Adam S. (Minnetonka) – Level 10
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 5 Boys Team
Coached by; Michael Powell, Laura Jensen.
All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11+).
Top score for age bracket 7 was Jacob H. (Medina) scored 10.000 and tied for 6th on floor, 11.000 and placed 4th on pommel horse, 10.100 and placed 4th on rings, 8.900 and tied for 9th on vault, 10.700 and tied for 1st on parallel bars, 10.100 and tied for 3rd on high bar. Final score was 60.800 and placed 4th on all-around.
Christopher B. (Orono, age 7) scored 9.600 and placed 14th on floor, 10.200 and placed 7th on pommel horse, 8.800 and tied for 15th on rings, 9.200 and placed 5th on vault, 9.800 and placed 9th on parallel bars, 10.200 and placed 2nd on high bar. Final score was 57.800 and tied for 7th on all-around.
Charles G. (Wayzata, age 7) scored 8.900 and tied for 15th on floor, 9.700 and placed 9th on pommel horse, 9.100 and placed 13th on rings, 8.300 and placed 17th on vault, 10.100 and placed 6th on parallel bars, 9.000 and tied for 13th on high bar. Final score was 55.100 and placed 11th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 8 was Matthew G. (Maple Grove) scored 9.800 and placed 17th on floor, 10.000 and placed 13th on pommel horse, 9.900 and placed 5th on rings, 9.400 and tied for 4th on vault, 9.600 and tied for 11th on parallel bars, 10.400 and tied for 10th on high bar. Final score was 59.100 and tied for 10th on all-around.
Ben W. (Chanhassen, age 8) scored 9.900 and tied for 15th on floor, 9.900 and placed 14th on pommel horse, 9.100 and tied for 17th on rings, 9.000 and placed 15th on vault, 9.600 and tied for 11th on parallel bars, 9.900 and tied for 14th on high bar. Final score was 57.400 and tied for 15th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 9 was Joshua L. (Excelsior) scored 9.900 and tied for 17th on floor, 11.300 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 9.300 and tied for 12th on rings, 9.600 and tied for 1st on vault, 10.400 and tied for 1st on parallel bars, 10.100 and tied for 10th on high bar. Final score was 60.600 and tied for 3rd on all-around.
Ethan B. (Bloomington, age 9) scored 11.400 and placed 2nd on floor, 9.400 and placed 22nd on pommel horse, 8.400 and tied for 28th on rings, 9.100 and tied for 9th on vault, 9.900 and placed 9th on parallel bars, 8.700 and tied for 27th on high bar. Final score was 56.900 and tied for 12th on all-around.
Jackson J. (Minnetonka, age 9) scored 9.000 and placed 28th on floor, 10.100 and tied for 12th on pommel horse, 9.600 and placed 8th on rings, 9.200 and tied for 6th on vault, 9.100 and tied for 24th on parallel bars, 9.100 and tied for 20th on high bar. Final score was 56.100 and tied for 18th on all-around.
Isaiah S. (New Hope, age 9) scored 9.700 and tied for 20th on floor, 8.900 and tied for 26th on pommel horse, 9.500 and tied for 9th on rings, 8.800 and tied for 20th on vault, 9.700 and tied for 13th on parallel bars, 9.300 and tied for 18th on high bar. Final score was 55.900 and tied for 20th on all-around.
Michael D. (Plymouth, age 9) scored 8.600 and tied for 30th on floor, 9.200 and placed 24th on pommel horse, 9.300 and placed 12th on rings, 8.500 and tied for 30th on vault, 10.200 and placed 4th on parallel bars, 8.900 and placed 24th on high bar. Final score was 54.700 and placed 26th on all-around.
Gavyn V. (Wayzata, age 9) scored 7.500 and placed 35th on floor, 9.100 and placed 25th on pommel horse, 8.400 and tied for 28th on rings, 8.000 and placed 36th on vault, 9.300 and tied for 20th on parallel bars, 9.000 and placed 23rd on high bar. Final score was 51.300 and tied for 31st on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 10 was Ethan R. (Greenwood) scored 8.500 and tied for 25th on floor, 10.600 and tied for 3rd on pommel horse, 10.200 and tied for 20th on rings, 9.000 and tied for 24th on vault, 8.800 and tied for 28th on parallel bars, 10.800 and tied for 3rd on high bar. Final score was 57.900 and placed 15th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 11+ was Arthur S. (Eden Prairie) scored 9.200 and placed 9th on floor, 9.200 and tied for 11th on pommel horse, 10.200 and placed 9th on rings, 9.500 and placed 6th on vault, 9.500 and tied for 8th on parallel bars, 9.900 and placed 10th on high bar. Final score was 57.500 and placed 10th on all-around.
Cade H. (Maple Grove, age 11+) scored 8.000 and placed 19th on floor, 9.300 and placed 10th on pommel horse, 9.500 and tied for 18th on rings, 9.200 and placed 12th on vault, 9.000 and tied for 12th on parallel bars, 9.000 and placed 18th on high bar. Final score was 54.000 and placed 16th on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 185.900 to claim a 1st place trophy. Second place team scored 185.600.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 6 Boys Team
Coached by; Jeanna Letzring
All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 7-8, 9, 10 and 11+).
Top score for age bracket 9 was Mark F. (Minnetonka) scored 9.600 and placed 13th on floor, 9.300 and tied for 12th on pommel horse, 9.100 and tied for 14th on rings, 7.700 and placed 25th on vault, 10.100 and tied for 12th on parallel bars, 10.700 and placed 3rd on high bar. Final score was 56.500 and placed 13th on all-around.
Maxwell D. (Chanhassen, age 9) scored 8.900 and placed 17th on floor, 6.700 and placed 24th on pommel horse, 9.600 and placed 9th on rings, 8.800 and placed 16th on vault, 10.000 and placed 14th on parallel bars, 9.400 and placed 15th on high bar. Final score was 53.400 and tied for 17th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 10 was Blake J. (Wyoming) scored 9.600 and tied for 4th on floor, 9.500 and tied for 8th on pommel horse, 10.000 and placed 5th on rings, 8.900 and tied for 18th on vault, 9.900 and tied for 7th on parallel bars, 10.900 and tied for 3rd on high bar. Final score was 58.700 and placed 4th on all-around.
Nikolai K. (Crystal, age 10) scored 9.000 and placed 9th on floor, 9.000 and placed 14th on pommel horse, 9.500 and placed 9th on rings, 8.600 and tied for 26th on vault, 10.500 and tied for 2nd on parallel bars, 11.400 and placed 1st on high bar. Final score was 58.000 and tied for 5th on all-around.
Mathew W. (Wayzata, age 10) scored 8.000 and placed 22nd on floor, 8.500 and placed 17th on pommel horse, 8.200 and tied for 20th on rings, 8.700 and tied for 23rd on vault, 9.300 and placed 13th on parallel bars, 9.700 and tied for 7th on high bar. Final score was 52.400 and placed 16th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 11+ was Jakob McE. (St. Louis Park) scored 10.300 and placed 2nd on floor, 9.800 and tied for 2nd on pommel horse, 9.500 and tied for 19th on rings, 8.600 and tied for 34th on vault, 10.100 and tied for 4th on parallel bars, 9.700 and tied for 4th on high bar. Final score was 58.000 and placed 6th on all-around.
Martin S. (St. Louis Park, age 11+) scored 9.100 and tied for 13th on floor, 9.600 and placed 5th on pommel horse, 9.700 and tied for 14th on rings, 9.000 and tied for 18th on vault, 10.500 and tied for 1st on parallel bars, 9.500 and tied for 7th on high bar. Final score was 57.400 and placed 7th on all-around.
Thiago X. (Plymouth, age 11+) scored 9.200 and placed 12th on floor, 6.300 and tied for 31st on pommel horse, 9.700 and tied for 14th on rings, 8.600 and tied for 34th on vault, 8.100 and tied for 27th on parallel bars, 9.000 and tied for 16th on high bar. Final score was 50.900 and placed 23rd on all-around.
Mark K. (Minnetonka, age 11+) scored 7.400 and tied for 35th on floor, 6.600 and placed 27th on pommel horse, 8.300 and placed 33rd on rings, 8.700 and tied for 31th on vault, 8.200 and tied for 25th on parallel bars, 8.700 and tied for 20th on high bar. Final score was 47.900 and tied for 31st on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 178.600 to claim a 4th place trophy.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 7 Boys Team
Coached by; James Letzring
All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 9-10, 11-12 and 13+).
Top score for age bracket 11-12 was Andrew H. (Plymouth) scored 6.900 and placed 19th on floor, 10.200 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 9.900 and tied for 5th on rings, 10.450 and placed 23rd on vault, 10.000 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 9.900 and placed 1st on high bar. Final score was 57.350 and placed 6th on all-around.
Ethan W. (Medina, age 11-12) scored 8.800 and placed 8th on floor, 9.250 and placed 9th on pommel horse, 9.250 and placed 9th on rings, 10.600 and placed 22nd on vault, 9.500 and placed 7th on parallel bars, 8.150 and placed 10th on high bar. Final score was 55.550 and placed 9th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 13+ was Ethan O. (Maple Grove) scored 9.150 and placed 5th on floor, 9.250 and tied for 4th on pommel horse, 10.650 and placed 1st on rings, 11.050 and placed 13th on vault, 11.000 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 10.200 and placed 2nd on high bar. Final score was 61.300 and placed 2nd on all-around.
Doug S. (Minneapolis, age 13+) scored 6.900 and placed 13th on floor, 9.050 and placed 7th on pommel horse, 9.650 and placed 6th on rings, 11.400 and tied for 9th on vault, 8.600 and placed 8th on parallel bars, 9.950 and placed 3rd on high bar. Final score was 55.550 and tied for 6th on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 177.350 to claim a 1st place trophy. Second place team scored 176.900.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 8 Boys Team
Coached by; James Letzring and Doug Price
All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18).
Top score for age bracket 11-12 was Ethan S. (Plymouth) scored 12.950 and placed 5th on floor, 12.850 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 11.850 and tied for 14th on rings, 11.650 and tied for 17th on vault, 12.650 and tied for 3rd on parallel bars, 11.600 and placed 7th on high bar. Final score was 73.550 and tied for 4th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 15-18 was Carter P. (Wayzata,) scored 12.400 and placed 1st on floor, 11.200 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 12.400 and placed 1st on rings, 12.900 and placed 1st on vault, 12.200 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 11.200 and place 1st on high bar. Final score was 62.300 and placed 1st on all-around.
Team did not have enough members to qualify for team trophy.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 9 Boys Team
Coached by; James Letzring and Doug Price
All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 13-14 and 15-16).
Top score for age bracket 13-14 was Shane W. (Spring Park) scored 14.050 and tied for 2nd on floor, 14.150 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 14.450 and placed 1st on rings, 14.350 and placed 1st on vault, 14.150 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 14.250 and placed 1st on high bar. Final score was 85.400 and placed 1st on all-around.
Noah L. (Maple Grove, age 13-14) scored 15.500 and tied for 30th on floor, 12.900 and tied for 7th on pommel horse, 12.150 and tied for 22nd on rings, 11.150 and placed 32nd on vault, 12.650 and placed 24th on parallel bars, 11.450 and placed 23rd on high bar. Final score was 78.800 and placed 24th on all-around.
Connal K. (Chanhassen, age 13-14) scored 12.050 and placed 35th on floor, 10.600 and placed 33rd on pommel horse, 12.750 and placed 12th on rings, 11.200 and placed 31st on vault, 13.450 and tied for 5th on parallel bars, 11.400 and placed 24th on high bar. Final score was 71.500 and placed 27th on all-around.
Gisli T. (Chanhassen, age 13-14) scored 13.550 and placed 9th on floor, 8.050 and placed 38th on pommel horse, 12.150 and tied for 22nd on rings, 12.150 and tied for 12th on vault, 12.700 and tied for 22nd on parallel bars, 11.550 and placed 21st on high bar. Final score was 70.150 and tied for 30th on all-around.
Alex W. (Chanhassen, age 13-14) scored 12.500 and tied for 30th on floor, 10.800 and placed 31st on pommel horse, 11.600 and tied for 32nd on rings, 11.500 and tied for 27th on vault, 12.450 and tied for 28th on parallel bars, 11.300 and placed 26th on high bar. Final score was 70.150 and tied for 30th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 15-16 was Matthew J. (Bloomington) scored 12.800 and tied for 1st on floor, 9.900 and placed 1st pommel horse, 11.900 and placed 2nd or rings, 12.600 and placed 1st on vault, 13.200 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 10.500 and placed 1st on high bar. Final score was 70.450 and placed 1st on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 237.700 to claim a 2nd place trophy. First place team scored 237.700.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Technical Sequence Gymnast
Shane W. (Spring Park) scored 8.750 and placed 2nd on floor, 8.500 and placed 6th on pommel horse, 8.950 and placed 4th on rings, 8.950 and placed 2nd on vault, 8.850 and placed 3rd on parallel bars, 9.200 and placed 2nd on high bar. Final score was 53.200 and placed 3rd on all-around.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 10 Boys Team
Coached by; Doug Price
All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 15-16 and 17-18).
Top score for age bracket 15-16 was Peter M. (Golden Valley) scored 14.350 and placed 4th on floor, 13.400 and placed 6th on pommel horse, 14.350 and placed 3rd on rings, 13.850 and placed 7th on vault, 13.650 and tied for 3rd on parallel bars, 12.800 and placed 12th on high bar. Final score was 82.400 and placed 5th on all-around.
Adam S. (Minnetonak, age 15-16) scored 13.550 and placed 9th on floor, 14.400 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 13.100 and tied for 10th on rings, 12.500 and placed 18th on vault, 13.450 and tied for 8th on parallel bars, 13.200 and tied for 9th on high bar. Final score was 80.200 and placed 7th on all-around.
Josh B. (Plymouth, age 15-16) scored 11.150 and placed 30th on floor, 10.950 and tied for 27th on pommel horse, 12.450 and tied for 16th on rings, 11.750 and placed 28th on vault, 12.550 and placed 23rd on parallel bars, did not compete on high bar. Final score was 58.850 and placed 31st on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 221.450 to claim a 3rd place trophy. Second place team scored 227.150.
