The annual the Windy City Invitational is one of the largest gymnastics competitions in the nation. This year’s teams came from coast to coast to include some out of country teams. With 65 teams and over 1000 gymnast Mini-Hops were challenged and they delivered.
Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 6 Boys Team
Coached by; Jeanna Letzring
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All gymnasts competed as a team, however individually competed against each other by age group for awards. The brackets were (ages 8-9, 10 and 11-12).
Top score for age bracket 8-9 was Mark F. (Minnetonka) scored 8.800 and placed 16th on floor, 8.500 and placed 17th on pommel horse, 10.100 and placed 1th on rings, 9.700 and placed 6th on vault, 8.500 and placed 18th on parallel bars, 8.400 and placed 14th on high bar. Final score was 54.000 and placed 14th on all-around.
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Maxwell D. (Chanhassen, age 8-9) scored 7.600 and placed 23rd on floor, 7.600 and placed 21st on pommel horse, 10.200 and placed 8th on rings, 9.200 and placed 15th on vault, 10.200 and placed 9th on parallel bars, 7.500 and placed 19th on high bar. Final score was 55.300 and placed 19th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 10 was Blake J. (Wyoming) scored 9.800 and placed 5th on floor, 10.100 and placed 4th on pommel horse, 10.800 and placed 3rd on rings, 9.400 and placed 13th on vault, 9.800 and placed 8th on parallel bars, 8.800 and placed 9th on high bar. Final score was 58.700 and placed 3rd on all-around.
Nikolai K. (Crystal, age 10) scored 9.400 and placed 8th on floor, 9.200 and placed 9th on pommel horse, 11.100 and placed 1st on rings, 9.500 and placed 8th on vault, 10.000 and placed 7th on parallel bars, 9.200 and placed 5th on high bar. Final score was 58.400 and placed 4th on all-around.
Mathew W. (Wayzata, age 10) scored 7.400 and placed 29th on floor, 8.400 and placed 17th on pommel horse, 10.000 and placed 9th on rings, 9.200 and placed 18th on vault, 8.500 and placed 22nd on parallel bars, 8.000 and placed 15th on high bar. Final score was 51.500 and placed 17th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 11-12 was Jakob McE. (St. Louis Park) scored 9.100 and placed 11th on floor, 9.700 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 10.600 and placed 1st on rings, 9.700 and placed 4th on vault, 9.700 and placed 8th on parallel bars, 10.400 and placed 1st on high bar. Final score was 59.200 and placed 3rd on all-around.
Thiago X. (Plymouth, age 11-12) scored 9.200 and placed 9th on floor, 9.700 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 9.200 and placed 13th on rings, 9.600 and placed 6th on vault, 8.600 and placed 17th on parallel bars, 8.700 and placed 7th on high bar. Final score was 55.000 and placed 8th on all-around.
Martin S. (St. Louis Park, age 11-12) scored 8.300 and placed 17th on floor, 8.500 and placed 11th on pommel horse, 10.200 and placed 4th on rings, 9.800 and placed 3rd on vault, 10.500 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 7.500 and placed 23rd on high bar. Final score was 54.800 and placed 9th on all-around.
Mark K. (Minnetonka, age 11-12) scored 6.800 and placed 25th on floor, 7.700 and placed 18th on pommel horse, 8.000 and placed 24th on rings, 8.700 and placed 27th on vault, 5.800 and placed 28th on parallel bars, 7.600 and placed 21st on high bar. Final score was 44.600 and placed 27th on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 179.700 to claim a 3rd 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 10, 11, 12 and 13).
Top score for age bracket 10 was David H. (Medina) scored 9.100 and placed 23rd on floor, 9.800 and placed 21st on pommel horse, 9.600 and placed 17th on rings, 11.800 and placed 24th on vault, 10.000 and placed 13th on parallel bars, 7.000 and placed 28th on high bar. Final score was 57.700 and placed 21st on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 11 was Ethan W. (Medina) scored 9.000 and placed 19th on floor, 9.600 and placed 16th on pommel horse, 10.400 and placed 6th on rings, 11.400 and placed 28th on vault, 9.200 and placed 11th on parallel bars, 5.200 and placed 29th on high bar. Final score was 54.800 and placed 18th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 12 was Andrew H. (Plymouth) did not compete on floor, 8.700 and placed 9th on pommel horse, 10.100 and placed 2nd on rings, 11.100 and placed 15th on vault, 9.900 and placed 3rd on parallel bars, 8.400 and placed 3rd on high bar. Final score was 48.200 and placed 12th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 13+ was Ethan O. (Maple Grove) scored 8.100 and placed 11th on floor, 9.000 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 10.000 and placed 4th on rings, 11.100 and placed 12th on vault, 10.500 and placed 3rd on parallel bars, 9.400 and placed 2nd on high bar. Final score was 58.100 and placed 3rd on all-around.
Doug S. (Minneapolis, age 13+) did not compete on floor or pommel horse, 9.1000 and placed 7th on rings, 11.000 and placed 14th on vault, 9.200 and placed 7th on parallel bars, 8.300 and placed 4th on high bar. Final score was 45.900 and placed 13th on all-around.
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, and 13+).
Top score for age bracket 11 was Ethan S. (Plymouth) scored 13.400 and placed 1st on floor, 11.200 and placed 13th on pommel horse, 11.600 and placed 5th on rings, 11.700 and placed 13th on vault, 12.200 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 10.500 and placed 12th on high bar. Final score was 70.600 and placed 3rd on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 12 was Tyler S. (Plymouth) scored 12.100 and placed 18th on floor, 12.000 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 11.000 and placed 10th on rings, 12.200 and placed 7th on vault, 11.300 and placed 9th on parallel bars, 11.400 and placed 7th on high bar. Final score was 70.000 and placed 6th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 13+ was Jacob C. (Waconia) scored 12.100 and placed 5th on floor, 10.000 and placed 8th on pommel horse, 10.300 and placed 24th on rings, 11.300 and placed 16th on vault, 11.500 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 10.900 and placed 3rd on high bar. Final score was 66.100 and placed 3rd on all-around.
Gisli T. (Chanhassen, age 13+) scored 11.000 and placed 27th on floor, 7.700 and placed 32nd on pommel horse, 11.300 and placed 4th on rings, 12.300 and placed 4th on vault, 10.200 and placed 18th on parallel bars, 10.700 and placed 5th on high bar. Final score was 63.200 and placed 15th on all-around.
Carter P. (Wayzata, age 13+) scored 11.000 and placed 29th on floor, 8.400 and placed 30th on pommel horse, 10.000 and placed 29th on rings, 12.500 and placed 1st on vault, 11.500 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, did not compete on high bar. Final score was 53.400 and placed 32nd on all-around.
Steven N. (Medina, age 13-14) did not compete on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, scored 10.00 and placed 12th on high bar. Final score was 10.000 and placed 38th on all-around.
Team acquired a score of 209.900 to claim a 3rd place 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, 15+).
Top score for age bracket 13 was Connal K. (Chanhassen) scored 12.400 and placed 23rd on floor, 8.700 and placed 42th on pommel horse, 9.400 and placed 51st on rings, 11.800 and placed 32nd on vault, 12.500 and placed 13th on parallel bars, 11.000 and placed 17th on high bar. Final score was 65.800 and placed 31st on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 14 was Shane W. (Spring Park) scored 12.100 and placed 36th on floor, 12.100 and placed 6th on pommel horse, 13.600 and placed 4th on rings, 14.100 and placed 1st on vault, 12.500 and placed 13th on parallel bars, 9.800 and placed 46th on high bar. Final score was 74.200 and placed 6th on all-around.
Noah L. (Maple Grove, age 14) scored 12.600 and placed 26th on floor, 12.000 and placed 8th on pommel horse, 12.100 and placed 11th on rings, 11.200 and placed 53rd on vault, 11.3000 and placed 33rd on parallel bars, 10.200 and placed 39th on high bar. Final score was 69.400 and placed 24th on all-around.
Top score for age bracket 15+ was Matthew J. (Bloomington) scored 12.000 and placed 4th on floor, did not compete on pommel horse, 12.100 and placed 1st on rings, 11.950 and placed 5th on vault, 12.450 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 8.950 and placed 8th on high bar. Final score was 57.450 and placed 8th 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 16 was Adam S. (Minnetonka) scored 12.900 and placed 16th on floor, 12.700 and placed 5th on pommel horse, 12.100 and placed 11th on rings, 12.850 and placed 14th on vault, 12.500 and placed 11th on parallel bars, 9.900 and placed 29th on high bar. Final score was 72.950 and placed 14th on all-around.
Josh B. (Plymouth) scored 11.600 and placed 33rd on floor, 10.000 and placed 30th on pommel horse, 10.950 and placed 31st on rings, 12.050 and placed 29th on vault, 12.100 and placed 18th on parallel bars, did not compete on high bar. Final score was 56.700 and placed 38th on all-around.