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Mini-Hops Boys Gymnastics Teams Win At The State Championships

The 2014 Minnesota Men’s USA Gymnastics State Championship was hosted by Jam Hops and held at the Anoka Ramsey Community College.

Mini-Hops Gymnastics Level 4 Boys Team

Coached by; Doug Price, Michael Powell, Laura Jensen.

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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 6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11+).

Top score for age bracket 6 was Griffin A. (Plymouth) scored 10.900 and tied for 3rd on floor, 10.500 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 10.700 and tied for 3rd on rings, 9.800 and tied for 1st on vault, 10.000 and tied for 6th on parallel bars, 10.600 and tied for 3rd on high bar.  Final score was 62.500 and placed 1st on all-around.

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Caleb S. (Edina, age 6) scored 9.800 and placed 10th on floor, 11.000 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 9.800 and placed 13th on rings, 9.800 and tied for 1st on vault, 10.400 and placed 3rd on parallel bars, 10.400 and placed 6th on high bar.  Final score was 61.200 and placed 4th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 7-8 was Warren S. (Minneapolis) scored 10.900 and placed 1st on floor, 10.500 and tied for 3rd on pommel horse, 11.300 and placed 1st on rings, 9.600 and tied for 3rd on vault, 10.200 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 10.400 and tied for 8th on high bar.  Final score was 63.500 and placed 1st on all-around.

Thomas T. (Plymouth, age 7-8) scored 10.100 and tied for 8th on floor, 9.800 and tied for 5th on pommel horse, 10.400 and tied for 7th on rings, 9.300 and tied for 11th on vault, 10.500 and tied for 5th on parallel bars, 10.400 and tied for 8th on high bar.  Final score was 60.500 and tied for 4th on all-around.

Kai Wilson. (Crystal, age 7-8) scored 10.100 and tied for 8th on floor, 9.700 and placed 9th on pommel horse, 9.200 and placed 44th on rings, 9.600 and tied for 3rd on vault, 10.600 and placed 4th on parallel bars, 9.600 and tied for 25th on high bar.  Final score was 58.800 and tied for 7th on all-around.

Rylan V. (Wayzata, age 7-8) scored 10.000 and tied for 12th on floor, 10.500 and tied for 3rd on pommel horse, 9.700 and tied for 30th on rings, 9.100 and tied for 29th on vault, 10.100 and placed 10th on parallel bars, 9.400 and tied for 33rd on high bar.  Final score was 58.800 and tied for 7th on all-around.

Max Y. (Minnetonka, age 7-8) scored 9.600 and tied for 20th on floor, 9.400 and placed 13th on pommel horse, 10.200 and tied for 14th on rings, 9.200 and tied for 19th on vault, 9.900 and tied for 13th on parallel bars, 10.100 and tied for 15th on high bar.  Final score was 58.400 and tied for 12th on all-around.

Sam S. (Maple Grove, age 7-8) scored 9.600 and tied for 20th on floor, 9.600 and placed 10th on pommel horse, 10.400 and tied for 7th on rings, 9.000 and tied for 32nd on vault, 9.700 and tied for 18th on parallel bars, 9.000 and tied for 42nd on high bar.  Final score was 57.300 and tied for 21st on all-around.

Jonah Y. (Minnetonka, age 7-8) scored 9.300 and tied for 36th on floor, 8.700 and tied for 22nd on pommel horse, 10.000 and tied for 19th on rings, 9.000 and tied for 32nd on vault, 10.000 and tied for 11th on parallel bars, 9.700 and tied for 22nd on high bar.  Final score was 56.700 and tied for 24th on all-around

Jonathon C. (Wayzata, age 7-8) scored 9.500 and tied for 27th on floor, 8.500 and tied for 28th on pommel horse, 10.100 and tied for 17th on rings, 8.100 and placed 55th on vault, 9.400 and tied for 29th on parallel bars, 9.600 and tied for 25th on high bar.  Final score was 55.200 and placed 32nd on all-around.

Sam H. (Plymouth, age 7-8) scored 9.200 and tied for 39th on floor, 8.700 and tied for 22nd on pommel horse, 10.200 and tied for 14th on rings, 8.700 and tied for 48th on vault, 8.900 and tied for 42th on parallel bars, 8.400 and placed 49th on high bar.  Final score was 54.100 and placed 37th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 9-10 was Arie C. (Eden Prairie) scored 9.600 and tied for 4th on floor, 8.600 and placed 7th on pommel horse, 11.100 and placed 1st on rings, 9.300 and tied for 4th on vault, 9.800 and placed 4th on parallel bars, 10.000 and place 4th on high bar.  Final score was 58.400 and placed 3rd on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 189.500 to claim a 1st place trophy.  Second place team scored 186.100

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 6-8, 9, 10 and 11+).

Top score for age bracket 6-8 was Jacob H. (Medina) scored 11.000 and placed 1st on floor, 9.700 and tied for 1st on pommel horse, 11.200 and placed 2nd on rings, 9.800 and placed 5th on vault, 10.800 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 9.300 and tied for 11th on high bar.  Final score was 61.800 and placed 2nd on all-around.

Matthew G. (Maple Grove, age 6-8) scored 10.300 and tied for 5th on floor, 9.100 and placed 11th on pommel horse, 10.000 and placed 12th on rings, 9.700 and tied for 6th on vault, 9.600 and placed 10th on parallel bars, 10.300 and tied for 4th on high bar.  Final score was 59.000 and placed 5th on all-around.

Christopher B. (Orono, age 6-8) scored 9.300 and placed 14th on floor, 9.500 and tied for 4th on pommel horse, 11.400 and placed 1st on rings, 9.700 and tied for 6th on vault, 9.200 and placed 16th on parallel bars, 9.700 and placed 8th on high bar.  Final score was 58.800 and placed 6th on all-around.

Ben W. (Chanhassen, age 6-8) scored 9.900 and tied for 9th on floor, 9.200 and tied for 9th on pommel horse, 10.900 and tied for 5th on rings, 8.900 and placed 23rd on vault, 9.300 and tied for 14th on parallel bars, 10.100 and placed 6th on high bar.  Final score was 58.300 and placed 8th on all-around.

Charles G. (Wayzata, age 6-8) scored 8.800 and tied for 17th on floor, 8.600 and placed 13th on pommel horse, 10.300 and placed 10th on rings, 8.500 and tied for 25th on vault, 9.100 and tied for 17th on parallel bars, 8.900 and tied for 15th on high bar.  Final score was 54.200 and placed 17th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 9 was Joshua L. (Excelsior) scored 10.000 and tied for 7th on floor, 9.600 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 8.700 and placed 23rd on rings, 9.600 and tied for 3rd on vault, 10.500 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 10.200 and placed 4th on high bar.  Final score was 58.600 and placed 4th on all-around.

Ethan B. (Bloomington, age 9) scored 11.000 and placed 1st on floor, 9.100 and placed 7th on pommel horse, 9.600 and placed 18th on rings, 9.500 and tied for 5th on vault, 9.000 and tied for 18th on parallel bars, 8.700 and placed 19th on high bar.  Final score was 56.900 and placed 8th on all-around.

Gavyn V. (Wayzata, age 9) scored 8.800 and placed 18th on floor, 9.500 and tied for 2nd on pommel horse, 10.300 and placed 6th on rings, 9.200 and tied for 15th on vault, 9.200 and tied for 14th on parallel bars, 9.300 and tied for 11th on high bar.  Final score was 56.300 and placed 10th on all-around.

Jackson J. (Minnetonka, age 9) scored 8.300 and placed 22nd on floor, 9.200 and placed 6th on pommel horse, 10.200 and tied for 7th on rings, 9.500 and tied for 5th on vault, 9.400 and placed 13th on parallel bars, 8.600 and placed 20th on high bar.  Final score was 55.200 and tied for 12th on all-around.

Isaiah S. (New Hope, age 9) scored 10.000 and tied for 7th on floor, 5.700 and placed 22nd on pommel horse, 10.700 and placed 3rd on rings, 9.300 and tied for 12th on vault, 10.200 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 9.100 and tied for 13th on high bar.  Final score was 55.000 and placed 14th on all-around.

Michael D. (Plymouth, age 9) scored 7.700 and placed 27th on floor, 8.400 and placed 14th on pommel horse, 10.200 and tied for 7th on rings, 8.900 and tied for 21st on vault, 9.900 and tied for 6th on parallel bars, 8.500 and placed 21st on high bar.  Final score was 53.600 and placed 18th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 10 was Ethan R. (Greenwood, age 9-10) scored 9.100 and placed 8th on floor, 10.100 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 9.800 and tied for 9th on rings, 9.100 and tied for 10th on vault, 9.300 and tied for 9th on parallel bars, 9.400 and tied for 7th on high bar.  Final score was 57.500 and tied for 4th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 11+ was Arthur S. (Eden Prairie) scored 10.100 and placed 3rd on floor, 9.300 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 9.700 and placed 5th on rings, 9.700 and tied for 3rd  on vault, 9.900 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 10.100 and placed 4th on high bar.  Final score was 58.800 and placed 3rd on all-around.

Cade H. (Maple Grove, age 11+) scored 8.800 and tied for 8th on floor, 9.200 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 10.100 and placed 3rd on rings, 9.600 and placed 6th on vault, 8.600 and placed 10th on parallel bars, 8.600 and tied for 10th on high bar.  Final score was 54.900 and placed 7th on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 186.500 to claim a 1st place trophy.  Second place team scored 186.200.

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 9-10 and 11+).

Top score for age bracket 9-10 was Nikolai K. (Crystal) scored 10.700 and tied for 2nd on floor, 9.900 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 10.800 and placed 1st on rings, 10.200 and placed 1st on vault, 10.900 and placed 3rd on parallel bars, 11.100 and placed 1st on high bar.  Final score was 63.600 and placed 1st on all-around.

Mark F. (Minnetonka, age 9-10) scored 11.000 and placed 1st on floor, 8.600 and placed 8th on pommel horse, 9.300 and tied for 5th on rings, 9.300 and tied for 10th on vault, 11.000 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 10.400 and placed 2nd on high bar.  Final score was 59.600 and placed 3rd on all-around.

Maxwell D. (Chanhassen, age 9-10) scored 9.200 and placed 7th on floor, 9.000 and placed 7th on pommel horse, 10.000 and placed 2nd on rings, 9.500 and tied for 6th on vault, 10.700 and placed 4th on parallel bars, 8.800 and placed 12th on high bar.  Final score was 57.200 and placed 5th on all-around.

Blake J. (Wyoming, age 9-10) scored 9.400 and placed 6th on floor, 10.100 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 9.700 and tied for 3rd on rings, 8.900 and placed 16th on vault, 9.900 and tied for 5th on parallel bars, 5.500 and placed 17th on high bar.  Final score was 53.500 and placed 9th on all-around.

Mathew W. (Wayzata, age 9-10) scored 8.700 and tied for 11th on floor, 6.300 and placed 17th on pommel horse, 8.900 and placed 8th on rings, 9.900 and placed 3rd on vault, 9.900 and tied for 5th on parallel bars, 9.500 and placed 5th on high bar.  Final score was 53.200 and placed 10th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 11+ was Jakob McE. (St. Louis Park) scored 10.900 and placed 1st on floor, 10.200 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 9.800 and placed 4th on rings, 9.500 and tied for 7th on vault, 10.800 and tied for 2nd on parallel bars, 9.900 and placed 3rd on high bar.  Final score was 61.100 and placed 1st on all-around.

Martin S. (St. Louis Park, age 11+) scored 9.000 and placed 7th on floor, 8.600 and placed 11th on pommel horse, 10.600 and placed 3rd on rings, 9.500 and tied for 7th on vault, 10.800 and tied for 2nd on parallel bars, 9.500 and tied for 6th on high bar.  Final score was 58.000 and placed 4th on all-around.

Thiago X. (Plymouth, age 11+) scored 10.200 and tied for 2nd on floor, 9.600 and placed 5th on pommel horse, 8.800 and placed 10th on rings, 9.100 and tied for 23rd on vault, 8.700 and tied for 16th on parallel bars, 9.600 and placed 5th on high bar.  Final score was 45.000 and placed 5th on all-around.

Mark K. (Minnetonka, age 11+) scored 8.600 and placed 14th on floor, 8.400 and placed 12th on pommel horse, 8.600 and placed 12th on rings, 9.300 and tied for 14th on vault, 10.100 and placed 5th on parallel bars, 8.600 and placed 19th on high bar.  Final score was 53.600 and placed 14th on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 187.900 to claim a 1st place trophy. Second place team scored 171.700.

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 9-10 was David H. (Medina) scored 9.400 and placed 5th on floor, 7.600 and placed 9th on pommel horse, 9.300 and placed 2nd on rings, 11.000 and placed 8th on vault, 9.700 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 8.600 and placed 5th on high bar.  Final score was 55.600 and placed 6th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 11-12 was Ethan W. (Medina) scored 9.800 and placed 1st on floor, 9.500 and placed 3rd on pommel horse, 10.200 and placed 1st on rings, 11.100 and tied for 6th on vault, 9.600 and placed 1st  on parallel bars, 9.700 and placed 1st on high bar.  Final score was 59.900 and placed 1st on all-around.

Andrew H. (Plymouth, age 11-12) scored 83500 and placed 4th on floor, 9.800 and tied for 1st on pommel horse, 10.100 and placed 2nd on rings, 11.900 and placed 1st on vault, 9.500 and placed 2nd on parallel bars, 9.100 and placed 3rd on high bar.  Final score was 58.900 and placed 2nd on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 13+ was Ethan O. (Maple Grove) scored 10.200 and placed 1st on floor, 8.700 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 9.400 and tied for 2nd on rings, 11.400 and placed 4th on vault, 9.800 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 8.800 and placed 3rd on high bar.  Final score was 58.300 and placed 1st on all-around.

Doug S. (Minneapolis, age 13+) scored 8.600 and placed 2nd on floor, 8.300 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 9.400 and tied for 2nd on rings, 10.000 and placed 5th on vault, 8.600 and placed 3rd on parallel bars, 9.300 and placed 2nd on high bar.  Final score was 54.200 and placed 2nd on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 177.700 to claim a 1st place trophy. Second place team scored 175.600.

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+).

Top score for age bracket 11-12 was Ethan S. (Plymouth) scored 13.000 and tied for 2nd on floor, 12.100 and tied for 1st on pommel horse, 11.300 and placed 5th on rings, 10.600 and placed 9th on vault, 12.500 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 10.400 and placed 6th on high bar.  Final score was 69.900 and placed 3rd on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 15+ was Carter P. (Wayzata,) scored 12.200 and placed 2nd on floor, 9.800 and tied for 2nd on pommel horse, 10.900 and placed 2nd on rings, 12.400 and placed 1st on vault, 12.000 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 11.600 and place 2nd on high bar.  Final score was 68.800 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 14.900 and placed 1st on floor, 12.800 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 14.200 and placed 1st on rings, 13.300 and placed 1st on vault, 14.400 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 13.900 and placed 1st on high bar.  Final score was 83.500 and placed 1st on all-around.

Noah L. (Maple Grove, age 13-14) scored 13.300 and placed 6th on floor, 12.100 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 12.000 and placed 6th on rings, 11.300 and placed 14th on vault, 12.900 and placed 5th on parallel bars, 9.800 and placed 13th on high bar.  Final score was 71.400 and tied for 6th on all-around.

Alex W. (Chanhassen, age 13-14) scored 13.400 and placed 5th on floor, 10.300 and tied for 10th on pommel horse, 11.200 and placed 13th on rings, 11.600 and tied for 10th on vault, 12.200 and placed 14th on parallel bars, 11.500 and tied for 5th on high bar.  Final score was 70.200 and placed 10th on all-around.

Gisli T. (Chanhassen, age 13-14) scored 13.100 and tied for 10th on floor, 8.500 and placed 15th on pommel horse, 11.600 and tied for 9th on rings, 12.500 and placed 4th on vault, 12.400 and tied for 10th on parallel bars, 11.300 and placed 11th on high bar.  Final score was 69.400 and placed 11th on all-around.

Jacob C. (Waconia, age 13-14) scored 13.000 and place 12th on floor, 9.000 and tied for 13th on pommel horse, 11.700 and placed 8th on rings, 11.900 and placed 8th on vault, 12.300 and placed 13th on parallel bars, 10.400 and placed 12th on high bar.  Final score was 68.300 and placed 12th on all-around.

Top score for age bracket 15-16 was Matthew J. (Bloomington) scored 13.500 and placed 1st on floor, 11.500 and placed 1st pommel horse, 12.100 and placed 1st or rings, 12.200 and placed 1st on vault, 12.600 and placed 1st on parallel bars, 11.300 and placed 1st on high bar.  Final score was 73.200 and placed 1st on all-around.

Team acquired a score of 231.100 to claim a 1st place trophy. Second place team scored 222.700.

Mini-Hops Gymnastics Technical Sequence Gymnasts

Shane W. (Spring Park) scored 8.900 and placed 1st on floor, 9.100 and placed 1st on pommel horse, 8.600 and placed 1st on rings, 9.300 and placed 1st on vault, 9.400 and tied for 2nd on parallel bars, 8.500 and tied for 2nd on high bar.  Final score was 53.800 and placed 1st 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, age 15-16) scored 13.500 and tied for 4th on floor, 12.300 and placed 2nd on pommel horse, 13.300 and placed 2nd on rings, 12.700 and tied for 4th on vault, 12.700 and tied for 4th on parallel bars, 10.700 and placed 7th on high bar.  Final score was 75.600 and placed 3rd on all-around.

Josh B. (Plymouth, age 15-16) scored 11.600 and placed 10th on floor, 9.800 and tied for 7th on pommel horse, 12.500 and placed 5th on rings, 10.800 and placed 9th on vault, 12.400 and placed 6th on parallel bars, did not compete on high bar.  Final score was 57.100 and placed 10th on all-around.

Team did not have enough members to qualify for team trophy.

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