New and exciting direction for Rylie!

Rylie has decided to take a new and exciting direction this year! She is part of the Morgantown High School Track Team and is planning on pole vaulting. She has been so successful at level nine gymnastics and now has a new and exciting sport to participate. Stay tuned for her exciting athletic journey that will continue right on this blog!

Summer Practice 2014 Double Back on the Floor!

Summer Practice continues with Rylie working on her Double Back on the Floor. She is getting ready for meet season and has been working hard all summer.

Summer Practice 2014

Rylie is busy this summer in the gym practicing many hours each week. Here is a video of her working on new skills.

Summer Practice and Woodward Camp Fun! 2014

Rylie is gearing up for another competition season and is busy this summer learning new skills and perfecting learned skills. Here is a sample of her learning a full in at camp Woodward this summer.

2014 Level Nine Regional Championships! Season Best All Around Score!

Rylie 9th overall! Considering her first year level nine starting values were lower,  this is an amazing accomplishment! Rylie had her best ever all around score at this meet at 36.425. The top six plus two alternates (top 8) were placed on the Region Seven National Team. Region Seven competitors were made up of the top six all around scorers from 6 states, NJ, MD, DL, PA, WV, VA  Rylie will now work on learning some higher difficulty level skills for her second year level nine competition season. She is really excited.   Rylie and her friends, Megan and Ashton (her fellow WV regional teammates) found some time to have some beach fun on this trip held in Hampton, Virginia.  Part of the fun of competing is the friends Rylie is making and the places she gets to see.  Great season ending !  

2014 West Virginia All Around, Vault, and Bars Champion!

Rylie wins States and qualifies for regionals!  She went four for four with an all around score of 35.950.  Rylie has added a couple level 10 skills in her level nine routines and showed some of them during this meet.  Rylie has had a wonderful first level nine year and is now practicing for Region 7 Championships held in Hampton, Virginia on April 4th, 2014.  Below is a composite of all four events for this competition. 

Kalahari Meet in Sandusky OH 2014 Gold Medal in Floor!

Rylie rocked the floor event at the Kalahari Meet in Sandusky OH on March 7, 2014.  She not only received first place in her age group, but out of 56 level nine competitors she also placed first.  She scored an all around of 36.2 also scoring a season high on bars at 8.9.  Coach Gary was pleased with her this meet considering she was a bit under the weather and running a slight fever.  Like the true competitor she is, she made it though.  Below are her season high floor with much from the Hunger Games and her Bars event.

Gold Medal in Pittsburgh!

This meet was held at the Sheraton at Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA.  The meet was held in honor of a gymnastics coach who was tragically killed in a car accident.  The meet included a beautiful video memorial and a dance performance in her memory.  When Rylie saw this touching memorial, she turned to us and said, "I'm blessed."  Rylie had a season high score at this meet of 36.275 earning her first place all around.  She also took first in beam and vault, and second in bars and floor.  Enjoy the video of some of her best moments from this meet.  Rylie also has her own You Tube Channel that showcases some of her gymnastics moments. 

Buckeye Classic 2014 Season high scores in Vault and Floor!

Rylie's Level Nine Buckeye Classic meet was another success in the Junior B Division! She once again made the podium placing second in floor with a 9.4 missing first place by only .05. She tied for second place in vault with a 9.2 and placed 4th on bars. Her all around score was impressive at 35.75 earning her a respectable fifth place. The Buckeye Classic meet is held in Columbus, OH and is one of the largest meets in the country. Twenty states and two international countries participated. Gymnasts came from as far as Australia to this USGA sanctioned meet. There were a total of 2700 gymnasts participating in this three day event. Coach Gary has been  pleased with Rylie's performance during her first year as a level nine. Winter traveling is sometimes hectic but we were treated to a beautiful cold snowy sunrise as we traveled home. Showcased below are her season high scoring routines in vault and floor and a 15 second compilation of all four events.

2014 Peace Love Meet, Parkersburg, WV 2nd Place All Around!

Rylie bringing home five medals this meet, placing in all events and going four for four. Her overall score 35.8 awarding her the Silver Medal All Around. Her best event this meet was the floor. She scored at 9.3 and second place. Rylie was up against a lot of tough talent this meet including some second and third year level nines. She held her own and finished strong. Here is a video of her floor meet and also a 15 second montage of some of her moments during the meet. Please check out Rylie's You Tube Channel for more videos

Silver Medal All Around at the Toon Town Meet in Butler PA!

2014 Nittany Classic, College Park, PA Rylie Wins First All Around!

Rylie's 2nd Gymnastics Meet was held near Penn State in College Park, PA. She had another successful meet with her highest level nine scores yet. Below is a video composite of all four of her events.

Rylie Wins First Place All Around at 2013 Big Dog Meet in Charleston, WV!

Rylie has started her competition season with a bang! She nailed all four events and took first place All Around with overall score of 34.925. She took first in Beam, second in Bars, Floor, and Vault. This is Rylie's first year at level nine and her first meet of the season! Here are videos of her four events:

Let the 2013 Level Nine season begin! Let's go Mountain Magic!

Rylie is ready to go for her first level nine season! Her gym had an intersquad Pink and Black Meet right before Thanksgiving to give family and friends a look at what the new season will look like with the new routines and skills. Rylie is ready to go and will be going to her first level nine competition in Charleston WV the first week of December. Post with pics and videos to follow!

Rylie gets her Double Back on the Stinger Mat at WVU Gymnastics Camp!

Rylie Makes the News!

Regional 2013 Championshps Two Medals!! Season high All Around Score!

Rylie ended her level eight season with a great performance at the Region 7 Championships in Landover, MD. Rylie scored the second highest vault score of 48 competitors, (all the top scorers in their own respective states), Two first place vault scores were tied at 9.5, and Rylie right on their heels with a score of 9.45 missing first place by .05!! Rylie also placed 7th highest in her bar routine with a score of 9.45. Rylie's all around score was a season high for her at 37.025. She has been consistent throughout the year and is quite a cool calm competitor. Rylie works hard practicing four times a week at Aerial Port Gymnastics and is still loving this sport. She hopes to compete in college someday, and at the age of 13, she has plenty of time to perfect her skills and realize her dreams.

2013 State Bar Champion!! Regional Bound!!

Rylie rocked it at States, finishing her level eight 2013 season with her best stuff yet! She brought home Gold, two Silvers and a Bronze! Rylie scored 36.795 performing solid four for four routines practically tying for First Place All Around with a difference of only .05 points. She is a true champion. Rylie qualified for the second time as a top six scorer and will represent WV in the Region 7 Championships. Rylie's team, Mountain Magic, also did a great job with a 2nd place finish at States and many of her teammates also qualifying for regionals!

Sandusky Ohio 2013 Season high score!

Rylie's best meet of the season with a season high score of 37.00. She placed in all events with second place all around. Rylie also had season best score in vault with a 9.5 (The only one I didn't get on video), and a season best score on beam with 9.4. Rylie's team, Mountain Magic took third place. This was a huge meet at a beautiful conference center near Lake Erie. Rylie is now practicing for the next two weeks getting ready for the State Meet near Charleston WV.

Nittany Spring Invitational Meet at College Park, PA March 2, 2013!

Rylie had a great meet in College ParK! She scored her season best in floor at 9.45 and took home four medals. She placed second in beam and floor. She is getting ready for Sandusky Ohio meet next weekend.