The goal of the fundraiser was to raise money that will help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital find new treatments for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The gymnasts raised funds by asking for contributions for doing the most that they could do in sit-ups, push-ups, chin-ups, headstands and walking on their hands.

To date, we have raised $800. Anyone can contribute by sending a check to TGA or by donating to the event here.

Front Row left to right: Amber, Kaleigh, Tori, Adelyn, Teigan, Taitun, Avery
Back Row: Samantha, Rebecca, Savannah, Lizzie, Morgan, Noelle, Jordanne

Corner House
Mid Iowa Gymnastics
Oskaloosa YMCA – Boys Team
Team Flip
Shooting Stars
Pella Gymnastics
Team Gymnastics Academy
Artistic Academy

We’ll be awarding medals for the individual events (50% + 1 – ribbons for the remaining), medals for All Around and trophies for the teams. Admission is free, concessions will be available as well as bleacher seating for attendees. We look forward to hosting this event and wish all of the gymnasts and teams the best of luck, and most of all, hope everyone has fun!

Levels 2 – 8 are invited to compete. Registrations must be received by December 20, 2010. Registrations may be sent via email at tmgymnastics@aol.com. A schedule will be posted once all entries are received.

“If gymnastics were easy, they would call it football.”

Team Gymnastics Academy will be participating in the Lincoln Homecoming Parade. The Director of TGA Robin Brown and coach Hillary Brown are both Lincoln Alumni and several of the gymnasts from TGA attend Lincoln High School. We are very honored to participate in this parade.

The Lincoln High School Homecoming parade, held every four years, starts at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday, October 7. It will last about one hour. The All Southside Parade runs for a mile on Southwest 12th Street near the school. It starts at Watrous Avenue and ends at Bell Avenue.

Some of the groups that march each time are the football team, middle school and high school bands and area dance troupes. The homecoming royalty rides in convertibles, and politicians wave for votes. Al Graziano, Lincoln’s principal who retired after the last school year, will serve as the parade’s grand marshal. The powder puff football game follows the parade at Hutchens Stadium.

Lincoln’s homecoming game is against Ottumwa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

TGA is sports & activity friendly – we offer a variety of class days/times to fit your busy schedules.

Lizzie, Savannah, Kayla, Morgan and Marissa (Level 5’s)

Congratulations to Kayla Bates and Lizzie VanDyk for taking first place All Around, at the Vaulting Valentine’s Meet hosted by Oskaloosa YMCA Aerials. Kayla had a clean sweep taking First Place on Vault, Uneven Bars, Beam, Floor and All Around for level 5 age 14. Lizzie took first on Uneven Bars, Beam and All Around and a 2^nd on Floor Age 12 Level 5.

Addison and Grace

Morgan Rosenberger took 3^rd Place All Around with 3^rd on Bars and a first on Floor level 5 Age 12

Grace Twelmeyer had a clean sweep taking 3^rd place on Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor and All Around for level 4 Age 7.

Stephanie Little placed 3^rd All Around level 3 age 11 with a 3^rd Place on Vault, 2^nd on Beam and 3^rd on Floor.

Amber McPherson won 3^rd Place All Around level 3 age 7 with a 3^rd on Uneven Bars, 1^st on Beam and 2^nd on Floor.

Jordanne Hensley took 3^rd All Around age 8, with a 2^nd Place on Vault.

Rowan and Jordan

Rebecca

Individual Event winners were:

Savanna Young, Level 5, Age 10, 1^st Place Beam

Addison Wolver 1^st place Vault level 4 age 9

Rebecca Moews 1^st Place Vault Novice Option for age 12 and under

Team Trophies were awarded.  Level 3 took 4^th place and Level 5 took 1^st Place.

Courtney Eash, Emilie Skartvedt, Tamia Sapp, Brynn Cunningham and Avery Miller enjoying the 2009 Covergirl Classic at Vets Auditorium.

More than 10,000 athletes from across the country will compete in this year’s AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa, July 27th – August 8th. We’re excited to have 4 athletes representing Team Gymnastics Academy. TGA’s Stephanie Sanders (Age Division 12 – 13), Jordan Bossard (Age Division 14 – 19), Madeline Reeves (Age Division 14 – 19) and Kelsay Sulgrove (Ladies Division) will all be competing as Intermediate Optionals. If you would like to attend their competitions, they are being held at Hy-Vee Hall on Friday, July 31st at 9:00 am, or click here to view full gymnastics schedule.

The AAU Junior Olympics are known as the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States. Five hundred twenty-three athletes competed in the inaugural AAU Junior Olympic Games in Washington, D.C. in 1967. Since then, the AAU Junior Olympic Games have been conducted in 19 states and 30 cities across the United States. The AAU Junior Olympic Games were previously held in Des Moines in 1995 and 2004.

Volunteers are needed for this event. If you would like to help, volunteers or volunteer groups can sign up for one shift, a full day or an entire event at www.DesMoinesSports.com.

Please join us in wishing our gymnasts Stephanie, Jordan, Madeline and Kelsay good luck at this great event!

Below is the shirt we designed for the meet. Orders placed by Monday, January 5th will be available at the meet. If you want a shirt but cannot get the order to us by January 5th, submit your request and we’ll process it and send it to you once we get them in.

You can send your gym’s t-shirt oder via e-mail to: TmGymnastics@aol.com.

Please include the following information with your order:

Gymnast Name
Style of Shirt (need to identify short sleeve or long sleeve)
Size

If you have a bulk order, you can send a list that identifies what style of shirt and how many of each size. Payments will be accepted via mail or at the meet. We will have a few t-shirts for sale at the meet, but with the tough economic times, we did not want to make up shirts that we could not sell.

If you have any questions regarding the meet, please e-mail Robin Brown at: TmGymnastics@aol.com.