Carroll County Gymnastics Team Shines in State Championship

Carroll County Gymnastics Prep Op 2 Team finishes season undefeated 

and claims the State Title; Prep Op 1 Team brings home the bronze! 

Prep Optional 2 State Champs 2011: Helen Vissering, Sara Wiggins, Catherine Tanner, Abby Garrett, Kaley Smith, Karolyn Sales, Kaitlyn Cole, Becky Nelson, Katie Tisinger.

The Carroll County Recreation Gymnastics teams travelled to Roswell, Ga. April 1-3, and competed in the 2011 AAU Prep Op 1,2 & 3 State Championships. The team went into the meet with high hopes & careful preparation, as they had an undefeated regular season. Their hard work and efforts paid off and the Carroll County Gymnastics Prep Optional 2 Team claimed the gold for the team competition along with 9 individual state titles! The prep op 1 team placed 3rd in the state and come home with 4 individual state titles. The county’s Prep Op 3 team came home with 3 state titles and did not compete as a team due to fact only two girls competed and it takes at least three to make a team.

Other teams travelling from the West Georgia Area included: Carrollton Flexettes, West Georgia Gymnastics Center, Villa Rica Gymnastics and Bowdon Gymnastics. All West Georgia Teams placed in the top 12 and claimed other individual state titles! Congratulations to all of the West Georgia area teams and their coaches for an outstanding season! The team and individual results for Prep Optional 2 are as follows:

Prep Optional 2 Team Results 

1st place: Carroll County Gymnastics (112.15) 

6th place: Carrollton Flexettes (109.925) 

9th place: Bowdon Gymnastics (107.775) 

12th place : West Georgia Gymnastics Center(104.825) 

The Carroll County Prep Op 2 Gymnasts came home with 9 state champions on the different events. Ten year old Abby Garret came home with the floor and All-Around Gold Medals while 10 year old Sara Wiggins came home with the Gold on vault. Twelve year old Becky Nelson brought home the Gold on beam. Katie Tisinger (age 14) managed to bring home the gold on all five events in her age group! Her 37.60 all around was a personal best.

Prep Op 2 Individual Results: 

10 Year olds 

Abby Garrett 

4th place Vault (9.325); 2nd place Bars (9.25); 6th place Beam 9.125; 1st place Floor (9.325); 1st place All Around (37.025) 

Sara Wiggins 

1st place Vault(9.375); 11th place Bars(8.75); 3rd place Beam 9.35; 3rd place Floor 9.05; 2nd place All Around(36.525) 

Kaley Smith 

15th Vault(8.875); 10th Bars(8.90); 11th Beam(8.65); 21st Floor(7.35); 16th All Around (33.775) 

11 year olds 

Catherine Tanner 

11th on Vault (8.675), 8th on bars (9.0), 4 th on beam (8.875), 4th on floor (9.175) and 6th all around (35.575) 

Kara Sales 

6th on vault (9.025, 7th on beam (8.7) 

12 year old-Becky Nelson 

4th on vault (9.0), 3rd on bars (9.15), 1st on beam (9.525, 2nd on floor (8.95) and 2nd all around (36.625) 

14 year old-Katie Tisinger 

1st on Vault (9.55), 1st on bars (9.4), 1st on beam (9.325), 1st on floor (9.325) 1st all around (37.60) 

Individual Results for the Prep Op 1 team are as follows: 

7 year old Keely Morrow 

1st on vault (9.425), 1st on bars (9.85), 2nd on beam (8.95), 1st on floor (9.25), 1st all around (37.45) 

9 year olds 

Macie Monsour 

5th on vault (9.45), 3rd on bars (9.7), 2nd on beam (9.5), 7th on floor (8.925) and 2nd all around (37.575) 

Alysa North 

7th on vault (9.425), 5th on bars (9.625), 7th on beam (9.25), 3rd on floor (9.15) and 3rd all around (37.45) 

Alyssa Lindsey 

4th on vault (9.5), 5th on beam (9.35), 4th on floor (9.15) and 4th all around (37.40) 

10 Year Olds 

Daphne West 

6th on bars (9.425), 5th on beam (9.125), 2nd on floor (9.2) and 6th all around (36.375) 

Faith Tompkins 

6th on vault (9.3), 7th on floor (8.7), 16th all around (34.875 

11 year old Courtney Allen 

6th on bars (9.275), 5th on beam (9.15), 5th on floor (9.1) and 6th all around (36.70) 

Prep Op 3 Individual Results 

14 Year Old Laura Sewell 

4th on vault (8.775), 3rd on bars (9.1), 1st on Beam (9.55), 1st on Floor (9.3) and 1st All Around (36.725 

16 Year old Bethany Humphrey 

3rd on Beam (9.2) 

The Carroll County Prep Op Beginner Gymnasts will travel to Augusta this Saturday for their State Championships which will end the season for the gymnasts. The Carroll County gymnasts are coached by Kim Cowart, Kelly Keown, Kara Methven and Ali Trent. We are hosting a team tryout on May 7th at 1:00 pm at 1201 Newnan Rd., Carrollton, Ga. 30116. All the coaches and the Gymnastics Coordinator, Jeri Allen are super proud of all our gymnasts!