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Acrobatic gymnasts compete in preliminaries and finals at 2009 Visa Championships
08/14/2009
 © Diane Bidermann DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 14, 2009 – The second day of acrobatic gymnastics competition at the 2009 Visa Championships concluded with senior and age group 12-19 dynamic routines, and finals for the age group 11-16 women’s group and women’s pair. A combined three routine score determines the all-around acrobatic national champion for seniors and age group 12-19. Acrobatic gymnastics concludes on Aug. 15. Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics’ Jesse Kelly of San Jose, Calif., Alyssa Liardon of Morgan Hill, Calif., and Brooke Rhoades of San Jose, Calif., won the age 11-16 women’s group title with a score of 27.650. Kendall Meyer of Silver Spring, Md., Erica Prestipino of Rockville, Md., and Mackenzie Meyer of Silver Spring, Md./Xtreme Acro finished in second place with 27.400. Olivia Bunton of Owensville, Mo., Abigail Warden of Owensville, Mo., and Kyli Pruitt of Owensville, Mo./Mid-America Acro & Tumbling Team, climbed into third with a score of 26.650. Maren Merwarth and Taylor Mosher of San Antonio, Texas/Brown’s Gymnastics, took first place in women’s pair 11-16 with a finals score of 27.440. Northwest Gymnastics’ BreeAnna Saur and Harley-Breean Elliott of Lawson, Mo., finished in second with 27.350, with Mariah Cockshell of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Kennedy Swanson of Blue Springs, Mo./Acro Explosion, in third place with 27.000. The senior division does not conclude until Saturday, Aug. 15. Empire’s Kailey Maurer of Fontana, Calif., Holli Morris of Beaumont, Calif., and Crystal Johnston of Riverside, Calif., maintained their lead in the senior women’s group after two routines with a score of 53.740. In mixed pairs, Sienna Martinez of Riverside, Calif., and Ryan Ward of Corona, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy, are currently in first place with a 54.590. 2009 World Games mixed-pair gold-medalists Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues of Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center, performed the top dynamic routine but remain in third overall with a 51.946. Axl Osborne and Dylan Inserra of Richardson, Texas/WOGA, are the top senior men’s pair with a 47.590. Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics women’s group Alexa Vitale, Kelly Phillips, and Jessica Picone of San Jose, Calif., remain in first place in the 12-19 age group with 55.150. Eirian Smith and Jake Kanavel, also of San Jose, Calif./Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics, lead the 12-19 mixed-pair with a 56.150, while Valerie Bryant and Hayley Lemmons of Boerne, Texas/Boerne Gymnastics Center, are in front in the 12-19 women’s pair with a 47.500. Acrobatic competition wraps on Saturday, Aug. 15 with combined finals for seniors and age 12-19. Rhythmic gymnastics’ senior all-around finals as well as trampoline and tumbling finals will also be held Saturday at the Dallas Convention Center. Competition for the Visa Championships wraps up on Saturday with women’s gymnastics, trampoline/tumbling, rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics. Tickets for the event are still available, and may be purchased by phone at 800-745-3000; online at www.ticketmaster.com; at all Ticketmaster outlets; or at the American Airlines Center Ticket Office. In recognition of Visa’s longstanding support of USA Gymnastics, the 2009 Visa Championships proudly accepts only Visa cards. 2009 Visa Championships Acrobatic gymnastics FINALS Age 11-16 Women’s Group Age 11-16 Women’s Pair Preliminary Senior Women’s Pair Senior Mixed-Pair Senior Men’s Pair 1. Axl Osborne, Richardson, Texas, Dylan Inserra, Richardson, Texas/World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, 47.590 Age 12-19 Women’s Group Age 12-19 Mixed Pair Age 12-19 Women’s Pair |
