Champion Gymnasts Qualifies athletes to both National and Eastern Championships for both Men and Women

Champion Gymnasts Qualifies athletes to both National Championships and Eastern Championships for both Men and Women

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 17th — Louisville is proud to send 1 athlete to the USA Gymnastics National Championships and 4 athletes to the USA Gymnastics Eastern Championships as the only gymnasts from Louisville KY, to compete against the very best gymnasts in the country. 

We have Gymnasts from both our Women’s and Men’s teams representing Champion Gymnastics, and Louisville at their respected National Championships.

On our Woman’s Team; who competes at the Level 9 and 10 Region 5 Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Emily Johnson, a sophomore at Ballard High School, qualified for her 1st Nationals as the 1st alternate on vault despite her fall on floor. Reese Owen, a sophomore at Assumption High School, qualified to her 1st Level 9 Eastern Championship despite her fall on beam which led her climb her way up placing 3rd on floor and 5th in the All-Around. MaryLou Ogbe, a freshman at DuPont Manual High School, qualified to her 1st Level 9 Eastern Championship after a solid day of competition placing 2nd in both bars and the all-around. 

On our Men’s team; who competed at the Region 5 Championships in Champaign IL. Level 7 Keagan Jackson, an 8th Grader at Woodford County Middle School, qualified for his first Eastern Nationals in the All-Around competition. His teammate Level 7 Teddy Harrell, an 8th Grader at The Village School of Louisville, qualified for his first Eastern Nationals as an event specialist for Vault (which he was 20th in the Region on this event), as well as on Parallel Bars. 

While Champion, has a long history of qualifying athletes for decades to both of these championships, they are the only club in KY that has maintained a streak of a national or eastern qualifiers since 2014. Past National Qualifiers have gone on to compete at universities around the country as this amazing accomplishment for our athletes is one of the most important milestones in achieving their goal towards collegiate gymnastics.

Our Level 7 Boys will compete April 18th in Cleveland, OH – You can follow results and other information about the event at https://usagym.org/events/2024-mens-eastern-championships/ 

Our Level 9 Girls will compete May 4th in Myrtle Beach, SC –  You can follow results and other information about the event at https://usagymeastern.com/ 

Our Level 10 Girl will compete in Daytona Beach, FL – You can follow results and other information about the event at https://devnationals.com/