GYMNASTICS
BOYS JUNIOR OLYMPIC USAG TEAM
The Ridgewood Gymnastics boys competitive team competes within the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Program. The competitive team is for boys ages 6 to 18. Ridgewood offers competitive teams for Levels 5 through 10 and is home to state and regional champions, as well as several national qualifiers.
Our boys competitive team competes throughout the U.S. We also participate in the USAG Junior Elite Program, which identifies talent at a young age.
Team training hours vary according to competition level. We invite boys who are interested in trying out for our team program to contact the gym at ridgewoodgym@gmail.com.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
2013
Level 10
Meyer Williams | 2013 US Championships Qualifier, 2013 Region III All-Around Champion, 2013 Texas State High School All-Around Champion
Jacob Barrus | Region III Floor Champion
2012
Level 5 State Championship
Texas State Championship Team
Level 10
Jacob Barrus | Regional Team Member
Region III Junior Level 10 Team Member
Region III Junior Level 10 Team National Champion
J.O. National Floor Exercise Event Finalist. (5th place)
VISA Championship Qualifier
At the 2012 Junior Olympic National Gymnastics Championships in Cincinnati, OH, athlete Jacob Barrus placed among the top 19 junior Level 10 athletes who qualified to enter the USA Gymnastics VISA Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. In June, at VISA Championships, Jacob competed against the country’s very best junior athletes. Barrus was also an event finalist on the floor exercise at the J.O. Nationals where he was ranked as one of the top five junior athletes in the country.
2011
Level 10
Jacob Barrus | Regional Team Member
Texas State All-Around Champion
2010
Level 9
Jacob Barrus | Regional Team Member
Regional 3 National Champion Team