2024 Gymnastics State Championship

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Welcome to the 2024 GHSA Gymnastics State Championships! I know you are ready for the high energy performances that these athletes have perfected throughout the year to bring to these championships.

This year’s event is sure to be an exciting one! Special thanks to GHSA Associate Director Penny Mitchell for her hard work in making these championships the best ever. I want to thank the many volunteers who make this event possible and run smoothly. We extend our special appreciation to the Buford Arena for being our host. Finally, we thank our sponsors and hope you will support them and our corporate sponsors whenever possible.

Thank you for supporting GHSA Gymnastics and please join me in offering our best wishes for all of our competitors.

QUALIFYING TEAM RANKINGS

2024 GHSA GYMNASTICS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2 | WWW.GHSA.NET The 2024 Georgia High School Association Gymnastics Guide is published by Score Media, a division of Score Atlanta, in conjunction with the GHSA. The guide was designed by Laura Grieve, and edited by Craig Sager II, Seth Ellerbee and Graham David. The information throughout this guide is provided by the GHSA. For more information on Score Media, go to Scoreatl.com or call 404-256-1572.
WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WELCOME GHSA GYMNASTICS PRELIMS & STATE FANS
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY PRELIMINARY DATE GYM OPENS GENERAL SPECTATOR ENTRANCE WARM-UP/ SESSION SCHEDULE FOR CHECK-IN STRETCH OPENS: GOFAN ONLY COMPETITION BEGINS ENDS (EST.) Session 1 - A-5A Teams & Individuals Wednesday, April 17 11:30 a.m. 12:10 - 12:55 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Session 2 - 6A-7A Teams & Individuals Wednesday, April 17 4:00 p.m. 4:40 - 5:25 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. STATE MEET DATE GYM OPENS GENERAL STRETCH/ SPECTATOR ENTRANCE WARM-UP/ SESSION SCHEDULE FOR CHECK-IN BAR SETTINGS OPENS: GOFAN ONLY COMPETITION BEGINS ENDS (EST.) Teams & Individuals Friday, April 19 3:30 p.m. 4:10 - 4:55 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. GHSA GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 5A-A RANK 7A-6A North Oconee 1 Buford Bremen 2 North Forsyth Northgate 3 Carrollton Cambridge 4 Newnan Pace Academy 5 West Forsyth East Forsyth 6 Forsyth Central Villa Rica 7 East Coweta Westminster 8 Walton /OFFICIALGHSA FOLLOW US

PROLIFIC GYMNASTS PREP FOR STATE PRELIMS & FINALS

There are numerous storied teams entering the GHSA/ Dr. Lucia Norwood Gymnastics Prelims and State Championships at Buford Arena Wednesday through Friday with hopes of championship glory. But for two-time defending champion and host Buford (6A-7A) and fourtime defending champion North Oconee (1A-5A), the state meet provides a chance for the budding dynasties to further solidify their status.

A HISTORIC AND LASTING LEGACY

Named for legendary coach Lucia Norwood, who led Lakeside-DeKalb’s girls to nine-consecutive state championships from 1971 to 1979, the championship brings together the best gymnasts in the state for two days of preliminary qualifying meets before the action-packed championships.

Ushered into existence in 1956 as a boy’s event, Druid Hills won the inaugural championship before the event was put on hold until 1964. Druid Hills won in 1964 and 1965 and it wasn’t until 1969 that the girls side of the event was sanctioned with Tucker winning the first two championships before Lakeside’s dominant run.

GYMNASTS, TAKE THE STAGE

The event will open with the preliminaries on Wednesday with Class 1A-5A at 1 p.m. and Class 6A-7A at 5:30 p.m. where both team and individual competitors will attempt to qualify for the championships.

Eight teams will qualify from the preliminary meet from each classification but also, a gymnast may qualify for an individual event even if her team does not qualify by meeting certain standards.

The qualifying teams will each compete and be judged in five events – All-Around, Bars, Beam, Floor and Vault – and the best a competitor can do is a perfect 10.00 points. The gymnasts’ All-Around score is the combination of the four other disciplines.

On championship Friday, the arena opens at 4:30 p.m., giving the packed house of spectators plenty of time to find their places before the title performances begin at 5 p.m.

TOP-RANKED TALENT AND CHAMPIONSHIP STREAKS

Since the GHSA reclassified gymnastics into two classifications in 2019 – 6A-7A and 1A-5A – North Oconee has enjoyed a state championship in each of the four seasons in Class 1A-5A while Buford has won each of the past two seasons in the state’s highest class. The Wolves – who have won five titles – won three-straight from 2014-2016 before capturing each of the past two seasons.

It’s no surprise that this season, both teams enter the championship as the favorites. Buford is ranked atop Class 6A7A with 111.992 points ahead of North Forsyth (110.517), Carrollton (109.150), Newnan (108.217), West Forsyth (106.483), Forsyth Central (106.00), East Coweta (105.817) and Walton (105.183).

In the Class 1A-5A polls, North Oconee (110.902) leads Bremen (107.717), Northgate (107.158), Cambridge (106.775), Pace Academy (106.317), East Forsyth (102.808), Villa Rica (102.550) and Westminster (101.158).

The Titans had never won a championship prior to the 2019 title which began the team’s streak of dominance.

A NEW LOOK FROM THE TOP

Last season, Buford amassed 114.825 team points to beat Carrollton (111.70) and Forsyth Central/North Forsyth (111.1). This year, Buford will have to weather the graduation of Marissa Ashton – who led the Wolves in last year’s All-Around (39.575), Bars (9.825), Beam (9.85) and Floor (10.00).

Ushering the Wolves into the future are Vidya Bharadwaj, Aly Gorman, Ellison Gould, Abby Hamilton, Bellarae Newby, Kendall Rockwell, Johanna Sasser and Madison Sounthonethip.

North Oconee returns talent from last year’s championship team but will also rely on emerging stars for its championship defense.

Sienna Zuccaro won the bars competition last year and returns alongside Kate Stetter, who finished second in the floor routine in 2023. Emory Shepherd brings experience after her third-place finish in the bars last season alongside Chloe McDonald, who was fourth in the floor routine in 2023.

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ROTATION SCHEDULE

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Flight A 6A-7A Flight B Vault Bars Beam Floor Vault Bars Beam Floor GROUP 1 (5) FORSYTH GROUP 3 (6) GROUP 4 (5) FORSYTH CENTRAL GROUP 7 (6) COWETA GROUP 4 (6) N GROUP 1 FORSYTH GROUP 3 (5) COWETA FORSYTH CENTRAL GROUP 7 (6) GROUP 3 (6) GROUP 4 (5) N GROUP 1 FORSYTH GROUP 7 (6) COWETA FORSYTH CENTRAL FORSYTH GROUP 3 (5) GROUP 4 (6) GROUP 1 (5) CENTRAL GROUP 7 (6) COWETA FORSYTH ALL GROUP LAST NAME FIRST NAME SCHOOL VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AROUND 1 DIAZ ABBY CHEROKEE 1 1 MCBRIDE NATALIE CHEROKEE 1 1 1 1 1 2 DUVALL ZEVA HARRISON 1 2 INTAGLIATA AUDREY HARRISON 1 1 2 KING JAYLA LAMBERT 1 1 1 1 1 2 SALLEY ANNIE DENMARK 1 2 BLEVINS JESSICA DENMARK 1 1 3 MATHESON McCONAUGHEY ETOWAH 1 1 1 1 1 3 JONES AUBRIE ETOWAH 1 3 BUNAREK MOLLIE ALPHARETTA 1 4 LASH KATHERINE SOUTH FORSYTH 1 4 WEISS VIVIAN NORTH ATLANTA 1 1 4 SNIDER LEIGHTON NORTH ATLANTA 1 4 SALZMAN SAMANTHA NORTH ATLANTA 1 4 MORABITO GINA THOMAS COUNTY 1 5 STRAIN ALYSSA ALLATOONA 1 1 1 1 1 6 McMILLAN ALIE LASSITER 1 1 1 1 1 6 McCAULEY JOLEE LASSITER 1 1 1 1 1 7 GILLESPIE CAMRYN JOHNS CREEK 1 1 1 1 1 7 RICHARDS OLIVIA JOHNS CREEK 1 1 1 1 1 8 HAMRICK PEYTON RIVER RIDGE 1 1 1 8 BETTERIDGE SYDNEY RIVER RIDGE 1 1 1 1 1 8 DOBBS SADIRA RIVER RIDGE 1 1 TOTAL 15 13 16 12 9 A-5A Flight A A-5A Flight B Vault Bars Beam Floor Vault Bars Beam Floor GROUP 1 (5) GROUP 2 (5) GROUP 3 (5) ACADEMY GROUP 5 (5) OCONEE R GROUP 7 (5) FORSYTH ACADEMY GROUP 1 (5) GROUP 2 (4) GROUP 3 (5) FORSYTH GROUP 5 (5) OCONEE R GROUP 7 (5) GROUP 3 (4) ACADEMY GROUP 1 (5) GROUP 2 (4) GROUP 7 (5) FORSYTH GROUP 5 (5) OCONEE GROUP 2 (4) GROUP 3 (4) ACADEMY GROUP 1 (5) OCONEE R GROUP 7 (5) FORSYTH GROUP 5 (5) ALL GROUP LAST NAME FIRST NAME SCHOOL VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AROUND 1 FIELDS ANSLEY BARROW ARTS 1 1 1 1 1 2 BIGGS CLARA TUCKER 1 3 SMITH MIA CENTRAL CARROLL 1 3 COE LONDON DUTCHTOWN 1 4 WOLF SARAH CHAMBLEE 1 1 1 1 1 5 BROWN ANNISTON BAINBRIDGE 1 1 1 1 1 6 AOKI HANNAH OCONEE COUNTY 1 1 1 1 1 7 MONTAGUE JOY KING’S RIDGE 1 1 1 1 1 8 WESLEY MEREDITH OLA 1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL 6 7 7 7 6
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7A-6A

BUFORD

Vidya Bharadwaj

Aly Gorman

Ellison Gould

Abby Hamilton

Bellarae Newby

Kendall Rockwell

Johanna Sasser

Madison Sounthonethip

CARROLLTON

Elizabeth Albertus

Reagan Bearden

Miracle Cox

Addison Crook

Sophia Eisterhold

Erin Entrekin

Sara Frances Lane

Kaydance McKenzie

Anna Claire McKinney

Kendall New

Kara Oakes

Kayden Patterson

Abigail Pike

Mallory Pittman

Caitlyn Strickland

Sariyah Suluki

Presley Willis

Jordyn Wyatt

Annabelle Zea

2024 GHSA GYMNASTICS ROSTERS

2024 GHSA GYMNASTICS QUALIFYING TEAM ROSTERS

EAST COWETA

Rose Bolden

Lucy Johnson

Abigail Key

Brianna Moore

Cassidy Stapleton

Mackenzie Young

Aliza Zwilling

FORSYTH CENTRAL

Katie Andrews

Kaitlin Dempsey

Natalie Flanagan

Katie Knight

Natalie Knight

Kandace Mcpherson

Anna Schiffer

Georgia Smith

Ava Stowe

Addison Stowe

Brooke Sweet

Katie Veltman

Lily Wright

NEWNAN

Molly English

Ava Jongeneel

Paige Krauth

NORTH FORSYTH

Alina Alemany

Bella Canion

7A-6A

ALLATOONA

Alyssa Strain

ALPHARETTA

Mollie Bunarek

CHEROKEE

Abby Diaz

Natalie McBride

Brenna Kudlas

Carsyn Kudlas

Logan Ottenson

Kelsey Putalavage

Gaby Souffrant

Makena Stephens

Kathryn Templeton

Charley Walker

WALTON

Ally Caron

Dana Garcia-Ortiz

Cameron Hiker

Maddie Irvine

Jaye Johnson

Alena Katz

Juhee Kong

Brooke Leslie

Mari Medley

Shanthi Ramprasad

Sophia Saboura

Giada Tenebruso

Lauren Williams

WEST FORSYTH

Julianne Armbrust

Savannah Cockrell

Kristen Cribb

Mani Fofana

Hallie Green

Hannah Harrell

Taariqa Natarajan

Emerson Pearch

Tatum Petty

Emma Sanchez

Alexis Stonebraker

Cara Vargas

Maddie Watson

5A-A

BREMEN

Mary Kate Costley

Alexa Howle

Maegan Hunt

Makenna Karr

Alexa Price

Hailey Schultz

Hannah Schultz

Sophie Shows

Raegan Spivey

Emori Summer

Maya Underwood

AJ Walker

CAMBRIDGE

Emily Eigman

Ellie Beinhower

Sarah Dewey

Peyton Zawodzinski

Ashley Maradiaga Armas

Taylor Carrizal

Anna Draper

Rachel Gregory

Victoria Lancaster

Anjali Roy

Emily Sanders

EAST FORSYTH

Hannah Kempf

Morgan Payne

Olivia Preston

Katelynne Tatum

NORTHGATE

Emma Castleberry

Cassidy Ginn

Kember Lackey

Maggie Monk

Mollie Monk

Bella Brostrom

NORTH OCONEE

Caleigh Connors

Grace Ann Cain

Emma Haygood

Sienna Zuccaro

Ella Hawkins

Emma Howells

Caroline McDonald

Chloe McDonald

Gabby Nguyen

2024 GHSA GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL ROSTERS

DENMARK

Annie Salley

Jessica Blevins

ETOWAH

McConaughey Matheson

Aubrie Jones

HARRISON

Zeva Duvall

Audrey Intagliata

JOHNS CREEK

Camryn Gillespie

Olivia Richards

LAMBERT

Jayla King

LASSITER

Alie McMillan

Jolee McCauley

NORTH ATLANTA

Vivian Weiss

Leighton Snider

Samantha Salzman

RIVER RIDGE

Peyton Hamrick

SydneySadiraBetteridge Dobbs

SOUTH FORSYTH

Katherine Lash

THOMAS CO. CENT.

Gina Morabito

5A-A

BAINBRIDGE

Anniston Brown

BARROW ARTS

Ansley Fields

CENTRAL CARROLL

Mia Smith

CHAMBLEE

Sarah Wolf

Emory Shepherd

Kate Stetter

PACE ACADEMY

Reigan Sherrell

Leena Phoenix

Gabby Mautner

VILLA RICA

Alexis Arrowood

Alana Barker

Posh Daniell

Riley Fisher

Georgia Johnson

Addison Miller

Gracie Jay Sauls

Skylar Shumake

Kerbrianah Senesca

Carsyn Baird

WESTMINSTER

Audrey Anderson

Ella Anthony

Charlotte Blankenbelcer

Caroline Dolan

Marjorie Gituku

Margaret Monin

Gaby Latz

Katie Hendrix

Elizabeth Stone

Mary Margaret Stone

DUTCHTOWN

London Coe

KING’S RIDGE

Joy Montague

OCONEE COUNTY

Hannah Aoki

OLA

Meredith Wesley

TUCKER

Clara Biggs

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PAST GHSA GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONS

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YEAR BOYS GIRLS 1956 Druid Hills 1957 (not held) 1958 (not held) 1959 (not held) 1960 (not held) 1961 (not held) 1962 (not held) 1963 (not held) 1964 Druid Hills 1965 Druid Hills 1966 Gordon 1967 Gordon 1968 Walker 1969 Sequoyah Tucker 1970 Sequoyah Tucker 1971 Sequoyah Lakeside 1972 Sequoyah Lakeside 1973 Lakeside Lakeside 1974 Briarcliff Lakeside 1975 Peachtree Lakeside 1976 Peachtree Lakeside 1977 Briarcliff Lakeside 1978 Briarcliff Lakeside 1979 Briarcliff Lakeside 1980 (not held) Westminster 1981 (not held) Redan 1982 (not held) Tucker 1983 (not held) Tucker 1984 (not held) Tucker 1985 (not held) Redan 1986 (not held) Redan 1987 Discontinued Redan 1988 Redan 1989 Tucker 1990 Milton YEAR GIRLS 1991 Milton 1992 Heritage, Conyers 1993 Pace Academy 1994 Heritage, Conyers 1995 Heritage, Conyers 1996 Heritage, Conyers 1997 Roswell 1998 Milton 1999 Milton 2000 Roswell 2001 Roswell 2002 Roswell 2003 Roswell 2004 Oconee County 2005 Roswell 2006 Colquitt County 2007 Roswell 2008 Newnan 2009 Providence Christian 2010 Lassiter 2011 Tift County 2012 Tift County 2013 Lambert 2014 Buford 2015 Buford 2016 Buford 2017 West Forsyth 2018 West Forsyth 6A-7A A-5A 2019 West Forsyth North Oconee 2020 (not held) (not held) 2021 Newnan North Oconee 2022 Buford North Oconee 2023 Buford North Oconee

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