Megan Gill

Megan has signed with
Michigan State University!

Hometown:
Beavercreek, Ohio

School:
Beavercreek High School
2660 Dayton-Xenia Road
Beavercreek, Ohio 45434

GPA: 4.23 Weighted
         3.80 Unweighted

Contact: gill879@sbcglobal.net

Skills:

Bars - competed 2008/9: half pirouette to bail, blind full to double back
Bars - new this year: toe shoot, blind full, blind to bail; full-out dismount

Beam - competed 2008/9: bhs, back layout step out; switch leap, straddle jump; full turn; straddle jump, pike jump; round off, full
Beam - new this year: switch leap, switch leap; straddle jump, split full; front aerial, pike gainer

Vault - competed 2008/9: yurchenko pike
Vault - new this year: yurchenko layout

Floor - competed 2008/9: double back; back 1˝ twist, front layout, front pike; tour jeté ˝, tuck 1˝; split full, wolf full; full turn with leg at horizontal
Floor - new this year: double pike; punch front full, front pike; switch leap to tour jeté full; wolf 1˝

Gymnastics Accomplishments:

2009 Level 9 Nationals - 3rd FX
2009 Level 9 Regional - 2nd FX
2009 Level 9 Ohio State Champion - Floor Exercise
4 Time Regional Qualifier - Region 5

Getting To Know You:

My most meaningful gymnastics moment:
Competing at Level 9 Nationals in 2009

3 adjectives my friends would use to describe me:
Outgoing, independent, energetic

10 years from now I'll probably be:
Out of college with a masters or doctorate degree, working as a physical therapist

One thing people don't know about me:
I survived leukemia when I was 2

Advice to young gymnasts:
It may be scary the first time you do a new skill, but it won't be long before it's a piece of cake

Michaela McCamey

Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio

School:
Homeschooled - through Buckeye Online School For Success

GPA: 3.8

Skills:

Bars - competed 2008/9: free hip to HS; blind to bail; double back
Bars - new this year: toe shoot; blind full to blind to bail; double pike flyaway

Beam - competed 2008/9: bhs, bhs; switch leap, straddle jump; full turn; pike jump, straddle jump; round off, full
Beam - new this year: bhs, layout step-out; switch leap, switch leap; side aerial; full turn; popa; pike gainer dismount

Vault - competed 2008/9: yurchenko pike
Vault - new this year: yurchenko layout

Floor - competed 2008/9: front layout full, front tuck; switch side, popa; back 1˝ twist; full turn with leg at horizontal, front layout, front layout
Floor - new this year: rudy, back double twist; hop full to switch side; 1˝ turn with leg at horizontal; wolf 1˝; front full, front pike

Gymnastics Accomplishments:

3 Time Regional Qualifier - Region 5
2008 Level 8 Regional - 2nd All-Around
2008 Level 8 Ohio State Champion - All-Around

Getting To Know You:

Most meaningful gymnastics moment:
Getting my giants by myself without crashing

Most meaningful non-gymnastics moment:
Tubing at Indian Lake with my teammates

10 years from now I'll probably be:
Graduated from college, working and starting a family

One thing people don't know about me:
I've never been on a roller coaster

Favorite quote or best advice you've received:
Never take life too seriously ... nobody gets out alive anyway

Advice to young gymnasts:
Never let fear stop you from achieving your goals

Taylor Patterson

Taylor has signed with
Eastern Michigan University!

Hometown:
Xenia, Ohio

School:
Xenia High School
303 Kinsey Road
Xenia, OH 45385

GPA: 3.5

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Skills:

Bars - competed 2008/9: geinger; bail; blind full to double back
Bars - new this year: toe shoot; blind full to to full-in double back

Beam - competed 2008/9: bhs, layout step-out; side switch; split full jump; round off, double full
Beam - new this year: pike gainer dismount

Vault - competed 2008/9: yurchenko layout
Vault - new this year: yurchenko layout full

Floor - competed 2008/9: double pike; double tuck; front layout full, front tuck; switch side, straddle full; wolf 1˝ twist
Floor - new this year: full-in double back; front full, front pike

Gymnastics Accomplishments:

2 Time Regional Qualifier - Region 5
2009 Level 9 Ohio State Champion - Vault
2008 Level 8 Regional Vault Champion
2008 Level 8 Ohio State Champion - Vault

Getting To Know You:

Most meaningful gymnastics moment:
Winning state and regional championships

Most meaningful non-gymnastics moment:
Selected homecoming queen senior year; in the 07/08 school year I made it to regionals as a 1st year in track & field in the long jump and 4 x 100.

10 years from now I'll probably be:
I will be retired from gymnastics and will have a degree in pre-natal nursing

One thing people don't know about me:
My grandma used to call me her little BooBoo so now we all call her BooBoo

Favorite quote or best advice you've received:
"Yeah, I'm scared but I'll do it anyway!" Mallory Gatto

Advice to young gymnasts:
Keep working hard and never give up!

Calli Carpenter

Hometown:
Springfield, Ohio

School:
Greenon High School
3950 S. Tecumseh Road
Springfield, OH 45502

GPA: 3.885
Current class rank: 12th of 155

~ Please Click Here To View Calli on You Tube ~

Skills:

Bars - competed 2008/9: geinger; bail; free hip hand to blind full to double tuck dismount
Bars - new this year: hecht mount; free hip hand to geinger; double layout dismount

Beam - competed 2008/9: round off, back tuck; wolf hop to side switch; straddle jump to wolf full; front tuck; punch front full dismount
Beam - new this year: cartwheel to gainer full off side; working on double tuck dismount

Vault - competed 2008/9: yurchenko layout
Vault - new this year: yurchenko tuck full

Floor - competed 2008/9: double tuck; fhs, front layout full, front pike; double full; switch side, popa; wolf full to tuck 1˝ twist
Floor - new this year: double pike; front full, front layout; back 2˝ twist; cat leap double to switch side

Gymnastics Accomplishments:

6 Time Regional Qualifier - Region 5

Getting To Know You:

Most meaningful gymnastics moment:
When I got my kip on bars as a Level 5 gymnast

Most meaningful non-gymnastics moment:
The first time I rode the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point

10 years from now I'll probably be:
A school teacher

One thing people don't know about me:
I'm not a very good swimmer

Favorite quote or best advice you've received:
"Nobody's perfect, I got to work it again and again until I get it right""

Advice to young gymnasts:
Don't let fear get in the way of your gymnastics

Nichole Fulton

Hometown:
Yellow Springs, Ohio

School:
Yellow Springs High School
420 East Enon Road
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

GPA: 3.9
Current class rank: 10th

~ Please Click Here To View Nichole on You Tube ~

Skills:

Bars - competed 2008/9: geinger; cast handstand bail to handstand; blind full to double tuck dismount
Bars - new this year: delchev; hecht mount; double layout dismount

Beam - competed 2008/9: bhs, back layout step-out; switch leap split full; front tuck; round off, double full dismount
Beam - new this year: switch side

Vault - competed 2008/9: yurchenko layout
Vault - new this year: yurchenko layout full

Floor - competed 2008/9: double pike; whip double twist; front full, front pike
Floor - new this year: switch leap ring; tour jeté half, front double twist

Gymnastics Accomplishments:

5 Time Regional Qualifier - Region 5

Getting To Know You:

Most meaningful gymnastics moment:
Going to my first meet after switching gyms and falling on bars but still being so excited because it was my best bar score ever

What person would you have dinner with:
Jonas Brothers!

10 years from now I'll probably be:
In a job as a physical therapist and beginning a family

One thing people don't know about me:
I live on a farm and have a cow named Teddy

Favorite quote or best advice you've received:
Anything unattempted remains impossible

Advice to young gymnasts:
Don't be jealous of your friends if they get a skill before you. Everyone takes a different path to the same skill.

Stephanie Choo

Hometown:
Centerville, Ohio

School:
The Miami Valley School
(Independent, College Prep School)
5151 Denise Drive
Dayton, OH 45429

GPA: 3.96

~ Please Click Here To View Stephanie on You Tube ~

Skills:

Bars - competed 2008/9: geinger; bail; blind change; front giant half out; double tuck dismount
Bars - new this year: double front dismount

Beam - competed 2008/9: full turn; straddle jump, tuck full; switch leap, wolf full; bhs, back layout step-out; round off, double full dismount
Beam - new this year: split jump, wolf full; switch side

Vault - competed 2008/9: tsuk pike
Vault - new this year: yurchenko tuck full

Floor - competed 2008/9: double tuck; 2˝ back twist; front step-out, round-off, bhs, double full; double turn; switch side, tuck 1˝; wolf full, popa
Floor - new this year: full-in double back; 2˝ back twist, punch front tuck; switch leap, switch side; wolf 1˝

Gymnastics Accomplishments:

3 Time Regional Qualifier - Region 5

Getting To Know You:

Most meaningful gymnastics moment:
Getting my geinger after working on it all summer

Most meaningful non-gymnastics moment:
Going on a vacation with my teammates at Indian Lake

3 adjectives my friends would use to describe me:
Determined, independent, disciplined

One thing people don't know about me:
I do not like diving and I get red blotches when I get nervous

Favorite quote or best advice you've received:
"Decide that you are going to do it ... and do it!""

Advice to young gymnasts:
Don't worry about any other gymnast and how they are performing, just focus on yourself