AAGA All Stars Shine in Watertown!

Watertown, SD

The All Stars Gymnastics Club from All American Gymnastics Academy in Sioux Falls experienced their first full meet of the season on November 22 when the combined compulsory and optional teams traveled to Watertown for the Dakota Gold Invitational.  The All Stars nearly completed a sweep of the meet when their squads from levels 4, 7, and 8 each brought home first place team awards.  The level 5 team earned 4^th place.

The meet was hosted by Dakota Gold Gymnastics and Dance at the Watertown High School.  Other participating clubs included Mitchell Extreme Gymnastics Academy (MEGA); Power & Grace Gymnastics of Sioux Falls; Gold Medal Gymnastics from Brookings and Madison, and the host club Dakota Gold.

Individual highlights for the All Stars include the following:

Level 4 first place finishes in the all-around competition by Payton Steffensen, Sarah Snelling, Casey Peterson, and Erin Gropel in their respective age divisions.  Macey Oppelt rounded out the top finishers by taking the second all-around spot in the 6 – 7 year-old group.

Dominique Boothe nearly captured the top all-around position by earning second place in the 8 – 10 year-old division of Level 5 while teammates Jamie Benedict and Madisyn Waltjer took the age 11 top spots in floor exercise and uneven bars, respectively.

Sweeps of the top three all-around positions by Level 7 All Star competitors Riley Curd, Edythe Chestnut, and Sheridan Scheidt occurred in the 9 – 10 year-old group while Audra Meyer, Kaylynn Erlandson, and Ember Newman duplicated the feat in the 13+ category.  Level 7 teammates Lexi Isaacson and Zoe Henkes executed a one – two punch in the 11 – 12 year-old division as well by claiming the top two all-around spots. 

The Level 8 squad dominated when the All Stars collected the top 4 scores overall including a 1 – 2 – 3 finish by age 11 – 12 division competitors Mackenzie Anderson, Ashlyn Wieczorek, and Shania Scheidt along with a standout performance by Sarah Quinlivan in the 13+ year-old category.

The All Stars will see their next action when they travel to Brookings for the “Hula Fest” on December 6.