ACHIEVERS GIRLS TEAM CELEBRATE END OF 2018 COMPETITIVE SEASON

Team Banquet Celebration 

DENTON, TX – Gymnasts and their families along with their coaches from Achiever’s Gymnastics Center gathered recently to celebrate the success from the 2018 competition season.  The Achievers team banquet was held at the Denton Country Club where stories were shared and accomplishments were celebrated.

Special awards were given to the gymnasts by the coaching staff.  These awards were given separately to members of the Achievers Gymnastics Compulsory Teams and the Achievers Gymnastics Optional Teams.  Some of those awards included The Achievers Gymnastics Hardest Worker Award, The Achievers Most Improved Award, and The Achievers Sportsmanship Award.
In the compulsory program in the category of Hardest Worker, the coaches rewarded 2 outstanding athletes – Audrey Collins and Tatum Traylor.  The optional team Hardest Worker award recipient was Haylie Huggins.

In the category of Most Improved Gymnast, the Compulsory Team winner was Dove Void.  Kaden Weatherly received the most improved award for the Optional Team.

Whitney Forsythe took home the Sportsmanship award for the compulsory program.  The optional level winner of the Sportsmanship award was Erika Gustafson.     

One award is given to the athlete in each program who fulfills all the qualities of the 3 awards listed above – combined, the Achievers Gymnastics Spirit Award.  This award is very special for the girls because it is voted on by her teammates.  This year the Spirit Award recipient for the Achievers compulsory team, as voted on by her peers, was Rayden Hawley.   Anna Walker received the Spirit Award for the girls on the optional team. 

Finally, the Achievers graduating seniors were honored.  Skylar Fuentez & Lauren Grubke were presented their senior plaques and banners.  Both girls will be attending Texas Tech in the Fall.           

Other achievements were also recognized at this event, including Top 3 placement at State, qualification to the Region 3 Regional Championships, and placement in the Top 3 at Regionals.

Listed below is a list of these accomplishments:

Top 3 at State:

Level 3:           Isabelle Escobedo:  3^rd place on Vault.

Level 4:           Reagan Hasty:  2^nd place on Uneven Bars and 3^rd place in the All Around.

Level 6:           Jade Ballard:  1^st on Floor Exercise, 2^nd on Balance Beam, 3^rd on Vault.

                        Raegan Baker:  3^rd on Uneven Bars.

Level 7:           Maddison Justice:  2^nd on Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise, 3^rd in the All Around.

                        Kaden Weatherly:  3^rd on Balance Beam.

Region 3 Regional Championships Qualifiers:

Level 7:           Maddison Justice

                        Kaden Weatherly

Level 10:         Claire Willenborg

Top 3 at Regionals:

Level 7:           Maddison Justice:  1^st on Uneven Bars, Balance Beam and in the All Around.

For more information, please contact Frank Kudlac, Head Coach, and Director of Operations at (940) 484-4900, or by e-mail at Frank.Kudlac@achieversgymnastics.com

 Achievers Gymnastics is owned and operated by Frank and Johnna Kudlac since 1992.  Celebrating 26 years serving the Denton community, the Achievers curriculum consists of many inter-working programs including Girls and Boys USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic gymnastics teams, Girls TAAF Teams, Parkour classes, Achievers Ninja Warrior Training, and various levels of recreational gymnastics, cheer and tumbling classes for children and adults of all ages.

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ACHIEVERS GYMNASTICS MEN’S TEAM FINISHES SEASON AT THE 2018 MEN’S JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS                   

 DENTON, TX – Achievers Men’s Gymnastics team member William Kudlac (Pilot Point) competed this past week in the Level 9, 13-year-old division of the 2018 Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships held in Oklahoma City, OK.  This was William’s second consecutive year qualifying to the highest possible Junior competition in the country.

Meet Results 

Key: Floor = FX, Pommel Horse = PH, Rings = R, Vault = V, Parallel Bars = PB, Horizontal bar = HB and All Around = AA.Level 9 – 13-year-old Junior Olympic Division:

• William Kudlac – Pilot Point, TX: 44^th on FX, 40^th on PH, 34^th on R, 53^rd on V, 50^rd on PB, 46^th on HB, 49^th AA        

 If you are interested in joining the Achievers Gymnastics Men’s Program please feel free to contact Head Coach Ryan Turney via email at: ryan.turney@achieversgymnastics.com or by phone at: 940-231-3987. 

Achievers Gymnastics is owned and operated by Frank and Johnna Kudlac since 1992.  Celebrating 26 years serving the Denton community, the Achievers curriculum consists of many inter-working programs including Girls and Boys USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic gymnastics teams, Girls TAAF Teams, Parkour classes, Achievers Ninja Warrior Training, and various levels of recreational gymnastics, cheer and tumbling classes for children and adults of all ages.

ACHIEVERS GYMNASTICS TAAF TEAM COMPLETES COMPETITIVE SEASON ON HIGH NOTE

Gymnasts achieve 7 State Championship titles and 45 Top 10 Placements 

DENTON, TX – Gymnasts from Achiever’s Gymnastics Center TAAF Team competed at the TAAF Level 4 through 8 State Championships held at Metroplex Gymnastics in Allen, Texas, on May 4-6, 2018.  The competition was the culminating competition of the season for TAAF (Texas Amateur Athletic Federation) athletes with many Achievers Gymnasts placing at or near the top of the competition.

State Championship Titles were earned by Shelbie Donaldson from Haslet, Astrid Giron from Lantana, Jacie Thompson from Krum, Tylee Wright from Corinth, and Olivia Burns from Krum.   Donaldson earned her Gold medal in the All-Around competition as well as the Bronze on Vault in Level 4 Division 4A.  Giron earned top honors on the Uneven Bars in Level 4 Division 4A.  Thompson placed 1^st on Vault and Uneven Bars as well as placing 3rd on Balance Beam, Floor, and All Around in Level 5 Division 5.   Wright earned her Gold on the Balance Beam as well as Silver on Bars, Floor, and All Around and adding a Bronze on Vault in Level 5 Division 5.  Burns earned her State Titles on Vault and Balance Beam in Level 6 Division 22.   Additionally, a Silver Medal performance was turned in by Lauren DeCarlo from Corinth on Balance Beam in Level 4 Division 4C. 

Also, Bronze Medals were earned by Peyton Pearson form Providence Village, and Abigail McCarroll from Northlake.  Pearson earned her Bronze on Vault in Level 4 Division 6.  McCarroll earned her Bronze on Bars in Level 4 Division 3D.

The Achievers TAAF Gymnastics Team athletes who compete at Levels 4-8 are now back in the gym training for the 2019 competition season.

Meet Results

Level 7, Division 2:

Kandace Needum, Denton, placed 10^th on Beam.

Level 6, Division 3:

Olivia Burns, Krum, placed 1^st on Vault and Beam, 9^th on Floor.

Gabrielle Hunter, Denton, placed 7^th on Vault.

Level 5, Division 5:

Jacie Thompson, Krum, placed 1^st on Vault and Bars, 3^rd on Beam, Floor and All Around.

Tylee Wright, Corinth, placed 1^st on Beam, 2^nd on Bars, Floor and All Around, 3^rd on Vault.

Level 4, Division 3B:

Lillie Lorance, Denton, placed 10^th on Vault and Floor.

Level 4, Division 3D:

Abigail McCarroll, Northlake, placed 3^rd on Bars, 9^th on Beam, 10^th All Around.

Level 4, Division 4A:

Shelbie Donaldson, Haslet, placed 1^st All Around, 3^rd on Vault, 4^th on Bars and Beam, 6^th on Floor.

Astrid Giron, Lantana, placed 1^st on Bars, 5^th on Vault, 10^th All Around.

Shelby Aja, Sanger, placed 4^th on Vault, 10^th on Bars.

Level 4, Division 4B:

Isabella Coons, Argyle, placed 4^th on Vault, 9^th All Around, 10^th on Bars.

Level 4, Division 4C:

Lauren DeCarlo, Corinth, placed 2^nd on Beam, 4^th on Vault and All Around, 7^th on Floor, 9^th on Bars

Level 4, Division 5B:

Phoebe Richter, Denton, placed 7^th Beam, 9^th on Vault.

Level 3 Division 7:

Peyton Pearson, Providence Village, placed 3^rd on Vault, 6^th on Floor, 7^th on Bars, Beam, and All Around. 

For more information, please contact Nick Chaimson, Girls’ TAAF Team program director, at (940) 484-4900, or by e-mail at Nick.Chaimson@achieversgymnastics.com

Achievers Gymnastics is owned and operated by Frank and Johnna Kudlac since 1992.  Celebrating 26 years serving the Denton community, the Achievers curriculum consists of many inter-working programs including Girls and Boys USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic gymnastics teams, Girls TAAF Teams, Parkour classes, Achievers Ninja Warrior Training, and various levels of recreational gymnastics, cheer and tumbling classes for children and adults of all ages.

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ACHIEVERS LEVEL 10 GYMNAST FINISHES SUCCESSFUL SEASON AT REGIONALS 

DENTON, TX – Claire Willenborg from Highland Village, who trains at Achiever’s Gymnastics Center, competed in the Region 3 Level 10 Regional Championships on Friday, April 13, 2018, at The University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.  Region 3 is comprised of gymnasts from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Texas, and is considered to be one of the strongest Regions in USA Gymnastics.  Willenborg performed her best competition of the year at the Regional Championships, securing 12^th place finishes on Vault and Floor Exercise in the Sr. B age division.  Now that her season is complete, Willenborg will begin preparation for the upcoming 2019 competition season.

For more information, please contact Frank Kudlac, Head Coach, and Director of Operations at (940) 484-4900, or by e-mail at Frank.Kudlac@achieversgymnastics.com

            Achievers Gymnastics is owned and operated by Frank and Johnna Kudlac since 1992.  Celebrating 26 years serving the Denton community, the Achievers curriculum consists of many inter-working programs including Girls and Boys USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic gymnastics teams, Girls TAAF Teams, Parkour classes, Achievers Ninja Warrior Training, and various levels of recreational gymnastics, cheer and tumbling classes for children and adults of all ages.

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DENTON, TX – Gymnasts from Achiever’s Gymnastics Center competed in the Texas, Level 7 State Championships held at Metroplex Gymnastics in Allen, Texas, on April 7-8, 2018.

Maddison Justice from Denton, earned Silver Medals on the Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise in Level 7 Sr. C4 age division.  Justice also took home the Bronze in the All-Around competition.  Kaden Weatherly from Sanger, took home the Bronze Medal on Balance Beam in Level 7 Jr. B4 age division.  Erika Gustafson from Denton placed 5^th on Bars in Level 7 Sr. A4 age division.  Juliana Paiva from Corinth, placed 7^th on Bars and Beam in Level 7 Sr. B4 age division at this highly competitive State Championships.

Also, Justice and Weatherly qualified to the Region 3 Level 7 Regional Championships to be held at The University of Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 27-29, 2018.  Region 3, in USA Gymnastics, is comprised of the top qualified gymnasts from seven states; Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Texas.  The Regional Championships is the culminating competition for USA Gymnasts competing at this level.

 Meet Results:

Level 7 Sr. C4 division:

Maddison Justice, from Denton, 2^nd on Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise, 3^rd All Around, 4^th on Beam,  

5^th on Vault.

Level 7 Sr. B4 division:

Juliana Paiva, from Corinth, 7^th on Uneven Bars and Balance Beam, 8^th All Around.

Level 7 Sr. A4 division:

Erika Gustafson, from Denton, 5^th on Bars, 9^th on Balance Beam and All Around.

Level 7 Jr. B4 division:

Kaden Weatherly, from Sanger, 3^rd on Balance Beam, 4^th on Floor Exercise, 5^th All Around, 8th on Uneven Bars, 10^th on Vault. 

For more information, please contact Frank Kudlac, Head Coach, and Director of Operations at (940) 484-4900, or by e-mail at Frank.Kudlac@achieversgymnastics.com

Achievers Gymnastics is owned and operated by Frank and Johnna Kudlac since 1992.  Celebrating 26 years serving the Denton community, the Achievers curriculum consists of many inter-working programs including Girls and Boys USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic gymnastics teams, Girls TAAF Teams, Parkour classes, Achievers Ninja Warrior Training, and various levels of recreational gymnastics, cheer and tumbling classes for children and adults of all ages.