09 US Women's JO National Gymnastics Championships

PUYALLUP, Wash., May 17, 2009-Region 5 won three of the eight team titles at the 2009 Women's U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships at the Puyallup (Wash.) Fair Showplex. The two-day event featured nearly 450 of the USA's best Level 10 gymnasts, who compete on the highest level in the Junior Olympic program that is just under the elite level. Both Region 1 and Region 3 won two titles each, with Region 7 also winning a team crown.

The Junior Olympic National Championships is the culmination event for the competitive season. The competition features eight age divisions (Junior A, Junior B, Junior C, Junior D, Senior A, Senior B, Senior C and Senior D), which are determined by age and birth date. USA Gymnastics has eight regions.

The champions by division are as follows.

Junior A Lizzy Le Duc, WGA Texans, Spring, Texas, 37.750
Junior B Keeley Kmieciak, Phenom Gymnastics/Aurora, Ill., 38.450
Junior C Jaclyn McCarlin, CO Gliders/Covina, Calif., 38.400
Junior D Kayla Williams, Bozhi's Gymnastics/Huntington, W.Va., 38.525
Senior A Kaylan Earls, Arena Gymnastics/Joliet, Ill., 38.400
Senior B Abbey Habicht, Orlando (Fla.) Metro, 38.050
Senior C Noel Couch, North Stars Gymnastics Academy/Boonton, N.J., 38.250
Senior D Makayla Stambaugh, Byers Sacramento (Calif.), 38.500

The U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships is one of the national championships of USA Gymnastics, the sport's national governing body in the United States. Many Junior Olympic champions have gone on to make the U.S. National Team and represent the United States in international competition and/or to compete in collegiate gymnastics.

GIBSON ATHLETIC would like to congratulate all the athletes that participated in the JO National Championships!