Gymnastics Association of Texas Ceremony of Honors

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Gymnastics Association
of
Texas
Ceremony of Honors
Renaissance Austin Hotel
Austin, Texas
August 30, 2014
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Order Of Ceremony
National Honor Awards…………..………….. 5
High School Honor Awards……..…………...6
Collegiate Honor Awards……..……...…..... 6
Judges Honor Awards……...……..………...7
USAG Gymnastics For All…………..……..8-9
USAG Acrobatic Gymnastics……….....…10-13
USAG Trampoline and Tumbling.….....… .14-15
USAG Men’s …………………...………16-17
Pride of Texas Award………………....…...18-19
Texas Gymnastics Heritage Award…...…...20-21
Service to Youth Awards…………………..22-25
Distinguished Service Award……..…...….26-27
Life Member Award….…………..………. 28-29
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NATIONAL
HONOR
AWARDS
The Honor Award is presented annually to persons who have
brought honor to the State of Texas by their service as leaders
of National Organizations, coaching of champions and/or
winning of National titles in gymnastics.
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HIGH SCHOOL HONOR AWARDS
Harold Green
Brian Schenk
Lee Stout
THSGCA Hall of Honor Recipient
COLLEGIATE HONOR AWARDS
2014 National Association of Independent
Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC)
Molly Stuckey
Ernie Kirkham
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
NAIGC Uneven Bars National Champion
Coach of National Champion
Justin Powers
MCMURRAY UNIVERSITY
NAIGC Floor National Champion
Coach Ernie Kirkham, Texas A&M University
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TEXAS GYMNASTICS JUDGES ASSOCIATION
HONOR AWARDS
WOMEN
Kevin Freeman
Judge at Division I NCAA Nationals
Adriana Ruiz
Cori Rizzo
Debbie Williams
Judge at Division II College Nationals
Judge at JO Nationals
Judge at JO Nationals
Denise Coats-Lauriat
Judge at Westerns; Judge at NHSGA
Nationals
Laprise Harris-Williams
Master of Sport Recipient
MEN
James Sergeant
Judge at 2014 USAG Collegiate Nationals
Women’s Gymnastics judges at a gymnastics meet in Texas.
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USAG GYMNASTICS FOR ALL
HONOR AWARDS
BIRON GYMNASTICS SHOW TEAM
Best of Show Recipient
Gold Medal National Champions
Coaches for Gymnastics For All Nationals
Jodie Trncak
Head Coach of Biron Gymnastics Show Team
Cheryl Cupples
Rob Maiorana
Coach of Biron Gymnastics Show Team
Dawn Howard
Jill Terrell
Ed Landry
Beau Biron
Owner of Biron Gymnastics
Power TeamGym Level 8 National Champions
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Best of Show Recipient and
Brittany Bowles
Rafaella Cattani
Jenna Hall
KK Hartwig
Keri Collins
Lindsey Collins
Abbey Coltrin
Alyssa Marek
Genny Massey
Sarah Millan
Hope Coltrin
Caitlin Comfort
Reshmi Patel
Lauren Reed
Katie Dickerson
Kelly Dickerson
MayaLee Dobson
McKenna Reid
Rachel Rivera
Mackenzie Schlief
Mary Dodds
Kristin Fogt
Michelle Goddin
Caroline Sullivan
Emily Winter
Power TeamGym Level 8 National Champions
Brittany Bowles
Keri Collins
KK Hartwig
Alyssa Marek
Lindsey Collins
Katie Dickerson
Kelly Dickerson
McKenna Reid
Caroline Sullivan
Emily Winter
Michelle Goddin
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USAG ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS
HONOR AWARDS
ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS OF SAN ANTONIO
2014 National Team Awards: Junior Elite 12-18, Level 9, Level 8
Maren Merwarth
JE 13-19 WP National Champion, 2014 World
Age Group Competitor, Flanders Acro Cup
Gold Medalist, National Team Member
Jessica Renteria
Age Group Competitor, Flanders Acro Cup
Gold Medalist, National Team Member
Katarina Partalas
Age Group Silver Medalist, National Team
Member
Kathleen Davis
Age Group Silver Medalist, National Team
Member
Briana Foster
JE 12-18 MXP National Champion, 2014 World
Age Group Finalist, National Team Member
Alex McGraw
JE 12-18 MXP National Champion, 2014 World
Morgan Price
Level 9 Women’s Pair 12-13 National Champion
Alexandra Edwards Level 9 Women’s Pair 12-13 National Champion
Alyssa Delgado
L9 WG 14-15 National Champion, 2104 World
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Gabriella Foster
Connie Kickirillo
Sarah Diamond
International Team Member
Elizabeth Heinz
International Team Member
Sarah Emily Hogan L8 Women’s Group 12-13 National Champion
Savannah Stutevoss L8 Women’s Group 12-13 National Champion
Katherine Loftus
L8 Women’s Group 12-13 National Champion
Devon Merwarth
Level 7 Mixed Pair 12-13 National Champion
Aidan Merwarth
Schyler Shults
Makena Ludeman
Jessie Phillips
Angelina Gardner
Timothy Massa
Vladimir Vladev
2014 JO Coach of the Year, Coach of National
and International Champions, and
National Team Members, Coach of Team USA
World Age Group Finalists and Medalists
Michelle Merwarth Coach/Choreographer of National
Champions, Team USA World Age Group
competitors, International and National Team
Rositza Simmons
Coach of National Champions and
International Team Members
Iordan Gueorguiev Coach of National Champions and International
Team Members
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USAG ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS
HONOR AWARDS
BOERNE GYMNASTICS CENTER
Maci Wehrmann
Level 6 Women’s Pair 11U National Champion
Taryn Everett
Level 6 Women’s Pair 11U National Champion
Yakira Seillier
Aubrey Matson
Rumen Lachkov
Coach of Boerne National Champions
Radostina Lachkov Coach of Boerne National Champions
KILGORE ACRO FLYERS
Nevaeh Felts
Robert Flynn
Ada Alexander
Coach of National Champions
TEXAS ACADEMY OF ACROBATICS & GYMNASTICS
Talia Flavien
Trenton Carr
Anna Smirnova
WORLD OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS ACADEMY
Brandi Wren
Judge at 2014 USA Gymnastics Championships
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USA AERIAL ATHLETICS
Konstantine Partalas Junior Elite 12-18 Men’s Pair National
Champion, 2014 World Age Group Bronze
Medalist, National Team Member
Colin Davis
Junior Elite 12-18 Men’s Pair National
Champion, 2014 World Age Group Bronze
Medalist, National Team Member
Mary Imbus
2014 Zwinger International Acro Cup
Competitor, National Team Member
Aubrey Rosilier
2014 Zwinger International Acro Cup
Competitor, National Team Member
Ryenn Gonzales
Elena Elzinga
Abigail Rosilier
Jennifer Banowsky
Coach of National and International Champions,
Judge at 2014 USA Gymnastics Championships
Kylie McDonald
Nevaeh Felts & Robert Flynn, KAF
Konstantine Partalas and Colin Davis, USAAA
Level 6 MXP National Champions
2014 World Age Group Bronze Medalists
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USAG TRAMPOLINE AND TUMBLING
HONOR AWARDS
Lexi Vigil
ACROSPIRITS
2014 Pan American Olympic Festival Trampoline
Bronze Medalist
Youth Elite Trampoline National Champion
Amanda Santana
AIR EXTREME
L10 Age 13-14 Trampoline National Champion
Brendon Blount
Evan McWhirter
BIRON GYMNASTICS
Level 5 Age 9-10 Tumbling National Champion
Dakota Earnest
BASEL’S ALL-STAR GYMNASTICS
Benjamin Smith
Level 9 Age 15+ Tumbling National Champion
Merrell Gilbert
EAGLE GYMNASTICS
Amanda Thompson L7 Age 11-12 Trampoline National Champion
Caroline Walker
L6 Age 9-10 Trampoline National Champion,
L6 Age 9-10 Double Mini National Champion
Natalie Johnson
L6 Age 13-14 Trampoline National Champion
Cecilia Adams
Gracie Cain
Collin Wallick
Hunter Tron
Tye Hair
GYMNASTICS OF SAN ANTONIO
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Augie Giannoni
Natalie Sheffey
Darcy Crawford
Seth Crawford
Cameo Crawford
Sid Simpson
Tom Brewer
Smith Light
GYMNAST FACTORY
Level 9 13-14 Men Syncro National Champion
Level 6 Double Mini National Champion
METROPLEX GYMNASTICS
Level 8 Men 11-12 Tumbling National Champion
Landon Todd
Joney Servantes
Jace Taliaferro
MGA ELITE GYMNASTICS
L8 Men 10U Double Mini National Champion
L8 Women 10U Double Mini National Champion
L8 Men 11-12 Double Mini National Champion
Abigail Inge
TENACIOUS T&T
L8 Women 15+ Trampoline National Champion
Kolbi Coleman
Richard Trevino
Jesse Zamarripa
TREVINO’S GYMNASTICS
Level 10 Men 17+ Tumbling National Champion,
L10 Men 17+ Double Mini National Champion
L8 Women 10U Tumbling National Champion
Hayden Hammack
Dawson Mozisek
Brooke Warzecha
Krista McNary
Cindy Burkett
Ashten McAfee
VICTORIA GYMAGIC
Level 9 13-14 Men Syncro National Champion
L9 13-14 Men Double Mini National Champion
L9 Age 10U Women Syncro National Champion
L9 Age 10U Women Syncro National Champion
Wyatt Moore
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USAG MEN’S HONOR AWARDS
ALAMO GYMNASTICS
Blake Sun
Nicholas Bauer
Yuejin Sun
Yu Zhang
JE Level 9 National Parallel Bars Champion
JE Level 9 National High Bar Champion
CHAMPIONS
Davis Grooms
Alex Wilson
Khalil Jackson
Hideo Mizoguchi
Marcus Tyler
Pacific Rim: Team Champions, Parallel
Bars-4th, 4th All Around; Junior Pan Am Games:
Team Champions, 4th All Around, Pommel Horse3rd, Parallel Bars-6th, High Bar-7th; JE L10
National All Around and Pommel Horse Champion
JE National Regional Team Champions-L10 Sr
JE Level 9 National High Bar Champion
Coach of National and International Champions
CYPRESS ACADEMY
Level 9 JO National Club Team Champions
Matthew Wenske
Tanner Justus
Braden Page
Joel Diaz
Levi Anderson
Josh Williams
Tom Meadows
Nick Brooks
Igor Veryni
Junior Pan Am Games: Team Champion, Floor3rd, Rings-2nd, Vault-3rd; JE L10 National Floor
Champion
JE L10 National Vault and Parallel Bars Champion
JE Level 9 National Floor Champion
JE Level 9 National Vault Champion
JE Level 10 National Floor Champion;
JE National Regional Team Champions - L10
JO Level 9 National Rings Champion
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Jacob Burris
Jeremy Kramb
RIDGEWOOD GYMNASTICS
SOUTHLAKE
Colin Lillie
Andrew Parker
Josh McBride
JO Level 9 National Floor Champion
Alan Camilius
Kyle Turner
TURNER GYMNASTICS
JE Level 8 National Vault Champion
WORLD OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS ACADEMY-FRISCO
Fabian DeLuna
Tristan Burke
Cole Casanova
Sergei Pakanich
International Junior Gymnastics Competitor in
Japan: Rings-3rd, Vault-2nd; JE National
Regional Team Champions-L10
JE National Regional Team Champions-L10
JE National Regional Team Champions-L10
WORLD OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS ACADEMY—PLANO
Yaroslav Pochinka
Ryan Sheppard
Pavel Sadovsky
Yuri Kartsev
JE L10 National Rings Champion; JE National
Regional Team Champions-L10 Sr
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PRIDE OF TEXAS
AWARD
The Pride of Texas Award is presented to the person(s) who
has worked for the past several years supporting the GAT
community by serving as demonstrators and teachers
2014 PRIDE OF TEXAS AWARD
PRESENTED TO:
MARK CALDERON
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Mark Calderon, a native of McAllen, Texas, initially trained in gymnastics, trampoline,
and tumbling, under coach Bob Reed. He started out at a local community center and
then moved to the Boys Club in McAllen. Although Mark’s initial training was in allaround gymnastics as well as trampoline and tumbling, he exceled in trampoline and
maintained that as his focus.
He competed in the AAU Junior Olympics from 1976-79 and USTA National
competitions, winning national titles both in age-group and national team qualifying
competitions. He placed second at the 1978 World Age-Group Games in Honolulu,
Hawaii.
At the age of 16, he qualified for the USA Men’s Trampoline Team for the first time and
represented the United States at four World Championships from 1980-1986. At the
1982 World Championships, Mark won the Men’s World Synchronized Trampoline title
with Stuart Ransom.
In June 2012, the USA Gymnastics organization honored him at the US Men’s and
Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team qualifying meet in San Jose, CA, by inducting him
into the USA Gymnastics Hall Of Fame. The following year, in September 2013, he was
honored once again and inducted as a Legend of Acrobatics by the World Acrobatics
Society.
Mark earned a NROTC scholarship and attended the University of Texas at Austin from
1988-1992 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Upon
graduation, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy in August 1992. He
received his Naval Aviator “Wings of Gold” in September 1995 and flew the P-3C Orion
anti-submarine warfare aircraft. He served at total of 24.5 years on active duty and
retired in September 2013 at the rank of Commander. He now works as a Southwest
Airlines Pilot and lives in St. Paul, TX, with his lovely wife, Kristi, and their two
children, Rachel and Jacob.
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TEXAS GYMNASTICS
HERITAGE AWARD
The Texas Gymnastics Heritage Award is presented to a
person who has contributed to the development of
gymnastics in Texas prior to leaving the State of Texas.
2014 TEXAS GYMNASTICS
HERITAGE AWARD
PRESENTED TO:
TOM CUNNINGHAM
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Tom Cunningham was the 1959 Southwestern Conference Tumbling Champion and the 1961 Southwest AAU Champion on Rings
and Vault. In 1964, while competing for Oklahoma State Gymnastics, Tom won the all-around team trophy, bringing the trophy back
to Sokol Zizka. He was a 1-man team, beating the BIG 8 conference, single-handedly placing 1st in every event but one. In the
Mexican International Gymnastics 1967, he placed 1st on Rings
and 2nd on Floor Exercise.
In 1966, 1968, and 1970, Tom was the Texas State Power Lifting
Champion. He continued excelling in weightlifting. He was
named Mr. Dallas Bodybuilder 1968. He set a world record dead
lift of 660 pounds, with a body weight of 159.5 pounds.
Tom was a circus trapeze flier, Acapulco Cliff diver and American
high diver. As a movie stunt man, he was a fall guy and coach of
super jock sandmen in MGM’s “Logan’s Run”. He was also cast as
a stunt football player and punter in MGM’s “Semi-Tough”.
As a photographer, Tom has won over 500 awards including the
Tri-Color Award at the Texas State Fair (Highest and Best).
Tom has also be an entertainer and is a member of the Texas Country Music Association Hall of Fame as well as the Louisiana Country & Gospel Legacy of Stars Hall of Fame member. He was the
2001 and 2002 Canadian Star Awards Entertainer of the Year and
the 2004 Comedy Act and 2005 Variety Act winner. Tom has received the Lifetime Achievement from Nashville King Eagle
Award. He has been an entertainer all over the world primarily in
Europe, New Zealand, Japan, and Canada.
In addition, Tom has been a songwriter and sound mixer for
groups such as Aero Smith, Willie Nelson, and Diana Ross. He has
been named Kentucky and Tennessee Music Colonel Thomas V.
Cunningham.
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SERVICE TO YOUTH
AWARD
The Service to Youth Award is presented to the person(s) who
does not serve as a gymnastics coach or program director. Their
service is for a significant period of years, touching the lives of
many children.
2014 SERVICE TO YOUTH AWARD
PRESENTED TO:
MELANIE CRYER
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Melanie first fell in love with gymnastics in 1976 as she
watched (along with the rest of the world) Nadia Comaneci’s
memorable Olympic performance. She went on to graduate
from SHSU in 1983 with a secondary teaching certification in
English and psychology and then taught English at Humble
High School.
In 1994, Melanie officially became a “gym mom” when her
middle daughter began competitive gymnastics. When her son
followed suit in 1996, Melanie travelled many a mile and sat
on many uncomfortable bleachers to support her children’s
successes in the sport for the next 14 years.
Melanie received her judging certification in 1997 and after
assisting as a recreational coach for several years, she became
the preschool gymnastics director at Rowland/Ballard from
2004-2011. During that time, she won a contest sponsored by
Patti Komara and had several of her creative lesson plans published in “Preschool Theme Lesson Plans from Across the
USA.”
These days, she is happily fostering her son’s dog while he
serves in the U.S. Army, and she is a very involved volunteer
with both women and 4 year-olds in different programs at her
church. Her husband would like to add that she is the luckiest
woman in the world because she is married to him.
Melanie currently serves as the treasurer for the Houston
Women’s Gymnastics Judges Association, still loves gymnastics, and is incredibly humbled to be the recipient of this
award.
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SERVICE TO YOUTH
AWARD
The Service to Youth Award is presented to the person(s) who does
not serve as a gymnastics coach or program director. Their service
is for a significant period of years, touching the lives of many children.
2014 SERVICE TO YOUTH AWARD
PRESENTED TO:
LOREN DILL, NORBERTS
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From its inception, Norbert's Athletic Products, Inc. has been
acutely aware of Texas' huge impact on all aspects of gymnastics. Without limitation, we respect and applaud the Lone Star
State's legion of organizations, coaches and athletes and their
myriad accomplishments at all levels of competition. From the
beginning we made a concerted effort to ensure Texans a
source of top-quality, yet very affordable mats and equipment
we manufacture here in the USA. We participate in competitive
bidding to contract with many Texas public institutions and
work closely with private entities and individuals throughout
your great state.
We proudly consider Texas to be our other home state and truly cherish our close relationship with your gymnastics community overall, foremost among them your Gymnastic Association
of Texas.
When Norbert Dill, who founded our company, first attended
GAT's 1994 Convention, he was overwhelmed by how warmly
he was welcomed by GAT attendees who not only placed orders but also expressed support and appreciation for this firsttime vendor.
Over the ensuing two decades, Norbert's has been honored to
participate in, exhibit at, and contribute to GAT's annual convention. Yours is unique in that it is a thoroughly enjoyable
event, one we truly and wholeheartedly anticipate. It's so
much so, in fact, that we are actually pleased to donate equipment for your auctions, offer discounted prices to those who
purchase products (in advance of the exhibit as well as while
we are in the hall) and, most recently, sponsor GAT's Ceremony of Honor event.
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AWARD
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a
person(s) who has given outstanding recent service to the
gymnastics development and gymnastics programs in Texas.
2014 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
PRESENTED TO:
KEVIN MUENZ
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Kevin started his journey into the world of gymnastics, at the age of 12,
as manager of a high school gymnastics team in Yorktown Heights, New
York. The following year, the family moved to the suburbs of Chicago, a
hot bed for high school gymnastics, where he attended John Hersey
High School, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. As a high school gymnast, he
helped his team win the state championship and placed 2nd in the all
around behind Bart Conner. During his senior year, he was invited to
the first Olympic development camp held by the then USGF in Lincoln,
Nebraska, and placed 3rd at the first ever National High School All
Around Invitational in Chicago, Illinois. A college scholarship led him to
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, under the direction of
Coach Bill Meade. As a college gymnast, Kevin was a member of the
USGF National Men’s Team and received the bronze medal on pommel
horse at the USGF National Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After graduating from SIU-C with a degree in Education, Kevin
worked on his Masters in Biomechanics and Physiology of Exercise and
helped Coach Meade with the gymnastics team. The experience with
Meade planted the seeds for Kevin to venture into the world of coaching. Coach Muenz moved to Garland, Texas in 1982 and is still coaching
at Lakeview Centennial High School. During this time, his teams have
won 5 high school state championships; he has been honored 3 times by
the Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association as their Coach of
the Year and in 1991 he was awarded the prestigious National High
School Coach of the Year award. Kevin’s gymnasts have won numerous
state, regional and national titles at the high school and club levels.
Resently, Kevin has served as the USA Gymnastics men’s state chairman. He has also been a nationally certified judge for over 26 years and
an officer in the THSGCA for over 20 years. Kevin admits that none of
this could have been possible without the loving support of his wife
Debbie and their 3 children.
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LIFE MEMBER
AWARD
The Life Member Award is presented
to the person(s) who have given a
long period of outstanding service
and accomplishment to the sport of
gymnastics in Texas.
BETH GARDNER
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Beth Gardner fell in love with gymnastics as a recreational gymnast at the age of 3. She is a
1983 graduate of Texas A&M, and has been owner of Heart of Texas Gymnastics in
Temple since 1999. She has an extensive background specializing in preschool,
recreational and special needs gymnastics.
In addition to experience as a Preschool Director, coach and gym owner, Beth has been
Director of the GAT Instructor Training Program (ITP) from its inception in 1999. She is
the co-author for the USA Gymnastics Hands-on Training Program for recreational
gymnastics; a co-author of the Preschool, Recreational and Brain & Body ITP programs.
The Brain and Body program was adopted by USA Gymnastics as a national course in 2013.
She has served as a presenter and board member for Gymnastics Association since 1998.
Beth has been a national, international and private clinician since 1997. She has served as a
National Instructor for USA Gymnastics, presenting at state, regional and national
congresses and served as one of the National Instructors for USA Gymnastics Kinder
Accreditation for Teachers (KAT,) USA Gymnastics Movement Development and Lesson
Plan Development (MELPD,) and currently serves as a National Instructor for the USA
Gymnastics Preschool Fundamentals, Hands-on Training and the USA Gymnastics Handson Training for School-Aged courses for preschool and recreational gymnastics, and the
USA Gymnastics Brain and Body course. Her articles have appeared nationally and
internationally in Technique magazine, The Gym Press, GymSmarts online and Gym
Momentum online. She has compiled her lesson plans and coaching philosophies in
numerous books and DVD’s.
Beth has served on the USA Gymnastics Preschool Advisory Board as well as the USA
Gymnastics Safety Review Board. She is also a founding Board Member for Movement
Matters International, a consortium dedicated to research and development of the effects of
movement in improving the lives of those who live with disabilities and helping to establish
special needs gymnastics programs throughout North America. She also served as a state
congressional witness for the gymnastics community in 2009.
Her child-first philosophy and a skill-based curriculum, emphasizing education through
creative techniques in a safety-oriented, fun and loving environment have proven effective
in building dynamic and highly successful preschool gymnastics and mobile gym-bus
programs.
Her background also includes volunteering and coaching children and adults with special
needs within her program as well as through Special Olympics, Discover Fitness
Foundation and other private organizations. Her newest passion is for researching ways to
address special needs in the gymnastics environment and utilizing gymnastics to affect
positive changes for those with disabilities.
Beth’s awards include the GAT Distinguished Service Award in 2003 and 2007 and she is
listed as one of the 2005 Remarkable Woman Awards from ABC Television “The View” for
her dedication and contributions to the development of the sport of gymnastics and helping
others to overcome personal difficulties. She most recently received the 2014 All Star
Recognition from Temple Education Foundation for outstanding service.
Beth is the mother of three children, Robert, Daniel and Melissa. Elected 2014.
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BIRON GYMNASTICS SHOW TEAM
Best of Show Recipient
Katarina Partalas and
Kathleen Davis, AGSA
Brendon Blount, Biron Gymnastics
2014 World Age Group
Level 5 Tumbling
Silver Medalists
National Champion
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THANK YOU!
Thank you to all who make this
wonderful event and organization
possible; coaches, judges, vendors,
speakers and especially the
GAT Board.
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Gymnastics Association of Texas Ceremony of Honors

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