RACC 2023 Election Results

Congratulations Westerns Juniors
5 Event Champions!

Name	Club	Age Grp	Event Place	Event Place	Event Place	Event Place	Event Place
Cassandra Tan	CEGW	1	Beam 6th	Floor 3rd	AA 5th
Khalyah Montanoña-Banks	SWAG	1	Floor 8th
Sadie Drake	Advantage	1	Beam 8th
Finley Young	Metropolitan	2	Floor 7th
Hadassah Ruiz	Metropolitan	3	Floor 1st
Sarah Neumayer	Bronco	3	Vault 6th	Bars 7th
Sophie Kung	CEG	3	Vault 1st	Beam 3rd	AA 8th
Kate Richards	Ascend	4	Vault 8th	Floor 8th
Jordyn Dawson	Danik	4	Beam 2nd
Leslie Carline-Franklin	Northpointe	4	Bars 6th
Annikah Baker	Mtn. West	5	Bars 7th
Marissa Bewley	Northshore	5	Bars 7th	Beam 1st	AA 7th
Mao Kondo	Black Hills	7	Beam 3rd	Floor 6th
Analyn Wuff	Ascend	7	Vault 6th	AA 8th
Makahla McGlon	Emerald City	7	Vault 1st	Beam 2nd	Floor 3rd	AA 2nd
Corrine Roberts	Northshore	7	Bars 1st	Floor 2nd	AA 7th
Violet Wong	Rainbow	7	Vault 8th
Alexis Pena	Madison	8	Vault 5th	Beam 2nd	AA 3rd
Alaina Tiner	Bronco	8	Vault 2nd	Floor 2nd	AA 8th

 

 

Westerns Seniors

2 AA Champions, 5 Event Champions, and 2 Age Group Champions

Name	Club	Age Grp	Event Place	Event Place	Event Place	Event Place	Event Place
Harper Knox	Bronco	1	Beam 4th	Floor 3rd	AA 5th
Lily Miyoshi	Gym East	1	Vault 5th	Floor 6th
Maddy Mello	Mtn. West	1	Vault 4th
Lucy Lyakhovitski	Emerald City	2	Floor 6th	AA 4th
Elena Markley	Pacific Reign	2	Bars 6th	Floor 6th	AA 5th
Giselle Millner	Naydenov	3	Vault 6th	Bars 2nd	Beam 5th	Floor 4th	AA 1st
Julia Montero	Denali	3	Vault 5th	AA 5th
Zoe Liu	Naydenov	3	Bars 3rd
Morgan Sfanos	Pacific Reign	3	Bars 1st
Jocelyn Palmer	Pacific Reign	3	Beam 3rd	Floor 5th
Claire Johnson	Pacific Reign	4	Bars 2nd	Beam 5th	Floor 4th	AA 2nd
Alexis Lee	Ascend	4	Bars 4th	Beam 6th	AA 4th
Sosie Stewart	Mtn. West	4	Bars 5th
Karina Cooper	SWAG	5	Bars 5th	Beam 8th	Floor 6th	AA 3rd
Ellise Woodgate	Gym East	5	Beam 2nd	Floor 5th	AA 8th
Hailey Houdak	Inspire	5	Vault 4th	Beam 4th
Cadence Fineran	Jewarts	5	Vault 8th
Siena Kono	Northshore	5	Bars 7th
Ashley Boelens	Mountain West	6	Beam 2nd	Floor 8th	AA 2nd
Makenzie Madsen	Mountain West	6	Beam 1st	Floor 6th	AA 5th
Taryn Vally	Emerald City	6	Vault 4th	Bars 1st	AA 8th
Brainna Ladd	WINGS	6	Beam 8th	Floor 3rd
Kylie Cole	Denali	6	Beam 4th
Addison Day-Esson	Metropolitan	7	Vault 6th	Bars 6th	Beam 2nd	AA 1st
Kaylee Ortiz	Westside	7	Bars 1st	Beam 6th	AA 2nd
Nevaehly Ortiz	Metropolitan	7	Bars 3rd	Beam 1st	AA 4th
Aria Lewis	Coastal Realm	7	Vault 8th	Bars 5th	AA 7th
Abigail Schmidt	OOA	7	Beam 7th
Dylan Patton	Metropolitan	7	Beam 4th	Floor 3rd
Sara Murphy	Advantage	8	Vault 6th	Bars 3rd	AA 3rd
Macie Lum	HITS	8	Vault 5th	Bars 7th	Floor 7th	AA 8th
Race McManus	Bronco	8	Floor 3rd
Emma Olsson	Island Tumblers	8	Floor 8th

 

 Region 2 Spring Leo Fundraiser

2023 Regional Draw – Rotation Schedule (Download PDF)

2023 Regionals (Download PDF)

Coaches meeting (Download PDF)

REGIONALS TRAINING DAY EVENT SQUADS (1) PDF

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Awards presentation from John Gallo representing AAI to Marian DeWane, The regional committee chairman, and Sandy Flores, the regional host.

 

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2023 Regional Administrative Committee Chair (RACC) elections

Elections for the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC) will be conducted the year before the Olympic Games. Elections are to be completed by May 15th and term of office begins July 1st. They shall serve for four (4) years.

CLICK HERE for the nomination form.

• March 1st – Deadline: Call for nominations must be posted to regional & national websites
• April 1st – Deadline: All nominations must be submitted to NACC
• April 15th
  • Candidates resume deadline
  • NACC sends WDPD slate of nominees + resume for each candidate
• April 30th – Memberships must be valid to vote
• May 1st – Voting to begin at usagym.org
• May 15th – Voting to take place online
  • NACC to notify all candidates no later than 1 week after completion of election
• July 1st – 2023-2024 RACC term begins

March 1st: Call for nominations must be published and/or posted online for a minimum of one month prior to the submission deadline of April 1st. Nominations for the position of RACC to be sent to the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC).

• April 1st – 15th: NACC must verify that each nominee meets the criteria for nomination, has agreed to run, understands the job requirements, and has submitted a brief resume (no more than 300 words, no photos).
• April 15th: Candidate resume due

April 15th: NACC electronically sends to the Women’s Development Program Director the name, city and state and the resume of each candidate in a Microsoft Word document.

• If a region does not need to conduct an election because there is only one candidate, that information is also to be sent to the Women’s Development Program Director.

The official Slate of Nominees for each Region will be posted on the USA Gymnastics website to begin voting by May 1st. The voting will be concluded on May 15th.

• No limit to the number of nominees per region.
• Voters can only vote for 1 person for each position
• Voters can only vote 1 time for each position

The week after May 15th, the NACC will receive all region’s election results by email, including the actual vote counts if any of the candidates wants to know this information. The NACC will notify all the candidates of the election results

If a run-off election is necessary – the Women’s Development Program Director will work with the NACC on the procedures.

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Region 2 Newsletter January 2023

The 2023 season is underway and off to a great start.

The next Regional Board Meeting is April 13.  If you have any items you want discussed, please send them to me by March 1.  The agenda needs to be approved and sent out by April 1.

There are a few extra Snowflake Leotards from the winter sale – please share with parents. Check this link to order. They will be mailed directly to parents.
region-2-2023-winter-leotard-fundraiser-final.cheddarup.com

 

Meet Directors: Reminders as we begin a new year: (page numbers are from the Rules and Policies)

• Read the updated sanction forms after you print them – You may not do open scoring on compulsories or Xcel (rules and policies).
• Be aware of the fines associated with sessions having too many gymnasts or other violations. You could lose your ability to host a meet for the next competitive season. (pages 27 and 28)
• Numbers of allowed gymnasts Xcel only reference chart page 60; Dev and combined reference chart page 96. (Meet ref’s – you should copy these 2 pages)
• Make sure gymnasts, coaches, and judges are in proper dress (athletes page 17, coaches page 19, and judges page 21)
• It is the meet director’s responsibility to make sure no babies, dogs etc. are on the competition floor.
• Athletes from other sessions cannot be on the floor rotating with their team. They need to be in the stands.

Coaches and Judges from Dianne and Jeanine

A Pit Pillow is NOT allowed for mounts, dismounts or landings on any event –

See Chapter 11 page 128 X.G. (R and P)

 

Bars

• Xcel Gold – important info re: casts and circling elements – Page 10 of the Xcel Code of Points
• Xcel Bar Dismounts: Squat-on. “A” #2.102 Stretch jump forward dismount “A”. # 8.004. This combination results in 2 “A” Value Parts

Vault

• Level 6 – 1.0 deduction not landing feet (it is not a void vault)

Floor

• There is no floor pattern deduction at any level of Xcel.
• Straight jump is not a skill but a straight jump half turn is an A.

Beam

• mounts – in Xcel – any mount is an A (This is NOT in Dev Program)

Region 2 Athlete Information

• Current Senior List Attached: If you are missing an athlete, let me know. We have over 100 seniors!
• Coaches of Level 9 and 10 athletes – please send these links to your athletes for sizes.

Level 10
2023-level-10-national-championships-copy.cheddarup.com
Level 9
2023-level-9-western-championships-copy-31241.cheddarup.com

 

Reminder Regional Qualifying Scores

Dev: (Reminder Level 8 Friday, Levels 9 and 10 Saturday, and Level 7 Sunday)

• Level 10 – 34.00 AA and 9.0 IES
• Level 9 – 34.00 AA and 9.0 IES
• Level 8 – 34 AA with the Regional Committee having the option to add additional athletes to make the meet viable for the host. The qualifying score for an IES is a 9.0 per event.
• Level 7 – 34 AA with the Regional Committee having the option to add additional athletes to make the meet viable for the host. The qualifying score for an IES is a 9.0 per event.

 

Xcel:

• Diamond – 34.00 AA: IES to 8.5 and all seniors in high school to qualify regardless of score provided they compete in their respective state meet.
• Platinum – to remain with a 35.00 AA: IES to 8.5, and all seniors in high school to qualify regardless of score provided they compete in their respective state meet.
• Gold – to remain a percent of a percent with 4 sessions of 75 athletes per session. (no IES)

Elections for RACC are in 2023. The February newsletter will have the nomination form. The following is for information only.

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR (RACC)

Elections for the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC) will be conducted the year before the Olympic Games. Elections are to be completed by May 15^th and term of office begins July 1^st. They shall serve for four (4) years.

 

*IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER*

March 1st	Deadline: Call for nominations must be posted to regional & national websites
April 1st	Deadline: All nominations must be submitted to NACC
April 15th	·         Candidates resume deadline ·         NACC sends WDPD slate of nominees + resume for each candidate
April 30th	Memberships must be valid to vote
May 1st	Voting to begin at usagym.org
May 15th	Voting to take place online ·         NACC to notify all candidates no later than 1 week after completion of election
July 1st	2023-2024 RACC term begins

 

• March 1^st: Call for nominations must be published and/or posted online for a minimum of one month prior to the submission deadline of April 1^st. Nominations for the position of RACC to be sent to the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC).
  • April 1^st – 15^th: NACC must verify that each nominee meets the criteria for nomination, has agreed to run, understands the job requirements, and has submitted a brief résumé (no more than 300 words, no photos).
  • April 15^th: Candidate resume due
• April 15^th: NACC electronically sends to the Women’s Development Program Director the name, city and state and the résumé of each candidate in a Microsoft Word document.
  • If a region does not need to conduct an election because there is only one candidate, that information is also to be sent to the Women’s Development Program Director.
• The official Slate of Nominees for each Region will be posted on the USA Gymnastics website to begin voting by May 1^st. The voting will be concluded on May 15^th.
  • No limit to the number of nominees per region.
  • Voters can only vote for 1 person for each position.
  • Voters can only vote 1 time for each position
• The week after May 15^th, the NACC will receive all region’s election results by email, including the actual vote counts if any of the candidates want to know this information.  The NACC will notify all the candidates of the election results.
• If a run-off election is necessary – the Women’s Development Program Director will work with the NACC on the procedures.

 

Region 2 Calendar: (Reminder Dev Regionals Level 8 Friday, Levels 9 and 10 Saturday, and Level 7 Sunday) Level 8 State NAWGJ Saturday night

Date	Meet	Location	Host
April 14 – 16, 2023	Dev Regionals	Tacoma, WA	Emerald City
April 21 – 23, 2023	Xcel Regionals	Everett, WA	Northwest Aerials
May 4 – 7, 2023	Westerns	Boise, ID	Performance Plus Events
May 11 – 14, 2023	Dev Nationals	Oklahoma City, OK	USA Gymnastics
April 12-14, 2024	Dev Regionals	Anchorage, Alaska	Anchorage Gymnastics
April 19 – 21, 2024	Xcel Regionals	Boise, Idaho	Performance Plus

 

Bids for 2025 Regionals are due April 1 to r2racc@gmail.com bid form: see attached.

• Dev Regionals 2025 April 11-13
• Xcel Regionals 2025 April 25 – 27

Happy Flipping and Handstanding!

Marian DeWane, RACC
PO Box 2137
Boise, Idaho 83701
(208) 602-5336