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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

 

Dear Region 2,

We are already starting our fundraising for 2024! First up is the spring leotard fundraiser with GK, our national sponsor.  Leos will cost $60 but that includes shipping to the athlete’s home.  Please send the link below to all your athletes including your rec athletes! I appreciate all of you who help support the Regional apparel fund.  Orders are due by May 26 and delivery will be in 4-5 weeks.

Link: https://region-2-2023-spring-leotard-fundraiser.cheddarup.com

Sincerely,

Marian


Level 9 Westerns training day! Good luck girls!

Region 2 Newsletter April 2023

Hello Everyone,  (Download this newsletter as a PDF)

The Regional meets are over and now our qualifiers that are going on to Westerns and Nationals are getting ready for their events. Thank you to our regional hosts: Emerald City and Northwest Aerials.  Both meets were amazing. We also want to thank the judges who volunteered their time to help. We could not do these events without you.

Tiffany did a comparison of the last three years per age group in the Dev Program.  We are raising the bar!   Thank you, Tiffany, for your hard work on this.  (Download as a PDF)

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Coaches’ reminder for those going to Westerns and Nationals:

  • Training day wear grey!
  • Level 9 Friday wear white,
  • Level 9 and 10 Saturday wear turquoise, and
  • Level 9 and 10 Sunday wear black.

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All the spring committee meetings are coming up.  Send any changes or comments to the respective chair:

Marian DeWane Rules and Policies r2racc@gmail.com
Jeanine Henneford Technical rules both dev and Xcel jhennefordrtc2@gmail.com
Tiffany Quincy Dev Program R2dpcc@omega-gymnastics.com
Dianne Palmer  Xcel Program tenskira@gmail.com

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The USA Gymnastics website has a new look. When you go to the site, log in on the opening screen where it says profile and check it out. It is amazing!

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Minutes from the committee meeting at Regionals are attached. Dev regionals in 2025 will be hosted by Naydenov boosters and Xcel regionals will be hosted by The Athletic Edge.

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Election: There will be an election held May 1-15 for RACC. The two candidates are Marian DeWane and Sandy Flores.  An email from USA Gymnastics will be sent to your email listed with them.  If you do not receive an email, you can log into USA gymnastics, go to women’s program and one of the tabs says elections. Click on it, and the election ballot and candidate statements should be there.

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Looking ahead: Region 2 Calendar through 2024

Date Meet Location Host
May 4 – 7, 2023 Westerns Boise, ID Performance Plus Events
May 11 – 14, 2023 Dev Nationals Oklahoma City, OK USA Gymnastics
August 24 – 26, 2023 National Congress San Jose, CA USA Gymnastics
April 12-14, 2024 Dev Regionals Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage Gymnastics
April 19 – 21, 2024 Xcel Regionals Boise, Idaho Performance Plus
May 3 – 5, 2024 Westerns TBA TBA
May 10 – 12, 2024 Dev Nationals Daytona Beach, FL USA Gymnastics

Happy Flipping into spring (finally)!

Marian DeWane,
RACC Region 2

PO Box 2137 Boise, Idaho 83701


2023 Regional Draw – Rotation Schedule (Download PDF)

2023 Regionals (Download PDF)

Coaches meeting (Download PDF)

REGIONALS TRAINING DAY EVENT SQUADS (1) PDF



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

 


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.

*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 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.


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 15th and term of office begins July 1st. 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 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 résumé (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 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 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 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