Hall of Fame

Congratulations to all the Hall of Fame Champions at Lakewood YMCA!

YMCA National All-Around & Event Finalist.  Two time CIF All-Around Winner for Lakewood High School.  USAG Level 7 & 8 State Champion.  YMCA State Bars & Beam & All-Around Gold Medalist.  Currently attending Cal State University Long Beach and coaching at Lakewood YMCA.

Age: 21   Level left at: 10
Age started Gymnastics: Unofficially: in my Mom's Womb: Officially at age 7  Years in Gym: 11

What are you doing now?   Coaching team at the Lakewood YMCA and working the front desk...currently at Long Beach State and attaining a Creative Writing degree

Advice to younger gymnasts:   DO NOT cheat on your STRENGTH!! Point your toes! YES, your legs are BENT! FOCUS on the event you are on or you WILL fall!

What Gymnastics at the Y has meant to you:   Gymnastics at the Y has taught me character values: Honesty, Respect, Caring, and Responsibility. Gymnastics let's kids be CREATIVE!

Two time YMCA National All-American, YMCA Nationals Event and All-Around Finalist.

YMCA State All-Around Winner (Championship)

 Level 9 Westerns Qualifier 

(TOP 10 BARS & BEAM)

CIF ALL-AROUND CHAMPION

 Current UCLA Team Member and member of the NCAA Championship Team

Age:  28   Level left at:  7
Age started gymnastics: 5   Years in Gym: 12

What are you doing now?   Coaching Gymnastics at the YMCA and being a MOM!

Advice to younger gymnasts:  Always give one hundred percent effort & never give up. Don't let your fears control you! It's never going to be easy, just keep trying. The person "born with talent they are meant to use" will find their greatest happiness in USING IT!

What Gymnastics at the Y has meant to you:  Friendship, Strength, Courage, and FUN!!!

AGE: 14 Level: 9
Age started at: 3 Years in gym: 11 years

What you're doing now: I am participating in my High School Choir and Theater. I am in my school's Art Club and Health/Cooking Club. I am an International Thespian and I go to festivals and workshops.

Advice to younger gymnasts coming up?: Never let anything get in the way of your dreams. Never give up-- no matter how hard it gets. Keep going, keep pushing yourself and you will achieve great things.

What Gymnastics at the Y has meant to you: I have made my best friends for life at gymnastics at the YMCA. They have shaped me into what I am today and I wouldn't give it up for the world. :)

On a gymnastics scale of things, I got started really late.  I was 15 before I even learned a cartwheel.  I was so passionate about gymnastics that I went on to compete in college (Cal State Long Beach) and earned an athletic scholarship..10th on Vault at NCAA Nationals.  I competed Class I (Level 10) until I was 24 and YMCA Nationals at the ages of 29 (after Briana was born) and 31 (after Vince was born) and 32.  I would never trade anything for all of the wonderful experiences that gymnastics has given me.  My quest and goal is to convince one more child to try a cartwheel each and every day of my life!

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