August - September - October 2008 Vol. 63 No. 1 - American Turners

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Our Level 5 Team had 6 out of 8 gymnasts qualify for State, which yielded the following medals: Jada - 3rd Place Bars, 2nd Place Floor Dana - 9th Place Beam Janel - 7th Place Bars Molly - 9th Place Vault, 1st Place Bars Champion, 7th Place Beam, 6th Place Floor, All Around - 3rd Place Our Level 6 Team had 4 out of 6 gymnasts qualify for State, which yielded the following medals including a 1st Place AA Champion: Jessica - 6th Place Vault, 8th Place Beam, 4th Place Floor, All Around 9th Place Nicole - 9th Place Vault, 2nd Place Bars, 2nd Place Beam, 4th Place Floor, All Around 1st Place Champion Amanda - 10th Place Beam, 10th Place Floor Photo by: Susan Braddock Level 5 & 6 Team 2007 - 2008 Season Our Level 7 Team had 1 out of 1 gymnast qualify for State but yielded no top 10 medals. Our Level 8 Team had 1 out of 10 gymnast qualify for State, which yielded 9th Place on Floor and 9th Place All Around. Ashley also qualified for Regionals and yielded a 12th All Around Regional Place. Our Level 9 Team had 2 out of 2 gymnasts qualify for State, which yielded the following medals: Paula - 5th Place Bars, 9th Place Beam, 11th Place Floor, 8th Place All Around Champion She also went on to qualify for both Regionals and Nationals. Concordia News Concordia has been busy despite the perception that we just relax around our pool all summer. As our regular classes wound down in May, we held a Blood Drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross. We also celebrated Concordia’s 133rd Anniversary with our annual Honorary Members banquet and Stiftungsfest exhibition. These individuals received recognition for their years of membership as Concordia Turners; Helen Witt-Crawford – 50 years, Helen Tendler – 50 years, Ken Brune – 60 years and Bob Marx – 60 years. The gymnastics and dance classes performed a “High School Musical” themed program and members of our Turnfest team repeated their performance of the tactics and free exercise from the 2007 National Festival. Our summer athletic activities have included: Senior ladies paddleball, Actives and Senior men’s volleyball, swim lessons, and Shirley Theodore’s water aerobics. Gymnastics practice continued for those of our gymnast’s who were preparing for the 2008 Summer Junior Olympics. At the Junior Olympics in Novi, Michigan Concordia was represented by 9 athletes who qualified thru invitationals and then thru the Ozark District Championship Meet. Concordia has 7 National Titles and received 29 medals. Stefan Dumas is currently on the AAU National Team and Stars of Tomorrow Team. Alyssa Been is currently on the Stars of Tomorrow Team. In order to keep our Concordia kids active through the summer, two week-long summer camps were held. Activities included: gymnastics, swimming, games and crafts. In conjunction with the St. Louis Police Athletic League, several of our officer members held Sunday afternoon weight training sessions for high school youths from the surrounding community. Concordia opened its doors to the neighborhood for free family movie nights. These were held three times throughout the summer. We also initiated a quarterly member social. Our first event was sponsored by Mattinger Wines with a wine-tasting. 8
The summer also marked our 3rd Scrapbooking event. These events have been growing in attendance and popularity as we work to preserve our Turner memories. Our Construction and Maintenance committee has also been busy this summer putting in over 120 hours of volunteer labor. Concordia has undergone kitchen renovations, pool improvements, new gym lighting and gym floor refinishing. The kitchen renovation included installing a new 16’ exhaust hood! We are looking forward to hosting the National Council meeting in October. Eiche Turners Eiche Turners win at Nationals Eiche Turners Tumbling and Trampoline team competed at the United States Tumbling and Trampoline (U.S.T.A.) National Meet, June 17-21, at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The USTA National Meet is a competition for those athletes who have placed in the top 10% per event and level in each state. The U.S.T.A. has grown to almost 6000 members, and is an allied member of the A.A.U. (Amateur Athletic Union). Eiche Turner won several 1st place awards, top 10 awards and a National Team Award in Trampoline. Athletes from Frankfort, Tinley Park, Orland Park, Palos, Mokena, Lockport, New Lenox, and Lemont make up the team. The following team results for top 10 finishes are: Kristle Lowell, 1st place Synchronized Advanced Trampoline, 4th place elite double-mini, 6th place double-mini advanced, 7th Trampoline Elite, 8th advanced tumbling, and 1st place advanced trampoline. Megan Klee 1st place sub-advanced trampoline, 4th place synchronized trampoline, 5th place tumbling. Mimi Mack, 3rd place sub-advanced trampoline, 8th sub-advanced double-mini, and 4th synchronized trampoline. Skylar Witkin 10th place advanced beginner, Brittany Sauerman, 8th Elite tumbling, Brenna Molinare 9th novice trampoline and 10th novice double-mini. Lauren Young and Sydney Bessette 9th place synchronized trampoline. Mimi Mack, Megan Klee, Lauren Young and Sydney Bessette together won 3rd place national sub-advanced trampoline team award. Eiche Turners’ team competes throughout the year in many events, participates in charity fundraising, hosts a summer camp, haunted house, trivia nights, performs at exhibitions and annually in the Mokena 4th of July Parade. For more information about the Eiche Team or tumbling, cheer tumbling or trampoline classes, visit www.eicheturners.org or call Coach Matt Terlep at 815-464-3581. Los Angeles Turners DUELING TURNERS Fencing is one of the founding sports of the American Turner societies and the Los Angeles Turners are looking to restore the old swordplay as a competitive Turner sport in the 21st century. Fencing is a sport for all ages because the skills it requires do not fade away after the age of 35. It does not require much space, nor does it require a large monetary outlay. It is an Olympic sport and the world, US and European championships generate a lot of excitement. It is fun, although fencers don’t actually swing from chandeliers or leap from balconies like in movies, it is an intriguing and engaging mental and physical exercise. Fencing is one of the few sports that have seen Olympic and world champions in their 40’s (like 4-time Olympian Aladar Gerevics). College coaches are often in their 60’s and can beat their starting players on a good day. There are special over-40 tournaments offered across the US and Europe. Fencing is for both men and women. Although the tournaments are separate, for practice and 9
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