Region 8 Elite Team
2020 Elite Team Cup Athletes Selected
We want to congratulate the 8-man team that will be represent Region 8 at the 2020 Elite Team Cup in Las Vegas at Winter Cup. These athletes are:
Athletes in alphabetical order –
- Ethan B.
- Zachary E.
- Toby L.
- Steven L.
- Kameron N
- Garrett S.
- Nicholas T.
- Travis W.
Congratulations to Region 8 Virtual Competition Selected Athletes
The Region 8 elite team coordinator, elite coaching staff, and regional chairman would like to congratulate the following athletes on their selection to be part of the 2019 - 2020 Region 8 Virtual Competition (formerly called Instagram Meet).
These athletes were selected based on performance at the 2019 Region 8 Elite Team Camp along with performance at the 2019 Region 8 Optional Clinic. We will be emailing these athletes, families, and coaches more information regarding procedures, selection dates, and competition information in the upcoming week.
If you have any questions, please contact Greg Weller, Region 8 Elite Team Coordinator, and Kevin White, Region 8 Chairman. Congrats again to these athletes
Level 10 Virtual Competition Athlete List
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| First | Last Name | Club |
| J. | Alfonso | FGTC |
| M | Bain | GymTek |
| E. | Bassett | Hayden's |
| M. | Bereznev | Zenit |
| J. | Blank | EVO |
| E. | Boder | GymTek |
| K | Bowen | Gymnastics USA |
| D. | Brown | TRIumph |
| C | Davenport-Mills | Roswell |
| J. | Derringer | Hayden's |
| J. | Diaz | Sun Country |
| Z | English | Palmetto |
| J. | Foster | GymTek |
| J. | George | Sun Country |
| W | Harrington | Gymnastics USA |
| D. | Irimirea | FGTC |
| B | Kennedy | Zenit |
| A | Koppie | Roswell |
| T | Liang | Roswell |
| S | Lukasik | LaFleur's |
| K | Nelson | Arrow |
| C | Prince | LaFleur's |
| K | Russell | LaFleur's |
| G | Schooley | EVO |
| J. | Smith | Sun Country |
| J. | Stepp | First In Flight |
| A. | Tapanes | FGTC |
| N. | Tarca | Premier |
| G. | Urash | First In Flight |
| D. | Viciana | Cartersville |
| I. | Victory | FGTC |
| T. | Wainwright | First In Flight |
| T. | Wong | FGTC |
Level 9 Virtual Competition Athlete List
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| First | Last Name | Club |
| G. | Adkins | Sun County |
| B. | Aguliar | EVO |
| S. | Alexander | Gymnastics USA |
| D. | Ali | Premier |
| D. | Allen | Harpeth |
| G. | Bowers | Simpsonville |
| S. | Fort | TRIumph |
| R. | Banks | Salem |
| K. | Griffin | Gym Force |
| C. | Heary | EVO |
| K. | Hinson | First In Flight |
| F. | Junquira | EVO |
| A. | Karadzhov | EVO |
| C. | Pappas | Harpeth |
| J. | Prabhakaran | LaFleur's |
| O. | Rouse | eNeRGy |
| D. | Shepard | Gymnastics USA |
| T. | Tran | Gymnastics USA |
Level 8 Virtual Competition Athlete List
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| First | Last Name | Club |
| A. | Bates | EVO |
| P. | Bryan | Gulf Coast |
| L. | Dean | Hayden's |
| W. | Fowler | Panhandle Perfection |
| J. | George | Sun Country |
| S. | Holland | EVO |
| L. | Lange | LaFleur's |
| L. | Lapointe | LaFleur's |
| J. | Kurecki | EVO |
| J. | McNeil | LaFleur's |
| Z | Myers | LaFleur's |
| A. | Pomales | Orlando Gymnastics |
| J. | Quiala | Top Contenders |
| H. | Simpson | LaFleur's |
2019 Roberto Pumpido Region 8 Elite Team Camp
11th Annual Camp
The Registration "Region 8 Elite Team " is not currently available.
MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY, APRIL 26th TO SECURE YOUR SON'S SPOT
Roberto Pumpido Elite Camp Information
EXCITING NEWS: Your son has qualified to attend the Roberto Pumpido Region 8 Men’s Elite Camp, to be held, this summer. The top 8 AA finishers in Level 8 (11-12), Level 9 (13-14), Level 10 (15-16) & top 4 AA finishers in Level 10 (17-18) non–graduating seniors in High school from the Region 8 Championships are invited!
Who: Top 8 Level 8 (11-12 year olds)
Top 8 Level 9 (13-14 year olds)
Top 8 Level 10 (15-16 year olds)
Top 4 Level 10 (17–18 year olds) who are not graduating seniors in high school
* Determined by All – Around placement at the 2019 Region 8 Championships*
What: Pumpido Region 8 Elite Camp for Top All – Around athletes from Regionals!
When: June 20 - 23, 2019
Where: GymTek Academy
5331 Western Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37921
Tentative: Region 8 Elite Camp Coaching Staff: To Be Determined!
Cost: $350.00 – will include accommodations, meals, and coaching expenses. (Region 8 Gymnastics will be subsidizing the remaining 50% ; approximately $350.00)
* Transportation to and from camp will be the responsibility of each gymnast’s family*
Registration Method and Timeline: All registration and payment will be done ONLINE this year.
- Online Registration and payment link: http://tinyurl.com/r8elitecamp2019
- To secure your son’s spot you must COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTRATION by Friday, April 26, 2019
- Payment: You must use a credit card to do the online registration as this is the only payment option this year. You will have two options to choose from at time of registration
- Option # 1 - $1750 will be due at registration / $175 will auto draft on May 25th
- Option # 2 - $300 at time of registration
- A processing fee will be accessed at check out (3% + $2 per transaction)
- Payment: You must use a credit card to do the online registration as this is the only payment option this year. You will have two options to choose from at time of registration
* After April 26,20189 unfilled spots will be filled in rank order from the 2019 Regional Championships!
TENTATIVE Schedule: (times below are Tentative workout times)
- Thursday, June 20, 2019 – 2:00pm – 5:00pm / 6:00pm – 9:00pm
- Friday, June 21, 2019 – 12:30pm – 3:30pm / 4:30pm – 7:30pm
- Saturday, June 22, 2019 – 9:00am – 12:00pm / 1:30pm – 4:30pm
- Sunday, June 23, 2019 – 9:00am – 11:30am
Qualifying Athletes
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| First Name | Last Name | Club |
| Alex | Karadzhov | Apollo |
| Kameron | Nelson | Arrow |
| Garrett | Schooley | EVO |
| Javier | Alfonso | FGTC |
| Patrick | Bryan | Gulf Coast |
| William | Harrington | Gym USA |
| Dylan | Shepard | Gym USA |
| Major | Bain | GymTek |
| Jacob | Foster | GymTek |
| David | Allen | Harpeth |
| Chase | Pappas | Harpeth |
| Jacob | Bassett | Hayden's |
| Justin | Derringer | Hayden's |
| Luke | Lange | LaFleur's Tampa |
| Steven | Lukasik | LaFleur's Tampa |
| Zac | Myers | LaFleur's Tampa |
| Saran | Alexander | MGA/Ace |
| David | Alii | Premier |
| Nicholas | Tarca | Premier |
| Chase | Davenport-Mills | Roswell |
| Anthony | Kopple | Roswell |
| Toby | Liang | Roswell |
| Gavin | Adkins | Sun Country |
| Jason | George | Sun Country |
| Justin | Smith | Sun Country |
| Travis | Wong | TAG USA |
| Maxim | Bereznev | Zenit |
| Jaden | Blank | Zenith |
Congratulatons
We want to congratulate the Level 8, Level 9, and Level 10 athletes who were selected to participate in the Region 8 Video/Instagram Submission Procedure that will take place the weekend of Friday, November 2 - Sunday, November 4th. Procedures and directions for this have been sent to the athletes coaches. See the list of selected athletes below.
The mission of the video submission is to help identify our athletes that will represent Region 8 at future competitions. In addition, the videos give guidance to the Judges panel, Elite Staff and the Elite Team Coordinator when choosing a team.
