Gymnasts turning senior in 2013.

Below is a list of girls who competed as juniors at last years national championships and will be turning senior this year! Meet your new field of senior gymnasts!

Katelyn Ohashi

(Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics)

Gym: WOGA

Biggest Accomplishment: 2011 Junior National Champ

Best Event: Beam

Places To Upgrade: Vault

Realistic Goal: 2013 World Medalist

Describing Word: Precise

Watch Katelyn on: Beam

             

Lexie Priessman

(Photo Credit: Scott & Emer Hults)

Gym: Cincinnati Gymnastics

Biggest Accomplishment: 2012 Junior National Champ

Best Event: Vault

Upgrades: 

Bars: Saposh half, piked tkachev, and a stalder piked hecht.  

Beam: Front pike and a back handspring back handspring laid out full to a back handspring. 

Floor: I just got a new floor routine that I'm excited to compete. I'm working on a layout full in and a 1 1/2 to full in. 

Goals: "To place in the top 3 at championships as a senior and make the 2013 Worlds team." 

Describing Word: Energetic

Watch Lexie on: Vault

            

Maddie Desch

(Photo Credit: Lloyd Smith)

Gym: GAGE

Biggest Accomplishment: 2nd All Around at 2012 Junior Nationals
Best Event: Floor
Places To Upgrade: Vault, Uneven Bars
Realistic Goal: 2013 World Team Member
Describing Word: Elegant
Watch Madison on: Floor

Simone Biles

(Photo Credit: Lloyd Smith)

Gym: Bannon's Gymnastix

Biggest Accomplishment: 2012 Covergirl Classic Champion

Best Event: Vault and Floor

Upgrades:  

Vault: A 2nd vault 

Bars: Working on a piked tkachev and a ray.  

Beam: Standing arabian and a full in dismount.  

Floor: A double double, piked double arabian, a full 1/2 to full in, and a full in lay. 

Goals: "To make the Worlds team and do good!"

Describing Word: Powerful

Watch Simone on: Floor and Vault

Peyton Ernst

(Photo Credit: Melissa Perenson)

Gym: Texas Dreams

Biggest Accomplishment: 7th All Around at 2012 Junior Nationals

Best Event: Beam

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: 2013 Senior National Team

Describing Word: Flexible

Watch Peyton on: Beam

Ariana Guerra

(Photo Credit: Heather Maynez)

Gym: Texas Dreams

Biggest Accomplishment: 2nd All Around at the 2010 Top Gym

Best Event: Floor

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: 2013 National Team Member

Describing Word: Powerful

Watch Ariana on: Floor

  Alexis Beucler

(Photo Credit: Heather Maynez)

Gym: Cincinnati Gymnastics

Biggest Accomplishment: 13th at 2012 Junior Nationals

Best Event: Beam

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: 2013 National Team Member

Describing Word: Sharp

Watch Alexis on: Beam

  Amanda Huang

(Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics)

Gym: Northwind Gymnastics

Biggest Accomplishment: 15th all around at the 2012 Junior Nationals

Best Event: Floor

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: 2013 National Team

Describing Word: Clean

Watch Amanda on: Floor

Nicole Lehrman

(Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics)

Gym: Capital Gymnastics

Biggest Accomplishment: 2012 Comaneci Invitational Champion

Best Event: Beam

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: Have a strong meet All Around at Nationals

Describing Word: Careful

Watch Nicole on: Beam

  Shannon Mcnatt

(Photo Credit: Heather Maynez)

Gym: Stars Gymnastics

Biggest Accomplishment: 6th all around at the 2012 American Classic

Best Event: Floor

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: Have a strong AA performance at Nationals

Describing Word: Flexible

Watch Shannon on: Floor

  Jessica Wang

(Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics)

Gym: Winners Gymnastics

Biggest Accomplishment: 2nd all around at the 2012 American Classic

Best Event: Beam

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere
Realistic Goal: 2013 National Team
Describing Word: Precise
Watch Jessica on: Beam
             

  Other girls who turn senior who didn't compete at nationals last year:

Madison Kocian

(Photo Credit: Ruth Judson)

Gym: WOGA

Biggest Accomplishment: 5th all around at the 2010 Junior Nationals

Best Event: Floor
Places to Upgrade: Everywhere
Realistic Goal: Stay healthy and make 2013 National Team.
Describing Word: Sharp
Watch Madison on: Floor

  Macy Toronjo

(Photo Credit: Ruth Judson)

Gym: Texas Dreams

Biggest Accomplishment: 3rd all around at the 2012 Texas Prime meet

Best Event: Beam

Places to Upgrade: Everywhere

Realistic Goal: 2013 National Team

Describing Word: Powerful

Watch Macy on: Floor