Justus Finishes Season in Regional Top 12
On Sunday morning, Star Center Gymnastics hosted the Region 3 Mens Gymnastics Championship (representing Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas) at the Palmer Events Center in Austin. Justus had his own cheering section – over twenty family members and friends came to root him on!
Justus competed hard, and ended the season tieing his season high All-Around (88.4) from State Championships. At Regionals he tied for 1st on Rings, 3rd on Parallel Bars and 4th on High Bar, and was awarded 6th in the All-Around. By being in the top twelve in Level 7 (all ages combined), Justus automatically becomes a member of the Level 7 Junior Regional Development Team. The Development Team will have the unique opportunity to work out at a week-long summer camp on Oklahoma University’s campus in Norman. He will live in a campus dorm, eat dorm food (eh…), work out with top-flight athletes in the OU facilities, and receive special coaching and attention.
Side note: This year, OU mens gymnastics program is ranked #1 in the nation and boasts of the newest state-of-the-art athletic workout/training facility in the NCAA. OU is also the closest Division 1 university offering men’s gymnastics scholarships. Might my son become a Sooner and follow in Jonathan Horton’s footsteps? Only time will tell (wink).
Tired and hungry after his Regionals performance he said, “I’m freaking out with happiness, but I can’t even talk right now.” He celebrated by scarfing his first chicken fried steak at Threadgills.
Regionals was Justus’ last compulsory competition where all athletes train and compete the same routines. He will now be moving on to an “optionals” style competition as he begins training for Level 9. Why not Level 8? It’s a long story, but suffice it to say it’s a natural progression of things.
Below are photos and a video of his Regionals performance.
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