GymACT 2025 Season: week 10
Weekend of March 15-16
Week 10 in the books and the Rocky Mountain Mavericks hosted and EXTREME GymACT session at their home gym (Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics) in conjunction with the Colorado State Championships. What a NAILBITER it was. Mavs and Bandits were neck and neck to the bitter-sweet end. Who took the title?!? Read on…
Quick links to this edition’s topics:
Stick Masters - team stuck landings
From the coaches - updates from individual GymACT programs
College bound camps - East and West Summer Camps
In the media - what the world has to say about us
Gymnast of the week - nominations and selection
Up next: upcoming meets
Week 10 summary
Who was where and when?
Saturday, March 15, 7pm mountain
Mavericks State Open: Bay Area Bandits (🏆289.65), Rocky Mountain (289.45), NY Alliance (280.10), SC United (275.95)
More ranking information on roadtonationals.com/results/standingsGA/
Stay tuned for a new feature article in the works. Keeping it simple this week.
And that’s all I claim to know from the rock in the middle of the Pacific.
Breeze
STICK MASTERS
🏆 Rocky Mountain Mavericks: 11
*Impressive… and NEVER enough (Needed 12 for team gold! DOH!)
Bay Area Bandits: 4
From the Coaches
BAY AREA BANDITS: a tie-breaking dismount.
The Bandits' competed at the Colorado State Meet against the Rocky Mountain Mavericks, New York Alliance and Southern California United. The founding members of the United style team. The competition was anticipated to be a close one, and it absolutely delivered on that front. With the final scoresheets coming in at a tie of 289.45 between the Mavericks and Bandits. Due to a last minute floor inquiry, the Bandits eked out their first regular season win of the year by 0.2!
From Head Coach Will Pearce, "I'm incredibly impressed with this team's adaptability. With a diminished lineup, and last minute injury substitutions, the Bandits' were still able to come within striking distance of 290! This team has just consistently gone above and beyond what I believed we were capable of. To be able to knock on the door of 290 with only 9 of our 15 guys, while also counting 5 falls, makes me incredibly excited for what's to come this postseason with a fully invigorated lineup. Do not count us out of that upper echelon of teams, that has traditionally been composed of the dropped NCAA, we intend to shake those standings up a bit!"
Congrats to our 4 Title Winners:
William Pearce: 13.2 PH (4.2 D, 9.0 E)
Evan Hymanson: 13.9 PB (5.1 D, 8.8 E)
Alexei Tryshev: 12.35 HB (3.7, 8.65 E)
William Pearce: 75.45 AA
Next competing: GymACT All Stars
Ethan Zenick - FX, PB
Gavin Robey - SR
Evan McGrath - VT, HB
On Social Media:
The Bandits post all of their routines from each meet on their story. Check it out:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAVERICKS: The cash for sticks campaign
The Mavericks worked hard to show head coach they can stick 10 dismounts in our final home meet of the season to earn a $100 bet that was featured on our well-known “Tabor Time” segment in instagram the week before! In addition to this challenge, the local fans of the mavericks helped us raise $1,400 throughout the weekend, a home meet in the weekend and venue shared with the CO Boys State Championship! Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics in Lafayette, CO was our gracious host for both events, and main home for the Mavericks training!
On social media:
Instagram: @rockymountainmavs
Venmo: @rockymtnmavs
Website: www.rockymountainmavs.com
TEMPLE: championships prep time
The Temple team has a few bye weeks as we prepare for championship season. The men are showcasing some new skills in the gym as a final push for potential routine upgrades. Perhaps the biggest development this past week is that we have been given permission to use the women's varsity gym at Temple a couple days/ week. We are grateful to the women's gymnastics team at school and our administration for letting us use the trampoline and pits. This will be a game-changer for our program. Improved air awareness, technique, and soft landings, here we come! Outside of this, we are pumping more circles and routines on pommel horse to correct the course we've been on this season.
On the media: IG @temple_mgym
We have solidified four commits for our 2025-2026 squad. We are very excited about these new additions. Follow Temple Men's Gymnastics on social media to see the announcements. Evan Zakrewski has qualified to be an East All-Star for the first time. He is excited to contribute on high bar this year.
MINNESOTA: Undefeated, a well-deserved break.
The final meet of the regular season was on March 8 at the NIU Invitational. With Spring break occurring at the University of Minnesota the week following our final regular season meet, I let the team go home for Spring Break. This was the first time in my 45 year coaching career that my team has been given Spring Break off. A well deserved break for our undefeated season.
GymACT Socials:
Keep an eye on our social media channels as we get closer to Championship Season!
IG: @gymact
FB: @GymACTeams
YT: @GymACT
EAST AND WEST CAMPS
Registration OPEN NOW!
This year, for the first time we have TWO college bound camps so that we can bring the action closer to YOU!
GymACT is launching East Conference (Cincinnati, OH) and West Conference (Lafayette, CO) summer camps.
Double the IMPACT!
Per usual ALL of the GymACT programs will be represented, only now gymnasts may choose a deeper training opportunity with the coaches from the geographic area closest to them. Or, go to both camps and get experience DOUBLE the college recruiting opportunity!
Register now and guarantee your spot!
IN THE MEDIA:
Aiden Whitehead (Georgia United) wrote a great article about GymACT for Turn Apparel. Check it out:
Gymnast of the Week 10
Nominees
BANDITS: William Pearce
William Pearce once again proved that age is just a number and that longevity is key in GymACT. He secured the All-Around title with a 75.45, achieving an E-score of 9.0+ on three out of six events. On Thursday evening, Will rolled his ankle on his final tumbling pass in practice and was uncertain whether he would compete on Floor or Vault by Saturday. Despite this setback, he walked away with 13.0+ scores on both events and claimed the event title on Pommels with a 13.2. His leadership has especially helped the team grow on Pommels, now hitting 5/5 routines on the event for the second competition in a row, after going 1/10 at the beginning of season.
MAVERICKS: Caleb Damarest
We are thrilled to nominate Caleb Demarest as the Rocky Mountain Maverick's Gymnast of the Week. Caleb, a graduating senior in engineering at CU Denver, has been a cornerstone of our team since its inception, originally as the Pride before our rebranding.Caleb's dedication and skill were instrumental in leading our team to a second-place finish and achieving our highest score of the season. His standout performance included his layout kasamatsu on vault (something he has worked on performing for years), a tucked half in half out dismount on rings. Notably, Caleb's precision and consistency in his horse routine set the standard for our team's success in our lead off spot. Beyond his exceptional athletic achievements, Caleb exemplifies leadership both on and off the mat. His unwavering commitment and work ethic have set him apart since his high school days, consistently outpacing expectations and proving that hard work surpasses talent when talent does not work hard. In his final home meet as a Maverick, it was inspiring to witness Caleb's exceptional performance and contribution to our team's success. Caleb Demarest truly embodies the spirit of excellence and dedication that defines our team. Please help us recognize Caleb as Gymnast of the Week! He is well-deserving as a rock for our team in this and all meets he has competed for us!
PH - 10.4 HIT routine in the lead off spot
SR - 12.15 (3rd)
VT - 12.2
Up Next:
No GymACT competitions next 2 weeks (week 11 nor week 12)
Week 13: Friday, April 4, 2025
East Vs. West ALL STAR Championships: Arizona State, Bay Area Bandits, Florida Storm, Georgia United, Indi-hio, Iowa, KC United, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, NY Alliance, Rocky Mountain, SC United, Temple, Washington
Week 14: April 11, 2025
Virtual Dual Meet: Temple vs RMM
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