Athletes from Xtreme Acro of Rockville, MD recently competed in the 2023 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championships, held in Tulsa, OK from June 19-24. The athletes, led by Head Coach Cameron Jones, earned an impressive number of medals, including eight gold, seven silver, and seven bronze, and the gym’s thirteen Level 10 athletes brought home a gold medal Team Award for the highest cross-category cumulative score.
In addition to winning three silver medals, Xtreme’s Senior Elite women’s pair of Olivia Green and Allyson Stone were named to the Senior US National Team and will be competing at the Pan American Championships this fall. The Junior Elite women’s group, consisting of Roni Azerrad, Audrey Wang, and Isabella Collazo, won two gold medals and one bronze (including the national championship title for their division) and were named to the Junior US National Team. The two-time bronze medalist women’s group of Oriyan Weinman, Rebecca Greenberg, and Caylei Caldwell, and bronze medalist women’s pair of Olivia Irreno and Layla DeVaul, were named to the International Club Team.
The discipline of acrobatic gymnastics, which is part of USA Gymnastics, consists of choreographed routines by two or more athletes that incorporate balance skills and dynamic (tumbling and aerial) feats. The routines are scored on the basis of difficulty, execution, and artistry.
Xtreme Acro, located in Rockville, MD, is home to approximately sixty-five team athletes, ranging from beginner pre-team through elite levels whose athletes compete internationally. Below is a list of all Xtreme medal winners:
Olivia Irreno – Blocks – Silver – 10-11 – 11.75 (Gold)
Madeline Iaconetti – Blocks – Silver – 12-13 – 11.95 (Gold)
Annelise Tejpar – Blocks – Silver – 14 and up – 11.90 (Gold)
Danica Weinstein – Blocks – Gold – 12 and up – 13.45 (Bronze)
Roni Azerrad – Blocks – Platinum – 15.3 (Silver (tie))
Samara Moxley – Blocks – Platinum – 15.3 (Silver (tie))
Gilli Kramer & Maya Smiddy – Level 7 WP – 14+ combined – 24.95 (Gold)
Alexia Irreno, Miah Collazo, and Samantha Apo – Level 7 WG – 14+ combined – 24.7 (Silver)
Danielle Azerrad, Reut Cohen Zamir, and Samantha Lease – Level 7 WG – 14+ combined – 24.4 (Bronze)
Jocyna Hall, Logan Ackley – Level 8 MxP – balance + dynamic – 51.0 (Silver)
Samantha Moxley, Isabella Swarthout – Level 10 WP – 17+ – balance + dynamic – 50.38 (Gold)
Jayde DeVaul, Alexander Thompson – Level 10 MxP – 17+ – balance + dynamic – 52.45 (Gold)
Danica Weinstein, Julia Messing, and Macyn Hale – Level 10 WG – 17+_- balance + dynamic – 53.26 (Bronze)
Layla DeVaul, Olivia Irreno – Junior 11-16 WP – balance (finals) – 26.5 (Bronze)
Roni Azerrad, Isabella Collazo, and Audrey Wang — Junior 12-18 WG balance – 28.4 (Gold)
Roni Azerrad, Isabella Collazo, and Audrey Wang — Junior 12-18 WG dynamic – 26.95 (Bronze)
Roni Azerrad, Isabella Collazo, and Audrey Wang — Junior 12-18 WG combined – 28.6 (Gold)
Caylei Caldwell, Rebecca Greenberg, and Oriyan Weinman – Junior 13-19 WG dynamic – 26.6 (Bronze)
Caylei Caldwell, Rebecca Greenberg, and Oriyan Weinman – Junior 13-19 WG balance – 27.55 (Bronze)
Olivia Green, Allyson Stone – Senior – WP balance – 27.65 (Silver)
Olivia Green, Allyson Stone – Senior – WP dynamic – 25.06 (Silver)
Olivia Green, Allyson Stone – Senior – WP combined – 27.61 (Silver)
Featured photo by Alison Wang