Sam Mikulak
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 9, 2010 – Eighteen individual event champions were crowned at the 2010 U.S. Men’s Junior Olympic National Championships in the Knoxville (Tenn.) Convention Center on the last day of competition. Event titles were awarded on all six apparatus for Levels 9 and 10 (14-15, 16-18).

  • Floor exercise. 2010 Men’s Junior Olympic all-around bronze-medalist Colin Van Wicklen of Magnolia, Texas/Cypress Gymnastics Academy, claimed the Level 9 floor exercise title with a 14.500. All-around silver-medalist Sean Melton of Orlando/Orlando Metro Gymnastics, took the Level 10 (14-15) crown at 14.900. All-around champion Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS, won the Level 10 (16-18) title at 15.650.

  • Pommel horse. All-around silver-medalist Jesse Silverstein of Suffern, N.Y./U.S. Gymnastics Develop Center II, won the Level 10 (16-18) pommel horse title with a 14.650. Jacob Dastrup of Lindon, Utah/Arete Gymnastics, claimed the Level 10 (14-5) horse title at 14.500. Arinn Wade of Newark, N.J./Surgent’s Elite Gymnastics, took the Level 9 crown, recording a 14.10.

  • Still rings. Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy’s Josiah Eng of New Berlin, Wis., won the Level 9 still rings title with 14.300. Maximilian Mayr of Miami/Universal Gymnastics, took the Level 10 (14-15) crown at 14.700. Alex Bubnov of Fanwood, N.J./Surgent’s Elite Gymnastics, recorded a 15.400 to win the Level 10 (16-18) title.

  • Vault. Van Wicklen won the Level 9 vault crown with a 16.000. All-around bronze-medalist Stacey Ervin of Taylor, Mich./Mills Gymnastics USA, took the Level 10 (14-15) vault title with 16.300. Mikulak posted a 16.700 to win the Level 10 (16-18) title.

  • Parallel bars. All-around champion Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics, won the Level 9 parallel bars title with a 14.100. SCATS’ Adrian De Los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif., earned the Level 10 (14-15) crown with 14.050. All-around bronze-medalist Christopher Turner of Fremont, Calif./West Coast Gymnastics Academy, claimed the Level 10 (16-18) title at 14.900.

  • Horizontal bar. All-around silver-medalist Marty Strech of Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, won the Level 9 horizontal bar title with 13.250. All-around champion Jake Martin of Oviedo, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics, took the Level 10 (14-15) crown at 14.550. Wasef Burbar of Chicago, Ill./Buffalo Grove Gymnastics, won the Level 10 (16-18) title with 15.550.

Earlier in the competition, Mikulak (16-18), Martin (14-15) and Moldauer won the 2010 Junior Olympic all-around titles in Levels 10 and 9, respectively.

The Junior Olympic levels are determined by age and skill level. Level 9 consists of 12-13 year old, while Level 10 is split into two age groups: 14-15 years old and 16-18 years old. The top 14 gymnasts in the Level 9 all-around were named to the Junior Olympic National Team. The top 18 U.S. all-around finishers in both division of Level 10 qualified to the 2010 Visa Championships, Aug. 10-14, in Hartford, Conn., where the U.S. Junior National Teams for both age groups are determined.

To advance to the Junior Olympic National Championships, gymnasts competed in state and regional championships and qualified based on their all-around or multiple-event scores, or through regional allotment. For more results and event information, go to www.2010jomen.com.

Premier Athletics is the host club for the Junior Olympic Championships.

The U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships is one of the national championships of USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body in the United States. Many Junior Olympic champions have gone on to make the U.S. National Team and represent the United States in international competition and/or to compete in collegiate gymnastics. All of the members of the medal winning 2004 (silver) and 2008 (bronze) U.S. Olympic Teams are past Junior Olympic National Championships participants, including Paul Hamm, 2004 Olympic all-around champion, and Jonathan Horton, 2008 Olympic horizontal bar silver medalist.

2010 Men’s Junior Olympic Championships
Knoxville Convention Center
Knoxville, Tenn.
May 9, 2010
Individual Event Finals

Floor Exercise Finals

Level 10 (16-18)
1. Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS, 15.650
2. Cale Robinson, Louisville, Tenn./Premier Gymnastics, 15.600
3. Jesse Silverstein, Suffern, N.Y./U.S. Gymnastics Develop Center II, 15.550
Level 10 (14-15)
1. Sean Melton, Orlando/Orlando Metro Gymnastics, 14.900
2. Kevin Wolting, Laguna Hills, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, 14.850
3. Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah/Arete Gymnastics, 14.800
Level 9
1. Colin Van Wicklen, Magnolia, Texas/Cypress Gymnastics Academy, 14.500
2. Jonathan Tang, Upper Merion Gymnastics, 14.300
3. Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics, 14.000

Pommel Horse

Level 10 (16-18)
1. Jesse Silverstein, Suffern, N.Y./U.S. Gymnastics Develop Center II, 14.650
2. Craig Hernandez, Libertyville, Ill./Buffalo Grove Gymnastics, 14.550
3. Eric Schryver, Richardson, Texas/WOGA, 14.000
Level 10 (14-15)
1. Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah/Arete Gymnastics, 14.500
2. Adrian De Los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif./SCATS, 14.200
3T. Dmitri Belanovski, West Allis, Wis./Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy, 14.000
3T. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla./ Orlando Metro Gymnastics, 14.000
Level 9
1. Arinn Wade, Newark, N.J./Surgent’s Elite Gymnastics, 14.100
2. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis./Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy, 13.900
3T. Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics, 13.850
3T. Marty Strech, Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, 13.850

Still Rings

Level 10 (16-18)
1. Alex Bubnov, Fanwood, N.J./Surgent’s Elite Gymnastics, 15.400
2. Jesse Silverstein, Suffern, N.Y./U.S. Gymnastics Develop Center II, 15.300
3. Jonathan Spiro, Laguna Niquel, Calif./New Hope Academy of Gymnastics, 15.250
Level 10 (14-15)
1. Maximilian Mayr, Miami/Universal Gymnastics, 14.700
2. Nick Spiro, Laguna Niquel, Calif./New Hope Academy of Gymnastics, 14.450
3T. Rodolfo Bonilla, Lakeland, Fla./Star Gymnastics Training Center, 14.250
3T. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics, 14.250
Level 9
1. Josiah Eng, New Berlin, Wis./Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy, 14.300
2. Marty Strech, Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, 14.050
3. Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics, 13.650

Vault

Level 10 (16-18)
1. Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS, 16.700
2. Jeffrey Treleaven, Glen Ellyn, Ill./Bartlett Gymnastics Center, 16.650
3. Zack Chase, Woodinville, Wash./Cascade Elite Gymnastics, 16.300
Level 10 (14-15)
1. Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich./Mills Gymnastics USA, 16.300
2. Daniel Lucas, Battle Creek, Mich./Branch Gymnastics, 16.000
3. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla./ Orlando Metro Gymnastics, 15.750
Level 9
1. Colin Van Wicklen, Magnolia, Texas/Cypress Gymnastics Academy, 16.000
2. Hunter Justus, Cypress, Texas/Cypress Gymnastics Academy, 15.500
3. Tristan Burke, Royse City, Texas/WOGA, 15.300

Parallel Bars

Level 10 (16-18)
1. Christopher Turner, Fremont, Calif./West Coast Gymnastics Academy, 14.900
2. Jesse Silverstein, Suffern, N.Y./U.S. Gymnastics Develop Center II, 14.800
3. Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS, 14.600
Level 10 (14-15)
1. Adrian De Los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif./SCATS, 14.050
2. Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich./Mills Gymnastics USA, 14.000
3T. Timothy Wang, Riverside, Calif./South Coast Gymnastics, 13.950
3T. Rodolfo Bonilla, Lakeland, Fla./Star Gymnastics Training Center, 13.950
Level 9
1. Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics, 14.10
2. David Jessen, East Greenwich, R.I./Rhode Island Sports Elite, 13.950
3. Connor Lewis, Grove City, Ohio/Integrity Gymnastics & Cheerleading, 13.850

Horizontal Bar

Level 10 (16-18)
1. Wasef Burbar, Chicago, Ill./Buffalo Grove Gymnastics, 15.550
2. Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS, 15.400
3. Lance Alberhasky, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Gym-Nest, 14.250
Level 10 (14-15)
1. Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla./Orlando Metro Gymnastics, 14.550
2. Adrian De Los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif./SCATS, 13.900
3. Joshua Yee, Mililani, Hawaii/Hawaiian Island Twisters Inc., 13.850
Level 9
1. Marty Strech, Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center, 13.250
2. Marcos Gatinho, Miami/Universal Gymnastics, 12.900
3. David Jessen, East Greenwich, R.I./Rhode Island Sports Elite, 12.850