Frisco, TX , March 21, 2009
Savannah McClure, an 11 yr old Level 7 gymnast at North East Texas Elite Gymnastics, has a streak going that is unprecedented in Ark-La-Tex gymnastics. McClure has won a Texas State Championship in each of the last three state competitions she has attended. Beginning in November 2006, Savannah won the Junior B Floor Exercise state championship at the Level 6 State meet. This time last year, she was the 2008 Level 7 State All-Around Champion in the Junior B division. Now, this weekend, Savannah has yet another State Championship to add to her list of accomplishments.
Competing in the Junior I Division (a new designation for 11 year olds), Savannah scored a 9.525 for one of the best Balance Beam routines she has performed all season. This was the highest score for her division and good enough for her 3rd State Championship in 3 years. “This was the steadiest and most solid routine Savannah has performed all year,” stated head coach Amy White. “She has been working long and hard, gradually getting better all year and it all came together at the right time.”
McClure was also successful on the other events walking away from the competition with 5 medals. She began the competition with a nervous bar routine that scored 8.725, well below her average and intended goal but was still good enough for 8th place in the 16 athlete field. Her next event was beam where she refused to let a shaky performance on the first event affect her. She continued her efforts with a solid floor routine to score a 9.275 for 4th place. Savannah closed out the very tight competition on vault with her highest event score, 9.55, which placed her 3rd. Her All-Around score of 37.075 was good enough for 3rd place only 0.4 behind the leader.
This is the final competition for McClure for this season. She will now begin training with coaches Amy & Lloyd White to move to Level 8 for the 2009-2010 season.
