Gymnastics: Chase Clingman, Age 11, Wins Four Medals at 2013 Men's Junior Olympic Championship in Oregon

(May 17, 2013) - APEX gymnast Chase Clingman, age 11, spent his first week of May in Portland, Oregon competing at the 2013 U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships. He was accompanied by his coach, Vladimir Shamenko, a bronze medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and Clingman came away with an impressive four medals including 3rd on the floor, 4th on parallel bars, 5th on high bar and tied for 6th on vault.

More than 700 of the USA's top Level 8, 9 and 10 men's gymnasts competed over the course of 5 days. Chase was one of only four 11 year olds from Region 7 (Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) to qualify to this event.

Gymnastics: APEX's Jamie Morris Crowned Region 7 Bars Champion

Ashley Spangler and Jamie Morris

(May 16, 2013) - APEX gymnast, Jamie Morris, was crowned the Region 7 Bars champion at Level 8 Regionals held in Landover, MD the weekend of May 4 and 5, 2013. Morris scored a 9.475 to capture the regional title.

APEX gymnast Ashley Spangler also had high results finishing 10th in the vault.

Gymnastics: APEX Crowns at State Champion

(April 20, 2013) - APEX Level 7 gymnast, Ashley Wilkins, was crowned the Level 7 state champion on balance beam at the state championships held in Hampton, VA on April 6 and 7. Gymnasts from all over the state competed with a total of over 600 competitors and 55 teams. The APEX level 7 team finished 9th in the state!

APEX Level 6s had a strong showing as well led by strong all around performances by Ellie Wooten and McKenna Magoffin. The level 6 team finished 13th in team competition out of the 30 teams competing for state titles. Congratulations to all of the gymnasts. Top 10 finishes are listed below:

Gymnastics: APEX Boys Successful at States

(March 20, 2013) - The Apex boys gymnastics team returned to Virginia beach over the weekend to  compete at this years State Meet and it was a successful trip as the entire team team qualified to Regionals.

In alphabetical order by level, the following "top ten" placements were earned.

Gymnastics: APEX Level 4 Team Qualifies for States

(Feb. 6, 2013) - The APEX Level 4 team competed in the Sectional qualifier at Chantilly Gymnastics in an effort to qualify to state competition. Gymnasts must score a 33.00 all around in order to qualify to the state competition to be held at Averett University in Danville, VA in May. All of the APEX gymnasts moved on to state competition!

The qualifying gymnasts are: Josie Binkley, Jordan Burnett, Marlena Costanzo, Bailey Crittenden, Teryn Cuozzo, Allison Holbrook, Makaila Knoerzer, Rachel Lawlor, Lillian Lin, Dilara Michlena, Emily Paulson, Nina Cacciola, Ella Peterson, Anna Reed, Carly Snyder, Madelyn Walsh and Carrie Wiggins.


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Gymnastics: APEX Level 6 Flies High at Arlington Aerials Invitational

(Jan. 28, 2013) - The APEX Level 6 gymnastics team finished first place in the team competition at the Arlington Aerials Invitational on Jan. 19-20. The team also had several gold medalists as well. APEX teams all finished in the top three at every level at the competition. Top five results:

Gymnastics: APEX Boys Fly Home with Honors from BWI Invitational in Maryland

(Dec. 13, 2012) - The APEX Gymnastics boys team competed in the BWI Invitational in Laurel, Md. on Dec. 8-9 and landed the following Top 10 awards:

Gymnastics: APEX Boys Start Season Off Well at Tim Weaver Invitational

(Dec. 13, 2012) - The APEX Gymnastics boys team started the season off on a good note last month at the Tim Weaver Invitational in Hanover, PA. The following Top 10 Awards were earned, in alphabetical order by level:

Gymnastics: Broad Run SR Madison O'Braitis will Compete Next Year for SUNY Brockport

(Nov. 19, 2012) - Broad Run High School senior Madison O'Braitis has accepted an offer to compete next year for SUNY Brockport's NCAA Division III D3women's gymnastics team.

The Golden Eagles won the 2012 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championship for the first time in program history last season. Coach John Feeney was named NCGA Coach of the Year last season.

O'Braitis has trained at APEX Gymnastics for 10 years and last year finished 4th at the National Championships.

Gymnastics: APEX's Chase Clingman Qualifies to National Team

(Nov. 12, 2012) - APEX gymnast Chase Clingman, age 11, qualified as a part of the Future Stars National Team while competing at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He finished 14th in the competition. Chase is a level 8 gymnast coached by former Olympian Vladimir Shamenko at APEX in Leesburg, Virginia.

Viva Loudoun: Founding Sponsor APEX Gymnastics Back Again to Support Our 2012-13 Sports Coverage

(Sept. 6, 2012) - From the very first day that we started Viva Loudoun we have had the support of the great folks at APEX Gymnastics and we are pleased to announce that once again they will be a major sponsor for our 2012-13 year of high school and youth sports coverage.

APEX Gymnastics will be the sole sponsor of all our gymnastics coverage for the next 12 months.

Viva Loudoun is seeking sponsors for our coverage of other sports including football, volleyball, cross country and cheer this fall. Your ad will be placed within each story we run on the sport your sponsor so this is a great way to reach your target audience. If interested, contact Dan Sousa at 703.509.8826 or dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com.

Viva Loudoun expects more than 2.5 million page views this year on the website with more than 3,000 people following our Twitter feed and almost another 3,000 following us on Facebook.

Check out our latest sponsorship opportunities and ad rates here!

Gymnastics: APEX Offers 2012 Summer Camp and Classes

(May 17, 2012) - APEX Gymnastics is registering children, ages 3 to 18, for its 2012 summer camps and classes.

Download APEX's camp schedule and brochure. APEX also offers a weekly class schedule for all ages. Here is what APEX is offering for summer 2012:

Gymnastics: APEX Wins Medals at Nationals

(May 9, 2012) - APEX Gymnastics Girls Level 9s had a winning weekend at the Level 9 National Gymnastics Championships held in Landover, MD May 4–6 as all of the APEX gymnasts medaled in events.

Bridgette Schaal finished 5th on vault, 12th on floor and15th in the all around at her first National competition. Also competing in her first National competition, Madison O’Braitis was 4th on bars, 8th on beam and 9th all around. Region 7 champion Maddy Scozzie finished 9th on vault, 7th on beam, 10th on floor and 6th in the all around. She is a senior at Broad Run High School and will compete for SUNY Cortland next season.

Gymnastics: APEX Level 5s Finish Season Strong

(May 1, 2012) - The APEX Girls Level 5 team finished the season with a 9th place team finish at the state championships in Radford April 28-29th.

The gymnasts were led by Kendra Rentz, Leslie Edwards, Ellie Deegan and Anatalya Zapanta who all had top 10 all around finishes.

Event placements are listed below:

Gymnastics: APEX Crowns State Champions, Qualifies 11 to Regional Competition

Apex Gymnastics Maddie Scozzie won the Level 9 All Around State Title 

(March 27, 2012) - APEX Gymnastics Maddy Scozzie was crowned the Level 9 All Around State Champion over the weekend at the Level 9 State Championships in Richmond.

Scozzie was also state champion on vault, balance beam and won silver on the floor exercise. Scozzie was competing in her final state meet as she will graduate in June from Broad Run High School and next year will compete for the Cortland University Red Dragons.

Other APEX highlights were Kylie Klokis who finished 3rd on balance beam and 3rd in the all around. Anli Solly finished 2nd on balance beam. Cassidy Gagnon won the silver on floor exercise and Bridgette Schaal finished with the bronze on vault. Alex Cocozza plaed 4th on floor and 5th in the all around and Madison O'Braitis was 4th on vault and 6th on balance beam.

Gymnastics: Former Loudoun County Standout Vicki Vesecky to Compete for NCAA D1 Towson Next Year

(March 14, 2012) - Former Loudoun County High School gymnastic standout Vicki Vesecky, who is a level 10 APEX gymnast, will compete next year for NCAA Division I Towson University.

Vesecky has been a member of APEX Gymnastics since she was 4 years old. She was a former level 9 State All Around Champion and Regional competitor for six years. As a senior in 2009 she led Loudoun County High School to the school's first gymnastics title while winning the All Around.

She will continue her career under coach Vicki Chliszczyk at Towson.

Gracing the cover of Towson's 2012 gymnastics media guide is another Level 10 APEX Gymnastics product in senior Avis Hixon of Heritage High School. Hixson has been one of the Tigers' top performers on the vault and floor the last three seasons and will be one of the Tigers co-captains for the second year in a row. She was honored as ECAC Specialist of the Year in 2011 and qualified for the NCAA regional meet on vault and floor.


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Gymnastics: APEX Boys Crowned State Champions

(March 13, 2012) - APEX Boys Team Members Aaron Meland, Chase Clingman and Tanner Collins were crowned state champions at the Virginia Mens Gymnastics Championships held on March 10 and 11 in Richmond.

Over 200 gymnasts competed. Logan Voegele was also named to the Virginia State Regional Team and APEX qualified 14 boys to Regionals.

Individual results are listed below:

Youth Sports - Gymnastics: APEX Wins Big at Hershey

(Feb. 15, 2012) - The APEX girls gymnastics team traveled to Hershey, Pa. to compete in the 18th Annual Hug N Kiss Meet on Feb. 11-12 and the Level 6 and 7 teams both brought home first place team awards. In addition the Level 5's finished 2nd and the Level 4's finished 5th.

APEX Level 8 and 9 competed in Chicago. Send of article for highlights.

At Hershey special congratulations went to Erin Dennis, Emily Everhart, Caleigh Allen, Rachelanne Hall, Maddie Pennington and Elle Pickering who qualified to their respective state or sectional competition. Individual highlights are listed below:

Gymnastics: APEX Captures Team Titles

(Jan. 17, 2012) - The APEX girl's gymnastics teams captured two first place team titles at level 5 and 7 this past weekend at the Arlington Aerials Invitiational. In addition, the level 8/9 team finished second, the level 6 team finished third and the level 4 team finished 5th.

APEX gymnasts won over 30 gold medals and special congratulations go out to the following gymnasts for qualifying to their respective sectional or state meets: Caroline Lessler, Madeline Sicking, Madison Chandler, Lindsey Sestak, McKenna Magoffin, Abby Keane, Brooke Constantine, Courtney Walker, Cassidy Gagnon and Abby Reid. Individual highlights are listed below:

Gymnastics: APEX Brings Home Gold in Baltimore

Another APEX winner!

(Dec. 13, 2011) - Several APEX athletes brought home gold medals from the COTC meet in Baltimore which featured over 2,000 gymnasts from across the country competing in the premiere East Coast event.

APEX had several top finishes including the level 5, 6 and 7 teams who finished 6th or 7th in team competition. Special congratulations to Caitlin Villavicencio, Kylie Klokis, Madison Hertel, Priscilla Hall, Callie Pellegrino, Ashley Wilkins, Caroline Cascadden, Erin Keane, Anneliese Brun, Taylor Hunter and Samantha Sommers who qualified to their respective State and Sectional meets.