Whittenburg, Kimble crowned Junior Men's Champions
Whittenburg, Kimble crowned Junior Men's Champions
Second place Akash Modi(170.250) also had a good performance, but not enough to surpass Whittenburg. However, he took first on the floor with a combined score of 29.250 and the Pbars (29.0). In third was last years champion, Sean Melton (168.350). Melton had a solid night until he performed a huge handspring double front with way too much power. He over rotated, running forward and putting his hands down on his landing. With all the mistakes he was still awarded a 15.3. Melton took first on the high bar with a combined score of 27.8.
Far behind Kimble is second place Yul Moldaur(166.900), who performed an entertaining floor routine. He showed a killer flare sequence, as well as a whip+2.5 dismount, which earned him a score of 14.85. Marty Strech (165.850) flew past Hunter Justus (162.700) for third place. Strech earned the first place title on the pommel horse with a combined score of 27.100. Justus ended the meet placing fourth.
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These are the 2012-13 U.S. Junior Men's National Teams
16-18 year-old division
Allan Bower of Chandler, Ariz./Xtreme Gymnastics
Jonathan Deaton of Longmeadow, Mass./Tim Daggett’s Gold Medal Gymnastics
Sean Melton of Orlando/U.S. Olympic Training Center
Akash Modi of Morganville, NJ/Monmouth Gymnastics Academy
Joseph Peters of Orefield, Pa./Parkettes
Timothy Wang of Riverside, Calif./Suncoast Gymnastics
Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./Ultimate Gymnastics Inc.
14-15 year-old division
Tristan Burke of Royse City, Texas/WOGA
Fabian DeLuna of Frisco, Texas/WOGA
Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Swiss Turners
David Jessen of East Greenwich, R.I.
Hunter Justus of Cypress, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics
Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Marty Strech of Fountain Valley, Calif./Azarian U.S. Gymnastics Training Center