Category Archives: Competitions

Recruited by the Gold Team

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Robert

This year at the annual Arizona State Men’s Gymnastics Intra Squad competition there were 3 teams again – Maroon, Gold, and Black.  I was planning on being with the black team again since my jersey is black but when I … Continue reading →

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The bar has been raised in ASU Men’s Gymnastics!

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Robert

I had a great time competing with the Arizona State University Men’s Gymnastics team in the 2017 Maroon and Gold Intrasquad. That was the original name for decades, but the last couple years it has really been Maroon, Gold, and … Continue reading →

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Within striking distance of gold

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Robert

I was honored to compete again at the 2016 maroon and gold intersquad at Aspire on December 9th. Last year Scott Barclay came up with a scoring scheme for alumni where we were to be given an extra .2 points … Continue reading →

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Conditioning is key but competition still requires practice

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Robert

Last weekend I had the opportunity to compete with several other alumni from Arizona State (8 of us in total) at the annual Maroon and Gold competition at Aspire in Chandler, AZ. It was a lot of fun to be … Continue reading →

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When it’s useful to have a coach

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Robert

After a couple years off from competing due to the birth of our 6th child, I was invited to compete with a group of alumni from Arizona State at the 2014 NAIGC Nationals in Chattanooga, TN. It had been so … Continue reading →

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