Thanks to all the individuals who participated in this year’s meet; the coaches, the judges, the families and friends who attended, the volunteers who made it all happen and especially the gymnasts.

NCAA Highlights
The Saturday evening NCAA Session was a near sell-out again this year. Stanford and Cal started off fast with the lead switching back and forth over the first four rotations.  Stanford came on strong in the final two rotations (Parallel Bars and High Bar) to win with a final team score of 361.35, with Cal coming in 2nd ~3.5 points behind and Nebraska finishing 3rd. David Sender and Sho Nakamori led Stanford finishing 1st and 2nd in the All Around. It was a real six-ring circus with great gymnastics and a lot of fun.

JO Highlights
Several JO gymnasts had outstanding performances; notables include:

• Glen Ishino of SCATS - Level 10 (16-18 year olds) – 87.65 AA,
• Christopher Turner of WCOGA – Level 10 (14-15 year olds)  – 83.95 AA
• Adrian De Los Angeles of SCATS– Level 9 – 80.95 AA,
• A.J. Schottstaedt of Redwood Empire– Level 8 – 75.15 AA, 
• Trystan Baker of Technique– Level 7 – 56.35 AA, 
• Joshua Rauchwerger of Nor Cal American – Level 6 – 57.15 AA,
• Ayden Harward of SCATS – Level 5 – 57.2 AA,
• Samual Steeg of Nor Cal American– Level 4 – 57.85 AA
  

Webcast
From all the input we’ve received, the webcast was very popular and a lot of fun.  We recorded over 13,000 ‘hits’ during the course of the meet. People from as far away as India and Brazil got to see their family members in competition. The many gymnasts that helped with the commentary really did a great job. After the meet we found that the files are too big and cumbersome to deal with so we do not plan to archive the files for future viewing.

Meet Photography
We’ve posted several hundred photos from the meet on Smugmug.  The photographers tried to capture as many gymnasts as possible.  Take a look.  Copies are available at a nominal cost.

Next Year
The tentative date for next year’s meet is January 23-25, 2009. We hope to confirm the date within a couple of months.  One change we will definitely be making is with the Sunday Sessions.  We’ll probably move the Level 6’s to earlier in the day so they are not staying up so late.  Stay tuned and plan for next year.