Two (2) NESA Gymnasts Top Six in Nation, All Six (6) Make Finals at 2013 Junior Olympic National Championships

Portland, OR:  NESA (New England Sports Academy) gymnasts finished the season strong at the 2013 Men's Gymnastics Junior Olympics Nationals Championships earlier this month in Portland, Oregon. NESA podium highlights include two of our (6) six NESA gymnasts placing in the top 6:  Daniel Clark won the Level 8 Junior Elite Pommel Silver Medal (2-day JO/JE combined) and Mark Springett, Level 10 Senior (age 17)  won the Junior Olympic All-Around 6th place (2-day JO combined), PBars 4th place (2-day JO combined) and Rings 5th place (2-day JO combined) medals.  In addition, each of the (6) six NESA gymnasts qualified for finals after the first day of competition.

Additional accomplishments include:  

Level 8: Daniel Clark qualified for Junior Elite Finals in 21st place AA and placed 16th on Rings and 25th place in AA for the 2-day JO/JE combined, Wolfgang Personeus qualified for Junior Elite Finals in 28th place AA, and 12th on pommel, 19th on Floor and placed 14th on Pommel and 41th in AA for the 2-day JO/JE combined results. (Level 8 had 173 gymnasts competing)

Level 9: Jonathan Wang qualified for Junior Elite Finals in 30th place AA and 12th on Floor and placed 9th on Floor and 18th in AA for the 2-day JO/JE combined results; Addison Chung qualified for the Junior Elite Finals in 28th place in AA and placed 18th on Rings and 28th in AA for the 2-day JO/JE combined results; Zeyad Zoromba qualified for the JO Individual Event Finals in Floor, Pommel and HBars and placed 16th on HBars, 19th on Pommell and 20th on Floor in the 2-day JO combined results. (Level 9 had 203 gymnasts competing)

Level 10 Senior (age 17): Mark Springett qualified for the JO Finals in 3rd place AA and placed 8th on Vault and 9th on Pommel in the 2-day JO combined results. (Level 10 Senior had 165 gymnasts competing.)

NESA Gymnast, Daniel Clark Jr, Takes Silver on Pommel at JO Nationals

Portland, OR:  NESA gymnast, Daniel (Danny) Clark Jr, 7th grader from Avon, MA took the silver medal on the Pommel Horse (2nd place in the USA) at the Men's Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships in the Level 8 Junior Elite Division (the Junior Elite division is the top 42 Level 8 gymnasts in the nation and is where the Junior National Development Team is selected from) in Portland, Oregon earlier this month. His other accomplishments during the National competition include: qualifying to the second day of competition in the Junior Elite in 21st place All-Around (total of six events) as well as  placing 16th on the Still Rings event and 25th All-Around in the combined two-day results. Danny was also one of 12 gymnasts representing Region 6 (New England) for Level 8 As a region, Region 6 placed 4th as a team, the best showing for the region in many years.

Danny qualified for the Junior Olympics National competition by winning the Regional (Region 6 - New England) Level 8 All-Around Championship in a two-day competition at the 2013 Regional Championship at Springfield College, Springfield MA one month earlier. In addition to winning the gold medal All-Around Regional Championship for Level 8 , he won the Pommel Horse and Still Rings event becoming the 2013 Regional (Region 6) Champion in both individual events. Danny also placed 2nd on the Floor event and was a member of his New England Sports Academy (NESA) club Level 8 Team which placed 2nd in the Team competition.

Photo: Daniel Clark Jr with his coach, Levon Karakhanyan at 2013 Men’s Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championship wearing his second place silver medal for Pommel Horse.

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NESA Qualifies Six (6) Gymnasts to 2013 Junior Olympics Nationals


Springfield, MA:  NESA (New England Sports Academy) Boys Gymnastics Team coached by Levon Karakhanyan had six (6) of their gymnasts qualify to compete at the Junior Olympics National Championships in Portland, Oregon at last weekends Region 6 Championships.  The following NESA gymnasts will be representing Region 6 at JO Nationals next month:  Level 8 Daniel Clark and Wolfgang Personeus; Level 9 Jonathan Wang, Zeyad Zoromba and Addison Chung; Level 10 Mark Springett.

NESA Gymnasts Win Four Regional 1st place All-Around Titles, Twelve 1st place Individual Event Titles, and Four 1st Place Team Championships at 2013 Regional Championship

Springfield MA:  NESA (New England Sports Academy) gymnasts coached by Levon Karakhanyan and Dan Melzar win Four (4) 1st place All-Around Regional Championship titles and Four (4) 1st place Team Level Championships along with multiple 1st place Individual Event Championship titles.

Our NESA Top 3 All-Around Regional Champions:  Level 5 (age 7-8) Marcus Kushner 1st place AA, (age 11+) David Levy 3rd place AA; Level 7 (age 9-10) Ian Lasic-Ellis 1st place AA, (age 9-10) Sergey Popov 3rd place AA; Level 8 (age 11-12) Daniel Clark 1st place AA; Level 10 (age 17-18) Mark Springett 1st place AA.

Our NESA Top 3 Team finishes at Regionals:  Level 5 (ages 7-8 & 11+): 1st place Team (Marcus Kushner, David Levy, Pietro Rozzo, Ted Friesen); Level 5 (age 9-10): 3rd place Team (Jonathan Agard, Jackson Del Rosario, Matthew Hassan); Level 6 (age 11+): 1st place Team (Milan Rosen, Sam Arber, Craig Ackerman, Callum Sullivan, Jack Silver); Level 7 (age 9-10 & 11-12): 1st place Team (Ian Lasic-Ellis, Sergey Popov, Griffin Silver, Christoph Buhler); Level 8 (age 11-12): 2nd place Team (Benedikt Eckstein, Daniel Clark, Wolfgang Personeus); Level 9 (age 13-14): 1st place Team (Jonathan Wang, Zeyad Zoromba, Addison Chung, Aidan MacCuish, Isiah Cato).

Our NESA Top 3 Individual Event Regional Champions: Level 5: (age 7-8) Marcus Kushner: 1st Rings, 2nd Pommel, 3rd PBars & HBar; (age 7-8) Pietro Rozzo: 3rd Floor; (age 9-10) Jonathan Agard: 2nd PBars; (age 11+) David Levy: 3rd HBar. Level 6: (age 11+) Milan Rosen: 1st Floor, 3rd Pommel; (age 11+) Sam Arber: 2nd Floor, 3rd Rings. Level 7: (age 9-10) Ian Lasic-Ellis: 1st Pommel, Rings, PBars, HBar; (age 9-10) Sergey Popov: 3rd Vault; (age 11-12) Christoph Buhler: 1st Pommel & HBar; 3rd Rings & PBars. Level 8: (age 11-12) Daniel Clark: 1st Pommel & Rings, 2nd Floor; (age 11-12) Wolfgang Personeus: 3rd Pommel. Level 9: (age 13-14) Jonathan Wang: 3rd Floor & Vault; (age 13-14) Zeyad Zoromba: 2nd Floor; (age 13-14) Addison Chung: 3rd PBars. Level 10: (17-18) Mark Springett: 1st Pommel & PBars, 2nd Floor & Vault, 3rd Rings

NESA Gymnasts Produce Four State All-Around Champions and Two Team Level wins at 2013 MA State Championships

Sterling, MA: NESA gymnasts coached by Levon Karakhanyan and Dan Melzar celebrated multiple top three individual event finishes at the 2013 Massachusetts Boys State Championships.

The highlights from the MA State Championship included our Top 3 finishes in the All-around competition.

Congratulations to our Top 3 All-Around State Champions: Level 5: (age 7-8) Marcus Kushner 1st place AA, Pietro Rozzo 2nd place AA, (age 11+) Ted Friesen 2nd place AA, David Levy 3rd place AA; Level 7: (age 9-10) Ian-Lasic Ellis 1st place AA, Griffin Silver 3th place AA, (age 11-12) Christoph Buhler 3rd place AA; Level 8 (age 11-12) Daniel Clark 1st place AA; Level 9 (age 13-14) Addison Chung 2nd place AA; Level 10 (age 17-18) Mark Springett 1st place AA. Mark also was the 1st place individual MA State Champion in each of the six events!

In addition NESA Level 7 (Ian Lasic-Ellis, Griffin Silver, Christopher Buhler) & 9 Team (Addison Chung, Jonathan Wang, Zeyad Zoromba, Isiah Cato, Aidan MacCuish), repeating for the second year took home first place Team Championships.

Another highlight of the meet included each NESA gymnast Level 5-10 that was eligible to qualify to the Regional Championship competition did. It was a great day for NESA all-around.

NESA Takes Second for Level 5 Team and Combined (Levels 4, 5, & 6) at MA State Cup Championship

Sterling, MA:  NESA Boys Gymnastics Team Levels 4-6 competed in the 2013 Massachusetts State Cup Championship this past Saturday.  Lead by Head Coach Levon Karakhanyan and Assistant Coach Dan Melzar, NESA's Boys Level 5 Team (Edward Friesen, Marcus Kushner, Pietro Rozzo, Jonathan Agard, Matthew Hassan, Jackson DelRosario, David Levy) brought home the 2nd place Level 5 Team award. In the top award of the meet, the Combined Level 4, 5 & 6 Team award, NESA took 2nd place! Congrats to all our NESA gymnasts that contributed to the 2nd place Level 4-6 Combination Award: Level 4: Clayton Thevenin, William Lynch, David Holloway;  Level 5: Edward Friesen, Marcus Kushner, Pietro Rozzo, Jonathan Agard, Matthew Hassan, Jackson DelRosario, David Levy; and Level 6: Jack Silver, Callum Sullivan, Craig Ackerman, Sam Arber, Daniel Kravets, Milan Rosen, David Levy)

NESA Boys Gymnastics Team Takes Three First Place All-Around Individual Titles and Two First Place Team Titles at 2013 Boston Classic

Westwood, MA:  The NESA Boys Gymnastic Team coached by Levon Karakhanyan and Assistant Coach Dan Melzar enjoyed a strong showing at the 2013 Boston Classic. Team highlights include: Two 1st place Team titles, two 2nd place Team titles and three 1st place individual All-Around titles, two 2nd place individual All-Around titles and three 3rd place individual All-Around titles in additional to multiple Top 3 Individual Events finishes.

NESA Top 3 Team Level title wins at the 2013 Boston Classic include:

NESA 1st place Team titles include:
Level 7 Team: Ian Lasic-Ellis, Sergey Popov, Christoph Buhler
Level 8 Team: Daniel Clark, Wolfgang Personeus, Benedikt Eckstein

NESA 2nd place Team titles include:
Level 5 Team: Marcus Kushner, Jackson DelRosario, Joanathan Agard, Pietro Rozzo, David Levy, Matthew Hassan, Edward Freisen
Level 9 Team: Jonathan Wang, Zeyad Zoromba, Isiah Cato, Aidan MacCuish

NESA Top 3 All-Around Individual Title wins at the Boston Classic include:

Three 1st place individual all-around titles won by NESA gymnasts: Marcus Kushner (Level 5, age 7-8), Ian Lasic-Ellis (Level 7, age 9-10), and Mark Springett (Level 10, age 17-18).

Two 2nd place individual All-Around placements awarded to NESA gymnasts: Christoph Buhler (Level 7, age 11-12), and Daniel Clark (Level 8, age 11-12).

Three 3rd place individual All-Around placements awarded to NESA gymnasts: Clayton Thevenin (Level 4, age 7-8), David Levy (Level 5, age 11+), Sergey Popov (Level 7, age 9-10)

NESA Sweeps Junior and Senior Team Divisions at Granite State Invitational

Hampton, NH:  NESA Level 7-10 gymnasts coached by Head Coach Levon Karakhanyan and Assistant Coach Dan Melzar swept the Junior (Level 7-8) and Senior (Level 9-10) Team Divisions at the 2013 Granite State Invitational. NESA also took 3 of the 4 Individual All Around titles for Levels 7-10 as well. Congratulations to our Top 3 All Around Champions: Ian Lasic-Ellis 1st place AA Level 7, Christoph Buhler 2nd place AA Level 7; Daniel Clark 1st place AA Level 8, Wolfgang Personeus 2nd place AA Level 8; Jonathan Wang 2nd place AA Level 9, Zeyad Zoromba 3rd place AA Level 9; and Mark Springett 1st place AA Level 10.

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Seven NESA Level 4-6 gymnasts place in the Top 3 AA at Gym Village Meet

Amherst, NH:  Seven NESA Level 4 - 6 gymnasts coached by Head Coach, Levon Karakhanyan finished in the Top 3 All-Around positions at the Gym Village meet this past weekend. The final tally highlights were three first place, three second place and one third place All Around finishes. Congrats to our following NESA gymnasts who placed in the Top 3 AA Level 4 (age 8)  Clayton Thevenin  2nd AA; Level 5 (age 8) Marcus Kushner 1st AA, (age 8) Pietro Rozzo 2nd AA, (age 9) Jonathan Agard 1st AA, (age 11+) David Levy 2nd AA, (age 11+) Ted Friesen  3rd AA; Level 6 (age 12+) Callum Sullivan  1st AA. Additional congrats to our Level 5 Team who took 2nd place in the team competition.

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Five NESA Boys Gymnasts Make the Jan/Feb 2013 Issue of USA Gymnastics Magazine

Westwood, MA: The newest issue of USA Gymnastics Magazine, the January/February 2013 issue includes five of NESA's Gymnastics: Griffin Silver, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Daniel Clark, Wolfgang Personeus and Addison Chung. Four NESA gymnasts, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Daniel Clark, Wolfgang Personeus and Addison Chung received this honor of inclusion in the national gymnastics magazine due to qualifying for and competing in the Future Stars National Championship held in November 2012 at the Olympic Training facility in Colorado Springs, CO. Griffin Silver received the highest honor for his age by qualifying for the Regional Development Region 6 Team.

Sterling, MA: NESA (New England Sport Academy) Level 7-10 gymnasts coached by Levon Karkhanyan have another strong showing at the Sterling Deep Freeze Invitational competition this weekend.

Competition results highlights include three 1st place All-Around finishes: Ian Lasic-Ellis - Level 7 (age group 9-10), Addison Chung - Level 9 (age group 13-14), Mark Springett - Level 10 (age group 17-18) and three 3rd place All-Around finishes: Griffin Silver - Level 7 (age group 9-10), Christoph Buhler - Level 7 (age group 11-12), Wolfgang Personeus - Level 8 (age group 11-12).

Photo details: NESA Level 7-10 Gymnasts at Sterling Invitational. (Back: Jonathan Wang, Mark Springett, Addison Chung, Aidan MacCuish, Wolfgang Personeus; Front: Massimo Sweet (Shen's), Ian Lasic-Ellis, Griffin Silver, Christoph Buhler) Missing from photo: Danny Clark, Benedikt Eckstein.

*Courtesy of Donna Personeus

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Middleton, MA:  Last weekend the NESA (New England Sports Academy) Boys Gymnastics Team coached by Levon Karakhanyan started their 2012-2013 USAG season with a strong showing at the Yellow Jackets Invitational Meet.

In the Elite Technical Series competition Daniel Clark placed 1st for Level 8 and Addison Chung placed 1st for Level 9. In the Team competition NESA's Level 5 team placed 1st, Level 7 team placed 2nd, and both Level 6 and Level combined  9 &10 placed 3rd.

Individual gymnast highlights included NESA Level 5 gymnasts Pietro Rozzo 1st in AA 7-8 age group, Jackson Del Rosario 2nd in AA 9-10 age group, Ted Friesen 1st in AA 11+ age group; NESA Level 7 gymnasts Ian Lasic-Ellis 1st in AA 9-10 age group, Griffin Silver 2nd in AA 9-10 age group; NESA Level 8 gymnast Daniel Clark 2nd in AA age 11-12; NESA Level 9 gymnast Addison Chung 3rd in AA in 13-14 age group; and NESA Level 10 gymnast Mark Springett 1st place AA in 17-18 age group.

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Future Stars Nationals: NESA rocks the house! Congrats to Coach Levon and his gymnasts, the mighty 4! Ian Lasic-Ellis placed 3rd (10 yr); Daniel Clark place 4th (12 yr); Addison Chung placed 8th (13 yr) and Wolfgang Personeus placed 16th (12 yr). Excellent job to all 4 of you. We are very proud.

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Griffin Silver, who is a Future Star, level 7, on the boys gymnastics team, will be participating in the Kellogg's Tour of Olympic Gymnastic Champions at the TD Bank North Garden in Boston on November 11th. He sent in an audition video and was the boy chosen to join the Boston show. Very exciting for Griffin and NESA! Here is his audition video

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