INDIANAPOLIS, May 11, 2021 – After three days of competition, Regions 5 and 8 finished in a deadlock with each claiming a share of the Super Team title at the 2021 USA Gymnastics Development Program Level 9 Eastern Championships held May 7-9 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Ga. Sixteen all-around champions across a series of age divisions – eight senior and eight junior – were also crowned as the nation's top women's artistic Level 9 gymnasts from regions 5-8 faced off in the culminating event of the 2021 season.

Regions 5 and 8 each accumulated a competition-best 46 points over the course of the weekend to edge Region 7, which finished in third with 44 points. Region 6 (24 points) rounded out the field.

The 2021 Level 9 Eastern all-around champions are listed below by session.

May 7
  • Individual champions: Junior 1 – Ariana Barksdale of Morrisville, N.C./Sonshine Gymnastics, 38.275; Junior 2 – Sofia Estrada of Gainesville, Fla./Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics, 38.050; Junior 3 – Avery Moll of Canal Fulton, Ohio/Dominique Moceanu Gymnastics Center, 37.975; Junior 4 – Julia Rausa of Vernon Hills, Ill./Libertyville Gymnastics Academy, 37.650; Junior 5 – Sydney Seabrooks of Clearwater, Fla./LaFleur's Gymnastics Largo, 38.675; Junior 6 – Sophia Diaz of Clarksville, Md./Hill's Gymnastics, 38.300
  • Regional team champions: Junior 1 – Region 8, 151.325; Junior 2 – Region 8, 150.425; Junior 3 – Region 7, 150.725; Junior 4 – Region 5, 150.200; Junior 5 – Region 8, 152.300; Junior 6 – Region 7, 151.675
May 8
  • Individual champions: Junior 7 – Addy Mazzoni of Bradenton, Fla./EVO Gymnastics, 37.875; Junior 8 – Kellan Johnson of Mechanicsville, Va./World Class Gymnastics, 37.700; Senior 1 – Anna Draper of Alpharetta, Ga./Roswell Gymnastics, 38.150; Senior 2 – Kali Freeman of Fairborn, Ohio/B and B Gymnastics Training Center, 38.275; Senior 3 – Meg Hyser of Roswell, Ga./Roswell Gymnastics, 37.825; Senior 4 – Allison Beckwith of Westfield, Ind./Jaycie Phelps Athletic Center, 38.150
  • Regional team champions: Junior 7 – Region 5, 151.025; Junior 8 – Region 5, 150.950; Senior 1 – Region 5, 150.500; Senior 2 – Region 5, 151.575; Senior 3 – Region 8, 150.700; Senior 4 – Region 5, 151.100
May 9
  • Individual champions: Senior 5 – Caris Koos of Pineville, N.C./Perfect Balance Training Center, 37.725; Senior 6 – Mia Passarella of Marietta, Ga./Atlanta North Stars Gym, 37.625; Senior 7 – Gioyvonna Wieseler of Clover, S.C./First in Flight, 37.825; Senior 8 – Genesis Carson of Newport News, Va./World Class Gymnastics, 38.225
  • Regional team champions: Senior 5 – Region 7, 150.075; Senior 6 – Region 7, 149.825; Senior 7 – Region 8, 150.150; Senior 8 – Region 7, 152.050
The Eastern Championships feature gymnasts from USA Gymnastics' women's artistic Regions 5-8. Regions are determined by state: Region 5 – Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio; Region 6 – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont; Region 7 – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; Region 8 – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.