Career Highlights

2016 U.S. synchro champion
2015 U.S. synchro champion
2014 U.S. trampoline bronze medalist
Alternate for the 2012 Olympic Games
2012 U.S. trampoline bronze medalist
2011 Pan American Games silver medalist
2011 U.S. synchro champion and trampoline silver medalist
2010 U.S. trampoline bronze medalist

Personal Information

Birthplace: Lubbock, TX
Hometown: Tokio, TX
Twitter: @DakotaEarnest
Name of High School: Plains High
High School Graduation Year: 2012
Year you began gymnastics: 1996
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My mom taught at a gym so i was basically there all the time.
Favorite thing about gymnastics: The places you go, the people we meet.
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Michael and Kellie
Names of sibling(s): Landon and Carson
Family members in sports: Aunt Kasie - trampoline; Brother - trampoline

National Competition Results

2016 USA Gymnastics Championships, Providence, R.I. - 1st-SY; 4th-TR
2016 Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 3rd-TR
2016 Winter Classic, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-SY; 2nd-TR
2015 USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. - 1st-SY
2015 Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 3rd-SY; 5th-TR
2014 USA Gymnastics Championships, Louisville, Ky. - 3rd-TR
2014 U.S. Elite Challenge, Spokane, Wash. - 3rd-TR
2014 Kalon Ludvigson Invitational, Salt Lake City, Utah - 1st-TR
2013 Stars & Stripes Cup, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 4th-TR
2013 U.S. Elite Challenge, Frisco, Texas - 2nd-SY; 5th-TR
2012 USA Gymnastics Trampoline Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 3rd-TR
2012 Stars & Stripes Cup, Cleveland, Ohio - 3rd-TR
2012 Elite Challenge, Tulsa, Okla. - 2nd-TR; 3rd-SY
2011 U.S. Elite Championships, San Antonio, Texas - 1st-SY; 2nd-TR
2011 U.S. Elite Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas - 3rd-TR; 7th-DM
2011 Winter Classic, Houston, Texas - 1st-SY; 5th-TR
2010 Visa Championships, Hartford, Conn. - 3rd-TR
2010 Fairland Classic, Laurel, Md. - 3rd-TR
2009 Final Selection Event, Las Vegas, Nev. - 1st-SY; 4th-TR (15-16) (Jr. Div.)
2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 1st-TR; 6th-SY (Jr. Div.)
2009 U.S. Elite Challenge, Ft. Smith, Ark. - 3rd-TR; 5th-SY (Jr. Div.)
2009 Winter Classic, Birmingham, Ala. - 7th-TR (Jr. Div.)
2008 Stars and Stripes Cup, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-SY; 3rd-TR (Jr. Div.)
2008 Visa Championships, Houston, Texas - 4th-SY; 5th-TR (Jr. Div.)
2008 U.S. Elite Challenge, Mobile, Ala. - 1st-TR; 5th-SY (Jr. Div.)
2008 Winter Classic, Tulsa, Okla. - 2nd-SY
2007 National Championships, Memphis, Tenn. - 1st-TR (Jr. Div.)
2007 U.S. Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-TR (Jr. Div.)
2007 Winter Classic, Lubbock, Texas - 2nd-TR; 3rd-SY (Jr. Div.)
2006 U.S. Championships, Schaumburg, Ill. - 4th-TU (Jr. Div.)

International Competition Results

2016 Shanghai World Cup, Shanghai, China - 1st-SY
2015 World Championships, Odense, Denmark - 5th-SY
2015 Aalsmeer Flower Cup, Aalsmeer, Netherlands -
2014 Stars & Stripes Cup, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 2nd-TR
2012 Taiyuan World Cup, Taiyuan, China - 4th-SY
2011 World Championships, Birmingham, England - 4th-TR (Team), SY
2011 Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico - 2nd-TR
2011 Salzgitter World Cup, Salzgitter, Germany -
2011 Canada Cup, Alberta, Canada - 3rd-SY
2011 Flower Cup, Aalsmeer, Netherlands - 4th-TR
2010 Pan American Cup, Guadalajara, Mexico - 4th-TR
2010 World Championships, Metz, France -
2010 Frivolten Cup, Herrljunga, Sweden - 4th-TR
2010 Pan American Championships, Daytona Beach, Fla. - (Jr. Div.)
2009 World Age Group Competition, St. Petersburg, Russia - 4th-TR (15-16)
2009 Canada Cup, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada - 1st-SY; 7th-TR (Jr. Div.)
2008 Pan American Championships, Buenos Airies, Argentina - 1st-TR (Jr. Div.)
2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 3rd-Team; 6th-TR (Jr. Div.)
2006 Pan American Championships, Pan American Championships, Mexico - 3rd-TR (Jr. Div.)