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Simone Biles, Kyla Ross and Brenna Dowell Featured on Secret Classic Roster

Elite season is full force in the US, with the upcoming Secret Classic and the P&G Championships.

USA Gymnastics has released the roster for the athletes competing at the upcoming Secret Classic, which  serves as the final qualifier for the P&G National Championships (Aug. 21-24), which will determine the national team and serve as a qualifying step to USA's worlds team.


The list includes some seventy some athletes from all around the country.  Returning favorites include 2013 World All-Around Champion, Simone Biles and silver medalist, Kyla Ross. World's alternate and second place finisher at the American Cup, Brenna Dowell is also making an appearance. Considering her unfortunate last minute shaft at the 2013 World Championships, in Antwerp, Belgium.

Also exciting, there will be nine junior girls who will be competing amongst the senior ranks. Notable names include little miss "I win everything all the time" Bailie Key, of Texas Dreams, one of Chow's latest proteges and beam prodigy, Norah Flatley and Emily Gaskins of Cincinnati Gymnastics  Academy.

The Secret US Classic is being held Saturday, Aug. 2 in Chicago, Illinois at the Sears Centre. The junior session will commence the competition at 1 p.m. with the senior session at 6:30 p.m. local time.

Here is the full list per USA Gymnastics:


2014 Secret U.S. Classic junior and senior athlete roster
(by state; name, hometown, state/club, level)
Arizona
MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics, senior
California
Felicia Hano, San Gabriel, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior
Lauren Navarro, La Verne, Calif./Charter Oak Gymnastics, junior
Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior
Caitlin Smith, Valley Village, Calif./ Paramount Elite Gymnastics, junior
Colorado
Emily Muhlenhaupt, Castle Rock, Colo./ Colorado Aerials Gymnastics Center, junior
Alyona Shchennikova, Evergreen, Colo./ TIGAR, junior
Delaware
Morgan Hurd, Newark, Del./First State Gymnastics
Florida
Bailey Ferrer, Orlando, Fla./ Orlando Metro Gymnastics, junior
Emily Gaskins, Coral Springs, Fla./ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, Groveland, Fla./ Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics, junior
Grace Waguespack, Longwood, Fla./ ACE Gymnastics, junior
Georgia
Elena Arenas, Bishop, Ga./ Georgia Elite Gymnastics, junior
Megan Skaggs, Marietta, Ga./ Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, junior
Illinois
Marissa Oakley, Oswego, Ill./ Phenom Gymnastics, junior
Gabby Perea, Geneva, Ill./ Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, junior
Makenzie Sedlacek, West Chicago, Ill./ Illinois Gymnastics Institute Inc., junior
Anastasia Webb, Morton Grove, Ill./ Illinois Gymnastics Institute Inc., junior
Iowa
Norah Flatley, Cumming, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior
Rachel Gowey, Urbandale, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, senior
Adeline Kenlin, North Liberty, Iowa/ Iowa Gym-Nest, junior
Victoria Nguyen, West Des Moines, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior
Alexis Vasquez, West Des Moines, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior
Kansas
Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./ Great American Gymn. Express, senior
Maryland
Hannah Joyner, Waldorf, Md./ First in Flight, junior
Maggie Musselman, Crownsville, Md./ Hill's Gymnastics, junior
Michigan
Vanasia Bradley, Lincoln Park, Mich./ Splitz Gymnastics, junior
Delanie Harkness, Leslie, Mich./ Twistars USA Inc., junior
Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, senior
Abby Paulson, Coon Rapids, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, junior
Lexy Ramler, St. Michael, Minn./ KidSport LLC, junior
Olivia Trautman, Champlin, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, junior
Missouri
Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics. Express, senior
North Carolina
Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior
Emily Schild, Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior
New Jersey
Ariana Agrapides, Bayville, N.J./ MG Elite, junior
Christina Desiderio, Hackettstown, N.J./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior
Olivia Dunne, Hillsdale, N.J./ Eastern National Academy of Paramus, junior
Jazmyn Foberg, Bayville, N.J./ MG Elite, junior
Margzetta Frazier, Erial, N.J./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior
Melissa Reinstadtler, Brick, N.J./ Rebound Gymnastics Inc., senior
Nevada
Maile O'Keefe, Las Vegas, Nev./ Academy of Gymnastics - Salcianu Gymnastics, junior
Ohio
Shania Adams, Dublin, Ohio/ Buckeye Gymnastics, junior
Aria Brusch, Cincinnati, Ohio/ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior
Nia Dennis, Westerville, Ohio/ Buckeye Gymnastics, junior
Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, senior
Lexie Priessman, Fairfield, Ohio/Perfection Gymnastics, senior
Pennsylvania
Molly Frack, Nazareth, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior
Megan Freed, Bethlehem, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior
Taylor Lawson, Macungie, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior
Adriana Popp, Easton, Pa./ Girls In Co-Operation Gymnastics Training Center I, junior
Texas
Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/ WOGA Gymnastics, senior
Rachel Baumann, Plano, Texas/ WOGA Gymnastics, junior
Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/ World Champions Centre, senior
Kaitlin DeGuzman, Rowlett, Texas/ Metroplex Gymnastics, junior
Peyton Ernst, Coppell, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior
Rachael Flam, Houston, Texas/ Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, junior
Kailey Gillings, Beach City, Texas/ Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, junior
Veronica Hults, Coppell, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior
Bailie Key, Montgomery, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior
Madison Kocian, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, senior
Samantha Ogden, Allen, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, senior
Grace Quinn, Arlington, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior
Madison Rau, Cypress, Texas/ Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, junior
Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior
Macy Toronjo, Huntsville, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior
Utah
Deanne Soza, Orem, Utah/ Arete Gymnastics, junior
Virginia
McKenna Appleton, Great Falls, Va./ Hill's Gymnastics, junior
Abigail Matthews, Virginia Beach, Va./ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior
Washington
Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./ Naydenov Gymnastics Inc., junior
Shilese Jones, Renton, Wash./ Auburn Gymnastics Center Inc., junior






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