Team Alumni

We are very proud of those alumni from Aerial Athletics who have continued their gymnastics careers at colleges and universities around the country!


		Maliah Mathis Aerial Athletics Class of 2010 Louisiana State University 2009 Region 3 Level 10 Championships - 1 VT, 3 UB, 4 BB, 4 FX, 2 AA JO Nationals Qualifier 2008 Region 3 Level 10 Championships - 2 VT, 1 FX
		Brittany Potvin-Green Aerial Athletics Class of 2009 Boise State Region 3 Floor Champion (2009) JO National Qualifier Cum laude graduate from JMHS
		Kyndal Robarts Aerial Athletics Class of 2007 University of Utah Kyndal spent two years on the U.S. Junior Olympic National Team. She was the two-time J.O. floor exercise champion (2006-07) and the all-around runner-up at the 2005 and 2006 J.O. nationals. Kyndal was named the 2007 region and state gymnast of the year and competed in 2003-04 as Junior International Elite. She graduated from Hays High School in the top 10-percent of her class.
		Amanda Walker Aerial Athletics Class of 2007 Texas Women's University Amanda tied for third in the all-around and finished second on bars at the 2007 USAG Level 10 Texas State Championships. She claimed second on bars and tied for second in the all-around at the 2007 USAG Level 10 Region 3 competition and qualified for the 2007 USAG Level 10 National Championships where she finished 23rd in the all-around. In 2006, Amanda earned a ninth place finish in the all-around at the USAG Level 9 Texas State Championships and finished third on beam, bars, and in the all-around at the 2006 USAG Level 9 Region 3 meet She is a graduate of Sandra Day O’Connor High School and a member of the National Honor Society.
		Shelley Alexander Aerial Athletics Class of 2007 Stanford University Shelley was valedictorian of the class of 2007 at Seguin High School in Seguin, Texas. In 2007, Shelley was Region 3 Level-10 All-Around champ, and captured Texas state titles in vault, beam and all-around.
		Julie Ahlberg Class of 2005 Ohio State University Julie attended Earl Warren High School and was a four-time Level-10 regional qualifier. She was a 2002 national qualifier and finished seventh in the all-around and tenth on vault at the 2002 nationals. She was also 2002 Region 3 all-around silver medalist, 2005 Houston National Invitational balance beam champion, and 2005 Riverwalk Classic Invitational uneven bars champion.
		Brittany Price Class of 2005 Utah State Price was a four-time Junior Olympic Qualifier. She placed third at the 2005 Texas State meet on balance beam and fourth in the all-around. She followed up her strong showing at State with a seventh-place all-around finish at the Regional National Championships.
		Kelsey Stauffer Class of 2005 Southeast Missouri State Kelsey was a Level 10 Regionals qualifier in 2003 and 2004. In 2002 she placed 2nd at the Level 7 Regionals in the vault. In 2001 and 2002 she qualified for the Westerns.
		Emily Peacock Class of 2004 University of Arkansas Peacock captured several first-place finishes in her career and qualified for the US Championships. She finished first in the all-around at the 2002 Magical Classic in Orlando, Fla., and at the 2002 Great West Gym Fest in Idaho. In addition she was first in the all-around at the 2001 WOGA Classic in Plano, Texas, and at the 2001 Hall of Fame Classic in Fullerton, Calif. In her final summer before college, Peacock qualified as a Senior International Elite, the highest level of competition in gymnastics. Peacock tumbled onto the Arkansas scene as a team leader and crowd pleaser in 2005. One of the most highly recruited gymnasts in her class, Peacock assumed a full plate of responsibilities in her first season of collegiate gymnastics. Peacock set the school record with a 9.950 on bars erasing one of the oldest records in the four-year-old Arkansas archives. She also had season bests of 9.825 on the beam and 9.925 on the floor in 2006. In addition to her gymnastics success, Peacock earned selection to the 2007 National Association for Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women Academic Team with a 3.66 grade point average in journalism. She also earned the team’s “most outstanding” award.
		Kristen Kaufman Class of 2004 University of Kentucky Kristen was a four-time Level 10 Junior Olympic National qualifier. In 2004 she received the bronze medal on the vault and finished 16th in the all-around, was the 2004 Texas State bars champion and fourth all-around. At the 2004 Regionals, she finished 2nd on bars, 3rd on beam and 2nd all-around. In the 2003 Regionals, she finished 2nd on vault, 2nd on beam and 4th all-around. In the 2002 Reginals, she finished 3rd in vault, 3rd on beam and 3rd all-around. Kristen competed at the 2001 Nationals and finished 14th all-around and in the 2003 Vegas Cup she was all-around champion and first place on beam. She graduated number 1 in her class of 780 from Ronald Reagan High School with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
		Lauren "Bunny" Schwartzman Class of 2002 University of Missouri Schwartzman holds the top seven and 16 of the top 22 beam scores in Mizzou history. She stands as the only gymnast in Tiger history to record a perfect 10, which Schwartzman accomplished twice on beam in 2004. In addition to her success on beam, Schwartzman shares the school floor exercise record of 9.975 with former gymnast Alisha Robinson. The 2004 Big 12 Conference beam champion, Schwartzman earned All-Big 12 Conference honors four times in her career and was a two-time Big 12 Gymnast of the Week honoree. During a fabulous senior campaign, Schwartzman finished the season tied for second in the nation on beam. She ranked as the country's top performer on the event six times over her career, including four weeks in 2006. Over her four-year career, Schwartzman won 46 event titles, including 31 on beam, 13 on floor, two on vault and holds five Cat Classic individual event titles. An exceptional student-athlete as well, she was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Schwartzman graduated with a bachelor's degree in nutritional sciences.
		Ashley Miles Class of 2002 University of Alabama Miles won her third NCAA vault title in 2006, making her only the second gymnast in NCAA history, and first in over twenty years, to win a trio of vault titles. It was her fourth overall NCAA title (vault 2003, 2004 and 2005; floor exercise 2004). As a senior, Miles earned All-American honors in the all-around, vault and floor exercise, pushing her career total to 12, all of which are first team honors. She also won the NCAA West Region floor exercise and vault titles in 2006, closing out her career with four consecutive regional wins on both those events.