Wright’s Gymnastics-Noblesville’s Chelsea Jones competed in the USA Gymnastics Region 5 Level 9 Championships April 18 in Cincinnati and came away with the All-Around 5th place and a spot on the 10-team member of the Level 9 Senior 8 “Dream Team” that will compete in the USAG Eastern National Championships in College Park, Ga. on May 9.
This is the second “Dream Team” spot in a row that Jones has earned. In 2019 she was also named to her age division’s Level 9 “Dream Team”. The pandemic wiped out most of the 2019-20 gymnastics season including the State, Regional and Eastern National Championships.
Jones, a high school junior, competed against the top Level 9 gymnasts in her age division from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois to earn her ‘Dream Team” berth at Duke Energy Convention Center.
Jones earned her way onto the “Dream Team” by placing in a second-place tie on the Uneven Bars (9.05), fifth on the Balance Beam (8.825), tied for 8th on the Floor Exercise 9.25, and 12th on the Vault 9.00. Her combined All-Around score of 36.125 secured the fifth spot on the Level 9 Senior 8 “Dream Team” that will compete against all other USAG Regions in the country that are in the Eastern National Championships.