- Marie Annonson
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Marie Annonson Country represented 
United StatesBorn December 29, 1974 Hometown Antelope, California Discipline Acrobatic Gymnastics Level Senior International Gym West Coast Training Center (owner) Marie Annonson is a retired elite acrobatic gymnast who is currently owner and head coach at the acrobatic gymnastics facility West Coast Training Center (WCTC) in Livermore, California.[1] The current roster of WCTC athletes includes the 2011 U.S. mixed-pairs champions, Cassie Lim and Brian Kincher.[2] Lim and Kincher also won the mixed-pair gold in the all-around at the 2011 Flanders International Acro Cup in Puurs, Belgium.[3]
Athletic career
During her acrobatic gymnastics career, Annonson competed nationally and internationally as the base of a women’s pair with top Brittany Horrell.[4]
In April 2000, Annonson and Horrell took fifth place in the junior division of the Flanders Acro Trophy in Deinze, Belgium.[5]
At the 2001 Azur Acro Cup in Antibes, France during April, Annonson and Horrell placed third all-around (49.150).[6]
The women's pair participated in the first Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games during November 2001 in Zielona Góra, Poland, where they placed eighth in the all-around.[7]
The pair won the all-around title at the 2002 U.S. National Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana.[8]
They also competed at the 2002 Sports Acrobatic World Age Group Games in Riesa, Germany,[9] where they placed sixth in the preliminary round.[10]
Coaching career
Annonson retired from competition and began coaching in 2003.
Among the elite athletes she has coached are Kristin Allen and Michael Rodrigues, who won the mixed-pair all-around gold medal at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[11]
In 2009, Annonson was named Coach of the Year by USA Gymnastics.[12]
The members of the 2011 U.S Acrobatic Gymnastics National team members who train at WCTC include U.S. Junior National Mixed Pair Champions Ani Smith and Jake Kanavel and the junior women's group of Haley Douglas, Samantha Mihalic and Nicole Potepa.[13] In 2010, eight of the 14 members of the U.S. Senior National Acrobatics Gymnastics Team trained at WCTC.[14] Members of the 2010 U.S. junior national team that trained at WCTC include Smith, Kanavel, and the women’s group of Cassandra Lim, Alyssa Gardner and Katie Slater.[15]
References
- ^ Rubens, Carrie (27 December 2008). "Awesome Acros -- Livermore center trains rare breed of extra-agile athletes". Article (The Oakland Tribune).
- ^ "Lim and Kincher claim all-around title at '11 Acro Nationals". USA Gymnastics. 26 July 2011. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/post.html?PostID=8229&prog=a. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Kincher and Lim win gold at Flanders International Acro Cup". USA Gymnastics. 25 April 2011. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/post.html?PostID=7520&prog=a. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "National Champions – Acrobatic Gymnastics". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/acro/history/national_champions.html. Retrieved 27 August.
- ^ Binet, Valère. "Flanders Acro Trophy". Results and Photo. Valère Binet. http://membres.multimania.fr/asap/saph2000/fatjwusa.shtml.
- ^ "Azur Acro Cup, April 13–14, 2001 - Antibes, France". Results. Valère Binet. http://membres.multimania.fr/asap/results/2001azur.shtml#swp. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "1st Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games". Results. sportsacrobatics.info. http://www.sportsacrobatics.info/results/res11-16.pdf. Retrieved 30 August.
- ^ "National Champions – Acrobatic Gymnastics". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/acro/history/national_champions.html. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics Announces 2002 Sports Acrobatics World Championships and World Age Group Games Teams". Press Release. USA Gymnastics. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/post.html?PostID=1763&prog=h/faculty.com. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Champions". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Golden at the World Games". Article. USA Gymnastics. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/features/090820-AllenRodrigues/. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "2009 Award Winners". Article (USA Gymnastics). September/October 2009. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/home/publications/.../09/06_awards.pdf. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Acrobatic Gymnastics National Teams". Roster. USA Gymnastics. 27 July 2011. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/athletes/acroList.html. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Past Senior National Teams". 05 September 2011.
- ^ "New USAG National Team Members". webpage. West Coast Training Center. 30 July 2010. http://www.westcoast-tc.com/2010/07/new-usag-national-team-members/. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
Categories:- Living people
- American acrobatic gymnasts
- People from Livermore, California
- 1974 births
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