Brenna Dowell
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| Country represented |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 4, 1996 Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2011-present (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Al Fong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | The Dowell (FX) Piked Double Front salto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brenna Dowell (born March 4, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. team at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[1] [2]
Personal life
Dowell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1996 to Michael and Carole Dowell. Dowell began gymnastics in 1997 after her mother enrolled her in a flip flop class. Dowell has three sisters, Carey, Jacey and Lauren. During her club career she was a student at Odessa (MO) High School. Dowell graduated in 2014.[3] In fall of 2014, she began studies at the University of Oklahoma, where she competes with the university's NCAA gymnastics team.
Junior career
2010
Dowell started her elite junior career in 2010. At the 2010 Visa Championships, Dowell finished fourth on uneven bars.
2011
In 2011, Dowell competed at the CoverGirl Classic and was fifth all-around, third on vault, and fifth on uneven bars. At the Visa Championships, Dowell was sixth all-around, fifth on vault, sixth on uneven bars, and eighth on floor exercise.[3]
Senior career
2012
Dowell started her senior career in 2012. In March at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy, Dowell finished seventh all-around, second on uneven bars, and eighth on vault.
In June at the Visa Championships, Dowell was ninth all-around. Following the Visa Championships Dowell was invited to compete at the 2012 US Olympic Trials.
In July Dowell competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials. At Trials Dowell was ninth all-around and eighth on uneven bars. Dowell was not named to the 2012 Olympic Team.[3]
In October Dowell competed at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico. Dowell won the all-around title with a score of 57.100. Dowell also had the top score on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise.
2013
In April Dowell competed at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy. Dowell finished third all-around, third on uneven bars, and first with the team.
At the Secret U.S. Classic in July, Dowell was third all-around, fourth on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars.
At the P&G Championships, she was third all-around, third on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise. Following the Championships, Dowell was selected to represent the United States at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[4]
In October, Dowell travelled to the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium with Team USA. Dowell was selected and was intending to be a balance beam and uneven bars specialist. However, Dowell did not compete. Dowell was demoted to team alternate after teammate and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist, McKayla Maroney was selected to compete as an All-Around competitor. According to FIG rules, each country may only have 3 competitors on each apparatus. Following the World Championships, Dowell declined invitations to attend the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico and two other World Cup events.
2014
In February 2014, Dowell was selected as a last minute replacement for World Champion Simone Biles to compete in the 2014 American Cup. Dowell competed alongside teammate Elizabeth Price, who was also chosen as a replacement for the event following the withdrawal of 2012 Olympic Gold medalist Kyla Ross due to injury. Dowell placed second, winning the silver medal behind Price.
Dowell competed on uneven bars only at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic in Chicago, Illinois. She scored 11.200, placing 14th on that event and 16th overall.[5]
Dowell was selected as the non-traveling alternate for the 2014 World Championships.[6]
2015
University of Oklahoma
In January 2015, Dowell began competing with the University of Oklahoma gymnastics team.[7]
Dowell had a stand-out first season at Oklahoma and found action for the Sooners on VT, UB and FX during the regular season. She scored season highs of 9.925 (VT), 10.00 (UB) and 9.975 (FX). She helped her team come in third place at Super Six Finals. [8] She was Floor champion at the Big-12 Championships and was later crowned Big-12 Newcomer of the Year.[9]
On June 9, 2015, it was announced that Dowell would be deferring for the 2015-16 season to compete elite again.[10]
Secret U.S. Classic
On July 25, Dowell competed at the Secret U.S. Classic where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. On bars, she included her Tweddle release in combination with a half turn transfer (Ezhova). She fell on her toe-on Shaposhnikova (Maloney) and dismounted with a full-twisting double layout. Despite the fall, she scored a 14.350 and finished 8th on the event. A mistake and fall on beam scored an 11.800 and she finished 18th on the event.
P&G Championships
On August 13 & 15, Dowell competed at the P&G Championships where she competed in the all-around for the first time since 2013. She finished in 11th with a 2-night score of 113.700, including a 15.150 on uneven bars. She was named to the Senior National Team and was invited to the 2015 Worlds Selection Camp in September.
World Championships
On October 8, Dowell, alongside Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, and Mykayla Skinner, was once again chosen to represent the United States of America at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, in Glasgow. She competed floor, vault, and bars in team qualification. The team won, earning Dowell a World Championship gold medal.
References
- ↑ http://gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2015/wag/c1teams.pdf
- ↑ http://gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2015/wag/teamsfinal.pdf
- 1 2 3 "Brenna Dowell". usagym.org. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ↑ "USA Gymnastics names 2013 Women's World Championships Team". usagym.org. Retrieved September 16, 2013
- ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14classic_sr.pdf
- ↑ "USA Gymnastics Announces U.S. Women's Team For 2014 World Championships". USA Gymnastics. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Brenna Dowell Bio - Oklahoma". Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209702401
- ↑ http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106193&SPID=13156&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209975841&DB_OEM_ID=10410
- ↑ http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210111694&DB_OEM_ID=31000
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