#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - Twirl ATX

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

We are now officially a week away from the end of AYOP! By this time next week, our twirlers will have survived five days of National competition. We cannot wait to see which titles are coming home to Texas! Make sure you have taken a moment to review the #TeamTexas AYOP 2019 info page to ensure you don't miss anything like joining the Remind account, or visiting the two awesome vendors from Texas! Make sure you visit Embassy Suites to check out Freestyle Design Co. and Thread & Laser! They have super cute clothes and twirler gifts, plus, you get to support Texans! What is more #TeamTexas than that? 

Now, we are finally here at the last #Teamtexas post of the summer. Today we are meeting the awesome twirlers from Twirl ATX in Austin. This group is not only bringing 9 competitors, they will also be competing in a team event. You can catch the SW Regional & Texas State Jr. Beg. Small Dance Twirler Winners on Wednesday night as they compete with their routine to "No Place Like Home". We wish Twirl ATX the best of luck and an amazing team performance. #TeamTexas is cheering for you!

Josie Linson

2019-20 University of Missouri Feature Twirler

2019 Texas State Collegiate Downfield Champion

Clayton Wilkerson

2019 SW Regional Senior Men's Solo Champion

Senior Men's Competitor

Maggie Chrudimsky

2019 International Cup USA Team Member: 2 Baton

Hutto High School Feature Twirler

Amber Sorenson

2019-20 Stony Point High School Feature Twirler

Advanced Junior Competitor

Shaylee Sjolander

2019 13 year old Miss Texas Model

Running Brushy Middle School Feature Twirler

Jordan Chmiel

2019-20 Stony Point High School Feature Twirler

Beginner Junior Competitor

Anna Lilie

2019 Texas State Beginner Pre-Teen Pageant Representative

O Henry Middle School Feature Twirler

Hailey Wood

2019 Texas State Intermediate Juvenile Solo Winner

2019 7 year old Miss Texas Model

Ginger Lilie

2019 Texas State 0-18 Duet Champion

Beginner Juvenile Competitor

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - Meet The Team Part 2

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

Travel time is here! We love seeing all the photos of the road trips and airplane selfies. We hope everyone is safe in their travels and that we all arrive in South Bend ready for a great week! While you are traveling, make sure you have taken a moment to review the #TeamTexas AYOP 2019 info page to ensure you don't miss any of the fun photo ops, like this super cute stair pic that we will take on Monday at 5:30 pm in the Joyce Center Lobby! Aren't these some gorgeous Texas ladies?

Now, let's continue our journey to meet the 84 twirlers from Texas attending AYOP this year. We have come to the point where we still have sooo many twirlers to go and only a couple days, so today and yesterday we are doing a two part "Meet The Team!". All the twirlers included in these two posts are either traveling as individuals or their team is only sending a couple members. We wanted to make sure we got to everyone, so here they are! Meet The Team Part 2 has 8 twirlers from around the State including 4 pageant representatives and 2 collegiate representatives. We know these twirlers will make Texas proud!

Ashley Sneed

University of the Incarnate Word Feature Twirler

Coached by Tori Mays

Careum Faughtenbery

2019 11 year old Miss Southwest Model

Coached by Tori Mays

Collyn Lambeck

2019 SW Regional Beginner Tiny Tot Pageant Winner

2019 Beginner Tiny Tot Miss Twirl Mania

Coached by Tori Mays

Emily Smith

Texas Tech University Twirler

2019-20 Head Twirler

Emma Sorenson

Intermediate Pre-Teen Competitor

Member of Sue's Texas Twirler

Kirby Stanek

2019 Junior Miss Majorette of Texas

2019 Texas State Junior X-Strut & Solo Champion

Coached by Bethany Tolley 

Madison Mauz

2019 SW Regional Beginner Juvenile Solo Winner

Member of Sue's Texas Twirlers

Scarlett Shelor

2019 Texas State Beginner Juvenile Pageant Winner

Member of Sue's Texas Twirlers

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - Meet The Team Part 1

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

A couple days from now I will be in South Bend! How about you? What day do you arrive? Make sure you have taken a moment to review the #TeamTexas AYOP 2019 info page (www.texastwirl.com/ayop.html) as you get prepared to ensure you don't miss any of the fun photo ops, and don't forget to wear your Team Texas shirt for the Monday All Texas Picture and on Friday for Team Texas day. By the way, how cute are those shirts? Big shout out to Pat Montgomery for designing and getting them mailed. We can't wait to show everyone at Notre Dame that Texas knows how to support each other in the big way that only Texas can!

Now, let's continue our journey to meet the 84 twirlers from Texas attending AYOP this year. We have come to the point where we still have sooo many twirlers to go and only a couple days, so today and tomorrow are doing a two part "Meet The Team!". All the twirlers included in these two posts are either traveling as individuals or their team is only sending a couple members. We wanted to make sure we got to everyone, so here they are! Meet The Team Part 1 has 9 twirlers from around the State. including 7 pageant representatives and 3 collegiate representatives. We cannot wait to cheer them all on at AYOP next week!

Alexandra Kinney

2019 SW Regional & TX State Junior Pageant Royalty

Coached by Ashley Moss

Alexis Archer

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Juvenile Pageant Winner

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Juvenile Solo Winner

2019 SW Regional & TX State Int. Juv. X-Strut Winner

Coached by Cindi Archer & Sharon Arber

Analeia Aleman

2019 Juvenile Miss Majorette of the Southwest

2019 State & Regional Solo & X-Strut Champion

Coached by Brianna Costello, Christina Aleman, 

and Catherine Watters

Callyn Marvell

2019 Texas State Intermediate Senior Pageant Winner

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Senior Solo Winner

2019-20 University of Hawai'i Feature Twirler

Coached by Melinda Mann of the Texas Gems

Candace Johnson

2019 Texas State Beginner Tiny Tot Pageant Winner

2019 Texas State Tiny Tot Show Twirl Champion

Coached by Kristen Tate

Katelynn Carter

2019 SW Regional Beginner Senior Pageant Winner

2019 SW Regional Beginner Senior X-Strut Winner

Chapel Hill High School Feature Twirler

Coached by Beth Maddox of Heart of Texas Twirlers

Paige Glass

Baylor University Golden Girl Feature Twirler

Stephanie McBurnett

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Senior Pageant Winner

Winston Churchill High School Feature Twirler

Victoria Contreras

2019-20 Texas A&M Univer. Corpus Christi Island Twirler

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - JJ's Lonestar Twirlers, Twirling Prodigies, and BETA

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

6 Days and counting until competition begins at AYOP! Today's post is going to introduce a group bringing the most collegiate twirlers attending from Texas... and another fun photo op for Team Texas Twirlers! As you know, we do several different types of photos for all the types of groups attending, and this year will be the second year to do an all Texas Collegiate Twirler photo. At the conclusion of Collegiate Night we would like for all of the Collegiate Twirlers from Texas (whether they represent a Texas or out of State school)  to meet at the white & yellow Collegiate Championship sign for a group picture. Please look for Ashley Wood at the sign to organize and take the picture. Also, don't forget to mark your calendars with all the other fun photo ops, and bookmark www.texastwirl.com.ayop.html to stay on top of all things #TeamTexas this year.

Now it is time to meet today's Texas twirlers. This post is talking about ladies from three different groups, though several of them work with multiple teams, thus why we are presenting them together. The first group, JJ's Lonestar Twirlers, is coached by Janice Jackson Seamands and they will be sending eight competitors, including five collegiate twirlers, to AYOP! Next we have the Twirling Prodigies, coached by Shelby Elder, and Blair's Elite Twirling Academy (BETA), coached by Blair Maxwell. All three of these groups do an awesome job of supporting each other, and we can't wait to cheer for all of them as they take on AYOP! 

Maggie Barnett

2019 Miss Majorette of Texas

Inaugural Winner of the Major Margaret Mann 

Award for Outstanding Choreography

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers

Rachel Dugan

Stephen F Austin State University Feature Twirler

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers

Alex Bridges

2018-19 Southern Methodist University "Doll"

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers

Sami Prazak

2018-19 Tyler Junior College Feature Twirler

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers

Amanda Bruner

Stephen F Austin State University Twirl-O-Jack

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers

Lily Barnett

2019 Texas State Intermediate Junior Solo Winner

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers

Kaylee Williams

Texas State University Feature Twirler

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers and Twirling Prodigies

Brooklyn Maxwell

2018 Advanced Pre-Teen National 3 Baton Champion

Sabine Middle School Majorette

Member of JJ's Lonestar Twirlers and BETA

Lauren Crook

2019 Southwest Regional Beginner Junior Pageant Winner

Member of Twirling Prodigies

Hannah Threadgill

Twirl Productions Senior Grand Champion at SFASU 2019

Member of BETA (Blair's Elite Twirling Academy)

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - Twirling Sweet Sensations

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

We are only ONE WEEK AWAY from competition starting at Notre Dame University! Yay!

Did you know that #TeamTexas has a Remind account for AYOP? If you want to get notifications on photo meet ups and announcements that affect Texas Twirlers, text 81010 with class code @TeamTexasA. You can also download the app for free and get the notifications to the app. It is super easy! We also promise it won't be used to spam you. The info will all be related to Team Texas photo meet ups or shout outs to Texas Twirlers that are bringing home National titles. Also, don't forget to mark your calendars with all the fun photo ops, and bookmark http://www.texastwirl.com.ayop.html to stay on top of all things #TeamTexas this year.

Now, it is time to continue our mission to meet all 84 Texas Twirlers competing at AYOP 2019! Today's group is the biggest group from Texas with 10 competitors. The Twirling Sweet Sensations from Schertz, TX, are coached by Michelle Pangrac and Mary Ann Srulowitz. This group is bringing 4 pageant competitors and lots of talent to South Bend. We can't wait to see what they do this year! Good Luck Twirling Sweet Sensations!

Julie Griffee

2018-19 University of TX, San Antonio Feature Twirler

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Senior X-Strut Winner

Halle Burton

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Junior Pageant Winner

2019 TX State Intermediate Junior X-Strut Winner

Caitlin Thai

2019 Texas State Beginner Senior Pageant Winner

Samuel Clemens High School Feature

Gabi Rosito

2019 Texas State Intermediate Pre-Teen Pageant Winner

Bethany Williams

Claudia Taylor Johnson High School Feature Twirler

Abigail Slaughter

Samuel Clemens High School Feature Twirler

Sophie O'Reilly

Beginner Pre-Teen Competitor

Alessandra Marotta

Central Catholic High School Feature Twirler

*Also coached by Caroline Carothers*

Lily Amador

Novice Pre-Teen Competitor

*Also coached by Abigail Neuman*

Khloe Page

2019 Texas State Intermediate Juvenile Pageant Winner

*Also coached by Pamela Randolph of the Pearlettes*

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - Stingerettes

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

One week from now we will all be getting a good night's sleep before the first day of AYOP! Wow! Make sure to bookmark www.texastwirl.com/ayop.html so you can stay on top of all things Team Texas at AYOP!

On that note, let's talk social media at AYOP. This is for all our Instagram savy twirlers out there. The Twirling is Catching TX Edition Blog is looking for 3-5 twirlers or twirling teams to take over our @twirlingiscatchingtx Insta Story during the week of AYOP! Are you interested? Post to your Instagram account's story and tag us! We will select who will be taking over for us and sharing their AYOP Experience with all the Texas Twirl fans out there from those that participate. We would love it to be you!

Now, let's move on so we can continue our mission to meet the 84 Texas Twirlers that will be at AYOP next week. Today we are meeting our southern most twirlers, the Texas Stingerettes from Corpus Christi! Coached by Nancy Eisenhauer, Kim Berger, and Keely Davis, these four twirlers are ready to bring some sunshine to South Bend. Good luck Stingerettes! Team Texas will be cheering for you!

Mia Olivarez

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Pre-Teen Pageant Winner

2019 SW Regional Intermediate Pre-Teen X-Strut Winner

Stephanie Garza

Flour Bluff High School Feature Twirler

Intermediate Junior Competitor

Skylar Grant

2019 SW Regional 7 year old Miss Southwest Model

Intermediate Juvenile Competitor

Cayla Watson

2019 Texas State Solo  & X-Strut Champion

2019 TX State & SW Regional Pageant Royalty

Flour Bluff High School Feature Twirler
*Also coached by Michael Lopez*

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

#TeamTexas AYOP 2019 - Alamo City Strutters

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

With only nine days until competition begins for AYOP, we know you are planning out your schedules, so we just wanted to remind all the Texas Twirlers competing in the Beginner or Intermediate National Pageant that we will again be doing a Texas Pageant Competitor Picture. This is always such a a neat picture, and a fun meet-up too! The picture will occur on Thursday, July 25th before the Beg/Int Pageant awards. 

As the award ceremony starts at 6:00 pm, all of the Texas & Southwest Regional Beginner/Intermediate Pageant Winners should meet at 5:30 pm in the Joyce Center foyer dressed for the award ceremony. Please look for Ashley Wood or Mary Ann Srulowitz who will be taking the picture. Make sure to mark your calendars and bookmark http://www.texastwirl.com/ayop.html so you can stay on top of all things Team Texas at AYOP!

Now, it is time to return to our mission to meet all 84 Texas Twirlers attending AYOP. We mentioned before that there were four groups bringing nine competitors, and this is one of them. Today we are meeting the ladies from San Antonio that are on their way to South Bend. Coached by Pat Montgomery, the Alamo City Strutters are ready to show AYOP what Texas can bring to the table. We are so excited to see these twirlers on the floor at Notre Dame, and we wish them the best of luck!

(not all in this picture are attending AYOP)

Abby Morgan

Texas Tech University Feature Twirler

2019 College Miss Majorette of the Southwest

Maddie Wood

2019 Intermediate Senior Texas State X-Strut Winner

2018-19 Brandeis High School Feature Twirler

Lily See

2019 Intermediate Senior Texas State Solo Winner

Reagan High School Feature Twirler

Ava Medellin

2019 Intermediate Junior Texas State Pageant Winner

Gonzales High School Twirler

Samantha Kuntschik

2019 Beginner Senior Texas State X-Strut Winner

Gonzales High School Twirler

Emilie Janicek

Nixon Smiley High School Twirler

Beginner Junior Competitor

Tatiana Guillen

2019 Southwest Regional Senior Basic Skills Winner

Beginner Senior Competitor

Kathleen Knesek

Shiner High School Feature Twirler

Beginner Senior Competitor

Keely Knsesek

Shiner Junior High School Twirler

Beginner Pre-Teen Competitor

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it.