Two posts in two days? Get ready for more after this! There is so much going on the next few months, and we cannot wait to share it all with you. As promised in the Team Texas at Twirl Mania Part 1 post, we had so many twirlers attend the February event that we wanted to highlight, that we have divided this series up in to two separate posts, so here it is Part 2!
The Annual Twirl Mania International Competition was held over President's Day Weekend in mid-February. Today we get to meet three more awesome twirlers that also traveled to Orlando, FL to compete at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Walt Disney World... Alexis Archer, Emily Perkins, and Jennifer Kotzur.
Alexis Archer
Alexis is from Plano and is taught by Cindi Bourland Archer & Sharon Lemons Arber. She competes in the Beginner 0-6 division. Alexis' favorite placement was when she was awarded third place in the Beginner Tiny Tot Miss Twirl Mania Pageant. She tells us, "The competition was really tough and I was thrilled that I made the Top 5, let alone the Top 3! It was a fun experience and my first time at Twirl Mania. I hope to return next year!"
- 3rd in Beginner Tiny Tot Miss Twirl Mania
- 1st in Beginner Military
- 2nd in Beginner Basic
- 3rd in Best Appearing
- 3rd in Beginner Open X-Strut
- 7th in Beginner Open Solo
Emily Perkins
Emily is from Magnolia and is a member of the KOS (Karen Ogden Studio). She is currently the Magnolia High School Feature Twirler, but in the fall will take the field as the Feature Twirler for the University of Oklahoma. Emily's favorite placement was getting 2nd place in the multiple baton portion of Twirl Mania Gold Pre-lims against really tough competition.
- 10th in the Twirl Mania Gold Elite 17+ Prelims
- 2nd in Twirl Mania Gold Prelims Multiple Baton
- 7th in Twirl Mania Gold Prelims Freestyle
- 6th in Advanced Senior 3-Baton
- 9th in Elite 16-20 2-Baton Prelims
Jennifer Kotzur
Jennifer is from Stockdale and is coached by Amber Hanel, Ainslie Hunt, Mary Ann Srulowitz, and Whitney Coons. She competes in the Elite Women's division. Twirl Mania this year was a very special event for Jennifer as it was her retirement competition. Jennifer would like to share the following about her experience at her final contest: "First and foremost, it truly was an honor to be one of the three Texas twirlers that were a part of the Twirl Mania Gold Invitational for the second time. Though this was my last competition as an athlete, I feel being able to have three Top 10 placements in the Elite division is one of the greatest feelings. I owe so much to my four coaches for helping me realize that, regardless of the placement, if you feel you've given the best performances possible and feel complete, then that is the import part. More so, knowing that I am entering retirement placing on such a high level with some of the world's top athletes is the greatest accomplishment I can walk away with".
- 6th in Elite Adult 2-Baton
- 6th in Elite Adult Solo
- 9th in Senior Miss Twirl Mania
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.
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