Saturday, July 20, 2019

#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. 

Friday, July 19, 2019

#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. 

Thursday, July 18, 2019

#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. 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

#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. 

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

#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. 

Monday, July 15, 2019

#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. 

Sunday, July 14, 2019

#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.