Marissa Oakley (born April 15, 1999) is an American artistic gymnast.
| Marissa Oakley | ||||||||||||
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| Regions represented | 5 | |||||||||||
| Born | April 15, 1999 Naperville, Illinois | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Oswego, Illinois | |||||||||||
| Residence | Athens, Georgia | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||
| Club | Phenom | |||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Gym Dogs | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Greg McGarity | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Marissa Oakley was born on April 15, 1999, in Naperville, Illinois, to parents, Dan and Jill Oakley. She has two sisters; Angelique and Joslyn. She got into gymnastics because her older sister, Angelique, was in it and Marissa wanted to do it.[1]
She started gymnastics in 2006 at Premier Gymnastics as a level four gymnast.[2] She quickly progressed through the Junior Olympic levels and was a Level 10 in 2010; at ten years old.
Gymnastics career edit
2010-14: Junior Olympic career edit
Her first J.O. Nationals was in 2011; placing 48th in the Junior A division.[3] She was State champion in 2012[4] and later placed twenty-seventh at J.O. Nationals.[5] In 2013, her fourth season as a level ten, she won Regionals.[6] At Nationals, she finished fifth in the Junior A division as well as tying for second on bars with Emily Gaskins[7] and Grace Waguespack.[8][9][10] In addition, she tied for third with Rachael Lukacs too.[11][12]
On November 23, 2013, she verbally committed to the University of Georgia and their gymnastics team.[13] Oakley remained a level ten for the 2014 Junior Olympic season and her prowess showed; winning both State and Regional titles.[14][15] At Nationals, Marissa finished eleventh in the all-around but tied for third on beam with Sophia Carter.[16][17][18]
2014-present: International Elite edit
In March, prior to the Level 10 championship season, Oakley participated in one of the National Elite Qualifier events; held in California. She finished third in the all-around with a score of 54.100, which was enough to qualify her to the U.S. Classic.[19]
At 2017 Classics, Oakley finished in fourth on the uneven bars behind Ragan Smith, Alyona Shchennikova, and Trinity Thomas and tied with Margzetta Frazier. [20]
Later that summer, Oakley attended nationals, where she placed third on the uneven bars behind Riley McCusker and Ashton Locklear and tied with Smith. [21]
References edit
- ^ "Angelique Oakley, Phenom Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "GymDivas.Us - Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2011 U.S. Women抯 Junior Olympic National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2012 Illinois Level 8, 9, 10 State Meet - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2012 Womens JO National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2013 Region 5 Level 9, 10 Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "GymDivas.Us - Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "GymDivas.Us - Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2013 Level 10 J.O. National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2013 Level 10 J.O. National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2013 Level 10 J.O. National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "GymDivas.Us - Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ GNN Team. "2017-18 Oakley to UGA". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 Illinois Level 8, 9, 10 State Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 Region 5 Level 9, 10 Regionals - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 Level 10 J.O. National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 Level 10 J.O. National Championships - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "GymDivas.Us". Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2014 National Elite Qualifier - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2017 U.S. Classic Results". The Gymternet. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "P and G Event Results" (PDF).