Beavers Add Julia Melchert for 2021 Season
January 22, 2020 | Women's Gymnastics
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State gymnastics program grew with another future Beaver with the addition Julia Melchert, head coach Tanya Chaplin announced on Wednesday.
Melchert joins a foursome in the 2020 recruiting class that includes Sydney Gonzales (Newport Beach, Calif. / Wildfire Gymnastics), Kaitlyn Hoiland (Kent, Wash. / Hart's Gymnastics Center), Anna Yeates (Roseville, Calif. / Byers Gymnastics Center - Roseville) and Ariana Young (San Mateo, Calif. / San Mateo Gymnastics).
Melchert, the daughter of Greg and Allison Melchert, is a two-time J.O. national qualifier. In 2019, Melchert won a pair of USGA Region 2 titles on the vault and floor exercise, was second in the all-around, third on the uneven bars and fourth on the balance beam. Her 2018 postseason was highlighted by a third-place finishes at Region 2 championships on the vault, beam, floor and in the all-around.
"We are very excited to have Julia join our program next season," Chaplin said. "She is a hard-working, talented gymnast and will add depth on several events. She is an excellent student and wonderful team leader that will blossom in our program."
Melchert trains at Metropolitan Gymnastics under coaches Julia Hancheroff, Guennadi Komissarov and Cathy Sutherland.
The Puyallup, Wash. native currently plans to study computer science and has already been awarded the Evergreen State scholarship as well as the College of Engineering Dean's scholarship.
2020-21 Oregon State gymnastics recruiting class
* Jade Carey (Phoenix, Ariz. / Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics)
* Sydney Gonzales (Newport Beach, Calif. / Wildfire Gymnastics)
* Kaitlyn Hoiland (Kent, Wash. / Hart's Gymnastics Center)
* Julia Melchert (Puyallup, Wash. / Metropolitan Gymnastics)
* Anna Yeates (Roseville, Calif. / Byers Gymnastics Center - Roseville)
* Ariana Young (San Mateo, Calif. / San Mateo Gymnastics)
The Beavers' season continues Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. PST at No. 22 Arizona when they open the Pac-12 Conference schedule in Tucson.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2020 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Melchert joins a foursome in the 2020 recruiting class that includes Sydney Gonzales (Newport Beach, Calif. / Wildfire Gymnastics), Kaitlyn Hoiland (Kent, Wash. / Hart's Gymnastics Center), Anna Yeates (Roseville, Calif. / Byers Gymnastics Center - Roseville) and Ariana Young (San Mateo, Calif. / San Mateo Gymnastics).
Melchert, the daughter of Greg and Allison Melchert, is a two-time J.O. national qualifier. In 2019, Melchert won a pair of USGA Region 2 titles on the vault and floor exercise, was second in the all-around, third on the uneven bars and fourth on the balance beam. Her 2018 postseason was highlighted by a third-place finishes at Region 2 championships on the vault, beam, floor and in the all-around.
"We are very excited to have Julia join our program next season," Chaplin said. "She is a hard-working, talented gymnast and will add depth on several events. She is an excellent student and wonderful team leader that will blossom in our program."
Melchert trains at Metropolitan Gymnastics under coaches Julia Hancheroff, Guennadi Komissarov and Cathy Sutherland.
The Puyallup, Wash. native currently plans to study computer science and has already been awarded the Evergreen State scholarship as well as the College of Engineering Dean's scholarship.
2020-21 Oregon State gymnastics recruiting class
* Jade Carey (Phoenix, Ariz. / Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics)
* Sydney Gonzales (Newport Beach, Calif. / Wildfire Gymnastics)
* Kaitlyn Hoiland (Kent, Wash. / Hart's Gymnastics Center)
* Julia Melchert (Puyallup, Wash. / Metropolitan Gymnastics)
* Anna Yeates (Roseville, Calif. / Byers Gymnastics Center - Roseville)
* Ariana Young (San Mateo, Calif. / San Mateo Gymnastics)
The Beavers' season continues Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. PST at No. 22 Arizona when they open the Pac-12 Conference schedule in Tucson.
Season and single-meet tickets for the 2020 Oregon State gymnastics season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Gymnastics and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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