Nate Goodwin | Drew Langhals | Kyle Mandla | Eric Maas | Blaize Monks |
Richie Peterson | Zach Rupe | Patrick Schenkel |  Kyle Wetzel
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Congratulations to all of the boys who participated in the Region V Gymnastics Championships on the weekend of April 2-3, 2005!!!  All of the boys who participated, two were injured and could not participate, tried their hardest and all had great meets!  Out of the nine Level 9/10 gymnasts that could qualify to go to Nationals, seven of them will be participating at the JO Nationals in Houston, TX the first week of May! Drew Langhals, Kyle Mandla, Patrick Schenkel, Eric Maas, Nate Goodwin, Richie Peterson and Blaize Monks will be representing DeVeau's that first week in May.  The other two, Kyle Wetzel and Zach Rupe, only missed going to Texas by 1.1 and 1.2 points respectively.  The Level 10 age 16-18 year old team placed 3rd at Regionals!  We are very proud of ALL of the Level 9/10 boys for their hard work a great showing this season!  Good Luck to the National Qualifiers!

Congratulations to all of the Level 9/10 Boys for Qualifying to go to Regionals!!! 

Level 9/10 Boys Attend Last Meet Before State...The last regular meet of the 2004 2005, at the Indy Classic, season took place on Saturday, March 5, 2005. This was one of those meets where the Level 10s were competing without their Level 9 teammate, Blaize Monks. The Level 10s did compete with the Level 7s. It was fun to watch the future big guy gymnasts compete. If only we could steal their scores! Richie Peterson took 6th place on Parallel Bars with a score of 7.30 and Nate Goodwin captured 4th on Pommel Horse with score of 8.0 (season high). Drew Langhals had a productive meet with a scores of 8.40 (season high) on Pommel Horse (2nd), 8.7 (season high) on Vault (3rd), 8.4 (season high) on Parallel Bars (2nd) and a 47.9 (season high) for All-Around (4th). Kyle Mandla had a great High Bar routine, which scored 8.90 (3rd and season high) and an All-Around score of 47.05 for 5th place. Eric Maas finished 2nd on Vault (8.90 and season high) and third on Parallel Bars (8.40 and season high). Patrick Schenkel finished 4th on Vault (8.65 and season high). The Level 10 team, Nathan Goodwin, Zach Rupe, Richie Peterson, Drew Langhals, Patrick Schenkel, Kyle Wetzel, Eric Maas and Kyle Mandla, took home the 2nd place trophy. Monks competing as a Level 9 also had a nice meet by finishing 1st on Floor (8.80) and High Bar (8.80 and season high) and 4th in the All-Around.

Cereal City Classic Proves To Be G-R-E-A-T... On Friday, February 18th the boys traveled to Battle Creek, Michigan to try their luck in the Cereal City Meet. This was one of the few meets that saw all the boys competing together; Level 9s and 10s. Several boys showed that they were working hard at improving their scores as the season progresses by turning in their season best scores. For instance, Blaize Monks had a season high score on Floor with a 9.10 (5th), Pommel Horse with an 8.00, High Bar with an 8.50 and an All-Around score of 49.90. As you can see he just missed the elusive 50 mark by .10! Drew Langhals also had a great day with a season high score of 8.90 on Floor that was good enough for 1st place. Langhals also tied his season high Vault score with an 8.60, also good enough for 1st place and he scored an 8.00 on Parallel Bars which place him 3rd on that event. Kyle Mandla was on fire with season high scores on Floor at 8.60 (4th), Pommel Horse at 7.30 (4th), Rings at 8.50 (2nd), Parallel Bars at 8.30 (1st) and an All-Around score of 49.10 (1st). By finishing first in his age category Kyles scores were good enough to be invited to the finals on the next day, Saturday evening. Eric Maas also had a very good meet with season high scores on Floor at 8.55 (5th), Rings at 8.20 (5th), High Bar at 7.60 (4th) and an All-Around score of 46.55 (5th). Again, by scoring in the top six for his age bracket, Eric was invited to return the next day to compete in the finals. Patrick Schenkel must have eaten his Frosted Flakes that morning because he scored season high marks on Floor with a 7.90, Rings with a 7.40, High Bar with a 5.60 and an All Around score of 42.70! Nate Goodwin saw an opportunity to score season high scores on the Pommel Horse at 7.70, Parallel Bars at 7.40 and High Bars at 7.00. This group of Level 10s with the help of their teammate Zach Rupe took the 2nd place team trophy. (Richie Peterson and Kyle Wetzel were not able to compete due to injuries.) In the finals on Saturday evening Eric Maas walked away with sixth place and Kyle Mandla finished second!

Viva Las Vegas... Early in February (2/4 through 2/6) the team took their major road trip out to the Blackjack Invitational in Las Vegas, NV. Most things that happen in Las Vegas stay in Vegas but heres some insight into the scoring for several boys. They did well against some heavy-duty competition. Blaize Monks competed on Friday morning and got things started with an 8.10 on Rings which was good enough for 10th place. On Saturday afternoon Kyle Wetzel provided the team with a scare when he had an equipment malfunction while competing on the Rings. No body parts were bared but there was a loud snap when his grip gave way. Sustaining only a slight shoulder injury he was able to complete the meet. You gotta be tough to compete. Kyle Mandla turned in a beautiful High Bar routine that caused the judges to discuss his score for several minutes. In the end they gave him a score of 8.45, which was a season best for Kyle and also good enough for 2nd place. Drew Langhals fished 10th on Floor with a score of 8.80. His All-Around was good enough for 20th at 45.95. Eric Maas had a consistent meet and turned in a season high All-Around score of 45.425. This group of Level 10s scored well enough to take 2nd place as a team! On Sunday afternoon (Super Bowl Sunday) Nate Goodwin had a Floor routine that provided him with a season high score of 8.45. Las Vegas attracts boys from all over the country and is a top notch meet. While not placing at this meet Richie Peterson and Zach Rupe held their own and turned in consistent high quality routines.

Snow Doesn't Slow Level 9/10 Boys... January 29, 2005 proved to be a snowy Saturday on the way to the Queen City Meet in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Zach Rupe had his best meet of the season on several events scoring a 7.90 on Vault (6^th), 7.90 on Parallel Bars (3^rd) and 6.7 on High Bar (5^th).  Nathan Goodwin scored a 7.80 on Pommels for 1^st place, a 7.00 on Parallel Bars for 2^nd place and 4^th for an All Around score of 42.70.  Blaize Monks had a good meet and scored an 8.30 on Parallel Bars (2^nd), an 8.10 on Vault (3^rd) with an All Around score of 48.20 (3^rd).  Richie Peterson had a very nice Vault that scored 8.00 (4^th).  Drew Langhals scored well against some strong contenders.  He finished 5^th on Pommel Horse (8.20), 7^th on Vault (8.60), 6^th on Parallel Bars (8.10) to achieve an All Around score of 47.20 (9^th).  In addition, the Level 10 team was able to secure a 3^rd place team trophy.

Level 9/10 Guys Excel At Home Meet... It was an at home meet on January 21, 2005. The boys competed in the Circle of Stars meet at the Convention center in downtown Indianapolis.  Blaize Monks was on his game that evening with great scores across the board resulting in a 3^rd place All-Around finish.  Monks posted a score of 9.05 on Floor and 8.30 on Rings, finishing 3^rd and 4^th respectively.  The Level 10s also looked good.  Nathan Goodwin finished 2^nd on Floor with an 8.30 and 4^th place in his age group with an All-Around score of 44.10.  This was Richie Petersons first meet for the season but showed he was a contender by finishing 1^st on Rings with an 8.3 and 4^th All-Around in his age group (44.70).  Drew Langhals and Eric Maas sat out three events due to injuries.  However, Langhals had a strong showing on Pommels and P-Bars finishing 4^th on both events.  Zach Rupe finished 5^th (tied for 4th) on both Rings and Vault for a season high All-Around score of 42.70.  Kyle Mandla finished with a 2^nd place on High Bar (score of 8.50) and 3^rd in All-Around in his age category (16+).  Patrick Schenkel posted a score of 8.60 on Vault for a 2^nd place finish and Kyle Wetzel had scores of 8.20 on Rings and 8.50 on Vault both good for 4^th place.

Tough Competition In Chicago....On January 6th and 7th the boys traveled to Chicago to compete in the Windy City Invitational. As always the competition was tough. This meet draws some of the very best gymnasts from Region V. For three boys, Nate Goodwin, Drew Langhals and Eric Maas, this was their first meet of the season. Blaize Monks, Level 9, was the only boy from the team to compete on Friday night. He turned in a solid performance posting an 8.2 on Vault and an 8.5 on parallel bars, good enough for 12th place in the All-Around. The Level 10 boys competed on Saturday afternoon. Patrick Schenkel, Kyle Wetzel and Zach Rupe all improved their scores on parallel bars from the Kentucky meet. Drew Langhals finished 10th on Floor and Vault in the age 16+ group. Nate Goodwin took 5th on Pommel Horse in his age group. As a group the boys showed that they had been working hard and faired well in this early, competitive meet.

Level 9 & 10 Men at KGA Winterfest
From L to R - Zach Rupe, Kyle Wetzel, Kyle Mandla, Patrick Schenkel and Blaize Monksuhy

Let the competition season begin...

On the December 5th, 2004 our Level 9 & 10 male gymnasts traveled down to Kentucky to participate in their first meet of the season.  Due to several different injuries, only half of them were able to participate.  Blaize Monks, the only Level 9 boy in the meet, did well for a first meet as a Level 9.  Zach Rupe, one of two Level 10 age 14-15 year olds, faired well too.  He received 1st place on the vault, floor (where he actually tied but received 1st place) and in the all-around competition.  Kyle Mandla had several nice routines and ended up finishing 1st on all of the events except pommel (which he scratched) and in the all around competition.  Patrick Schenkel celebrated earning the 1st place all around as well as his 1st on pommel and 2nd on rings and vault.  Kyle Wetzel received a 2nd on parallel bars and 3rd on pommel, rings and vault.  The DeVeau's Level 10 boys' combined scores earned them the 1st place team trophy too!    Their next meet is in Chicago at the Windy City Invite. 

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(To see how these boys have done in prior seasons, place your cursor on their picture.)