We would like to congratulate Miss Destiny for graduating from Allen’s School of Nursing! We are so proud of you! Way to go girl!!!
Introducing Ruby’s Level 6 Optional Team
Congratulations to our 2024 Level 4 Team! They worked hard over the summer and competed this fall at Level 5 to move up into Optionals. They are now a Level 6 team! An outstanding job ladies! We are very proud of your accomplishments!
2024 Halloween Week! Thank you to all parents and gymnasts for dressing up for our week!!!
Congratulations to all of our Recreational Gymnasts that graduated to their next level! We are very proud of you, your hard work and progress.
2024 Sturgis Falls Parade Award!
Ruby Gymnastics was proud and honored to receive the Judy Cutler Award for 2024 Sturgis Falls Parade! Thank you to all gymnasts, coaches and parents that brought their gymnasts, walked the parade, supplied water and helped with set up! Congratulations, you rock!
RUBY UP!!!!
2024 Region 4 Championships!!
Regionals consist of a 7 state region, 170 Clubs with almost 4,000 gymnasts and coaches.
Best of Luck to our Xcel Silver and Platinum Teams! Shine like a Ruby and hit like a gem! GOOD LUCK to Silvers: Miss Brooke, Miss Charli, Miss Maya, Miss Sophia and Miss Willa! GOOD LUCK to Platinums: Miss Kacie and Miss Kate! You got this ladies!
1st up! Miss Maya & Miss Willa 2nd, Miss Brooke Next, Miss Charli & Miss Sophia
SILVERS: Miss Maya is our 1st Place Champion on vault! Congratulations! Both Maya and Willa placed on the podium in 3 events and All-Around! Miss Brooke is our 2nd Place Champion on Beam! Miss Charlie was our 3rd Place Champion on Bars and placed in 3 events and All-Around. Miss Sophia placed in 3 events! Great job ladies!
PLATINUM: Miss Kate is our 1st Place Champion on bars! Then 3rd Place Champion on Vault, Floor and All-Around! Amazing job!
For further information, you may check meet results and Team Blog for 9.0 clubs.
Lastly, Miss Kate & Miss Kacie
2024 Iowa Xcel State Meet Championships
The Ruby Xcel ladies turned on the gas and were on fire for their state meet. Bronze came home with 9th Place Team, out of 24, awarding them #1 in the Cedar Valley! Silver owned 18th Place Team out of 30, also awarding them #1 in the Cedar Valley! We may be small, but we are mighty! Each gymnasts came home with a top three placing in one or more events! A year fullfilment of hard work and dedication, was seen on the podium. Ruby Team Records were broken along with one event record. We are so proud of each and everyone of the ladies. Please scroll over to the Meet tab and click on results for 2023-24. Also check out the list of 9.0 & 9.5 club members on the Team Tab, then Hit both the Team Blog and the Team Records. A great meet for Ruby Xcel. Great job ladies! All Silver and Platinums qualified and are going to Regionals! On Fire!
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2024 USA Iowa Men’s State Meet Championships
Mr. Max, Mr. Oscar & Mr. Harrison before the meet began.
Ruby men rocked at state today! Bringing home 2nd Place Team!! We are so very proud of their hard work and dedication! Each one came home a State Champion! boy’s took to the floor
Champions after the meet!!!
Harrison Ferrell: Floor 6th, Pommel 3rd, Rings 5th, Vault 1st, P-Bars 1st, High Bar 3rd & All-Around 4th
Max Roush: Floor 1st, Pommel 5th, Rings 2nd, Vault 2nd, P-Bars 2nd, High Bar 1st & All-Around 2nd
Oscar Valdivia: Floor 6th, Pommel 2nd, Rings 2nd, Vault 3rd, P-Bars 1st, High Bar 3rd & All-Around 4th
ANNOUNCING OPENING OF TWO NEW CLASSES: OPAL CLASS, (3 yr. olds)
& PERIDOT CLASS (4-5 yr. olds)!!!
OPAL
When: Tuesday
Time: 5:15 - 6:00
Who: 3 Year Olds
PERIDOT
When: Wedneday
Time: 5:00 - 5:45
Who: 4-5 Year Olds
REGISTER NOW!
Stay Tuned! More Info & Sign Up’s Coming Soon!
2024 Chow Winter Classic Results are posted on Meets Result Tab!
Congratulations to The Xcel Bronze Team that came home with a 2nd Place Banner! AND a shout out for their second meet in a row with hitting beam routines!
RUBY IS OPEN FOR CLASSES TONIGHT, MONDAY - 1/15/24!
We follow the Severe Weather Policy: Following CF school District which is where the gym is located for weather related closings.
This means if the schools should have a LATE START - all morning activities at Ruby will be cancelled. EARLY OUT - all evening activites will be cancelled. NO SCHOOL - morning classes will be cancelled and a decision about evening activities will be made by 12pm. In the event that RGA closes for extreme weather, we will send out a mass email, post on our Facebook, post on KWWL cancelations and update our website. Any time he gym is closed for extreme weather, a make up time will be scheduled and announced. See you all tonight!!
Jan. 9th Ruby Snow Closure!!!
Keeping all Ruby gymnasts and families safe is a no. 1 priority for Ruby. Please be safe and enjoy making snowmen and snow angels!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years to all Ruby families!
Reminder that Ruby will be closed for the Holidays. Closure dates begin Dec. 22nd and re-opening on Jan. 5th.
All team members were sent their workout days and times.
Switch over to New page tab and see some highlights of our Christmas week at Ruby!
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever!
1 Cor. 16:34
Results are on the Meet tab, then hit the Meet result drop down. You
are also able see the 9.0 Club and 9.5 Club members on the Team tab, under the Team Blog drop down. We are proud of each and everyone of them!!
As we see the “Back To School” signs appear everywhere it is a reminder that summer is coming to a close. It is time to also prepare for a fun and great exercise activity for the school year. For the parents that are constantly hearing, “I want to do gymnastics, now is your time to sign up! New members are welcome to try out a class by registering on our website: rubygymnastics.com. All ‘new’ gymnasts for the month of August will receive our $25 annual fee for free. Our “summer vacationers” please remember to sign up ASAP for your desired class. Remember spaces fill quickly and fellow gymnasts are already signing up. Looking forward to seeing new and old faces with smiles on!
NOW HIRING!!!
Recreational Coach Openings!!
Pre-School Coach Openings!!
Day Camp Instructor Openings!!
2023 REGIONAL 4 CHAMPIONSHIP RE-CAP
MEN’S REGION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP’S resulted in Mr. Dexter Syhlman claiming the championship title in Pommel Horse, while taking 3rd on P-Bars and All-Around out of a field of 28 gymnasts. Mr. Dexter is a Banner owner! Congratulations to this young man. We are looking forward to watching your road to success in the future! Mr. Ames Frein brrought home 7th on Floor and Rings out of 28 gymnasts
Congratulations to all regional participants, it is an honor to qualify and compete to represent Iowa and Ruby. You climbed mountains to get to this point, we are so proud of all of you!
WOMEN’S REGION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP’S resulted in Level 8’s placings: Miss Carly Dahl 7th on Bars and 8th on floor. Miss Paiton Grunwald claimed 2nd on bars, 3rd on Vault and 4th All-Around; a Banner owner! Miss Mila Syhlman medaled 5th on Beam and 6th on Vault. Level 7, Miss Maddie Dudley medaled and took 7th on Floor. Level 6, Miss Bella Kolpek took 2nd on Bars and is a Banner owner! Miss Katelin Leeper medaled and claimed 3rd on Bars and 7th on Bars, making her also as a Banner owner. Miss Sofia Puls took 9th on Floor. Miss Ciana Johnson brought home a 6th Place medal on Beam. Miss Carsyn Sparrgrove medaled taking 2nd on Vault and a Banner owner. Miss Elle Gunnarson placed on Floor.
WOMEN’S REGION 4 XCEL CHAMPIONSHIP’S results GOLD competitiors: Miss Kacie Lynch claimed 3rd on Vault, 6th FX and 9th A.A. Miss Zacarah Jindra medaled placing 7th on Bar, Miss Sayda McClemons qualified and had a great meet. Congratulations ladies! PLATINUM resulted in Miss Kate Tomlynovich was Beam Champion 1st Place, and 4th on Beam & Vault and 2nd All-Around. So proud of Xcel representing Ruby!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR RUBY REGIONAL QUALIFIERS AND COMPETITORS. WE ARE PROUD OF EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!! ALL BUT A FEW WERE 1ST YEAR COMPETITORS AT THEIR LEVEL, WAY TO OWN IT!!!
2023 Iowa State Meet Cap
RUBY MEN’S STATE MEET
This year the boy’s were first up on the Iowa State competition floor. Two were 1st year competitors at their level and one in his second year. We are so proud of the work that they gave this year and the improvements that abounded. Level 3D-1, Mr. Oscar Valdivia stepped up to the 3rd Place on the podium for High Bar. Level 4D-1, Mr. Ames Frein claimed 3rd Place on Floor, while teammate Mr. Dexter Syhlman took 1st Place on Pommel and Vault, 2nd Place on P-Bars, High Bar, All-Around, and 3rd Place on Floor & Rings. Level 4 & up can qualify for regionals and both Ames and Dexter are headed to Regionals in Mn. Congratulations to our boy’s team on a great year! Best of luck at Regionals!
RUBY COMPULSORY AND OPTIONAL STATE MEET
Second Iowa State meet fell on the Compulsory and Optional Teams. We had 1st year competitors at all levels except for a few Level 8’s, and what a year they have had.
Level 3 Team is the Tremendous Three: Miss Alaska Brouwer took home 1st Place on Beam, Floor and All-Around and 3rd Place on Vault. Miss Emerie Preston wore 1st Place on Bars & Floor and 2nd Place on Vault and All-Around. Miss Riley-Ann DeMaris claimed 1st Place on Bars, 2nd Place on Beam and 3rd Place All-Around. Level 3’s ran to the podium taking 5th Place team with having the smallest number of members. Out of a total of 109 gymnasts, Miss Alaska placed 14th, Miss Emily places 5th and Miss Riley placed 22nd. Great placings for 1st years!
Level 4 Team also brought home hardware: Miss Gentry Moeller brought home 1st Place on Vault, Beam, All-Around and 3rd Place on Bars and Floor. Miss Lakelyn Dunbar claimed 1st Place on floor, 2nd Place on Vault, Beam and All-Around. Level 4 Team is the small but Mighty Three, also taking home 5th Place Team. From 87 gymnasts at this level Miss Aubrielle Rottinghaus placed 47th, Miss Gentry placed 4th and Miss Lakelyn placed 6th. Again, nice placings for 1st years! Out of 87 Level 4’s, Miss Aubrielle placed 47th, Miss Gentry placed 4th and Miss Lakelyn placed 6th.
Level 5 of two ladies gave their all. Miss Leilana Syhlman set all personal bests and claimed 3rd Place Beam. From a field of 30 gymnasts Miss Leilana placed 13th and Miss Tinley Miller placed 23rd.
Level 6 entered 1 All-Around gymnast and 5 specialists. This level and higher may qualify for Regionals. All 6 gymnasts advanced to Regionals! Congratulations to Miss Bella Kolpeck who will compete in Bars and Beam, Miss Carsyn Sparrgrove will compete in Vault and Floor, Miss Ciana Johnson will compete Beam, Miss Elle Gunnerson will compete Beam, Miss Katelin Leeper will compete All-Around, Miss Sofia Puls will compete in Vault, Beam and Floor. Again congratulation ladies for making it to Regionals! State placings were: Katelin Leeper stood on the podium at 3rd Place for vault. All Ruby’s medaled! So proud of you all and the best of luck at Regionals!!
Level 7 entered 1 All-Around gymnast and 1 specialist. Qualifying for Regionals is Miss Maddie Dudley on Floor. Both Miss Maddie and Miss Matteah Winter had a great season. We are very proud of their growth in gymnastics.
Level 8 ladies qualified 3 to Regionals in All-Around. Those include: Miss Carly Dahl, Miss Mila Syhlman and Miss Paiton Grunwald. Congratulations to these young ladies. Miss Mila took 2nd Place on Beam and Miss Paiton doubled with 2nd Place on Vault and Floor. In a field of 44 gymnasts, Rookie Miss Mila placed 25th and Miss Paiton placed 8th. The Level 8 team including Miss Paiton Grunwald had a great year and improved not only skill wise but personally also. It was a joy coaching these young ladies! Best of luck at Regionals!
RUBY XCEL STATE MEET
BRONZE brought home 6th Place Team out of 28 teams! Way to go Ruby’s!!! Along with many State champions! Those include: Miss Brooke Steuben placed 2nd on Vault, Miss Brooklyn Krueger claiming 1st on Vault, Floor and All-Around, 2nd on beam Miss Charlie Roth placed 3rd on Bars, Miss Maya Elmquist took 1st on Vault & Floor and 2nd All-Around, Miss Sophia Krosch placed 3rd on Vault and Miss Willa Muller claimed 3rd on Floor. We are VERY pleased and happy for all our first year Bronze, their hard work paid off. Congratulations!!
GOLD qualified all gymnasts to Regionals! Congratulations to Miss Kacie Lynch also placing 3rd on bars, Miss Sayda McClemons and Miss Zacarah Jindra!
PLATIUM Miss Kate Tomlyanovich qualified for Regional also! Miss Kate also claimed 2nd on bars and 3rd on floor. Congratulations and a great state meet!
CONGRATULTIONS TO ALL OUR RUBY TEAMS!! WE ARE OVERJOYED WITH YOUR DEDICATION THIS YEAR AND HARD WORK. THANK YOU TO ALL PARENTS THAT HAVE SHARED YOUR GYMNASTS, TOOK TIME TO TRANSPORT THEM TO PRACTICE AND MEETS. YOU HAVE SUPPORTED THEM THRU THEIR UPS AND DOWNS, LEARNING NEW SKILLS ALONG WITH LEARNING SO MANY LIFE LESSONS. GYMNASTICS IS MORE THAN JUST A SPORT. A SHOUT OUT ALSO TO THE COACHES THAT PUT THEIR ALL INTO THE SPORT AND THE GYMNASTS.
Our Ruby Teams have been busy during their meet season owning their routines and placing individually and Team!
Twin City Invitational in Mn. was met with many Champions and Team Banners! Level 4’s took 2nd Place with just the mighty 3. Level 3’s took 3rd Team, Level 5’s took 3rd, Level 8’s took 4th out of 9 teams. Many Champions. The men had 6 top 3 finishes in their events. Compulsory Teams, Level 4 took 2nd place team, and individual top three placings were Level 3 had 7 top placings, Level 4 had 6 top placings, Level 5 had 1 top placing. Xcel took 1 top placing. Optionals first meet of the season ended with L8 having 3 top placings. See all the results on our Meet Tab under Meet Results. Great meet ladies and gents!
Next up was the Cedar Valley Classic hosted by CVGA. All Rubies came to dominate. Level 3 Team claimed 1st out of 9 clubs, Level 4 Team took 4th out of 8 teams, Level 5 took 4th out of 5 clubs, Level 6 bought home 2nd out of 5 clubs, and Level 8th claimed 2nd out of 4 Teams. Individual top 3 placings were: Level 3 14 top placings, Level 4 10 top placings, Level 5 1 top placings, Optionals: Level 6 5 top placings, Level 7 7 top placings, Level 8 7 top placings. Xcel Bronze claimed 1st Place Team out of 12 teams and 19 top placings! Xcel Gold took 7th out of 11 teams and 6 top placings. The men individual top placings: Level 3-1 2 top placings, Level 4-1 7 top placings. Check out our 1st place Champions on the Results Tab! Another smashing great meet by all!!! So proud of these men and women!!!
Twin City Champions
LEVEL 3 CHAMPIONS
LEVEL 4 & 5’S
LEVEL 6 CHAMPIONS
LEVEL 8 TEAM CHAMPIONS
LEVEL 4 CHAMPS
XCEL BRONZE CHAMPIONS
XCEL BRONZE CHAMPS W/TROPHY
XCEL GOLD CHAMPIONS
2022 Sturgis Falls Parade is in the books!
A great big “THANK YOU “goes out to our Ruby family! One of our biggest turn outs. Thank you to the parents that brought their gymnasts, walked the parade, held our banners, set up the float and took it down, the gymnasts that tumbled, flipped, put their skills on the beam, the driver that maneuvered Main Street and Mark’s Family Purebreds, who has provided the trailer for the last 11 years! Each one of you made this day a success. Oh, a shout out to “the Lord” for shutting off the rain at the perfect time!
Our happy crew, anxiously waiting to show the world their God given talent!
Ruby never takes just a happy picture, but we also take one of them being crazy. Great job by all!
2022 Iowa Xcel Program State Champions!
Iowa Xcel State Championship finishes this season of state meets. Ruby was still on fire! Ruby Xcel girls team came away with 8 - 1st places, 4 - 2nd places and 5 - 3rd places. It is a banner year!!! Many new Ruby records have been set by these talented young ladies. All silver, gold & platinum qualified and are on their way to Regionals! Please check the Meet Results for a better picture of these girls placings. Way to go Ruby’s!!!
2022 Iowa Developmental Program State Champions!
Ruby is still on fire! Ruby D.P. girls team came away with 13 - 1st places, 10 - 2nd places and 7 - 3rd places. It is a banner year!!! Two optionals are on their way to Regionals! Please check the Meet Results for a better picture of these girls placings. Way to go Ruby’s!!!
Level 3- 5th Place Team!
Level 4 - 4th Place Team!
2022 Men’s Iowa State Champions!
Mr. Sparkes Shortway - Level 5-1 Iowa State Vault Champion!
Level 3 - 3rd Place Team!
Level 3-1 Iowa State Champions! Mr. Ames Frein - Vault Champion! Mr. Bo Johnston - Floor Champion! Mr. Dexter Syhlman - P-Bar Champion!!!
Level 3 Team Champions for the 4th time in a row at River City!!
Boy’s Level 3 are 2nd Place Team Champions at CVGA Artic Blast!
Level 4 are 3rd Place Champions at River City! Also a 3rd time to place in the top 3 teams at meets!
RUBY IS ON FIRE THIS SEASON!!
ABOVE ARE THE TEAM RESULTS FROM OUR LATEST MEETS! Please tab over to meet results to see the whole picture of our amazing athletes!!
Ruby brings home 3 Team Champions from the Twin Citty Classic this weekend! Results are listed on our Meets Results under the Meet Tab. Ruby pride carries on! We are so very proud of each Ruby that competed this weekend!!! Congratulations to the teams and coaches!
Ruby brings home 2 Team Champions from the Triad Classic this weekend! Results listed on our Meets tab under Meet Results. Check out their victories! We are so very proud of each Ruby that competed this weekend!!! Congratulations to the teams and coaches!
Level 3 1st Place Champions: Miss Gentry, Miss Lakelyn, Miss Makenna, Miss Aubriella and Coach Toni.
Level 4 3rd Place Champions: Miss Carsyn, Miss Sophia, MissTaylor, Miss Leilana, Miss Ciana and Miss Tinley.
Team Ruby Ramping Up!!!
Competition Season is Coming and the Team Is Ramping Things UP!!!!
Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Notice that the Lord doesn't tell us to teach a child, but instead, we are to train a child. That means we are to mold into shape by discipline and practice.
Adrian Rogers— Quote Source
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COVID-19 Changes We Made Starting May 24, 2021 to Protect Your Little Gems!!!
Parents Personal Responsibility and Good Judgment
We ask that we keep the number of people in the waiting area to a minimum.
We will ask that you still use the designated Exit out of the the gym. Enabling the classes to have limited contact.
IF any of your family are exposed, symptomatic or just do not feel well that you use your best judgment to keep others healthy.
Steps We Are Taking
1.We have our separation of our little ones from the older children in their bay.
2, We are no longer taking temperatures, giving hand sanitizer upon entering the facility, or requiring shoes to go into a sack.
3. As we navigate this next phase, IF it appears a child is feeling unwell, we may choose to check their tamp at that time.
4. We will be sanitizing equipment and matting. Hand sanitize between events.
Steps Children Will Take In Class
Parents will decide on their child wearing a mask or not.
2. Children will continue sanitizing between events!
3. The Children will line up on the red lines before class and during when able.
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