IGI Qualified the Most Level 9 & 10 Gymnasts in the State to the 2010 Nationals!
Front row Level 9: Sophia Scazzero, Adriana Schoenfeldt, Karina Schoenfeldt, Kaitlynn Christensen, Eileen Malecki
Beam row Level 10: Mandy Klun, Alexis Cappalli, Ariel Martin, Haley Scaman, Samantha Pearsall, Kristen Lieberman, Kelsey Mazur, Alessandra Cinfio, Chelsea Bailey
IGI Qualifies the Most Level 10 Gymnasts in the State to the 2011 Nationals!
MeetScoresOnline (MSO) has revealed their 2011 rankings of the top Gymnastics programs in the country. IGI has been ranked as the #1 gymnastics club in the state of Illinois, and the #4 women’s gymnastics club program in the entire United States! Congratulations to the coaches, athletes, staff and parents for this awesome accomplishment.
Todd Gardiner, Owner and Head Coach of Illinois Gymnastics Institute, has been named the Region 5 Coach of the Year for 2011! Todd was also inducted in to Region 5′s Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Todd and the entire IGI Program.
IGI has 10 graduating Seniors heading on to college gymnastics next season!
Front: Sophia Scazzero (Cornell), Sammy Pearsall (Iowa St.), Haley Scaman (Oklahoma). Middle: Kylie Clark (Northern Illinois), Marissa Wossner (Boise St), Lexi Cappalli (North Carolina), Kara Koster (Auburn), Hayli Huiner (Southeast Missouri), Hayley Sanzotti (Utah St), Not Shown: Arial Martin (Nebraska) Back: Todd Gardiner – Head Coach
Lexi Cappalli
IGI Level 10 gymnast Lexi Cappalli has qualified to the 2012 Nastia Liukin Cup, which will be held March 2nd at Madison Square Garden. She posted a 37.650 All-Around at the Circle of Stars Competition last weekend in Indianapolis. Lexi, a high school senior, is also the recipient of a full gymnastics scholarship to the University of North Carolinia. Congrats Lexi!!!
Jill Hoffman
IGI wish’s to congratulate it’s Level 9 an 10 gymnasts heading to Nationals this spring! Jill Hoffman competes at Level 9 Eastern Nationals in Landover, Maryland on May 5th. Megan Ruzicka will also be attending as the Second Alternate.
Level 10 Nationals will be held in Hampton, Virginia May 11-12. IGI qualified: Alexis Cappalli, Nicole Gendusa, Eileen Malecki, Hayley Sanzotti, and Haley Scaman to the Region 5 Team!
Mandy Klun is also the First Alternate, and we have Kylie Clark and Ryann Conners competing in the National Invitational Tournament being held Sunday – May 13th.
Best of Luck to all of the girls at Nationals!!!
Lexi Funk
IGI would like to congratulate Lexi Funk and Alison Bushman for their performances at Level 10 Nationals in Jackson, Mississippi.
Lexi was the National Uneven Bar Champion! She also placed 7th on Floor Exercise, 11th on Balance Beam and was 8th in the All-Around. Alison placed 12th on Floor Exercise, 19th on uneven Bars and was 25th in the All-Around. Alison will be attending Yale University in the Fall.
Region 5 was the National Champion in both Lexi and Alison’s age groups, and also won the overall National Championship Title.
Congratulations to all for a great showing!
USA Gymnastics – Elite Developmental Camp
IGI Gymnast Makenzie Sedlacek just returned from USA Gymnastics – Elite Developmental Camp, held at the National Training Center in Texas November 17-21. The camp featured 45 of the top Junior Elite gymnasts in the U.S. Congratulations Makenzie!!!
IGI’s optional team had their annual ‘Team IGI Thanksgiving Dinner’ after a good cardio practice Tuesday night! With so many kids they had to us two room! Being thankful for so many things the team wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless!
IGI Senior gymnast, Anastasia Webb, signed a National Letter of Intent for a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma is currently the #1 NCAA program in the country and is the reigning National Champion.
OU Head Coach KJ Kindler had this to say about Anastasia:
“When you speak with Anastasia, it is impossible not to hear the joy in her voice when she discusses family, gymnastics and becoming a Sooner. Her vitality and happiness are completely contagious, but inside lurks a fierce competitor. We are captivated by her demeanor when she takes to the competition floor. There is great confidence there and I believe it was cultivated through her family and her training. We are certain Anastasia will be an all-arounder for OU right out of the gate. She had a breakout season last year making the JO National Team after several years as an Elite. She is a very powerful and quick vaulter and tumbler, and yet an extremely graceful dancer. She has great confidence and there is no doubt she will be a team leader in competitions.”
Anastasia is from Morton Grove and is an academic honor roll member at Niles West High School, she plans to major in health and exercise science at OU and wants to become a physician assistant. She was recruited by numerous schools including: LSU, Alabama, Stanford, Utah, Denver and Michigan.
Other former IGI gymnasts to compete for Oklahoma are Haley Scaman (2012-2016) and Kayla Nowak (2010-2013).
University of Oklahoma Press Release with Video
Congratulations to former IGI Gymnast, Haley Scaman and the Oklahoma Sooners on winning their second NCAA National Gymnastics Championship in three years. Haley concluded her outstanding career with a 9.950 on Floor Exercise (highest FX score of the session). She also posted a 9.900 on Bars, as well as a 9.850 on Vault.
Haley Scaman: Going out a champion is phenomenal (ESPNW)
IGI has strong ties to Oklahoma Gymnastics. Former IGI gymnast Kayla Nowak was an Oklahoma gymnast (2010-2013) and is currently a member of OU’s gymnastics staff. In addition current IGI gymnast, Anastasia Webb is a 2017 commit to the University of Oklahoma.
Congratulations and Boomer Sooner!!!
IGI Senior gymnast Anastasia Webb qualified to the Nastia Liukin Cup at the 2017 Chicago Style Meet. The Nastia Liukin Cup features the top 18 Senior and 18 Junior Qualifiers from across the country, and will be held Friday -March 3rd at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The competition will be televised on
Anastasia posted scores of: Vault = 9.600, Bars = 9.725 Beam = 9.550 and Floor: 9.675 for an All Around total of 38.550. Anastasia will be attending the University of Oklahoma next season on a full gymnastics scholarship . Oklahoma is currently the #1 College program in the country and is the reigning NCAA National Champion.
Former IGI Gymnast Lexi Funk was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Lexi, now at the University of Michigan, was named Freshman of the Week for the first time in her career. Last week she scored a 9.825 or better on all three of her events. She tied for second on floor with a season-high 9.875. Her 9.825 on bars matched a career high and her 9.825 on beam was her second-best score of the season. Lexi also scored a career high 9.925 on beam versus Maryland on February 5th. Congratulations Lexi!!!
Former IGI gymnast Hayley Sanzotti was just featured in an article about her experiences as a gymnast at Utah State University. Head Coach Nadalie Walsh had this to say about Hayley: “Three words sum up Hayley,” Walsh said. “She’s reliable, dependable and mature. Those are three words that just really encompass her. Her gymnastics has always been outstanding, but as far as consistency, you can put money on her that she’s going to do what needs to be done, and if she needs to, she’ll even step up and shift the atmosphere. When I say that, she’ll get the rest of the team to watch her do her beam routine and then everybody is re-engaged if we had any sort of downfall.” Congratulations Hayley!!!
IGI Spirit Week is September 11 – 16th
For the Saturday IGI Leo Spirit Day, we have some cute, new IGI leos in our pro shop featuring a fun, multicolored back and colorful jewels on a black front!
IGI is so proud to announce that Torie Stotz will be joining the University of Illinois Gymnastics Team!
From the Illinois Press Release:
A JO National qualifier, Stotz placed eighth on vault at the 2016 JO Nationals. Stotz also impressed on the state and regional level, placing in the top-three on vault for the past two years and becoming state floor champion at the 2016 Level 10 Illinois State Meet. Of recent, Stotz, earned a sixth place finish at the 2018 Region 5 Level 10 Championships, along with placing third on vault and sixth on floor at the 2018 Level 10 Illinois State Meet.
“Tori was actually one of the first recruits I met when I arrived on campus last year in July,” said Walsh. “I immediately recognized her as having a very positive attitude and contagious personality. She is a solid vaulter, has a strong work ethic, and a lot of potential to contribute to the program on any event.”
Congratulations Torie!!!
