Welcome to Week 10 - Sun Prairie Dual & Purgolder Invite
- madisonmemorialgym
- Jan 8, 2024
- 3 min read
Hello everyone,
Welcome to Week 10!
Week 9 Recap:
Week 9 was a success! We scored a 122.925 against West and had 13 sticky feet and 1 No Fall star. Some highlights from the meet include:
Grace got a total of 3 sticky feet for vault, bars, and beam. Sierra got her PR (personal record) on floor with a 7.75. Emme competed her round off successfully on beam. Timmia competed all around for the first time this season. Amelia successfully competed her long hang kip on bars. And more!
Our team sleepover was also a success!
Week 10 Schedule:
Monday: Practice from 5 - 7 PM at Memorial.
Tuesday: Practice from 5 - 7 PM at Memorial.
Wednesday: Practice from 5-7 PM at Memorial. Spaghetti dinner afterwards.
Thursday: Sun Prairie Dual Meet (at Memorial). Gymnasts need to be in the gym ready to go by 4:00 PM to help me set up the gym.
Friday: Practice from 5 - 7 PM.
Saturday: Purgolder Invite at East High School (details below).
Spaghetti Dinner:
Our team spaghetti dinner will be Wednesday after practice. A big thank you to Kate's parents for helping us celebrate our meet against Sun Prairie. For rides to dinner, have your girls coordinate with one another, the captains, or myself.
The address is: 1217 Redan Dr., Verona, WI
Sun Prairie Dual Meet:
Our third dual meet will be held at Memorial and is against Sun Prairie. The line up will be released to the girls on Monday. The schedule for the day is below:
Girls need to be in the gym to help me setup at 4:00 PM. We will start general warm ups at 4:30 PM. Official warm ups on each event will start at 5:00 PM. March in will be at 6:00 PM.
The rotation of the dual meet will go:
Round 1: Memorial on Vault
Round 2: Memorial on Bars
Round 3: Memorial on Beam
Round 4: Memorial on Floor
Purgolder Invite:
Every year, the Purgolder Invite has a theme to dress up for. This year's theme is Wild West! Our captains will help coordinate the dress up for the meet and will communicate that information with the girls.
The schedule for the day is below:
6:45 AM: Arrive at school
7:00 AM:Leave for Starbucks
7:10 AM: Leave for East
7:35 AM: Arrive at East
8:00 AM: Start general warm ups
8:45 AM: March In
9:00 AM: Meet Begins
12:30 AM: Awards likely to start
1:00 PM: Meet likely to end
There are two divisions: Gold is the higher division and Purple is the lower division. We compete in the higher division (gold). The lower division team we are paired with is West.
The order of competition is:
Round 1: Memorial on Beam
Round 2: Memorial on Floor
Round 3: Memorial on Vault
Round 4: Memorial on Bars
We don't have rentals for the day so we will discuss carpooling together at practice this week.
Jason's Deli Ordering:
To prepare for the upcoming duals, start placing orders for Jason's Deli boxes now. Remember that you can buy one at a time and don't have to buy them all at once. The link is below.
Jason's Deli Signup
Tuesday Reports:
Tuesday reports are REQUIRED this week. Girls should either text me a picture of the report to me or bring the physical copy to me at practice.
Weight Room Practice:
No weight room practice due to the west meet / winter break.
Week 10 kicks off our first week with two competitions in a week. We will focus heavily on routines and building confidence in our routines and skills this week. Let's get fired up!
Cheers!
-Danielle





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