Sydney Ewing
| Sydney Ewing | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sydney Ewing |
| Born | February 16, 1995 Louisiana, United States |
| Hometown | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Height | 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | College |
| Club | Acadiana |
| College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2014–17) |
| Head coach(es) | D-D Breaux |
| Assistant coach(es) | Jay Clark |
| Former coach(es) | Donna Ewing |
| Retired | June 7, 2017 |
Sydney Ewing (born February 16, 1995, in Louisiana) is a retired American collegiate artistic gymnast. She competed in the NCAA for Louisiana State University and their gymnastics team.[1]
Early life
[edit]Sydney Ewing was born on February 16, 1995, to parents, Ned and Donna Ewing. She has an older brother, Travis, who was a contestant on the eighth season of The Voice.[2][3] Her mother, Donna, is a gymnastics coach and was the head personal coach to Sydney throughout her club competitive career. In 2013, Ewing graduated from Lafayette High School.
Gymnastics career
[edit]Ewing trained at Acadiana Gymnastics Training Center in Lafayette, Louisiana throughout her entire club competitive career.[4]
2009-13: Club competitive career
[edit]Sydney moved up to Level 10 for the 2009 season; at the age of fourteen At Regionals, she placed eighteenth in the all-around.[5] In 2010, she was third at States[6] and was tenth at Regionals.[7] At her first J.O. NIT, in Dallas, Texas, Ewing placed tenth in the all-around.[8] Ewing was Louisiana State champion in 2011.[9] and was fifth in the all-around and second on beam at Regionals.[10] At Nationals, she was thirty-fifth in the all-around.[11] Ewing defended her State title during the 2012 season.[12] Later, Sydney finished ninth in the all-around at Regionals; advancing to JO NIT.[13] On June 29, 2012, Ewing committed to Louisiana State University and the LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics team.[14] At the NIT, Ewing was fifth in the all-around.[15] Her final season was in 2013; finishing second at Regionals.[16] At Nationals, she finished thirty-first in the all-around.[17]
2014–2017: College gymnastics career
[edit]Throughout the recruiting process, Ewing was offered scholarships to the Georgia Gym Dogs, New Hampshire Wildcats and Southern Utah Thunderbirds teams.[18] However, she decided to walk-on to LSU. She retired from gymnastics on June 7, 2017.
2014 season: Freshman
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LSU".
- ^ "Travis Ewing on The Voice - NBC.com". www.nbc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-05.
- ^ "Travis Ewing". Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ "Sydney Ewing, Acadiana Gymnastics". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2009 Level 9 & 10 Region 8 Regionals". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2010 Louisiana Optional State Meet". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2010 Region 8 Level 9, 10 Championships". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2010 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament". MyMeetScores.com. 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2011 Louisiana State Meet". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2011 Region 8 Level 9 - 10 Championships". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2011 Jr Olympic National Championships - Meet Results".
- ^ "2012 Louisiana Upper State Meet". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2012 Region 8 Level 9, 10 Championships". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2013-14 Ewing to LSU". CollegeGymFans.com. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2012 JO National Invitational Tournament". MyMeetScores.com. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2013 Region 8 Level 9, 10 Championships". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2013 Level 10 J.O. National Championships". MyMeetScores.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "LSU gymnast Sydney Ewing earns scholarship, spot in vault lineup".