© John Cheng

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16, 2014 – 2013 World all-around and floor exercise champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist and three-time 2013 World silver-medalist Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, and 2013 World team member Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./GAGE, headline the field at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Ill., Aug. 2. The Secret U.S. Classic is the final opportunity for female gymnasts to qualify for the 2014 P&G Championships, USA Gymnastics’ national championships.

Competition will begin Saturday at 1 p.m. with the junior elites, followed by the senior session at 6:30 p.m. A total of 71 athletes from 20 states will compete in the junior and senior elite sessions. Many athletes who have already qualified for the P&G Championships will use the Secret U.S. Classic as a tune-up for the P&G Championships, scheduled for Aug. 21-24 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Nine junior elite gymnasts who will be age-eligible for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will compete during the senior elite session but will be vying for junior titles: The 2014 Pacific Rim Championships team gold-medalists Nia Dennis of Westerville, Ohio/Buckeye Gymnastics, Norah Flatley of Cumming, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute, and Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dream’s Gymnastics are among the nine, along with Jazmyn Foberg of Bayville, N.J./MG Elite, Lauren Navarro of La Verne, Calif./Gliders, Abby Paulson of Coon Rapids, Minn./Twin City Twisters, Olivia Trautman of Champlin, Minn./Twin City Twisters, Emily Gaskins of Coral Springs, Fla./Cincinnati Gymnastics, and Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics. The nine are competing in the senior session due to the large number of junior gymnasts who entered the Secret U.S. Classic.

Single-session tickets range in price from $20-$45, depending on the session and location of the ticket. All-day tickets, which include admission to both the junior and senior elite sessions, are also available for $40-$69. To purchase tickets, visit www.SearsCentre.com, call 1-888-SEARS-TIX, or visit the Box Office at the Sears Centre Arena. Group tickets may be purchased by calling (847) 649-2451. Discounted tickets are also available through local gym clubs that are participating in the Club Ticket Sales Program. For more information, go to secretclassic.com.

To qualify to the P&G Championships, senior elites must score at least a 54.000 in the all-around; have a three-event total of 41.250; or earn a total of 28.000 on two events. Juniors must have a 52.000 in the all-around at the Secret U.S. Classic.

2014 Secret U.S. Classic junior and senior athlete roster

(by state; name, hometown, state/club, level)

Arizona

MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics, senior

California

Felicia Hano, San Gabriel, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior

Lauren Navarro, La Verne, Calif./Gliders, junior

Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, senior

Caitlin Smith, Valley Village, Calif./ Paramount Elite Gymnastics, junior

Colorado

Emily Muhlenhaupt, Castle Rock, Colo./ Colorado Aerials Gymnastics Center, junior

Alyona Shchennikova, Evergreen, Colo./ TIGAR, junior

Delaware

Morgan Hurd, Newark, Del./First State Gymnastics

Florida

Bailey Ferrer, Orlando, Fla./ Orlando Metro Gymnastics, junior

Emily Gaskins, Coral Springs, Fla./ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior

Sydney Johnson-Scharpf, Groveland, Fla./ Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics, junior

Grace Waguespack, Longwood, Fla./ ACE Gymnastics, junior - Scratched

Georgia

Elena Arenas, Bishop, Ga./ Georgia Elite Gymnastics, junior

Megan Skaggs, Marietta, Ga./ Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, junior

Illinois

Marissa Oakley, Oswego, Ill./ Phenom Gymnastics, junior

Gabby Perea, Geneva, Ill./ Legacy Elite Gymnastics LLC, junior

Makenzie Sedlacek, West Chicago, Ill./ Illinois Gymnastics Institute Inc., junior

Anastasia Webb, Morton Grove, Ill./ Illinois Gymnastics Institute Inc., junior

Iowa

Norah Flatley, Cumming, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior

Rachel Gowey, Urbandale, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, senior

Adeline Kenlin, North Liberty, Iowa/ Iowa Gym-Nest, junior

Victoria Nguyen, West Des Moines, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior

Alexis Vasquez, West Des Moines, Iowa/ Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute, junior

Kansas

Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./ Great American Gymn. Express, senior

Maryland

Hannah Joyner, Waldorf, Md./ First in Flight, junior

Maggie Musselman, Crownsville, Md./ Hill's Gymnastics, junior

Michigan

Vanasia Bradley, Lincoln Park, Mich./ Splitz Gymnastics, junior

Delanie Harkness, Leslie, Mich./ Twistars USA Inc., junior

Minnesota

Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, senior

Abby Paulson, Coon Rapids, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, junior

Lexy Ramler, St. Michael, Minn./ KidSport LLC, junior

Olivia Trautman, Champlin, Minn./ Twin City Twisters, junior

Missouri

Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics. Express, senior

North Carolina

Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior

Emily Schild, Huntersville, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior

New Jersey

Ariana Agrapides, Bayville, N.J./ MG Elite, junior - Scratched

Christina Desiderio, Hackettstown, N.J./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

Olivia Dunne, Hillsdale, N.J./ Eastern National Academy of Paramus, junior

Jazmyn Foberg, Bayville, N.J./ MG Elite, junior

Margzetta Frazier, Erial, N.J./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

Melissa Reinstadtler, Brick, N.J./ Rebound Gymnastics Inc., senior

Nevada

Maile O'Keefe, Las Vegas, Nev./ Academy of Gymnastics - Salcianu Gymnastics, junior

Ohio

Shania Adams, Dublin, Ohio/ Buckeye Gymnastics, junior

Aria Brusch, Cincinnati, Ohio/ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior

Nia Dennis, Westerville, Ohio/ Buckeye Gymnastics, junior

Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics, senior

Lexie Priessman, Fairfield, Ohio/Perfection Gymnastics, senior - Withdrawn

Pennsylvania

Molly Frack, Nazareth, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

Megan Freed, Bethlehem, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

Taylor Lawson, Macungie, Pa./ Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, junior

Adriana Popp, Easton, Pa./ Girls In Co-Operation Gymnastics Training Center I, junior

Texas

Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/ WOGA Gymnastics, senior

Rachel Baumann, Plano, Texas/ WOGA Gymnastics, junior

Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/ World Champions Centre, senior

Kaitlin DeGuzman, Rowlett, Texas/ Metroplex Gymnastics, junior - Scratched

Peyton Ernst, Coppell, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior - Scratched

Rachael Flam, Houston, Texas/ Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, junior

Kailey Gillings, Beach City, Texas/ Stars Gymnastics Training Center-Houston, junior

Veronica Hults, Coppell, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior

Bailie Key, Montgomery, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior - Scratched

Madison Kocian, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, senior

Samantha Ogden, Allen, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics, senior

Grace Quinn, Arlington, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior

Madison Rau, Cypress, Texas/ Cypress Academy of Gymnastics, junior

Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, junior

Macy Toronjo, Huntsville, Texas/ Texas Dreams Gymnastics, senior

Utah

Deanne Soza, Orem, Utah/ Arete Gymnastics, junior

Virginia

McKenna Appleton, Great Falls, Va./ Hill's Gymnastics, junior

Abigail Matthews, Virginia Beach, Va./ Cincinnati Gymnastics, junior

Washington

Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./ Naydenov Gymnastics Inc., junior

Shilese Jones, Renton, Wash./ Auburn Gymnastics Center Inc., junior