Julianna Cannamela | |
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Full name | Julianna Marie Cannamela |
Born | Pineville, North Carolina | June 26, 1997
Hometown | Waxhaw, North Carolina |
Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Height | 154.94 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | College |
Club | Southeastern |
College team | LSU Tigers (2015–19) |
Head coach(es) | D-D Breaux |
Assistant coach(es) | Jay Clark |
Former coach(es) | Ludmilla Shobe, Galina Meliakina |
Last updated on: August 21, 2015. |
Julianna Marie Cannamela (born June 26, 1997) is an All American collegiate artistic gymnast. She currently represents the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics; competing in the Southeastern Conference. [1]
Julianna Marie Cannamela was born on June 26, 1997, in Pineville, North Carolina, to parents, John and Dawn Cannamela. She has three brothers, John Jr., Jacob and Joseph. [2] In the spring of 2015, Cannamela graduated from Parkwood High School. [3]
In 2001, at the age of four, Cannamela enrolled in recreational gymnastics classes at Southeastern Gymnastics in Weddington, North Carolina. [4] Julianna remained at the club for her entire club competitive career.
Cannamela moved up to Level 10 for the 2011 season; at the age of thirteen. She was second at Regionals [5] and twenty-first at Nationals. [6] A year later, during the 2012 season, Cannamela was fifth at Regionals. [7] Later, she finished third in the all-around at her second J.O. Nationals. [8] In addition, she won a silver medal on bars. [9] On August 5, 2012, it was announced that she had verbally committed to Louisiana State University and their gymnastics program. [10] Julianna competed as a Level 10 for the 2013 season; her third year. At Regionals, Cannamela finished second in the all-around and was the bars champion. [11] At Nationals, she was fourteenth. [12] Cannamela was a fourth year Level 10 for the 2014 season. She was third at Regionals [13] and thirty-first at Nationals; tied with Aya Mahgoub and Kristen Quaglia. [14] On November 12, 2014, Cannamela signed the National Letter of Intent to the LSU Lady Tigers team. [15] [16] Her final season as a Level 10 gymnast was for the 2015 season; where she placed second at Regionals [17] and twenty-third at Nationals. [18]
Cannamela signed to the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics program on November 12, 2014, for the 2015-16 season. In a press release, Head coach D-D Breaux touted Cannamela as an "a very balanced all-arounder".
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