Mackenzie Caquatto

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Mackenzie Caquatto
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Caquatto in September 2020
Personal information
Full nameMackenzie Caquatto Jaworski
Nickname(s)Mack, Macko, Quatto, Calquettra, Calcutta, Quattro, Calquatto
Country represented United States
Born (1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 (age 32)
Hometown Naperville, Illinois
Residence Des Moines, Iowa
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2008–11 (USA)
GymLegacy Elite Gymnastics
College team Florida Gators
Head coach(es) Jiani Wu
Yuejiu Li
Former coach(es) Rhonda Faehn
Music Laylet Houb (2009-2010)
RetiredApril 20, 2014
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Rotterdam Team
Visa Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 HartfordUneven bars
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 St. PaulUneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 DallasUneven bars

Mackenzie CaquattoJaworksi (born March 26, 1992) is a former artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2010 World Championships and competed for the University of Florida. Her younger sister, Bridgette Caquatto, is also a former elite gymnast. She married former elite runner Griffin Jaworski on September 4, 2020.

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Gymnastics career

2007–9

Caquatto first qualified as an elite gymnast in 2007 and competed at the National Championships that year, finishing 17th.

Her first senior competition was the 2008 National Championships, where she placed 10th in the all-around. She was named to the national team and qualified to the Olympic Trials, but competed only on the first day, finishing 12th.

In 2009, she competed at her first international meets as a member of the national team and placed 5th at the National Championships, despite a knee injury. At the Toyota International in Japan, she competed on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise and won the silver medal on bars with a score of 14.675, behind world silver medalist Koko Tsurumi of Japan. She was also the first alternate to the U.S. team for the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

2010

Caquatto started her 2010 season at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, where she had the highest beam score but missed a medal in the all-around because of mistakes on floor exercise. At the 2010 U.S. Classic, she placed 3rd in the all-around, with the second-highest scores on vault and uneven bars but a fall on balance beam. She qualified to the National Championships, where she placed 5th in the all-around after falling on a simple grip change on the uneven bars, her best event.

Based on her performance at Nationals, Caquatto advanced to the team selection camp for the 2010 World Championships. She went on to win the all-around at a second selection camp and was named to the team.

At the World Championships, she placed 9th in the all-around in qualifications but did not advance to the individual all-around final because only two athletes per country can qualify, and her teammates Aly Raisman and Rebecca Bross scored higher. In the team final, she scored 14.666 on bars and 15.000 on vault to help the U.S. win the silver medal, behind Russia but ahead of China.

2011

After competing for the University of Florida for the 2010–11 season, Caquatto decided to train for a comeback to elite gymnastics. At the 2011 U.S. Classic, she competed on bars, scoring 14.750, and performed a somewhat watered-down routine on balance beam, scoring 14.100.

At the National Championships, she competed in the all-around and finished the first day of competition in sixth place with a score of 56.000, counting a fall on beam. However, with solid performances on the second day of competition and injuries to Chellsie Memmel and defending national champion Bross, she placed fourth behind Jordyn Wieber, Raisman, and McKayla Maroney. She also took second place on the uneven bars, just 0.050 behind Wieber.

Caquatto earned a spot on her fourth national team and was invited to the first world team selection camp, but she injured her ankles on a beam dismount at the camp. After sitting out the beginning of the NCAA season, she began competing on the uneven bars again in early 2012.

Skills

Caquatto performed the following skills in 2010:

ApparatusSkillsD ScoreTop Score in World Championship/World Cup/Olympic Competition
Vault Double-twisting Yurchenko 5.815.000
Uneven Bars Jump to high bar mount, kip cast to reverse grip handstand, Jaeger (D), kip cast to handstand, toe-on piked Tkatchev (E) to Pak salto (D), kip cast to handstand, Maloney (D) to bail (D) to toe-on full pirouette (D) to toe-on shoot to high bar, kip cast to handstand, Tkatchev (D), kip cast to handstand, giant, full-twisting double tuck dismount (D)6.214.666
Balance Beam Leap mount, side somi (D), front aerial (D) to back handspring (B) to layout step-out (C), full turn with leg at horizontal (C), split jump to sissone, switch split leap 1/2 (D) to back tuck (C)*, front pike with takeoff from one foot (C), switch split leap (C) to back tuck or pike (C), roundoff to double pike dismount (E)5.7 (5.8*)14.266
Floor Exercise Roundoff back handspring to full-in double pike (E) (triple twisting back layout (E)*), roundoff back handspring to a triple twisting back layout (E) (roundoff to 112 back layout (C) to full twisting front layout (C)*), double turn with leg at horizontal (D), tour jete 1/2 (C), switch split ring leap (C) to switch split leap 1/2 (C), roundoff to 112 twisting back layout (C) to full twisting front layout (C) (front handspring to double twisting front layout (D)*), roundoff back handspring double pike dismount (D)5.6 (5.5*)13.533 (with slightly watered-down exercise)

Competitive history

Senior career history

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2011CoverGirl ClassicChicago, ILUneven Bars414.750
Balance Beam1214.100
U.S. ChampionshipsSaint Paul, MNAll-Around4112.500656.000
Uneven bars229.750215.000
Balance Beam12T26.7001812.650
Floor Exercise1027.2006T13.650
YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2010CoverGirl ClassicChicago, ILAll Around356.450
Vault214.850
Uneven Bars215.050
Balance Beam2012.950
Floor Exercise813.600
U.S. ChampionshipsHartford, CTAll-Around5T113.3505T56.800
Uneven bars228.900415.000
Balance Beam7T27.550913.500
Floor Exercise827.70010T13.700
World Gymnastics ChampionshipsRotterdam, The NetherlandsTeam All-Around2175.1963233.643
All-Around957.198
Vault15.000 (team finals)614.933 (no average)
Uneven Bars14.666 (team finals)1214.466
Balance Beam2114.266
Floor Exercise3913.533
YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2009CoverGirl ClassicDes Moines, IAUneven Bars913.350
U.S. ChampionshipsDallas, TXAll-Around5111.950556.000
Uneven bars329.000414.450
Balance Beam1726.0001513.000
Floor Exercise1027.350913.850
Toyota InternationalToyota City, JapanUneven bars214.675
Balance Beam1212.275
Floor Exercise1112.100
YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2008U.S. Olympic Team TrialsPhiladelphia, PAAll Around1257.100
Vault614.950
Uneven Bars1214.450
Balance Beam1613.800
Floor Exercise1813.900
U.S. ChampionshipsBoston, MAAll Around10114.850858.100
Uneven Bars1028.950814.400
Balance Beam1528.2001014.800
Floor Exercise1928.5001814.100

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