Date/Place of Birth: August 11, 1984/Denver, Colo.
Club: Rhythmic Gems
Coach: Lana Lashoff
School: Privately tutored
Year in School: 9th (Fall '98)
Began Gymnastics: 1989
Began Rhythmic Gymnastics: 1994
Favorite Apparatus/Event: Ribbon
Hobbies: Pottery, swimming, reading, biking
Heilie (pronounced HAY-lee) began artistic gymnastics in 1989 and decided to try rhythmic gymnastics in December 1994 when she was encouraged by a coach to switch. She has two older sisters.
International Competition
1998 Corbeil Cup, FRA
1997 Holon Cup, Holon, ISR
1997 Four Continents Championships, Sydney, AUS; 5th-AA, 3rd-ribbon (jr. div.)
1997 Junior Pacific Alliance Championships, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 1st-Team, 9th-AA, 2nd-rope, 3rd-ball
National Competition
1998 Rhythmic National Championships, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 1st-AA, T1st-rope and ribbon, 1st-hoop, 3rd-ball (jr. div.)
1997 Rhythmic National Championships, Houston, Texas; 2nd-AA, T2nd-rope, 3rd-hoop & ball (jr. div.)
1997 Rhythmic Challenge, Downers Grove, Ill.; 2nd-AA (jr. div.)
1996 Rhythmic National Championships, Athens, Ga.; 5th-AA, 3rd-rope, 3rd-clubs (jr. div.)
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