Brenna Dowell

At 28 years old, Brenna Dowell has this physical status:

Brenna Dowell (born March 4, 1996) is a former American artistic gymnast.

At the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she was a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. team.

Dowell, a common gymnast on the national stage during the 2010s, has combined elite and collegiate gymnastics; she withdrew her sophomore season with the Oklahoma Sooners in order to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics team.

Personal life

Dowell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1996, to Michael and Carole Dowell. Dowell began gymnastics in 1997 after her mother enrolled her in a flip flop class. Carey, Jacey, and Lauren are three of Dowell's three sisters. She was a student at Odessa (MO) High School during her high school years. Dowell graduated in 2014 with a degree in science. She began training at the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 2014, where she competes with the university's NCAA gymnastics team. Al Fong and Armine Barutyan coached her in college gymnastics and worked at the Great American Gymnastics Express.

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Junior career

Dowell debuted as a high schooler in 2009. Dowell finished 13th in the All Around and 8th on Vault at the 2009 CoverGirl Classic. In the All Around Championships, Dowell came in 19th place.

Dowell's top junior career began in 2010. Dowell finished fourth in uneven bars at the 2010 Visa Championships.

Dowell was fifth all-around, third on vault, and fifth on uneven bars at the CoverGirl Classic in 2011. Dowell finished sixth on vault, fifth on uneven bars, and eighth on floor exercise at the Visa Championships.

Senior career

Dowell began her senior career in 2012. Dowell finished seventh all-around, second on uneven bars, and eighth on the vault in March at the City of Jesolo, Italy.

Dowell was the ninth all-around at the Visa Championships in June. Dowell was selected to participate in the 2012 US Olympic Trials following the Visa Championships.

Dowell competed in the US Olympic Trials in July. On uneven bars, Dowell was the ninth all-around winner and eighth on the jury. Dowell was not selected to the 2012 Olympic Team.

In October, Dowell competed at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico. Dowell earned the all-around title with a score of 57.100. Dowell also had the best ratings on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercises.

Dowell competed in the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy in April. Dowell came in third all-around, third on uneven bars, and first with the team.

Dowell was the third all-around, fourth on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars at the Secret U.S. Classic in July.

She was third all-around, third on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise at the P&G Championships. Dowell was selected to represent the United States at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Los Angeles.

Dowell and Team USA competed in Antwerp, Belgium, in October. Dowell was chosen to be a balance beam and uneven bars specialist, and she was intending to be a balance beam and uneven bars expert. However, Dowell did not qualify. Dowell was promoted to team alternate after teammate and 2012 Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney was selected to compete as an All-Around athlete. According to FIG guidelines, each country can only have three opponents on each apparatus. Dowell declined invitations to attend the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico, and two other World Cup events after the World Championships.

Dowell was selected as a last-minute replacement for World Champion Simone Biles in the 2014 American Cup in February. Following the release of 2012 Olympic Gold medalist Kyla Ross due to injury, Dowell competed alongside teammate Elizabeth Price, who was also selected as a replacement for the competition. Dowell came in second, earning the silver medal behind Price.

At the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic in Chicago, Illinois, Dowell competed in uneven bars only. She finished 14.200, placing 14th in that category and 16th overall.

Dowell was chosen as the non-traveling substitute for the 2014 World Championships.

University of Oklahoma

Dowell began competing with the University of Oklahoma's gymnastics team in January 2015.

During the regular season, Dowell had a standout first season in Oklahoma and found action for the Sooners on VT, UB, and FX. She hit personal records of 9.925 (VT), 10.00 (UB), and 9.975 (FX). She helped her team achieve third place at the Super Six Finals. She was the floor champion at the Big-12 Championships and was later named Big-12 Newcomer of the Year.

Dowell would deferred for the 2015–16 season to return to action for the first time in history on June 9, 2015.

The U.S. Classic is a classic.

Dowell competed in the Secret U.S. Classic on July 25, where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. (Ezhova) In combination with a half turn transfer, she carried her Tweddle release on bars. She collapsed on her toe-on Shaposhnikova (Maloney) and dismounted with a full-twisting double layout. Despite the drop, she scored a 14.350 and finished eighth on the event. She placed 18th on the event after a mistake and collapse on beam, earning an 11.800.

P&G Championships

Dowell competed in the all-around for the first time since 2013. She came in 11th with a score of 113.700, with a 15.150 on uneven bars. She was chosen to the Senior National Team and was admitted to the 2015 World Selection Camp in September.

World Championships

Dowell, along with Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, and Mykayla Skinner, was selected to represent the United States of America at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow on October 8. In team qualifying, she competed on floor, vault, and bars. Her music did not perform during her floor appearance in qualifications. She maintained a solid routine without music and went along with the audience's clapping. On the ground, she made a piked double front salto. This was the first time the technique had been showcased at the World Championships, and it had been deemed after her in the Code of Points. She had a solid vault afterward. She also competed in the uneven bars. Dowell earned gold with the team as a world champion later this year.

Brenna attended the U.S Olympic Team Summit in early 2016, an opportunity for prospective Olympic Team members to visit the media and do promotional duties. Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and others were among the 2015 World Championships gold medalists. Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, and MyKayla Skinner are among the many celebrities who have written about Gabby Douglas.

In April, Dowell was selected to compete in the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Everett, Washington. Brenna had a clean competition on day 1 of her competition, winning all four of her events, which included her gold medals for Team USA. She earned a bronze medal with team USA in fourth place all-Around, with a score of 58.850, making a good case to earn one of the top five spots on the 2016 Olympic Team. Dowell, although not scoring the 4th best score at the Pacific Rim Championships, did not receive the 4th position because of the two countries' different traditions. Officially, Shallon Olsen of Canada received the honor, but the selection committee for the 2016 U.S Olympic team will announce that she did not reach her fourth highest ranking behind US teammates, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, and Laurie Hernandez.

After a spectacular set on night 1 of competition, Dowell qualified in second place to the Uneven Bars final. Dowell also earned a spot in the Floor Exercise final after Simone Biles was disqualified from the event finals. Sadly, Dowell lost in the Uneven Bars final, losing a point and ranking 5th with a score of 14.000. However, she came back strong and secured a silver medal in the Floor Exercise finals, just behind her reigning Olympic Floor Exercise champion and US teammate Aly Raisman.

Dowell was named to the National Team and received a berth in the 2016 Olympic Trials in San Jose, CA, at the 2016 P&G championships. Despite strong efforts, she didn't make the main or alternate teams.

Dowell's Sophomore year at the University of Oklahoma continued her gymnastics career.

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