Jordan Haley Williams was born on October 14, 1998 in Missouri. She will graduate from high school in 2017.
At the age of four, Jordan had so much energy her mom put her in a tumbling class at Olympaid Festus in Missouri. She competed Level 3 and 4 the first two years winning the AA and all 4 events at her first meet. From there, she eventually started her competitive gymnastics career in 2006 at Eagle's Wings Athletics in Allen, Texas. At the beginning of Jordan's gymnastics career, she trained under coaches Virginia Oas and Alex Atamas.
At the 2008 National Judges Cup, Jordan won the all-around title as well as first on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise as a level 5 gymnast. Soon after, she moved up to level 6 for the District Qualifier. There, she placed first on everything except for balance beam, where she finished second. At the Level 6 North State Championships, Jordan finished first in the all-around and second on uneven bars. She then placed fourth overall and first on floor exercise at the Level 6 State Championships.
Jordan began competing level 7 at the Candy Cane Classic in December of 2008. There, she finished sixth in the all-around and third on vault. Jordan finished eighth in the all-around at the Texas Prime Meet and fourth in the all-around at the WOGA Classic. At the Level 7 North State Championships, she placed ninth overall and fourth on vault. Jordan won the all-around, vault and uneven bars titles at the Rose City Classic. She concluded her 2009 season at the Level 7 State Championships, where she finished third in the all-around as well as first on vault and uneven bars.
In 2010, with Zenith Elite Gymnastics, Jordan began her season as a level 8 gymnast at the Texas Prime Meet, where she placed fifth in the all-around. At the Metroplex Challenge, she won the all-around title as well as first on uneven bars and balance beam. Jordan then placed third in the all-around at the State Qualifier. At the WOGA Classic, she finished fourth in the all-around and first on vault and uneven bars. She earned a bronze medal in the all-around at the Kurt Thomas Invitational. there, she also won gold medals on vault and floor exercise. At the Rose City Classic, she won everything except for balance beam. Jordan finished fifth overall and first on vault at the Level 8 State Championships. At the Level 8 Regional Championships, she placed third in the all-around and first on vault in a very tough group of competitors! Jordan concluded her 2010 season at the Texas National Elite Qualifier.
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