Arianna Ruth was born on January 29, 1997. She trains at Desert Lights Gymnastics.

In 2004, Arianna competed level five. She finished fourth on beam at the Winter Classic. She placed tenth all-around at the Spring State Championships. Her scores greatly improved during the fall season. She finished third all-around at the School Days Invitational. She won beam. She won a silver medal on beam at the Rock-N-Roll Classic. At the PGA Invitational, she finished third all-around. At the State Championships, she finished sixth all-around.

Arianna moved up to level six in 2005. She finished fifth all-around at the Phoenix Open Challenge and Spring State Championships. She won beam at the former. In September, she won vault and finished second all-around at the School Days Invitational. She placed third all-around at the PGA Invitational. At the Halloween Invite, she won beam and the all-around. At the State Championships, she won beam. She finished third on vault and fourth all-around.

A few months later, Arianna competed level seven in January of 2006. She finished third all-around at the Flips Invitational. At the Winter Sun Invitational, she placed third on vault. Arianna won a bronze on bars at the Fiesta Bowl Invitational. At the Flagstaff Winter Classic, she finished second on vault, bars and floor. She placed third all-around. She ended her season with a third place finish at States. Arianna made the National TOPs "B" Team in the fall. As a level eight in 2007, Arianna finished third on vault and floor at the Winter Sun Invitational. She finished second all-around at the Fiesta Bowl Invitational. She won vault at the Buckeye Classic. At the Tucson Invitational, she won vault and bars. Arianna finished second all-around on beam and in the all-around at the State Championships. She finished third on vault and bars. In the fall, Arianna qualified for her second National TOPs "B" Team.

She began competing level nine in 2008. She finished fourth all-around at the Winter Sun Invitational. She won a bronze medal on vault at the Fiesta Bowl Invitational. At the Hardrock Invitational, she finished second on beam and third all-around. She also finished third at the Battle in Seattle meet and State Championships. She ended her level nine season at Regionals. She then competed at the US Challenge as a hopes elite. Arianna moved up to level ten in 2009. She finished third on beam at the Winter Sun Invitational. At the San Diego Classic, she finished fourth all-around. She placed third on vault and bars at the Fiesta Bowl Invitational. She won a bronze medal on bars at the Hardrock Invitational. At States, Arianna finished second on vault, bars and in the all-around. She won beam. She finished tenth all-around at Regionals, qualifying for the JO National Invitational Tournament which she did not attend. In July, she competed as a hopes elite at the US Challenge.

In 2010, Arianna finished second all-around and first on floor at the Winter Sun Invitational. She placed second on bars at the San Diego Classic. Arianna finished second all-around at the Fiesta Bowl Invitational and Long Beach Open. She finished third all-around at the Malibu Coast Challenge. Arianna won vault at the State Championships. At Regionals, she finished tenth all-around. She opened the 2011 season at the National Judges Cup, where she placed third all-around and first on vault. At the Lady Luck Invitational, she won vault, beam, floor and the all-around.

Fast Facts Name: Arianna Ruth Birthday: January 29, 1997 Club: Desert Lights Level: 10 Desert Lights

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS 2009: US Challenge 2009: Level 10 States- 1st BB 2008: US Challenge National TOPs "B" Team

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