Alyssa McLeod is a steady and consistent beam competitor who stands out for her clean lines and composed execution. Her routine features a front aerial to scale, back handspring to layout step-out, and back handspring to Gainer full dismount, showcasing her ability to perform difficult skills with control and confidence. As she continues to develop upgrades like a front aerial to back handspring to layout step-out, McLeod is continuing to build a polished beam routine that highlights her precision and reliability on the event.

Despite suffering a season-ending injury just before Nationals, Alyssa McLeod made a lasting impression throughout the regular season with her polished all-around performances. Floor is one of her strongest events, where she competes a front layout-Rudi connection, a 1.5-front pike, and a front Rudi, executing each pass with excellent precision and control. On beam, McLeod combines grace with consistency, showcasing a front aerial to scale, a back handspring-layout step-out series, and a back handspring-Gainer full dismount while maintaining beautiful rhythm throughout the routine. Her bars routine highlights clean technique with a blind change to a sky-high Jaeger connection and a blind full to double tuck dismount. She also stands out on vault with a unique Yurchenko half-on, half-off tuck, demonstrating impressive power and performing the vault with remarkable consistency all season long. Even with her injury cutting the season short, McLeod established herself as one of Region 6’s top all-around talents.

Leading the field was Alyssa McLeod, who posted a standout 38.2 all-around to secure the top junior spot. McLeod delivered a well-balanced meet, highlighted by a 9.7 on vault, where she competed with power and clean form on a strong full vault. She followed with a 9.55 on bars, where her set stood out for a beautiful Jaeger and a clean Pak release, showing both amplitude and control. On beam, she earned a 9.65 for a composed and artistic routine, highlighted by a back handspring layout step-out series that showed poise and precision throughout. She closed on floor with a 9.3, bringing confident tumbling that included aerodynamic twisting, including a front Rudi. Her ability to stay consistent across all four events made her one of the most complete competitors in the junior field.