Ashley Gifford of Triad Gymnastics is the Beam Queen. She had a fantastic past meet season as a level 9. At the Iowa Dev Optional State 2026 meet, Ashley brought home some hardware. Ashley placed 1st with a 9.225, 2nd on Floor with a 9.050, 4th on Vault with a 9.025, and 6th on Bars, scoring an 8.225, and concluded her state meet by placing 3rd with an All-Around score of 35.525. Next, at the Region 4 Dev L6-10 Championship meet, Ashley shined on the Balance Beam with a solid 2nd place finish, scoring a 9.125 and a 6th place All-Around score of 35.625, which qualified her for Westerns. At the 2026 Level 9 Westerns Championship meet, the best of the best competitors compete. Ashley came out with a 5th-place finish on the Balance Beam with a 9.300.