Brenna Dowell

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

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.

Dowell has three sisters, Carey, Jacey and Lauren.

During her club career she was a student at Odessa (MO) High School.

Dowell started her elite junior in 2009.

At the 2009 CoverGirl Classic, Dowell finished 13th in the All Around and 8th on Vault.

A prevalent gymnast on the National scene throughout the 2010s, Dowell has combined elite and collegiate gymnastics; she deferred her sophomore season with the Oklahoma Sooners in order to make a bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics team.

Dowell continued her elite junior career in 2010.

At the 2010 Visa Championships, Dowell finished fourth on uneven bars.

In 2011, Dowell competed at the CoverGirl Classic and was fifth all-around, third on vault, and fifth on uneven bars.

At the Visa Championships, Dowell was sixth all-around, fifth on vault, sixth on uneven bars, and eighth on floor exercise.

Dowell started her senior career in 2012.

In March at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy, Dowell finished seventh all-around, second on uneven bars, and eighth on vault.

In June at the Visa Championships, Dowell was ninth all-around.

Following the Visa Championships Dowell was invited to compete at the 2012 US Olympic Trials.

In July Dowell competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

At Trials Dowell was ninth all-around and eighth on uneven bars.

Dowell was not named to the 2012 Olympic Team.

In October Dowell competed at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico.

Dowell won the all-around title with a score of 57.100.

Dowell also had the top score on vault, uneven bars and floor exercise.

Dowell was demoted to team alternate after teammate and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist, McKayla Maroney was selected to compete as an All-Around competitor.

According to FIG rules, each country may only have 3 competitors on each apparatus.

Following the World Championships, Dowell declined invitations to attend the Mexican Open in Acapulco, Mexico and two other World Cup events.

Dowell competed alongside teammate Elizabeth Price, who was also chosen as a replacement for the event following the withdrawal of 2012 Olympic Gold medalist Kyla Ross due to injury.

In April Dowell competed at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy.

Dowell finished third all-around, third on uneven bars, and first with the team.

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

At the P&G Championships, she was third all-around, third on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.

Following the Championships, Dowell was selected to represent the United States at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

In October, Dowell travelled to the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium with Team USA.

Dowell was selected and was intending to be a balance beam and uneven bars specialist.

However, Dowell did not compete.

Dowell graduated in 2014.

In fall of 2014, she began studies at the University of Oklahoma, where she competes with the university's NCAA gymnastics team.

Before her college gymnastics experience she was coached by Al Fong and Armine Barutyan and trained at the Great American Gymnastics Express.

In February 2014, Dowell was selected as a last minute replacement for World Champion Simone Biles to compete in the 2014 American Cup.

She was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

At the Visa Championships, Dowell finished 19th in the All Around.