Amanda Jetter

In 2005, Jetter moved up to level nine. She advanced to Easterns and placed nineteenth in the all-around.[5] In 2006, at the age of eleven, Amanda was crowned the Eastern Level 9 champion in the all-around, on bars and on floor; placing higher than eventual 2012 Olympic Floor champion Alexandra Raisman.[6][7] Later in the season, she qualified to pre-elite status and competed at the U.S. Challenge; finishing fourth in the all-around.[3]

In 2007, Jetter moved up to level ten. She was State champion in the all-around, on vault and on floor.[8] At J.O. Nationals, Amanda was crowned National Champion in the all-around, on beam and floor.[9]

Following the level ten season, Jetter qualified to Junior International Elite status and competed at the U.S. Classic in Battle Creek, Michigan. At Classics, she was seventh in the all-around and thus, earned a qualification berth to Nationals.[10] In mid-August 2007, Jetter travelled to San Jose, California for the 2008 VISA Nationals. She placed fourteenth in the all-around.[11]

Amanda returned to elite competition for the 2008 season at the U.S. Classic in Houston, Texas. Jetter placed fourth in the all-around as well as taking home two silver medals; one on floor and one on beam, tied with McKenzie Wofford.[12][13] In June, in Boston, Massachusetts, Jetter finished fifth in the all-around.[14] In addition, she won a bronze medal on floor exercise.[15] After the competition, she was named to the 2008-09 U.S. Junior National team.[16] Amanda received her first international assignment at the International Artistic Gymnastics Challenge in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. She placed third in the all-around.[17]

Jetter's final year as a junior elite was in 2009. Jetter travelled to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at the U.S. Classic. However, after a rough competition, she placed fourteenth in the all-around.[18] Although, she won a silver medal on floor. In the middle of August, Amanda competed in her third Nationals in Dallas, Texas. She was fifth in the all-around.[19] Jetter was named to the 2009-10 U.S. National team; her second team.[20] In December, she travelled to Calais, France to compete at the International Tournament of Calais. She and club teammate, Cassandra Whitcomb, won the competition.[21][22]

Amanda moved up to the senior elite level for the 2010 season; although she was fifteen at every competition she competed in. On March 21, 2010, Jetter was named to the 2010 City of Jesolo Trophy team.[23] Later in the month, Jetter travelled with the team to Venice to compete at the competition. She contributed to the team in the all-around with a score of 55.450.[24] Later, in July, Jetter competed at the U.S. Classic in Chicago and was second in the all-around.[25] In August, Amanda travelled to Hartford, Connecticut for the National Championships. However, in a training session on the day of the first day of competition, Jetter strained her achilles and was forced to withdraw from the competition.[26] Jetter petitioned to be added to the 2010-11 U.S. National team and to attend the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships training camp, which was successfully accepted.[27][28] Jetter wasn't named to the 2010 World Championships team.[29]

In March 2011, Jetter competed at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, her second time at the event. She received an all-around score of 53.600 but sustained another achilles injury during her vault, the final event of the competition.[30] On May 19, 2011, she verbally committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team.[31] Amanda returned to competition at the 2011 U.S. Classic in Chicago but competed on bars and beam only.[32] A month later, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she competed at the U.S. Nationals and competed on the same two events.[33] After the competition, she made the 2011-12 U.S. National team.[34]

Jetter returned to elite competition at the 2012 U.S. Classic. She finished tenth in the all-around; the first time she'd competed all four events in competition since Jesolo 2011.[35] She advanced to Nationals in St. Louis, Missouri and finished fourteenth in the all-around.[36] Jetter didn't make Olympic Trials and so therefore, didn't make the Olympic team.[37] Shortly after Nationals, on June 22, 2012, Jetter announced that she would be retiring from elite gymnastics to focus on college gymnastics, as per her Twitter account.[38]

On November 26, 2012, Jetter signed the National Letter of Intent to the University of Alabama.[39] Jetter briefly moved down to Level 10 for the 2013 season. In January, she competed at her club's in-house competition, CGA Coaches Spectacular, and was second in the open division.[40] Later, in March, Jetter competed at States and was second in the all-around as well as in all four events.[41]

Jetter made her collegiate debut on January 10, 2014, at home against Missouri Tigers on bars, where she scored 9.925.[42] At the SEC Championships, she competed on bars and floor; contributing scores of 9.900 and 9.850.[43] At Regionals, she scored a 9.875 on bars.[44] During Nationals, held in Birmingham, Alabama, Jetter provided a 9.850 in the semi-final round.[45] She scored the same number during the Super Six team finals.[46]

Amanda returned for her sophomore season in 2015. Jetter opened her season at a home meet against Arizona Wildcats and scored a 9.100 on bars.[47] At the SEC Championships, in Duluth, Georgia, Jetter scored a 9.800 on bars and 9.875 on floor.[48] Jetter scored a 9.800 on bars and a 9.850 on floor at the NCAA Regional at state rivals, Auburn University.[49] At Nationals, in Fort Worth, Texas, she scored the same scores as she did at Regionals.[50] Competing the same two events in the Super Six, Amanda scored a 9.875 on bars and a 9.850 on floor.[51]

Jetter competed for her third year for the Crimson Tide team.[1]