Background
Marissa Oakley was born on April 15, 1999 in Naperville, Illinois to parents, Dan and Jill Oakley.
Marissa Oakley was born on April 15, 1999 in Naperville, Illinois to parents, Dan and Jill Oakley.
She has two sisters; Angelique and Joslyn. She started gymnastics in 2006 at Premier Gymnastics as a level four gymnast. She quickly progressed through the Junior Olympic levels and was a Level 10 in 2010.
At ten years old.
2010-2014: Junior Olympic career and commitment to Georgia Gym Dogs
Her first J.O. Nationals was in 2011. Placing 48th in the Junior A division. At Nationals, she finished fifth in the Junior A division as well as tying for second on bars with Emily Gaskins and Grace Waguespack.
In addition, she tied for third with Rachael Lukacs too.
On November 23, 2013, she verbally committed to the University of Georgia and their gymnastics team Oakley remained a level ten for the 2014 Junior Olympic season and her prowess showed.
Winning both State and Regional titles. At Nationals, Marissa finished eleventh in the all-around but tied for third on beam with Sophia Carter.
2014-present: International Elite
In March, prior to the Level 10 championship season, Oakley participated in one of the National Elite Qualifier events.
Held in California. She finished third in the all-around with a score of 54.100, which was enough to qualify her to the United States. Classic.