Personal Information

Birthday July 24, 2005
Hometown Greenwood Village, CO
Parents Mike and Stephanie Barrett
School Cherry Creek High School
Graduation Year Class of 2023
GPA 3.85 GPA - Honor Roll

Gym Information

Gym Colorado Gymnastics Institute.
Coach Vinicio & Sonia Leira, Lindy Franzini, Kristin Ahlem
Level Level 10 (2019-Current)
Choreographer Sonia Leira
Hours Trained 22.5 hours each per week
Gym Goals JO Nationals & Division I College Gymnastics

Jo started gymnastics in a tumbling class at the age of three. One year later, she switched to club gymnastics at Adrenaline Gymnastics Academy in Centennial, CO where she trained for ten years until 2020. She was the 2014 Level 7 CO State Floor Exercise Champion, 2014 Level 7 Regional Balance Beam Silver Medalist, 2015 Level 8 Regional Qualifier, 2016 Level 8 CO All-Around & Balance Beam Champion and 2016 Level 8 Regional Balance Beam Silver Medalist. Jo was named to America's Top 100 on balance beam twice in level 8.

As a first-year level 9 gymnast in 2017, Jo placed second in the all-around with a 37.225 and third on balance beam at the State Championships and qualified to Regionals. In 2018, Jo earned a bronze medal on uneven bars at the State Championships. She qualified to the Level 9 Western Nationals after finishing eighth in the all-around and eighth on uneven bars at the Region 3 Championships. At the Level 9 Western Nationals, Jo placed fourth on balance beam and ninth on uneven bars. Jo moved up to level 10 for the 2019 season. She placed fifth on vault at the State Championships, qualifying to Regionals. In 2020, Jo qualified to the Level 10 State Championships but was unable to compete due to COVID-19 pandemic. Following her 2020 season, she moved to Colorado Gymnastics Institute in Aurora, CO.

In 2021, Josephine qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals after finishing fifth in the all-around and second on uneven bars with a 9.600 at the Region 3 Championships. In 2022, Josephine placed third in the all-around, first on uneven bars and second on vault and balance beam at the State Championships, qualifying to Regionals.

Josephine "Jo" Barrett was born on July 24, 2005 to Mike and Stephanie Barrett. She has a twin sister, Annalise, a younger sister, Elouise and two dogs named Raymond and Rosie. Currently, Jo is an honor student at Cherry Creek High School and she will graduate in 2023. When Jo isn't busy training over 20 hours each week in the gym, she enjoys arts & crafts, baking and fashion.