Colby is now his dad's top crowd pleaser.  Click here to see him in action.

Colby is the son of Todd and Tammy Crase of Winterset, Iowa.  Born into the world of rodeo, Colby has always played an active role in his parents business, White Buffalo Productions.  As its vice-president,  he began accepting responsibilities at bull riding events they produced at a very young age and creating his own place in the world of bull riding.  Colby's roots may lie in the rodeo arena but when he competes he doesn't wear cowboy boots!  Colby has found his place in the gymnastic arena.  Hard work and dedication has earned him top awards at event after event.  Beginning at the Missouri State Fair in 2004 Colby began giving expedition performances on the trampoline which has been a big crowd pleaser. 

How did this cowboy end up in the world of competition gymnastics?  The year Colby was in second grade he watched the Winterset Hot Shots performing in the town square at the world famous Winterset Covered Bridge Festival.  He thought it was real "cool" and that he would like to learn how to do a flip.  He asked his parents if he could join the group and the rest is history.

When we asked Colby what his  favorite part of the sport was, his reply, " You can do anything you want to do if you try."

Colby's long term goal is to compete at the Olympics.  A high goal, but one he is not afraid to do the work necessary to reach.  He spends hours practicing and has traveled twice in the last year to study with his idols Nadia Comminish and Bart Conner at the Bart Conner Gymnastic Academy in Oklahoma.

Colby is a member of both the United States Tumbling Association and the American Athletic Union.

Besides helping his parents with their bull ridings Colby's other interest include his love of animals which include his cat, dog and snake.  Spending time with brothers Dakota and Weston is another priority for this young athlete.  Colby attends school at Winterset Junior High School were he excels at the academic level as well.

Colby is a great young man, loved by all who know him and we hope you enjoy this web site dedicated to following Colby on his journey toward his dream of competing at the Olympics.

Wednesday In the first round of Advanced Double Mini Colby placed 4th in his flight and advanced to the finals.  In the final competition on Wednesday he placed 5th Overall.  Considering the level of competition at the Nationals this is outstanding!

Colby also advanced to the final round in Advanced Trampoline by finishing second in his flight.  The judges gave him the highest artistic scores of the day.  On Wednesday in the final competition in the final round and finished 3rd Overall.

Colby and his partner, Josh Videl of Cincinnati, Ohio, won the Reserve Championship in Syncro Trampoline.  This is even more phenomenal when you consider how seldom the two practice together and use videos to learn the routine!

Friday morning found Colby in Elite Double Mini competition.  He finished 3rd in his flight and advanced to the finals on Saturday.  The people he competed with in the Elite category are the same people that will be competing for positions on the US Olympic team. 

In Advanced Tumbling Colby finished 6th overall and also advanced to the final round on Saturday in this competition as well.

Saturday

On Saturday Weston competed in Trampoline for Beginning Boys and ended the competition 3rd Overall in the Nation!

For Colby Saturday was a red letter day.  Elite competition brings the cream of gymnast together to compete.  Colby held his own against the best.  He finished 6th Overall in the Nation in Elite Double Mini and 5th Overall in the Nation in Trampoline!  

2007 Iowa State Gymnastic Championships held April 21st and 22nd in Marshalltown, Iowa was a big success for both Colby and Weston. Colby earned the following titles:

2007 Iowa USTA State Reserve Champion Advanced Double Mini

2007 Iowa USTA Reserve Champion Advanced Trampoline

2007 Iowa USTA Champion Advanced Tumbling

One of the big announcements on Sunday were the Sportsmanship Awards.  Colby was honored as one of the recipients of this prestigious award.

 Sunday afternoon Colby was honored as one of a select group who have reached the status of Elite gymnasts..

National Finals, June 2006, Louisville, Kentucky - The Crase Brothers would like to dedicated their 2006 National Finals to their big brother, Dakota, who is was at boot camp at the time of the finals.  They are very proud of him.  Colby competed in six events: Advanced Tumbling; Advanced Double Mini; Advanced Trampoline; Elite Trampoline; Elite Double Mini; and Syncro Trampoline.  If you are not familiar with gymnastic terms, elite is the top level of competition in gymnastics.

In the first day of competition Colby advanced to the next round of competition.  On Thursday Colby finished 2nd in the nation in Advanced Trampoline boys age 11 - 12 years old and finished 4th in the nation in Syncro Trampoline Advanced boys 11-12 years old.   In the same Advanced Boys 11 - 12 years old in Double Mini Colby finished 4th in the nation.  A very good finish at this level of competition.  In Elite Trampoline, the top division there is for trampoline he finished sixth in his flight and 18th in the nation.  There is no age limit to this division and you will definitely find the "cream of the crop" competing here.  

On Saturday Colby competed in Advanced Boys age 11-12 years old Tumbling.  This is what is often called "floor" competition.  Colby finished fourth in his flight  on Sunday in the finals he finished 5th overall..This was a terrific way to end the 2006 season!

Saturday, April 23, 2005, will be a golden day in Colby's memory book.  Competing at the advanced level, Colby earned two new State Championships.  First he won the double mini competition and the state title.   He then competed and won his age group in advanced trampoline and another state title.  Upon completion of a beautiful routine it was announced that not only had Colby won the state championship but that he had also advanced to the top level of competition - Elite!  Congratulations Colby! On Sunday, April 24th Colby returned to Ames for the tumbling competition,  Colby is ranked as sub-advanced in this category.  Well, he made it three for three by winning the State Championship in his division in tumbling.  Colby has now finished his second undefeated season in Iowa.  Next stop Nationals!  Congratulations Colby on a job well done!

Colby is very proud of his younger brother, Weston.  He is following in Colby's footsteps.  On April 26th at the annual gymnastic meet in Winterset earned a first in trampoline, a first in double mini and a fourth in tumbling.  Weston is very excited about having two trophies of his own.

April 22-23, 2006, Colby won three (3) State Championships and qualified for the Nationals in Tennessee in three events.

March 18, 2006, will be another day Colby will always remember. Colby was in Lisle, IL for the USTA National Team Trials.  Amongst these outstanding athletes from across the U. S. he placed 11th in trampoline.  While in double-mini he made it back to the Finals and placed 8th in the Finals.  Not only was this an outstanding accomplishment for Colby but he reached Elite classification in Double Mini.  He is now classified as Elite in both trampoline and Double Mini.

February 18-19, 2006, Colby  traveled to Chatham, Illinois to the USTA National Team Trials.  He finished 8th in trampoline at the Elite Division Trial and 2nd in tumbling in the Invitational in Advanced Boys.  Colby must attend two trails to even have a chance at the National Team.  He will be attending his second one on March 18-19 in Lisle, IL