Megan Melendez, L10 out of Apollo Gymnastics in Virginia, has committed to Northern Illinois for the 2010-11 season. Melendez has had an active competition season,finishing in the top five AA at the Richmond Fall Classic, the Greater NY Invite, the Cancu Classic, the Maryland Classic, the Magical Classic and the Apollo Rock N Roll meet.
Kailyn Hawkins, L10 at Southeastern in N.C., has reportedly committed to Nebraska for the 2011-12 season according to a Facebook entry. Hawkins, a 3 time JO qualifier, finished 19th AA (3rd V, 12th UB, 9th FX) in the 2009 JO Jr. D session. She has had a strong 2010 season, winning the all around in her session of the Twin City Invite, the Hilton Head Invite, the Chicago Style and the Charleston Cup, and finishing in the top three of all of her other meets.
The 2010 Superlatives list has been published. This is our annual listing of the FIG E, F and G skills (and vaults of FIG 5.3 point start value and above) competed in the NCAA. The list is incomplete, so send in your submissions of successfully completed and credited skills, and we'll continually update the list. You can reach the listing under the top menu item for News, then Features. Or you can jump straight to the link after the "Read the Full Story" button.
In a St. Patrick's Day contest, GWU defeated Towson. Junior Leslie Delima led GWU with a 38.925 AA win. She also tied for the FX title with teammate Megan Quinn. Another teammate, Amanda Murphy, tied for the VT title with Towson's Megan Wooden and Alise McDonald. Towson's Jackie Schweitzer won UB and BB to lead Towson.
Link: GWU Release