Illinois has announced that Jay Santos has been named Associate Head Coach of the women's team. Santos joined the staff last season.
Air Force welcomed five cadets to the start of basic training: Elaina Cammarata, Lindsay Ebel, Kim McRobbie, Alexandra Stych and Jessica Wallander. The commits of Cammarata, McRobbie and Stych were covered in prior news items.
Ebel is a L10 from the Colorado Aerials. At the 2010 Region III L10 Regionals, she placed 10th AA. She also tied for 44th AA at the 2009 L10 JO Nationals. Link: YouTube.com Channel
Wallander is a L10 from Metroplex. In 2009, while at Texas Dreams, she tied for 10th on UB and 23rd AA at the L10 JO Nationals. After missing 2010, she competed on two events at Regionals in 2011. Link: VT in 2011
Link: Air Force Release
Giana O'Connor, L10 from Gymnasti in Illinois, has committed to Illinois according to an announcement on her club's website. She placed 4th AA (1st UB) at her 2011 state meet and 11th AA at Regionals.
Taylor Rice, L10 from Gymcats in Nevada, has accepted a scholarship to Stanford according to her clubs Facebook page. Rice placed 2nd AA (1st V/FX) at her 2011 state meet, 9th AA at regionals and 5th AA (1st UB/BB) at the NIT.
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