Penn State has hired Carlos Vazquez as an assistant for the men's squad. A former athlete at Temple, he has served as the head coach for boys at Capital (VA).
Link: Release
Jessica Nesis, L10 at Gymnastics East in Bellevue, Washington has committed to The University of Washington. Last season she placed 1st on UB, 4th V and 6th AA at State, 3rd on V and 3rd on FX at Region 2 regionals, 1st on UB at the Seattle Open and 3rd AA at the Charity Choice Classic. In 2011, as a first year level 10, she placed 4th on FX at regionals and 3rd on FX at JO NIT.
Temple is welcoming five frosh for the 2013 season (W): Tara Kilkenny, Reagan Oliveri, Hannah Popper, Danielle Vahala, and Mary Kate Walch. The commits of Kilkenny, Popper and Walch were covered in prior news items. Oliveri is a L10 from Cherry Hill who qualified to Regionals in 2010. Vahala is a L10 from Summerville who placed 21st AA at the 2012 Region VIII L10 Regionals.
Link: Temple Release