Lizzy Nand, a L10 from the Parkettes, has committed to Pittsburgh for 2014-2015. At the 2012 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed 43rd AA, after some problems on bars. In 2011, she placed 13th AA at Nationals.
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Bailey Walker, a L10 from Classic Gymnastics, has accepted a scholarship offer from Southeast Missouri, according to her club's coach.
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Haylee Young, L10 at Chow's in Iowa, has committed to Iowa State. Last season Haylee placed 2nd AA and 1st on vault and bars at her state meet. She was named Regional floor champ and went on to a 7th place finish at JOs.
Macy Toronjo, an elite who trains at Texas Dream, has committed to UCLA. In 2011, Macy competed at the American Classic, the Covergirl Classic and the National Qualifier. In 2012 she competed at the American Classic.
As the fall workouts continue, teams are hard an work to prepare for the coming season. Key veterans are looking to advance from where they left off last spring, while newcomers look to break into the rotations for the coming season. This past summer, we said good-bye to some top athletes at teams across the national. Athletes like UGA's Kat Ding, Bama's Geralen Stack-Eaton, OU's Megan Ferguson and UCLA's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs have been stars in their respective programs for the past four years. Although it is still early in the preseason, here's a quick summary of the status of Top 25 women's teams from this past season, with their key losses summarized and highlighted.
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Allie Wismer, L10 at Pinnacle in Kansas, has committed to North Carolina State. Last season Allie finished 2nd AA at her state meet and she won the state bars crown. Her regional competition earned her a spot at the NIT where she finished 11th AA.
Blakely Beard, L10 at Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga, has committed to Michigan. Last season Blakely finished in the top 10 AA at all of her regular season meets and she was crowned state vault bars champ.
Brittany Furuyama, L10 at Stars in Texas, has committed to Kentucky. During the 2012 season, Brittany picked up a number of floor and vault titles, and she was crowned state and regional vault champ. She finished 17th AA at JOs.
Rachael Donovan, L10 at Parkettes in Pa., has committed to Penn State. Last season Rachael won vault at the Excalibur Cup. She placed 4th AA at her state meet and an 8th place finish at regionals qualified her to the NIT.
.Victoria Reggiani, Level 10 from Gold Medal Gymnastics Centers GMGC in Rocky Point New York has accepted a scholarship offer from Temple University. Last season she finished 2nd AA and 1st on vault at COTC; 3rd AA and 1st on bars at Kick Off Classic; and 5th AA at Excalibur (3rd UB,V). Reggiani qualified to JO NIT in 2011 and 2012.
Dori Overhus has committed to Boise State for 2014-2015, according to her club. Overhus is a L10 who trains at Cascade Elite. At the 2012 Level 10 Junior Oympic Nationals, she placed 32nd AA, after a 1st place finish at Regionals. She also finished 32nd AA and 8th(t) on UB at the 2011 Nationals.
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Sean Tafuri has committed to Nebraska for 2014-2015, according to a site submission. She's a L10 who trains at All Olympia in Southern California. At the 2012 JO NIT meet, she placed 3rd AA and 1st on Vault. She qualified to the meet by placing 11th AA, 1st on VT and 2nd on BB at the Region I L10 Regionals.
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Emily Howe, a L10 at WOGA, has committed to Cal Berkeley for 2015-2016. She is the younger sister of Cal commit Jessica. At the 2012 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed 10th on bars and placed 45th AA in the Junior B division. She made Nationals by placing 4th AA and 2nd on BB and FX at the Region III Regionals. She also placed 40th at Nationals in 2011.
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Junior National Champion Lexie Priessman has committed to Georgia, per her Twitter feed. Priessman will graduate in 2015, but is training for Rio in 2016. This is her first year in the senior ranks. The 2012 Junior International Elite National Champion trains at the Cincinatti Gymnastics Academy. She also placed 4th AA at the VISA Championships in 2011.
Link: Her Website
Katilynn Hedelund, a L10 from Excalibur in Virginia, has committed to UNC. At the 2012 Junior Olympic Level 10 Natonals, she placed 10th AA in the Junior D division, including a 6th on Vault and on bars. She tied for 21st AA in 2011.
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