International competitor India McPeak has committed to WMU. A member of both the Northern Ireland Team & the Irish National Team, India trains in Northern Ireland.
Sarah Ebeyer, L10 from Wright's in Indiana, has committed to Ball State. Last season Sarah placed 1st on vault at the Atlantis Crown and Nashville Nights meets and 1st on FX at the National Judges Cup and the Nashville Nights meets. She finished 4th AA at her regional meet and competed at JOs.
Illinois tops the Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll, according to an updated poll from Troester.com. They received six first place votes to outpace 2nd place Michigan (2 first place votes). OU was #3 with two first place votes, PSU fourth with three, and Stanford 5th with two.
| Rank | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Illinois | 6 |
| 2 | Michigan | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3 |
| 5 | Stanford | 2 |
| 6 | California Berkeley | |
| 7 | Minnesota | |
| 8 | Ohio State | |
| 9 | Nebraska | |
| 10 | Iowa |
Penn has announced the hiring of Kim Parsons as an assistant. She comes to Penn from Temple, where she was an assistant. She was also the associate head coach at MIT and competed for James Madison.
Link: Penn Release
Emma Slappy, L10 at Starlight Gymnastics in Florida, has committed to Auburn. Last season Emma won the Sand Dollar meet (1st AA; 1st FX), the Pikes Peak (1st AA; 1st V/UB/FX) and her regional meet (1st AA; 1st BB/FX). She qualified to JOs for the second year in a row, finishing 10th AA.
Cal has announced that Liz Crandall will be joining their coaching staff. Liz brings experience as a National Team Member and NCAA athlete as well as her experience in coaching and developing athletes at all levels. Liz is also an international brevet judge.
Emily Schien, L10 at WOGA in Texas, has committed to North Carolina. Emily finished in the top five AA at most of her meets last season, including 5th place finishes at her state and regional meets. She placed 14th AA at 2012 JOs, following up on a 10th place finish at the 2011 JOs.
Zoe Draghi, L10 at Wildfire in California, has committed to Cal Berkeley. Last season she finished 4th AA at her state meet, 7th AA at regionals and qualified to JOs.
Corinne Rechenmacher, L10 at Legacy Elite in Illinois, has committed to Kentucky. Last season Corinne finished in the top two all around at nearly every meet, including her state meet (2nd AA, 1st BB/FX). Over the course of the season she picked up four beam titles, three titles each on bars and floor, and one vault win.
Taylor Harrison, L10 at World Class in Virginia, has committed to Ohio State. Last season Taylor picked up several vault titles over the season. She won the Excalibur Cup (1st AA; 1st UB) and she was crowned state vault champ. She placed 4th AA (1st FX) at regionals and 23rd AA at JOs.
Sabrina Garcia, L10 at Prestige Gymnastics in Pennsylvania, has committed to Penn State. Last season Sabrina won individual events titles at the World Class Invitational (1st UB/FX), the Katie Baldwin Invite (1st UB), and the WOGA Classic (1st UB). She placed 3rd AA at her state meet, won her regional meet and qualified to JOs.
Brittany Franklin, L10 at Metroplex in Texas, has committed to Denver. Last season Brittany won the Tiger Classic (1st AA; 1st UB/FX), the Alamo Classic (1st AA; 1st FX) and the Manhattan Classic (1st AA; 1st UB/BB). She finished 4th AA at her state meet, 6th AA at her regional meet and qualified to JOs.
Robyn Bernard, L10 at Hill's in Maryland, has committed to West Virginia. Robyn won the 2012 Carribbean Invite (1st AA; 1st V/BB) and the New Orleans Jazz Invite (1st AA; 1st V). She was crowned state beam champion and placed 2nd AA at her state meet. She placed 9th AA at regionals and qualified to the NIT where she finished 9th AA.
Nichelle Christopherson has announced via Facebook that she has committed to Florida. The L10 from GAGE in Missouri competed for Byers in California in 2010 and 2011. Last season she competed one event at the Dragon Invite, placing 1st on bars.
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