Yale has hire Jason Vonk as an assistant, according to a school release. He's spent the last six years as program director and owner of Stars National Gymnastics Village in Colorado.
Link: Yale Release
Kristen DeCosta, L10 at Metroplex, has committed to Iowa State. Last season she finished 7th AA at her state meet and qualified to regionals. In 2010 she finished 10th AA at the NIT.
Kara Lovan, L10 at Trinity in Iowa, has committed to Oklahoma according to GymDivas.com. Last season she won her regional meet (1st AA, 1st BB/FX) and placed 40th AA at JOs.
Makenzie Johnson, L10 at Eagle's Wings in Texas, has announced her committment to BYU. Johnson placed 5th AA at her 2011 state meet, 11th AA at regionals and 2nd AA at the NIT.
Florida commit Aly Raisman won the bronze on the FX as the world championships concluded. She also placed 4th on the BB, while teammate Jordyn Wieber won the bronze on BB. For the US men, Danell Leyva won the gold medal on the PB.
The other men's event champions included Yang Hak Seon of Korea on the Men's vault and China's Zou Kai on the HB. For the women, China's Sui Lu won the BB and Russia's Ksenia Afanaseva won the FX.
McKayla Maroney of the US won the world title on the vault as the first day of event finals. Former OU Sooner Steven Legendre finished 5th on FX while current Sooner Jake Dalton was 8th. On Rings, former OU star Jonathan Horton was 7th.
The other event champions included Russia's Viktoria Komova on UB, Japan's Kohei Uchimura on FX, Hungary's Krisztian Berki on PH, and China's Chen Yibing on Rings. The finals conclude tomorrow.
Link: Men's Results and Women's Results and Universal TV Coverage
Hunter Price of Aerial Athletics has committed to OU, according to a site submission. The L9 is primarily a VT and FX specialist. She was the 2010 and 2011 Region III L9 Vault Champion, scoring a 9.975 to win the title this past season.
Link: YouTube.com
Kohei Uchimura of Japan won his third world title in a row, an unprecedented feat. His margin of victory was over three points.
Link: Results
Jordyn Wieber won her first World Championship AA title, adding to her team gold from earlier this week despite problems on UB and a step out on FX. Russia's Viktoria Komova finished just 0.033 behind. Florida commit Aly Raisman was 4th after a major break on UB. UCLA signee Christine "Peng Peng" Lee was 19th while DU grad Jessica Lopez placed 24th.
Link: Results
Caroline Morant, L10 at Legacy in Illinois, has announced her commitment to William and Mary via Twitter. Last season she finished 5th AA at her state meet and went on to win regionals (1st AA; 1st V). She placed 37th AA at JOs.
Taylor Penzien, L10 at Olympia Gymnastics Academy in Michigan, has accepted a scholarship to SEMO. Last season Penzien won the Christmas Classic (1st AA; 1st UB) and the Motown Madness (1st AA; 1st BB/FX). She finished 2nd AA (1st fx) at her state meet, 9th AA at regionals and 10th AA at the NIT.
China won yet another Men's World Championships, winning by roughly two points over Japan after the later suffered two falls on their final event, HB. The US team, featuring four current or former OU Sooners, placed 3rd, just .01 points behind 2nd place Japan, with three hit sets on HB. Earlier in the competition, the US counted a fall on VT from Jonathan Horton and a shakey routine on Rings from John Orozco. They finished just 5th on those two events, after winning FX as a team and placing 2nd on the remaining events.
Link: Results
Megan Bastuba has committed to the Air Force Academy for 2012-2013, according to a site submission. She's a L10 at Olympia Gymnastics. At the 2011 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 12th AA. In 2010, as a Level 9, she placed 4th AA and 3rd on FX at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: YouTube.com Video
Bianca Jordaan, a sr. high performance (elite) gymnast from Oakville in Ontario, Canada, has committed to Eastern Michigan. She graduates in 2013. At the 2011 Canadian Championships, she placed 9th AA, 1st on VT, 3rd on BB and 5th on FX. As a junior in 2010, she placed 6th AA, 2nd on VT, and 1st on FX.
Link: YouTube.com Channel and Other Video
The young US squad, which includes Florida commit Aly Raisman and former UCLA star Anna Li (alternate), powered to the world title, routing the field by over four points. Russia finished well behind in 2nd, and China held off Romania for third.
Link: Results