Stacey Sorensen has committed to SUU, according to a site submssion. She's a L10 at Cypress. Her twin sister Haley is also a gymnast and is not yet committed. At the 2009 Region III L10 Regionals, she placed 15th AA.
Link: Web Site
Link: YouTube.com Channel
As expected, Towson has signed Alli Antenucci and Alexa Davis have signed with Towson.
Link: Towson Release
Central Michigan has announced the signing of three gymnastics for 2010-2011: Emily Heinz, Brittany Petzold, and Alyssa Wilson. The commits of Wilson and Heinz were covered in prior news items.
Petzold is a L10 who trains at Olympia Gymnastics. At the 2009 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 10th AA, earning a spot at the NIT meet.
Link: CMU Release
Stephanie Giameo has committed to Maryland for 2011-2012, according to a site submission. She's a L10 who trains at ENA Paramus (NJ). At the 2009 L10 Nationals, she placed 42nd AA in the Junior C division.
Link: Her Club Profile Page
Kaitlyn Clark has committed to Alabama according to an announcement on her web page. Clark, an International Elite at Precision in California, placed 10th AA at the '09 Nationals Championships.
The season is just around the corner, and the Women's Top 25 Coaches' Preseason Poll is available. As the teams hold their annual intrasquad meets, we're eagerly awaiting the start of another season. And what a better way to start, than with Capsule Previews of the Top 25 teams. See who's graduated, who's incoming, and how many routines are returning from last season. Check out the link in the News/Features section of the site.
Colleen Mulcahy, L10 from Arena Gymnastics in Joliet, Illinois, has committed to the University of Missouri for the 2012 season. She placed 15th AA (10th UB) in the Jr C session of 2009 JO Nationals.
Bri Hogan of the Geddart's Twistars has committed to Pittsburgh for 2011-2012, according to a site submission. The L10 placed 18th(t) and 10th(t) UB in the Junior C division at the 2009 L10 Nationals.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Allie Flores has committed to Arizona, according to a site submission. Flores is a L10 who trains at IGI. At the 2009 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 17th AA, 4th on VT and 3rd(t) on FX. She also placed 16th AA at the 2008 Region V L10 Regionals, Jr. C.
LSU has added Mexican National Team Member Ericka Garcia to their squad for 2010. She is a veteran of two World Championships, a Pan Am Games and numerous international competitions. Most recently, she placed 5th AA at the Hungarian Grand Prix event last month. She also won a Gold on VT and Bronze on BB at the Joaquim Blume World Cup event in 2008.
Link: LSU Release
Nikki McGarel from Phenom Gymnastics, Illinois, has committed to Illinois for the 2011-2012 season.
Melanie Shaffer (Pleasant Hills, Pa.), Victoria Aepli (Dublin, Ohio), and Alexandra DeLuca (Longwood, Fla.), will join Ohio State for the 2010-2011 season. The commits of all three were covered in prior news items.
Sarena Bumbarger (Seminole, Fla.), Laura Jollie (St. Paul, Minn.), Dani Levy (New Port Richey, Fla.) and Kelsey Mazur (LaGrange, Ill.) signed Letters of Intent with MSU last week. They'll debut in the 2010-2011 season. The commits of all four were covered in prior news items.
L10s Megan Bain (Utah), Leslie Bell (Florida), Kaycee Gassaway (Washington) and Raquel Willman (Arizona) have signed Letters of Intent to compete for BYU beginning with the 2010-2011 season. The commits of Bain, Bell and Gassaway were covered in prior news items.
Willman is a L10 from the Phoenix Gymnastics Academy (PGA) in Arizona. This past spring, she captured the Regional title on UB at the Region I L10 Regionals, placing 14th AA. At the 2008 L10 Natonals, she placed 30th AA. Link: YouTube.com FX