Canadian elite Natalie Vaculik will enroll at UGA and compete for the Gym Dogs in 2015, according to a school release. She signed in April and was attempting to qualify to represent UGA at some major international competitions this fall. She finished 6th AA and 6th on UB at the 2014 Canadian Championships.
Link: Release
Georgia Elite Gymnastics has announced Madison Mcpherson's commitment to TWU for the 2017-18 season. Madison is a two time L10 regional qualifier.
Megan Ruzicka is headed to Iowa for 2014-2015. The IGI L10 was 5th AA at the Illinois State meet this past spring. She was also 25th AA at the Region V L10 Regionals.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
Ashley Hillfer, L10 at Stars in Texas, has committed to Florida. She finished 9th AA at her 2014 state and regional meets and qualified to the NIT where she finished 1st on vault.
Katelyn Lentz, L10 at Head Over Heels in California, has committed to ASU. Katelyn finished 2nd AA and 3rd AA in her 2014 state and regional meets respectively. She finished 1st on beam and 16th AA at JOs. Katelyn is a past L9 Westerns AA and beam Champ.
WVU has promoted Travis Doak to Associate Head Coach. He has been an assistant for the last six seasons.
Link: WVU Release
Bama's Kim Jacob was named the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Athlete of the Year and awarded the Honda Cup. This all-sport award has been awarded to only two other gymnasts: Utah's Missy Marlowe and UGA's Courtney Kupets.
Link: Bama Release
Rachel Dickson, L10 at Michigan Elite, has committed to Georgia. Rachel finished 3rd AA at her 2014 regional meet. At JOs, she finished 1st on bars and 3rd AA.
Lauren Ramirez L10 from Gold Medal Gymnastics in Chandler, Arizona has committed to the University of California, Berkeley.
In 2013 Lauren qualified for the third consecutive year to the Nastia Luikin cup and took the all around title as
co-champion in the junior division. In 2014, she placed 1st AA and swept the events at her state meet.
She placed 1st AA and 1st on FX at regionals and qualified to JOs.
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Arkansas has promoted former standout Samantha Cortez to Assistant Head Coach. She has served as an assistant for the past three seasons, and was Director of Gymnastics Operations for the two seasons prior to that.
Link: Arkansas Release
Rachel Binkley, L10 at Gold Medal in Arizona, has committed to Western Michigan. In 2014, she earned a first place finish on vault at her state meet. Her 9th AA finish at regionals qualified her for a trip to the NIT where she placed 2nd AA.
Meredith LaRoche, L10 at Brandy Johnson's in Florida, has committed to Illinois State. She finished 5th AA and 1st on floor at her 2014 state meet and 8th AA at regionals. She qualified for the NIT where she finished 14th AA and 1st on FX.
Rutgers has promoted Danielle D'Elia to a full assistant. The former Scarlet Knight standout has been serving as a volunteer assistant.
Link: Release
Shani Remme, L10 at Byers in California, has committed to Boise State. Shani put together a string of AA and title wins
in the 2014 season. She finished 4th AA at the NorCal state meet, 3rd AA at regionals and 5th AA at JOs. She also qualified to
JOs in 2013.
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Ohio State has hired former standout Taylor Jones as an assistant. She's served as an assistant at BGSU the last two seasons. She replaces Meredith Yonushonis.
Link: Ohio State Release
EMU has announced the hiring of Jay Santos as Head Coach. Santos was previously the coach at the University of Illinois.