Nebraska commit Hollie Blanske won the Senior B title with a 38.45, winning UB and the FX while outdistancing the field.  In 2nd was Daggett's Kathy Tang with a consistent performance.  OU recruit Maile'ana Kanewa took third.  Tied for fourth were a pair of future Utes:  Utah signee Tory Wilson and commit Breanna Hughes.  LSU commit Randii Wyrick tied with Excalibur's Sandra Collantes for the VT title.  On BB, Iowa State commit Sammie Pearsall tied with Jenna Frowein of HITS. 

Region 4 won the team title.

The Top 10 AA finishers, with future schools (2012 committed or 2011 signed, as noted):

Results:  Link

The Junior As showcased the stars of the future.  Alex McMurtry, from Richmond Olympiad, will be making her mark as she moves up to elite.  She won the AA (38.575), VT (9.95!) and FX.  Maggie Nichols of the Twin City Twisters was equally impressive, finishing a close 2nd in the AA and tying for 1st on UB (with Amanda Huang of Team Northwind)  and BB (with Nia Dennis of Buckeye).  Dennis and Rachel Dickson of MEGA tied for 3rd AA.

Region 5 edged Region 4 for the team title.

Link:  Results

UCLA commit Asi Peko dominated the Senior A group, winning the AA, VT, BB and tying for 1st with 2013 grad Kaytianna McMillan for the FX title.  Aryln Amor, a 2012 SUU commit, won the UB title.  OU commit Keeley Kmieciak placed 2nd AA, while Florida commit Rachel Spicer placed third AA.  Tenille Funches in 4th AA completed the JO National Team (Top 4 AA).

Region 5 edged Region 1 for the team title.

Here's the rest of the top 10 (with 2012 reported commits in parentheses).  We'll be posting a recap article and link to videos as they become available. 

Link:  Results 

Pitt has announced the signing of Haley Sedgewick to a letter of intent.  Her commit was covered in a prior news item.

Link:  Pitt Release

Ohio State has officially named Rustam Sharipov as the new Head Coach for the men's program.

Link:  Ohio St Release

The women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are this weekend in Long Beach, California.  In addition, USA Gymnastics is holding the JO National Invitational Tournament, an event intended to give broader exposure to athletes who missed qualifying to Nationals.  This is a massive recruiting opportunity, as the vast plurality of college-bound athletes come from the Level 10 ranks.  College recruiters will be lined up to watch how the athletes handle the pressure of a National-level, high stakes competition.  Fans will be able to see how their signed and committed future athletes perform.  Check out who to look for this weekend in our preview below.

San Jose State has signed Dannon Gregory and Alyssa Montalban for 2011-2012, according to a school release. 

Gregory is a L10 who trains at the Phoenix Gymnastics Academy (PGA).  At the 2011 Region 1 L10 Regionals, she tied for 9th AA.  She finished 21st AA at Regionals in 2009.  See her videos at her YouTube.com channel.

Montalban is a L10 from Byer's Elk Grove.  The Stockton native placed 17th AA at the 2011 Region 1 L10 Regionals, Sr. C.  In 2010, she was 3rd AA and 3rd(t) on VT at the Level 9 Western Nationals.  See her videos at her YouTube.com channel.  

Link:  SJSU Release

Louis Levine has been named Head Coach at Rutgers, according to a school release.  He served as an assistant under retiring Head Coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton for the last three years. 

Link:  Rutgers Release

At the Men's JO Nationals, Event Champions were crowned on Sunday.  Here's the winners for Men's 16-18 (school in parentheses):

FX:  Trevor Howard, Hocking Valley, 15.55
PH:  Craig Hernandez, Buffalo Grove, 15.05
R:  Mike Wilner, GymSpot, 15.65 (Illinois)
VT:  Howard, 16.5
PB:  Adrian De Los Angeles, SCATS 15 (Michigan)
HB:  Jesse Glenn, SCATS, 14.6

Link:  Results

Here are results from the Level 9 Western Nationals.  Congratulations to all the competitors.  We're showing the Top 8 (due to fewer age groups at Western Nationals compared to Eastern Nationals) of the senior divisions.

Senior D

1.  Sydney Hinton, Auburn, 37.075
2.  Kellie Amano, South Coast, 36.875
3.  Andrea Perea, Brown's, 36.65
4t.  Emily Goldeman, Flyaways Gold, 36.55
4t.  Rachel Heckroth, Roach, 36.55
6.  Melanee Pfautz, Twin City, 36.525
7.  Paige Bottano, AGA, 36.45
8t.  Christina Navarro, Texas Dreams, 36.25
8t.  Kinsey Aherne, New Hope, 36.25

Senior C

1.  Danielle Landry, Auburn, 37.6
2.  Amanda West, Auburn, 37.375
3.  Tasha Del Pozo, Leading Edge, 36.975
4.  Abigail Stanley, Desert Gymcats, 36.95
5.  Rain Sullivan, Gymfiniity, 36.7
6.  Carole Gong, Club Champion, 36.675
7.  Kylie Greenlief, Champion, 36.625
8.  Ashley Elser, River City, 36.575

Senior B

1.  Chelsi Hamilton, Top Flight, 37.9
2.  Jeia Villacis, Leading Edge, 37.5
3.  Kiana Gordon, Pacific West, 37.475
4.  Lexi Tenenbaum, Gleason's, 37.425
5.  Jaimyn Timboli, National, 37.375
6.  Alisa Bogdan, Gymcats, 37.3
7.  Madison Rich, Auburn, 37.225
8.  Nicole Larkin, Mid-Columbia 36.825

Senior A

1t.  Emily Robbins, National Elite, 37.6
1t.  Angela Rogers, Texas East, 37.6
3.  Emily Liddle, Airborne, 37.45
4.  McKenna Stanley, Aerial Athletics, 37.3
5.  Schyler Jones, Achievers, 37.275
6t.  Courtney Spitzer, SCEGA, 37.25
6t.  Alana Polfuss, Twin City, 37.25
7.  Briana Ledsma, Aerial Athletics, 37.225

Link:  Results