Courtney Cowles, L10 at New England Gym Express in Connecticut, has committed to Arizona. Last season she won her state bars title. At regionals, she placed 6th AA and earned a trip to JOs.
Kynsee Roby, L10 at Chow's in Iowa, has committed to Nebraska. Last season she nearly swept the events at her state meet, winning the all around, bars, beam and floor. She won beam at regionals and her 7th place AA finish qualified her to JOs.
Bowling Green will welcome five gymnasts for 2014-2015: Morgan Denlinger, Taylor Livingston and Shannon Goniwiecha signed NLIs while Kylie Bosco and McKenna Schoenberger will walk on. The commits of Livingston, Goniwiecha and Bosco were covered in prior news items.
Denlinger is a L10 at Prestige Gymnastics. At the 2012 L10 JO Nationals, she placed 35th AA.
Schoenberger trains as a L10 at Maple City Gymnastics. At the 2013 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 23rd AA. She also placed 12th AA at Regionals in 2012.
Link: BGSU Release
As expected Bailey Gardner, Ciara Gardner, and Hanna Hitchcock signed NLIs with Minnesota. The commits of all three were covered in prior news item. As previously reported, Rachel Rowland will be a walkon. In addition to that quartet, local product Abby DeMuse will also be a walkon.
DeMuse is a L10 at Classic City. In 2012, she placed 49th AA at the Level 10 JO Nationals.
Penn State has signed Quest Hayden and Colin Coates.
Hayden is a Junior National Team member who placed 1st on HBm 3rd on FX and 3rd AA at the 2013 P&G (US) Championships. His father and uncle were well known members at the US National level. He trains at his family's gym, the Hayden's International Gymnastics Academy.
Coates trains at the Parkettes. He finished 13th AA in the 16 year old division at the 2013 JO Nationals.
Link: PSU Release
Ball State has named Justin Wolford as an assistant. Wolford has spent the last three years as Head Coach at Flights. He was also an assistant at CMU in 2007.
Link: Ball State Release
Amanda Ruble has announced her commitment to Western Michigan. Amanda is a level 10 competing for Oakland Gymnastics in Michigan. In 2012, she finshed 1st AA and 1st on beam at L9 Easterns. Last season she qualified for the NIT and finished 5th AA.
Farmingdale Gymnastics in N.Y. has announced Megan Finck's commitment to Penn. Last season she qualified from a 6th place regionals finish to JOs.
Anne Marie Neggia of North Stars in N.J. has committed to Penn. Last season, in her first year at level 10, she qualified through her state and regional meets to JOs. In 2012, she placed 10th AA at the Eastern L9 Championships.
Emerald City Gymnastics in Washington has announced Mary Jacobsen's commitment to Oregon State. Mary finished 2nd AA at her 2013 state meet At regionals she finished 2nd AA and 1st on bars and floor. She finished 18th AA at JOs.