Sean Tafuri has committed to Nebraska for 2014-2015, according to a site submission. She's a L10 who trains at All Olympia in Southern California. At the 2012 JO NIT meet, she placed 3rd AA and 1st on Vault. She qualified to the meet by placing 11th AA, 1st on VT and 2nd on BB at the Region I L10 Regionals.
Link: Video
Emily Howe, a L10 at WOGA, has committed to Cal Berkeley for 2015-2016. She is the younger sister of Cal commit Jessica. At the 2012 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed 10th on bars and placed 45th AA in the Junior B division. She made Nationals by placing 4th AA and 2nd on BB and FX at the Region III Regionals. She also placed 40th at Nationals in 2011.
Link: Personal Website
Junior National Champion Lexie Priessman has committed to Georgia, per her Twitter feed. Priessman will graduate in 2015, but is training for Rio in 2016. This is her first year in the senior ranks. The 2012 Junior International Elite National Champion trains at the Cincinatti Gymnastics Academy. She also placed 4th AA at the VISA Championships in 2011.
Link: Her Website
Katilynn Hedelund, a L10 from Excalibur in Virginia, has committed to UNC. At the 2012 Junior Olympic Level 10 Natonals, she placed 10th AA in the Junior D division, including a 6th on Vault and on bars. She tied for 21st AA in 2011.
Link: YouTube.com Channel
International competitor India McPeak has committed to WMU. A member of both the Northern Ireland Team & the Irish National Team, India trains in Northern Ireland.
Sarah Ebeyer, L10 from Wright's in Indiana, has committed to Ball State. Last season Sarah placed 1st on vault at the Atlantis Crown and Nashville Nights meets and 1st on FX at the National Judges Cup and the Nashville Nights meets. She finished 4th AA at her regional meet and competed at JOs.
Illinois tops the Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll, according to an updated poll from Troester.com. They received six first place votes to outpace 2nd place Michigan (2 first place votes). OU was #3 with two first place votes, PSU fourth with three, and Stanford 5th with two.
Rank | Team | 1st Place Votes |
1 | Illinois | 6 |
2 | Michigan | 2 |
3 | Oklahoma | 2 |
4 | Penn State | 3 |
5 | Stanford | 2 |
6 | California Berkeley | |
7 | Minnesota | |
8 | Ohio State | |
9 | Nebraska | |
10 | Iowa |
Penn has announced the hiring of Kim Parsons as an assistant. She comes to Penn from Temple, where she was an assistant. She was also the associate head coach at MIT and competed for James Madison.
Link: Penn Release
Emma Slappy, L10 at Starlight Gymnastics in Florida, has committed to Auburn. Last season Emma won the Sand Dollar meet (1st AA; 1st FX), the Pikes Peak (1st AA; 1st V/UB/FX) and her regional meet (1st AA; 1st BB/FX). She qualified to JOs for the second year in a row, finishing 10th AA.