Jaelyn Olsen, L10 at Mat Trotters in Oklahoma, has accepted a scholarship offer from Northern Illinois. Last season she won vault and bars titles at the Arctic Blast and vault, bars and beam titles at the Tulsa World meet. She finished off her season with an AA win at the NIT.
NC State has announced the hiring of former Illinois Head Coach Bob Starkell as an assistant.
Link: NC State Release
Katie Sassa, L10 at Silvia's in Pennsylvania, has committed to Towson. Sassa was a 3 time Region 7 qualifier, two-time JO NIT qualifier and Pennsylvania State beam champion. At the 2011 NIT, Katie finished her season with 2nd AA, vault and 3rd on beam.
Chanen Raygoza, L10 at Wildfire Gymnastics in California, has posted her committed to Georgia on her website. Last season Raygoza won the San Diego Classic (1st AA, 1st V/BB); the SCEGA Classic (1st AA, 1st V/UB); and the Malibu Coast Challenge, where she swept the events. She finished 2nd AA at the SoCal meet, 2nd (1st V/FX) at her regional meet and 3rd AA in the Sr. B Session at JOs.
Charity Jones, L10 at Dynamo in Oklahoma, has committed to OU according to an announcement on her club's website. Jones had a strong 2011 season, winning the Trojan Classic and Metroplex Challenge and picking up various individual titles throughout the regular season. In the post season, she finished 1st AA (1st UB/BB/FX) at her state meet, 4th AA at regionals and 1st AA (1st V) at JOs.
It's been ten years since the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. Today we honor the heroes of September 11th, 2001, including those who lost their lives. One of those people, Mari-Rae Sopper, closely touched the collegiate gymnastics community. As you may know, Mari-Rae Sopper was Head Coach of the University of California, Santa Barbara's women's gymnastics team. She was also a former standout collegiate gymnast and team captain for Iowa State. Many of you knew her in the capacity of coach, teammate, competitor, colleague and friend.
Sarah Fisher, L10 at Park Avenue Gymnastics in Florida, has accepted a scholarship offer to Illinois State according to her club's website. Fisher finished 7th AA at her regional meet and 31st AA at JOs in 2011.