Madison Steskal, a L10 from MEGA, has committed to GWU for 2021-2022. In 2018, she placed 4th AA at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
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Scott Sherman has been promoted to Associate Head Coach at Michigan. He's been an assistant to Head Coach Bev Plocki for 23 years.
Link: Release
Stanford's men's squad has hired Mark Freeman as an assisant. He'd been an assistant the last two seasons at Cal, his alma mater. He's a former Great Britain National Team member.
Link: Release
Melissa Genovese has been promoted to Asssociate Head Coach at Sacramento State. She's been an assistant since 2015 and a former standout from 2005-2008.
Link: Release
Emma Loyim trains at North Stars. Last season she placed 1st on beam and 4th AA at her regional meet. She finished 21st AA at JOs.
Elaina McGovern trains at Legacy Gymnastics. Last season she swept the events at her state meet. She placed 5th at regionals and 7th AA at JOs.
Natalie Briones from Carter's Gymnastics has committed to OSU. She placed 1st on vault, bars and AA at her 2019 state meet. She finished 1st on bars, beam and AA at regionals and she placed 18th AA at JOs
Ariana Young from San Mateo Gymnastics has committed to OSU. She placed 1st on beam and the all around at her 2019 regional meet and 6th AA at JOs.
Julia Knower from Northshore Gymnastics has committed to UNC. She placed 1st on beam and 3rd overall at her 2019 regionals meet. She placed 22nd AA at JOs.
Mary Fredericks has been named the new Head Coach at Southern Connecticut. Last season, she was the acting Head Coach at Towson. She's also held positions at BYU and SEMO. As Mary Beth Arnold, she was a member of the US National Team, winning team Gold at the 1995 Pan Am Games and a bronze at the 1995 World Championships.
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On September 11th, 2001, Mari-Rae Sopper was on her way to California, ready to start her job as Head Coach of the women's team at UC Santa Barbara. Sopper, a former standout at Iowa State, was known as "ISUFan" on the College Gymnastics Board. She had given up her job as a Navy JAG Corp lawyer to pursue her dream, and to help save the program at UCSB. She lost her life during the events of that fateful day as the plane she was on was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon. We pause to remember her spirit and dedication to the sport, and her inspiring effort to pursue her dreams, as well as the others who lost their lives that fateful day.