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Saturday, 25 May 2013 16:58

2015-16 McNatt to Utah

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Shannon McNatt, L10 at Stars in Texas, has committed to Utah.  She qualified as a jr. elite in 2012 and competed at at the American Classic, US Classic and Nationals.  In 2013, she finished 7th AA at her state meet; 3rd AA (1st BB) at regionals, and 8th AA (3rd BB) at JOs.

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Friday, 24 May 2013 07:57

Canadian Nationals; Day 2 AA

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Ellie Black, Natalie Vaculik and Megan Chant (all uncommitted) took the  top three AA spots.  The commits finished as follows:


Kaitlyn Hofland, Utah, 5th AA; 1st Bars
Stefanie Merkle, Ohio State 6th AA
Talia Chiarelli, Michigan, 9th AA
Brihanna Tsang, unconfirmed PSU, 10th AA; 1st V
Gabriella Douglas, MSU, 11th AA
Taylor Ricci, OSU, 12th AA
Emily Lennon, Illinois, 13th AA
 
Event finals will take place this weekend.  All scores can be viewed here.

 

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 05:59

Canadian Nationals; Day 1 Qualification Session

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Utah commit Kaitlyn Hofland leads the field of seniors after Day 1 of competition (1st UB).  Stephanie Merkle, Ohio State, and Talia Chiarelli, Michigan, finished 4th and 5th respectively.  Other senior commits competing include Emily Lennon, Illinois; Gabriella Douglas, MSU (1st FX); Briannah Tsang, unconfirmed PSU; Taylor Ricci, OSU; Shae Zamardi, LSU; and Madaline Gardiner, OSU (2 events).

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Jonathan Tang, from Pennsylvannia, has accepted an Academy appointment and will compete at Navy.  He finished 1st on HB at the 2013 JO Nationals, in the Level 10 Age 16 division. 

Saturday, 18 May 2013 05:47

2015-16 Mulligan to New Hampshire

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Danielle Mulligan, L10 at New Image in New York, has accepted a scholarship offer from New Hampshire. This season Danielle finished 1st AA and in the top three on all events at her state meet.  She placed 2nd AA and 1st on bars at regionals and qualified to JOs.

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Saturday, 18 May 2013 05:19

UCLA confirms the addition of Waller and MacArthur

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Alex Waller and Jessy MacArthur are set to walkon at UCLA next season.  Their commitments were covered in a previous news posting.

Official Announcement

Thursday, 16 May 2013 05:10

2013-14 Johnson to UGA

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Georgia adds another in-state athlete to it's next freshman class.  Lauren Johnson, L10 from Gwinnett Gymnastics, will join the team this fall.  Johnson qualified to JOs in 2012. This season she qualified to regionals and finished 9th AA.

Official Announcement

Monday, 13 May 2013 13:48

2013-2014: Illinois Adds Lennon

Illinois has announced the signing of Emily Lennon, a senior high performance (elite) from Canada.  In February, she placed 15th AA at the 2013 Elite Canada meet. 

Link:  Illinois Release

Sunday, 12 May 2013 11:14

NIT Results

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The top ten seniors, plus event winners are highlighted below.  For all others, check complete scores

Sr. A  (scores)

1.  Anna Stockwell, Uncommitted
2.  Joslyn Goings, Uncommitted
3T. Emily Brioines, Uncommitted
      Angela Rogers, Uncommitted
5.  Gabriella Yarussi, Uncommitted
6.  Kirsten Gendron, EMU
7.  Caitlin Soliwoda, Uncommitted
8.  Catie Conrad, Uncommitted
9.  Angelina Giancroce, Uncommitted
10. Jordan Gillette, Uncommitted
 
Event Winners:
Vault:  Hailee Hoffman
Bars:   Catie Conrad
Beam: Emily Briones
Floor:  Hilary Green
 
Sr. B  (scores)
 
1.  Sarah Garcia, Auburn
2.  Julia Konner, Sacramento
3.  JaNay Honest, Uncommitted
4.  Kylie Meyer, Uncommitted
5.  Sophia Campana, Uncommitted
6.  Anya Olson, Uncommitted
7T. Katherine Prentice, Uncommitted
     Jill Van Mierlo, Uncommitted
     Sloane Smith, Uncommitted
10. Kennedi Harris, Uncommitted
 
Event Winners:
Vault:  JaNay Honest
Bars: Jill Van Mierlo
Beam: Sophia Campana
Floor:  Katherine Prentice
 
Sr. C (scores)
 
1T. Danielle Rameriz, So. Utah
     Sydney Townsend, So. Utah
3T. Lauren Feely, Bowling Green
     Eboni Jackson, Uncommitted
5.   Katie Richter, Uncommitted
6.   Emily Rickman, Utah State
7T. Kari Willett, Uncommitted
      Keslie Brooks,  Uncommitted
9.   Alexandra Yacalis, Washington
10. Katy Clements, Uncommitted
 
Events winners:
 
Vault: Lauren Feely
Bars: Kelsie Brooks
Beam: Savannah Borman
Floor:  Alexandra Yacalis
 
Sr. D (scores)
 
1.  Shonacee Oliva, LSU
2.  Katie Brown, Utah State
3.  Gabriella Lopez-Castro, Uncommitted
4.  Beth Roberts, Georgia
5.  Brooke Graham, Boise State
6.  Lauren Israel, Uncommitted
7.  Alex Waller, UCLA
8.  Kylie Fischer, Uncommitted
9.  Carley Carter, Uncommitted
10. Caroline McCrady, Iowa
 
Event Winners:
 
Vault: Katie Brown
Bars:  Shonacee Oliva
Beam:  Alex Waller and Anella Anderson
Floor:  Shonacee Oliva
 

 

Sunday, 12 May 2013 08:49

2015-16 Ortiz to Iowa

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Maria Ortiz, L10 at Coast Elite Gymnastics in Floriday, has committed to Iowa.  Maria qualified for her third trip to JO Nationals this year after finishing 6th AA at regionals and 2nd AA (1st V) at her state meet.  She also won the Gasaparilla Classic this season  (1st AA; 1st vault and floor).

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The USAG Level 10 JO Nationals for Women is underway.  We're highlighting the top juniors who placed in the top 10 All Around plus individual event winners.  For all others, check complete results.

Junior AScores

The future Olympians and elite stars are frequently in this group (but sometimes, further down the pack).  Thankfully, none of these athletes have committed to colleges. 

1. Lexy Ramler
KidSport -MN
37.675
2.  Emily Gaskins
Cincinnati -OH
37.65
3.  Maggie Musselman
Hills -MD
37.525
4.  Grace Waguespack
Ace -FL
37.475
5.  Marissa Oakley
Phenom -IL
37.375
6.  Miranda Cabada
Winners -CA
37.325
7.  Lauren Bancroft
GeddertsTwistars -MI
37.3
8.  Irina Alexeeva
Woga -Tx
37.275
9.  Arianna Agrapides
MG Elite -NJ
37.25
10.  Rachael Lukacs
North Stars -NJ
37.225

Event Winners:

Vault:  Rachel Flam
Bars:  Lexy Ramler
Beam:  Irina Alexeeva
Floor:  Nicole Biondi

Junior BScores

2016-2017 UCLA commit Felicia Hano defended her Level 10 JO AA title.  

1.  Felicia Hano
West Coast Elite -CA
UCLA 38.2
2.  Kennedi Edney
Precision -CA
38.075
3.  Reagan Campbell
TX Dreams -TX
37.975
4.  Grace Glenn
Southeastern -NC
UCLA 37.675
5t. Khazia Hislop
Brestyans -MA
37.6
5t. Kaitlyn Hall
Eagles -MO
37.6
7.  Kyana George
Metroplex -TX
37.575
8.  Courtney Loper
Chows -IA
37.55
9.  Lauren Bridgens
Hills -MD
37.525
10.  Maggie OHara
Southeastern -NC
37.525

Vault:  Felicia Hano (UCLA)
Bars:  Kyana George
Beam:  Kennedi Edney
Floor:  Melissa Reinstadtler

Junior CScores 

2015-2016 Oklahoma commmit Nicole Lehrmann won the Junior C title.   All commits are unofficial until signing day.

1.  Nicole Lehrmann
Capital -TX
 OU 38.3
2.  Brehanna Showers
R-Athletics -MI
38.25
3.  Shea Mahoney
Legacy Elite -IL
38.225
4.  Madeline Karr
Twin City Twisters
38.15
5.  Jessica Wang
Winners -CA
Cal 38.15
6.  Sydney Snead
Sonshine -NC
Georgia 38.125
7.  Britney Ward
Missouri Valley -MO
38.075
8.  Mason Hosek
Champions -TX
OU 37.95
9.  Megan Schweihofer
Hunts -MI
NU 37.7
10. Erika Muhaw
North Stars -NJ
Utah 37.675

Event Winners

Vault:  Brehanna Showers
Bars:  Nicole Lehrmann
Beam:  Tie - Mason Hosek and Megan Schweihofer
Floor:   Tie - Brehanna Showers, Shea Mahoney, and Mason Hosek

Junior DScores 

Florida commit Alicia Boren won the Junior D AA title.   All commits are unofficial until signing day. 

1.  Alicia Boren
North Stars -NJ
Florida 38.275
2.  Alex McMurtry
RichmondOlympiad -VA
Florida 38.175
3.  Abigail Armbrecht
Planet -AL
Bama 37.8
4.  Elizabeth LeDuc
Metroplex -TX
2015 37.725
5.  McKenna Kelley
Stars Gym -TX
2015 37.475
6.  Alexandra Hyland
Arnolds -MA
2015 37.45
7.  Kaitlyn Schou
Brandy Johnsons -FL
Denver 37.45
8.  Shannon McNatt
Stars Gym -TX
2015 37.425
9t.  Kristyn Hoffa
Scega -Ca
Washington 37.375
9t.  Makenzie Anderson
Twin City Twisters
Arkansas 37.375

Vault:  Kirah Koshinski
Bars:  McKenna Singley
Beam:  Abigail Armbrecht (Bama)
Floor:  Alicia  Boren (Florida)

Friday, 10 May 2013 12:37

JO Nationals Senior Division Results

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JO Nationals is underway.  We're highlighting the top seniors who place in the top 10 All Around plus individual event winners.  For all others, check complete results.

Senior A (scores)
Arizona commit Kari Lee won the Sr. A title.  These are a mix of 2014 and 2015 commits.  All commits are unofficial until signing day. 

1.  Kari Lee
Flames -AZ
(Arizona) 38.3
2.  Kristen Nogaki
Wildfire -CA
(Michigan) 38.1
3.  Madison Cindric
TX Dreams -TX
(Arizona) 38.05
4t.  Alyssa Shermataro
Olympia -MI
(Washington)
38.025
4t.  Bailey Gardner
GeddertsTwistars -MI
(Minnesota) 38.025
6.  Paige Zaziski
Hunts -MI
(Arkansas) 37.975
7.  Ericha Fassbender
Stars Gym -TX
(Florida) 37.95
8.  Annie Juarez
DeVeaus -IN
37.775
9t.  Samantha Partyka
Champions -TX
(Utah)
37.675
9t.  Haylee Roe
Metroplex -TX
(Illinois) 37.675
 
Event winners:
 
Vault:  Tie-Jillian Winstanley, GWU, and Samantha Partyka, Utah
Bars:  Kristen Nogaki, Michigan
Beam:  Alyssa Shermataro, Washington
Floor:  Tie- Kari Lee, Arizona, Samantha Partyka, Utah, and Mackenzie Brannan, Alabama
 
Senior B  (scores)
Utah commit Maddy Stover won the Senior B title.  All commits are unofficial until signing day.
 
1.  Maddy Stover
Wildfire -CA
Utah 38.25
2t. Lyndsay Lemke
R-Athletics -MI
UNC 38.1
2t. Kaitlynn Hedelund
Excalibur -VA
UNC 38.1
4.  Nichole Guerrero
Zenith Elite -TX
Alabama 38.075
5.  Melissa Metcalf
Desert Devils -AZ
UCLA 38.025
6.  Ciara Gardner
Woga -Tx
Minnesota 38.0
7.  Aja Sims
Brandy Johnsons -FL
Bama 37.975
8.  Sydney Waltz
Gold Medal -OH
Kentucky 37.85
9t. Chelsea Knight-Taliaferro
Unique -MD
37.775
9t. Alexis Mattern
Artistic Sports -PA
37.775

 Event Winners:

Vault:  Ali Jackson (OU)
Bars:  Melissa Metcalf (UCLA)
Beam:  Aja Sims (Bama)
Floor:  Aja Sims (Bama) and Lyndsay Lemke (UNC)

Senior C  (scores)
OU signee Kara Lovan and Utah signee Baely Rowe won the Sr. C title. 

1t. Kara Lovan
Triad -IA
OU
38.2
1t. Baely Rowe
Auburn -WA
Utah
38.2
3.  Myia Hambrick
West Georgia -GA
LSU
38.175
4.  McKenzie Wofford
Capital -TX
OU
38.075
5.  Samantha Nelson
Ace -MA
Arkansas
37.925
6t.  Napualani Hall
Kansas
UCLA
37.85
6t.  Gigi Marino
Desert Devils -AZ
2014
37.85
8.  Courtney Bisbe
High Point -NC
NC State
37.75
9.  Nicole Medvitz
ENA Paramus -NJ
PSU
37.725
10.  Caroline Morant
Legacy Elite -IL
Brown
37.7

Vault:  Pua Hall (UCLA)
Bars:  Kara Lovan (OU) and McKenzie Wofford (OU)
Beam:  Nicole Medvitz (PSU)
Floor:  Myia Hambrick (LSU) and Elena Lagoski (MSU)

Senior D  (scores)
Oregon State signee Kaytianna McMillan won the AA title.

1.  Kaytianna McMillian
Naag -Or
Oregon State 38.5
2.  Ashleigh Gnat
Ace -FL
LSU 38.475
3.  Nicolette McNair
Gym-Max -CA
38.425
4.  Rachel Haines
GeddertsTwistars -MI
Minnesota 38.225
5.  Tenille Funches
United -IL
Ohio State 38.15
6.  Erin Buchanan
Capital NGTC -VA
Illinois 38.0
7.  Mackenzie Valentin
Bart Conner -OK
Arizona 37.925
8.  Charly Santagado
Orlando Metro -FL
Rutgers 37.875
9.  Amanda Wellick
Legacy Elite -IL
Arkansas 37.85
10.  Nicolette Swoboda
Gold Medal Hunting
WVU 37.8

Vault:  Ashleigh Gnat (LSU)
Bars:  Nicolette McNair
Beam:  Alyson Heimsath (Missouri), Mary Jane Rott (AU), Ashley Lambert (NU) and Kaytianna McMillan (Oregon State)
Floor:  Kullen Hlawek (AU) and Gnat (LSU)

Tim McNeill has resigned as coach of Cal's Mens squad.  He will undergo back surgery, and after recuperation, will return to elite coaching.  The former standout was instrumental in getting the Men's program restored as a varsity program, and had recruited 13 frosh for this past season.   Cal finished 7th at the NCAAs, having been edged out for the finals by just 0.1

Link:  Cal Release

Thursday, 09 May 2013 18:32

Centenary adds three for the 2013-14 season

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Allison Scates, L10 from Bannon's in Texas, Megan Frazzini, L10 from CGI in Colorado, and Hannah Dee Smith, L10 from Bama Bounders in Alabama, will join the Centenary team next fall.


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Thursday, 09 May 2013 13:15

Missouri Hires Welker as Head Coach

Missouri has announced that Shannon Welker has been hired to helm their Women's program.  Welker is currently an assistant at Michigan.  He replaces Rob Drass, who resigned after the close of the current season.  Prior to his five seasons at Michigan, Welker was an assistant at Bowling Green.  Prior to that year, he spent nine years coaching at the St. Louis Gymnastics Center.   He is a former All-American at UIC and a former men's assistant coach.

Link:  Mizzou Announcement

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 17:22

2013-14 Hardman to join ISU team

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Lily Hardman, L10 at CapitalGymnastics in Virginia, will join the Iowa State team this fall.  Lily qualified to regionals last season.  She competed on bars at her state mee this season.

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