Jen Kesler, former OSU standout, has accepted the position of Head Coach at Lindenwood. Kesler held the position of Assistant Coach last season, but essentially served as the interim head coach throughout the season after the head coach left the program.
Katherine Prentice, L10 at Wright's in Indiana, has committed to Northern Illinois. This season she won the bars title at the For Love or Money meet and the floor title at the Nashville Nights meet. She topped off her season with a floor win at the NIT.
Joslyn Goings, L10 at Desert Lights in Arizona, has accepted a scholarship offer from Washington. This season she claimed the state bars and floor titles, finished 8th AA at regionals and 2nd AA at the NIT.
Stanford announced that Danielle McNair, Nicolette McNair and Haley Spector will join the Stanford squad for 2013-2014. Spector's commitment was covered previously.
The McNair twins are former elite gymnasts and current L10s who train at Gym Max. Nicolette is a former sr. international elite who placed 1st on UB, 4th on VT and 3rd AA at the 2013 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals.
Twin sister Danielle tied for 9th on VT and placed 22nd AA at the 2013 Level 10 JO Nationals. She was 7th on VT and 23rd AA in 2012, and 2nd on UB, 5th(t) on BB, 8th(t) on VT and 12th AA in 2011. She qualified to the junior international elite level but has competed as a L10 since then.
Link: Stanford Release
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.
Ellie Black, Natalie Vaculik and Megan Chant (all uncommitted) took the top three AA spots. The commits finished as follows:
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).
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.
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.
Alex Waller and Jessy MacArthur are set to walkon at UCLA next season. Their commitments were covered in a previous news posting.
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.
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
The top ten seniors, plus event winners are highlighted below. For all others, check complete scores
Sr. A (scores)
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).
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 A: Scores
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.
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1. Lexy Ramler
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KidSport -MN
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37.675 |
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2. Emily Gaskins
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Cincinnati -OH
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37.65 |
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3. Maggie Musselman
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Hills -MD
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37.525 |
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4. Grace Waguespack
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Ace -FL
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37.475 |
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5. Marissa Oakley
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Phenom -IL
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37.375 |
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6. Miranda Cabada
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Winners -CA
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37.325 |
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7. Lauren Bancroft
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GeddertsTwistars -MI
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37.3 |
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8. Irina Alexeeva
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Woga -Tx
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37.275 |
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9. Arianna Agrapides
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MG Elite -NJ
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37.25 |
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10. Rachael Lukacs
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North Stars -NJ
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37.225 |
Event Winners:
Vault: Rachel Flam
Bars: Lexy Ramler
Beam: Irina Alexeeva
Floor: Nicole Biondi
Junior B: Scores
2016-2017 UCLA commit Felicia Hano defended her Level 10 JO AA title.
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1. Felicia Hano
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West Coast Elite -CA
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UCLA | 38.2 |
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2. Kennedi Edney
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Precision -CA
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38.075 | |
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3. Reagan Campbell
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TX Dreams -TX
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37.975 | |
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4. Grace Glenn
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Southeastern -NC
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UCLA | 37.675 |
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5t. Khazia Hislop
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Brestyans -MA
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37.6 | |
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5t. Kaitlyn Hall
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Eagles -MO
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37.6 | |
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7. Kyana George
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Metroplex -TX
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37.575 | |
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8. Courtney Loper
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Chows -IA
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37.55 | |
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9. Lauren Bridgens
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Hills -MD
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37.525 | |
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10. Maggie OHara
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Southeastern -NC
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37.525 |
Vault: Felicia Hano (UCLA)
Bars: Kyana George
Beam: Kennedi Edney
Floor: Melissa Reinstadtler
Junior C: Scores
2015-2016 Oklahoma commmit Nicole Lehrmann won the Junior C title. All commits are unofficial until signing day.
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1. Nicole Lehrmann
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Capital -TX
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OU | 38.3 |
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2. Brehanna Showers
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R-Athletics -MI
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38.25 | |
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3. Shea Mahoney
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Legacy Elite -IL
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38.225 | |
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4. Madeline Karr
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Twin City Twisters
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38.15 | |
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5. Jessica Wang
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Winners -CA
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Cal | 38.15 |
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6. Sydney Snead
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Sonshine -NC
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Georgia | 38.125 |
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7. Britney Ward
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Missouri Valley -MO
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38.075 | |
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8. Mason Hosek
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Champions -TX
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OU | 37.95 |
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9. Megan Schweihofer
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Hunts -MI
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NU | 37.7 |
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10. Erika Muhaw
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North Stars -NJ
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Utah | 37.675 |
Event Winners
Junior D: Scores
Florida commit Alicia Boren won the Junior D AA title. All commits are unofficial until signing day.
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1. Alicia Boren
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North Stars -NJ
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Florida | 38.275 |
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2. Alex McMurtry
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RichmondOlympiad -VA
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Florida | 38.175 |
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3. Abigail Armbrecht
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Planet -AL
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Bama | 37.8 |
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4. Elizabeth LeDuc
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Metroplex -TX
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2015 | 37.725 |
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5. McKenna Kelley
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Stars Gym -TX
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2015 | 37.475 |
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6. Alexandra Hyland
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Arnolds -MA
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2015 | 37.45 |
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7. Kaitlyn Schou
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Brandy Johnsons -FL
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Denver | 37.45 |
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8. Shannon McNatt
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Stars Gym -TX
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2015 | 37.425 |
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9t. Kristyn Hoffa
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Scega -Ca
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Washington | 37.375 |
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9t. Makenzie Anderson
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Twin City Twisters
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Arkansas | 37.375 |
Vault: Kirah Koshinski
Bars: McKenna Singley
Beam: Abigail Armbrecht (Bama)
Floor: Alicia Boren (Florida)