Lianne Josbacher, L10 from the Gymnastics Learning Center in Massachusetts, has committed to Boise State. Last season Lianne was out of the gate with early season wins at the Pilgram Harvest Invite (1st AA; 1st V/UB), the Thompson Holiday Invite (1st AA; 1st V/UB), and the Candy Cane Classic (1st AA; 1st V/UB/FX). She finished off her season with a win at her state meet (1st AA; 1st FX), a 3rd place finish at regionals, earning her third trip to JOs in the last four years.
Jessica Juncaj, L10 at Olympia Gymnastics in Michigan, has committed to Western Michigan. Last season she finished in the top 10 AA at all of her meets, including an 8th place finish at her state meet and a 6th place finish at regionals, and she qualified to JOs in her first season as an L10.
Madison Kocian has committed to UCLA, according to her official website. Kocian is an international elite from WOGA who is set to graduate in 2015. A former junior National Team member, she placed 5th AA at the 2010 VISA Championships and represented the USA internationally at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, winning the junior AA title.
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Lauren Li, L10 at WOGA, has committed to Penn State. Lauren competed 3 events at her 2012 state meet, finishing in the top five on vault, bars and beam. She qualified to regionals where she finished 2nd AA and 1st on Beam. She placed 17th AA at JOs, 3rd on beam.
Canadian elite Ella Douglas has announced via Twitter that she committed to MSU. Ella competed in the 2012 Canadian Championships, finishing 6th on floor and 8th on beam in the event finals. She trains at Futures in Ontario.
Rachel Heinl, L10 at Arizona Dynamics, has committed to San Jose State. Last season she placed 3rd AA at her state meet and 4th AA at regionals, qualifying to JOs where she placed 9th on bars. In 2011 she finished 6th AA at the NIT.
Samantha Cerio, a L10 at KPAC, has commiitted to Auburn for the 2015-2016 season. At the 2012 L10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she finished 5th on BB, 5th on FX and 9th AA in the Junior C division. She also placed 3rd on FX, 7th(t) on BB and 6th(t) AA at the 2011 Nationals.
Tyly Bozzuto, a L10 who trains at the Desert Lights, is headed north to Alaska-Anchorage after committing to sign with the Seawolves this November. At the 2012 L10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she finished 8th on UB and 17th AA in the Senior A division. She also tied for 9th AA at the Region I Regionals in 2011.
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Taylor Laymon, L10 at High Point in North Carolina, has committed to Pitt. Last season she finished 10th AA at her state and regional meets, qualifying to the NIT. She finished 2nd AA and 1st on bars at the NIT.
Lizzy Nand, a L10 from the Parkettes, has committed to Pittsburgh for 2014-2015. At the 2012 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed 43rd AA, after some problems on bars. In 2011, she placed 13th AA at Nationals.
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Bailey Walker, a L10 from Classic Gymnastics, has accepted a scholarship offer from Southeast Missouri, according to her club's coach.
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Haylee Young, L10 at Chow's in Iowa, has committed to Iowa State. Last season Haylee placed 2nd AA and 1st on vault and bars at her state meet. She was named Regional floor champ and went on to a 7th place finish at JOs.
Macy Toronjo, an elite who trains at Texas Dream, has committed to UCLA. In 2011, Macy competed at the American Classic, the Covergirl Classic and the National Qualifier. In 2012 she competed at the American Classic.
As the fall workouts continue, teams are hard an work to prepare for the coming season. Key veterans are looking to advance from where they left off last spring, while newcomers look to break into the rotations for the coming season. This past summer, we said good-bye to some top athletes at teams across the national. Athletes like UGA's Kat Ding, Bama's Geralen Stack-Eaton, OU's Megan Ferguson and UCLA's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs have been stars in their respective programs for the past four years. Although it is still early in the preseason, here's a quick summary of the status of Top 25 women's teams from this past season, with their key losses summarized and highlighted.
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Allie Wismer, L10 at Pinnacle in Kansas, has committed to North Carolina State. Last season Allie finished 2nd AA at her state meet and she won the state bars crown. Her regional competition earned her a spot at the NIT where she finished 11th AA.