Oregon State has hired Bryan Raschilla as an assistant. The former Bama associate Head Coach has been a volunteer assistant at AU the past two seasons. He replaces Brian Amato, who left to join Nebraska.
Link: Release
Alaska-Anchorage interim head coach Marie-Sophie Boggasch has hired former standout Kendra Daniels as an assistant. Former assistant Alina Cartwright has agreed to return and help the team as a voluntary assistant, as they battle for reinstatement for future seasons.
Link: UAA Release
The NCAA Committee has released the Women's NCAA Code Modifications for 2020-2021. Read below for the rules changes this season. ** Spoiler alert -- they are minor **
The NCAA Div I Council has announced that the recruiting dead period has been extended to January 1st. The dead period precludes all in-person recruiting. Also, no game tickets can be given to prospective student athletes or their coaches during the dead period. In other action, Fall championships in a variety of sports were postponed until the spring.
Link: NCAA
Emma Wehry, Stallone Gymnastics, has committed to WVU. She qualified to 2019 JOs and finished with a win (t) on floor and 12th AA. She won three floor titles in 2020 and picked up at least one win on every event in the shortened 2020 season.
Mya Pringle, a L10 at Orlando Metro, has committed to an offer from Rutgers for 2021-2022. In 2019, she placed 31st AA at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals. This past season, she won the AA in her session at the Tampa Bay Turners invite and won UB and placed 2nd AA with a career-high 38.075 at the Tim Rand Invitational.
Link: Website
Canadian World Championship medalist Ana Pandurariu, who was set to start her frosh year at UCLA, has elected to defer until 2021-2022 and focus on her Olympic training.
Link: Instagram
Canadian Annie Clarmo has committed to compete for UW La Crosse in 2021-2022. She's a Canadian L10 from Revolution Gymnastics. This past spring, she placed 8th AA at the International Gymnix meet.
The Men's College Gymnastics Association has launched a new campaign, "Better Together", to raise funds to save Men's Gymnastics at the collegiate level. Find out more here: LINK
Caroline Blatchford is set to compete for LaCrosse in the 2021-22 season. She trains at Yellow Jacket Gymnastics.
Gia Migliorese trains at Aspire Gymnastics.
Elizabeth Larusso from Gymcats has committed to Arizona. She qualified to JOs in 2019, finishing 14th AA.
Sidney Washington, a L10 at Gym America, has committed to Pitt for 2021-2022. In 2019, she placed 5th AA, 7th(t) on BB and 9th(t) on FX at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals. This past season, she won the AA titles in her sessions at the Tim Rand Invitational, Tampa Bay Turners Invite, Wolverine Classic and Gymnastics on the Grand.
Link: Personal Website and Videos
The Board of Regents of the University of Alaska-Anchorage have approved an option to save the four sports programs slated to be cut after this season. This proposal covers gymnastics, hockey and ski. They must raise two years of operating expenses, by next February. For gymnastics, that is nearly $900K. Half of the total needs to be available in cash, and the rest in pledges.
Link: Release
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.
Molly Freeman, Branch Gymnastics, has committed to WMU. She qualified to the 2019 L9 Championships and placed 8th AA. She moved up to L10 in 2020.