Anna Speller from Team Central Gymnastics has committed to SEMO. In 2019 her 3rd place finish at regionals earned her a trip to JOs where she finished 32nd.
Irina Alexeeva, a former elite gymnast who was part of Russia's silver medalist team at last year's World Gymnastics Championships, has committed to Stanford to 2020-2021. She trains at WOGA but competed most recently for the Russian National Team, before stepping back from elite competition earlier this year.
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Kiana Lewis from World Class Gymnastics has committed to WVU. At her 2019 state meet she place 2nd AA and 1st on bars and floor. She qualified to regionals and placed 13th AA.
GB elite Lucy Stanhope has committed to Utah. She competes as a member of the England and Great Britain elite squads. She represented Great Britain at the European Championships in 2018. She missed the 2019 English and British Championships due to injury. She had initially committed to Arkansas, but that commitment was not announced here.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
UNH's new Head Coach Lindsey Bruck Ayotte has announced the hiring of Steve Avgerinos as the Associate Head Coach. He had been serving as the Associate Head Coach at Illinois State. UNH also welcomes Amanda Fillard as a new assistant. The former NC State athlete has been coaching at New Hope.
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The US named five former or current NCAA gymnasts to the 2019 World Championship squad following the Selection Camp this weekend. They are led by Sam Mikulak (ex Michigan) who dominated the trials and the US Championships. Also selected were Trevor Howard (ex PSU), Akash Modi (ex-Stanford), Yul Moldauer (ex-OU), and Shane Wiskus (Minnesota). Allan Bower (ex-OU) is the travelling alternate.