SEMO has hired Jason Collins as an assistant. He spent last season as an assistant at Yale. Prior to that, he was an assistant at EVO Athletics.
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EMU has hired former WVU standout Zaakia Muhammad as an assistant coach. She had been serving as a Graduate Assistant at Temple.
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Illinois has hired Stephen Buckner and promoted Kaitlyn Betts as assistants. Buckner has been serving as an assistant the last three seasons at ASU. Piror to that he was an assistant at Washington and a graduate assistant and strength and conditioning coach at Bama. Betts was a volunteer assistant at Illinois last season, and had a similar role at Michigan the year prior. They replace Chris Bogantes and Jessie DeZiel, who left to pursue other opportunities.
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Abi Walker has announced her commitment to PSU. We previously announceed her commitment to UGA. We previously listed her as a 2020-21 recruit, but her instagram announcement states she'll plans to join the PSU team next fall.
McGregor is entering her senior year at BSU.
Lindsey Bruck Ayotte has served as Associate Head Coach for UNH for the past three seasons.
Washington has confirmed the addition of EMU transfer Allie Smith and early grad Isa Weiss for 2019-2020, as they bolster their vault lineups for next season with two more 10.0 start value vaults. Their commits were covered in prior news items.
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Maddie Quarles has announced that she is transferring from Denver to Minnesota. She did not compete during her freshman year at DU last season.
WVU has added Kayla Yancey and Maya Kraus to the roster for 2019-2020.
CMU's Denelle Pedrick, representing Canada, finished 7th AA at the World University Games. Illini Alex Diab placed 6th on FX and 7th on R. Nebraska's Jake Bonnay, competing for Canada, placed 8th on PH.
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Former OU Sooner Kanji Oyama won the Men's National Qualifier on Saturday. Michigan's Cameron Bock was 2nd, while Stanford incomng frosh Riley Loos was 3rd. OU's Matt Wenske was 4th will former USAF star Timothy Wang was 5th.
Japan won both the Men's and Women's team titles at the World University Games. Alex Diab of Illinois, representing the USA, qualified to the finals on FX and R. Nebraska's Jake Bonnay, competing for Canada, made the PH final.
Level 9 gymnast Alondra Maldonado has committed to ISU. She trains at Orlando Metro. Last season she placed1st on bars, floor and the all around at her state meet. She placed won her regional meet with a sweep of the events. She placed 1st on floor and the all around at Eastern Nationals.
Isabella Sissi from Twin City Twisters has announced her commitment to NIU. She won her 2019 regional meet and tied for the floor title. She placed 11thAA at JOs.
Katie Heenan was one of UGA's biggest standouts as a gymnast. She has gained coaching experience at the club level.
Incoming Wisconsin-Lacrosse frosh Maddie Grobmeier has passed away, according to a Facebook post from the team. She suffered complications from a severe asthma attack. Our condolences to her family, friends, coaches and teammates.