Stanford has announced the retirement of Associate Head Coach Chris Swircek. He has been with the program for 15 years, and was a two-time Regional NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year. The former San Jose State Spartan athlete will continue on as a volunteer assistant and camp director.
Link: Stanford Release
UCLA has made it official and has elevated Associate Head Coach Chris Waller to Head Coach. He's been on the coaching staff for 17 years. The former Bruin athlete was an NCAA champion, US Champion and Olympian.
Link: UCLA Release.
The Men's JO Nationals were held this past weekend in Reno and champions were crowned in the Junior Olympic and Junior Elite levels. Here are some of the NCAA related results:
UIC's standout Alisa Sheremeta will transfer to Missouri for her sophomore season. She was a USA Gymnastics All-American on FX in her first season. The UIC program has been discontinued and some team members are continuing their competitive careers by transferring.
Link: Release
2019 NCAA team, vault and AA champ Maggie Nichols was named the 2019 Honda Award winner for gymnastics. In total, she is a six time champion, including the back-to-back AA champ.
Link: Release
Auburn has announced the addition of Morgan Leigh Oldham, Elise Panzer and Anna Sumner for 2019-2020. We covered the commits of Panzer and Sumner previously, buy Oldham was previously committed to Arkansas. She's a L10 fron Sonshine Gymnastics and a 2015 and 2017 JO National qualifier.
Link: AU Release
UAA has announced the signing of Canadian Mackenzie Robinson. Robinson has represented Jamaica internationally.
Michaela Burton, a standout on BB at Arkansas, will transfer to Pitt for her final season.
Link: Release
Utah has announced the hiring of Garrett Griffeth as an assistant coach. His wife, Courtney McCool Griffeth, will be a volunteer assistant and choreographer. They join the Utes from Arkansas, where they spent the last year. Prior to that they were at TWU.
The couple replaces Robert Ladanyi, the former assistant, and BJ Das, the former volunteer choreographer, who left to pursue other opportunities. Previously, Carly Dockendorf was named the other assistant.
Link: Release
Jeff Robinson is leaving his coaching post and joining a Cirque du Soleil project.
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Madison Kipp of Galaxy Gymnastics has committed to Illinois State. She finished 2nd AA at her state meet and competed two events at regionals.
Elizabeth Gantner, a junior international elite from JPAC, has committed to UGA for 2023-2024. She qualified to the US Classic last season, after tying for 18th AA and 9th on UB at the Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals. She qualified for the Nastia Cup in 2017.
Link: Videos
Kiley Rorich has committed to Denver for 2022-2023, according to a site submission. The L10 from Southeastern recently won the VT and AA at the Region 8 Level 10 Regionals, Junior B division. In 2018, she placed 31st at the JO Nationals after tying for the Regional AA title.
Link: Videos
Skylar Draser of Infiniti Elite has committed to UF. She placed 2nd AA at the 2018 Hope Championships. This season she she placed 1st on vault at the Parkettes elite qualifier, the Brestyan's Inivational and the Buckeye elite qualifier.
Kaity Ewald from In The Zone has committed to Illinois. This season she finished 6th AA at her state meet and 15th AA at regionals.
Shruthi Anand from Carolina Stars and Alexandra Panetta from Head Over Heels are headed to Ursinus.