The American Classic and Elite Qualifier were held this weekend, with a number of recruits in action.
Colbi Flory of Texas Dreams posted the top AA score among the Juniors and Seniors (56.7). Deanna Soza was a close 2nd (56.6) while Morgan Hurd and Emma Malabuyo tied for 3rd, just another tenth back (56.5). Michigan commit Paulina Shchennikova qualified to the P&G Championships on three events, hitting a 15.0 on UB. Among the non-qualifiers, Minnesota commit Lexy Ramler was 21st (50.1).
In the Elite Qualifer, Parkette Taylor Lawson won the senior division (53.6) and qualified to the US Secret Classic. Bama commit Kylie Dickson was 2nd and qualified to the US Secret Classic on two events (52.3 AA). UGA commit Samantha Durante was 3rd (51.6), while Pitt commit Jade deGouveia was 4th (50.5). Michigan commit Abby Brenner competed two events while former Alaska/Bridgeport gymnast Melissa Doucette also competed two events. In the junior division, Gabby Perea won the the Qualifier with a score (55.2) that qualified her directly to Championships. Washington commit Kendal Toy tied for 8th (51.0).
The Canadian Championships concluded Sunday with the Senior Women's competition. Canadian veteran Ellie Black won the "new life" AA final, defeating Isabela Onyshko. Black posted the top mark on BB, while Onyshko posted the top mark on UB and FX. Shallon Olsen, a junior competing as a senior, won VT and placed 7th AA.
Washington commit Madison Copiak and Ohio State signee Victoria-Kayen Woo tied for 4th AA. Florida commit Maegan Chant was 7th while UGA commit Jordyn Pedersen improved to 8th. UGA star Brittany Rogers placed 5th on VT.
In the junior division, Megan Roberts won the title with Jade Chrobok 2nd. Washington commit Madeline McLellan was sixth.
Jackson Payne won the Men's senior title. Minnesota signee Justin Karstadt was 4th AA while Iowa's Cory Paterson was fifth AA.
In the Women's National Open 16 year+ division, Ivy Lu won the AA title with an exceptional BB routine. UIC signee Sabrina Tomassini was 2nd while Lindenwood signee Samantha Borges was third. BYU commit Angel Zhong was 17th while Iowa commit Clair Kaji was 19th.
Yale welcomes five gymnasts for 2015-2016, headlined by former elite Jessica Wang. Yale also welcomes Kiarra Alleyne, Mary Catherine Fletcher, Roxanne Trachtenberg, and Sarah Caldwell. Fletcher's commit was covered in a prior news item.
Alleyne is a L10 from Stars in Houston. She was a Regional qualifier in 2015 and a JO NIT qualifier in 2014, where she finished 2nd on FX. She tied for 10th AA at the 2014 Region III L10 Regionals. Link: Videos
Caldwell is a L10 from the Maine Academy Gymnastics. She qualified to the L10 Regionals in 2014. Link: Video
Trachtenberg is a L10 from Central Bucks who qualified for the JO NIT meet in 2013. She placed 11th AA and 5th on VT at the 2015 Region VII L10 Regionals Link: Her Site
Wang is a former junior international elite from Precision. As a L10 in 2015, she placed 2nd (t) AA at States and 17th AA at the Region I L10 Regionals. She also tied for 4th AA and placed 2nd on UB and 3rd on BB at the 2013 L10 JO Nationals.
Link: Yale Release
Rachael Mastrangelo, L10 from Southeastern in North Carolina, has committed to Cal. She placed 1st on vault and 12th AA at her state meet this season. She qualified through regionals to JOs and placed 15th AA.
THe Canadian Championships started on Thursday, 5/18/15 with the preliminary session of the Women's Senior High Performance (Elite) competition. The athletes are vying for a spot on the Pan Am team.
Rose-Kaying Woo, a junior competing with the seniors, placed 1st AA in the prelims. In 2nd was senior Isabela Onyshko and in third was veteran Ellie Black. Florida commit Maegan Chant is 4th, and Washington commit Madison Copiak is 6th. Ohio State signee Victoria-Kayen Woo is 7th, while UGA commit Jordyn Pederson is 10th.
UGA star Brittany Rogers competed only three events, and is 17th.
In the National Open division, Ivy Lu posted the top mark. Iowa commit Clair Kaji was 4th, with BYU commit Angel Zhong in 17th.
Link: Results
Jade Carey, a L10 from Oasis in Arizona, has committed to Oregon State for 2018-2019. At the 2015 Region I L10 Regionals, she won VT and FX, and placed 15th(t) AA.
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Amelia Mohler, L10 at United Gymnastics Academy in Illinois, has committed to Western Michigan. She placed 3rd AA at her recent state meet, 4th AA at regionals and 17th AA at JOs.
Maddie Quarles, L10 at Twin City Twisters, has announced her commitment to Denver. This season she placed 2nd AA at her state meet. At regionals, she placed 1st AA and 1st on vault, bars and floor. She went on to a 3rd place AA finish at JOs.
Grace Broadhurst, L10 at Airborne Gymnastics in Colorado, will join the Denver team this fall. She won a regional bars title this season and earned a trip to JOs where she finished 39th AA.
The 2015 Superlatives recognize the effort of gymnasts to go beyond the minimum and add elements of exceptional difficulty. Only successfully completed and credited skills are listed. Read more here.
The Women's final National Rankings are comprised of the Top 12 Finishers at Natinoals, plus the other teams ranked by the total of their Regional Score plus Regional Qualifying Score.
Aki Hummel, a former Assistant Coach at Utah, has teamed up with the Utah staff as a volunteer coach. In his prior stint at Utah, he was primarily the bars coach and he will focus on bars in this position
Sydney Makarri Doggette, L10 at Buckeye Gymnastics, has committed to Alabama. She finished 3rd AA and 1st on vault at her state meet this year. She won her regional and placed 1st on vault. At JOs, she placed 2nd AA and won the beam title.
Courteney Taylor, L10 at JPAC, has committed to SEMO. She picked up the vault title and a 4th AA finish at her 3015 state meet. She qualified through regionals to the NIT and finished 18th AA