Jackie Yates, L10 at Stars and Stripes in Michigan, has committed to WMU. This season Jackie won the Circle of Stars (1st AA/UB/BB) and Motown Madness (1st AA/UB/BB). She also picked up the bars title at the Presidential Classic.
Kasey Janowicz, L10 from Bay Valley Gymnastics in Michigan, has committed to CMU. After stepping away from gymnastics for a while, Kasey came back in 2013 and won the L9 Eastern Championships (1st AA, BB, and FX). She moved up to L10 this season and made an early statement when she swept her session of the Chicago Style meet. She went on to earn a 4th place finish at JOs.
Alyssa Sgro has committed to Illinois for 2015-2016, according to a site submission. She's currently training as a L10 at Oasis Gymnastics. At the 2014 Level 10 Junior Olympics Nationals, she placed 15th AA, including a tie for 9th on UB. She also placed 13th AA at Regionals in 2013.
Link: Videos
Julia Sebben has committed to Air Force for 2014-2015, according to a site submission. The L10 trains at Next Dimension. At the 2014 L10 JO Nationals, she placed 40th AA. She also tied for 36th AA in 2013.
Link: Videos
Cornell will add eight gymnasts for 2014-2015. Previously, we covered the commits of Joy Gage, Anna Huang, and Julianna Meely. Cornell will welcome five more:
Allison Franz is a L10 who trains at Niagara in New York. She placed 16th AA at the 2014 Region VI L10 Regionals. She also qualified to Regionals in 2012. Link: Video
Jessica O'Brien is a L10 from Colorado's Extreme Altitude Gymnastics She placed 9th AA at the 2014 Colorado Level 10 State Championships. She also finished 18th AA at the 2012 Region III Regionals. Link: Video.
Courtney Spitzer is a L10 from SCEGA in Southern California. She tied for 8th AA at the 2013 L10 SoCal State Meet. She also qualified to Regionals in 2012. Link: Site
Samantha Sruba is a L10 from Technique in Northern California. She qualified to the Region I Regionals in 2014, after winning the UB title at the 2014 NorCal L10 State meet. She also placed 12th AA at Regionals in 2013. Link: Videos
Lauren Wong is a L10 from West Coast Elite in Southern California. At the 2014 Region I L10 Regionals, she tied for 19th AA. She also finished 16th AA in 2013. Link: Videos
Mikailla "Miki" Northern has committed to UIC for 2015-2016. The L10 trains at All American Gymnastics in Missouri. At the 2014 L10 Nationals, she had a strong meet, placing 18th AA, including ties for 4th on floor and 7th on vault. She was 13th AA at Regionals in 2013.
Link: Videos
Oregon State has added Silvia Colussi-Pelaez, a transfer from Florida, for 2014-2015. A member of the Spain National Team, she competed in the 2013 World Championships.
Link: Release
Madeline Arbuckle, a National Open gymnast from Canada, has signed with Alaska-Anchorage. She was 3rd on vault in 2013 and 4th on vault in 2012 at the Canadian Championships, National Open division.
Link: UAA Release
Clare Collins, L10 at Trinity Gems in Illiois, has committed to Ball State. Clare won the Illinois vault title this season, placed 5th AA at regionals and 18th AA a JOs.
Maya Washington, L10 at San Mateo Gymnastics, has committed to UW. Maya is a two-time JO qualifier and she has been crowned regional vault champ two years running. Last weekend she competed to a 15th place AA finish at JOs and placed 6th on bars and beam.
Bristish gymnast Laura Mitchell has announced her commitment to Bowling Green. Twitter info suggests that she will be taking her SATs and filing all required paperwork soon and it appears that she plans to compete there next season.
Laura was the Britsh Junior AA and Beam Champ in 2012. This season she finished 10th AA at English Championships. Her interesting mount and beam work is bound to please NCAA fans. Video
Here are the results from the NIT meet held after the JO Nationals. These athletes finished in the alternate spots at Regionals or won an individual event. The top finishers are often top performers who otherwise had a bad event at Regionals.
The Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this weekend, where the future stars of the NCAA are vying for spots on the JO National Team (top four per age group).
The Men's JO National AA champions were determined for both Junior Elite L10 and L10 athletes. The 2014 signees are shown in parentheses.
JE, 18
1. Dmitri Belanovski (Miichigan)
2. Yordan Aleksandrov (Cal)
3. Seth Delbridge
JE, 17
1. Marvin Kimball (Michigan)
2. Yul Moldauer
3. Ryan Sheppard (Stanford)
JE, 16
1. Alec Yoder
2. David Jessen
3. Grant Breckenridge
JE, 15
1. Davis Grooms
2. Matthew Wenske
3. Mario Lubian
Link: JE Results
L10, 18
1. Pierce Davis
2. Zachary Reiger
3. Mark Treybal
L10, 17
1. Nathan Goff
2. Tristan Duran
3. Fletcher Braunton
L10, 16
1. Derek Gonzalez
2. Matthew Wagner
3. Isaac Xiong
L10, 15
1. Favian Valdez
2. Andrew Bower
3. Ben Provost
Link: L10 Results
The Women's Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals are being held this weekend, where the future stars of the NCAA are vying for spots on the JO National Team (top four per age group).
The Men's Junior Olympic Nationals are underway with the first day of competition completed for the L10s and Junior Elites.
In the JE division (combined 17 and 18), Michigan signee Marvin Kimball posted the day's top score with a 91.9. Future teammate Dmitri Belanovski was 3rd (and first among 18 year olds), just ahead of Illinois signee Bobby Baker. Yul Moldauer was fourth and Stanford signee Robert Neff was fifith.
Link: USA Gymnastics
Link: Results